11. Skribe User Manual -- Skribe compiler

In this chapter we present the Skribe compiler that compiles Skribe source text into various output formats.

SYNOPSIS


skribe [options] [input]...

DESCRIPTION

This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documentation for the programming language Skribe can be found at the following URL. This manual page only documents the skribe compiler that compiles Skribe programs into HTML, TeX, Info or Nroff formats.


SUFFIXES

The skribe compiler uses file suffixes in order to select amongst its possible targets which one to choose. These suffixes are:
.skb
a Skribe source file.
.html
an HTML target file.
.tex
a TeX target file.
.sui
a Skribe url index file.

OPTIONS

-h,--help
This message.
--options
Display the skribe options and exit.
--version
The version of Skribe.
-q,--query
Display informations about the Skribe configuration.
-c,--custom KEY=VAL
Preset custom value.
-vLEVEL
Increase or set verbosity level (-v0 for crystal silence).
-wLEVEL
Increase or set warning level (-w0 for crystal silence).
-gLEVEL
Increase or set debug level.
--no-color
Disable coloring for debug.
-t,--target E
The output target format.
-I PATH
Add <path> to skribe path.
-B PATH
Add <path> to skribe bibliography path.
-S PATH
Add <path> to skribe source path.
-P PATH
Add <path> to skribe image path.
-C,--split-chapter CHAPTER
Emit chapter's sections in separate files.
--eval EXPR
Evaluate expression.
--no-init-file
Dont load rc Skribe file.
-p,--preload FILE
Preload file.
-u,--use-variant VARIANT
use <variant> output format.
-o,--output O
The output target name.
-b,--base BASE
The base prefix to be removed from hyperlinks.
-d,--rc-dir DIR
Set the skribe RC directory.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Some shell variables control the Skribe search path:
SKRIBEPATH
Search path for source and style files.


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