[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
[manpage_begin mpexpand n 1.0]
[copyright {2002 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>}]
[copyright {2003 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>}]
[moddesc   {Documentation toolbox}]
[titledesc {Markup processor}]
[category  {Documentation tools}]
[description]
[para]

This manpage describes a processor / converter for manpages in the
doctools format as specified in [cmd doctools_fmt]. The processor
is based upon the package [package doctools].

[list_begin definitions]
[call [cmd mpexpand] [opt "-module [arg module]"] [arg format] [arg infile]|- [arg outfile]|-]

The processor takes three arguments, namely the code describing which
formatting to generate as the output, the file to read the markup
from, and the file to write the generated output into. If the
[arg infile] is "[const -]" the processor will read from
[const stdin]. If [arg outfile] is "[const -]" the processor will
write to [const stdout].

[para]

If the option [arg -module] is present its value overrides the internal
definition of the module name.

[para]

The currently known output formats are

[list_begin definitions]

[def [const nroff]]

The processor generates *roff output, the standard format for unix
manpages.

[def [const html]]

The processor generates HTML output, for usage in and display by web
browsers.

[def [const tmml]]

The processor generates TMML output, the Tcl Manpage Markup Language,
a derivative of XML.

[def [const latex]]

The processor generates LaTeX output.

[def [const wiki]]

The processor generates Wiki markup as understood by [syscmd wikit].

[def [const list]]

The processor extracts the information provided by [cmd manpage_begin].

[def [const null]]

The processor does not generate any output.

[list_end]

[call [cmd mpexpand.all] [opt [arg -verbose]] [opt [arg module]]]

This command uses [syscmd mpexpand] to generate all possible output
formats for all manpages in the current directory. The manpages are
recognized through the extension [file .man]. If [arg -verbose] is
specified the command will list its actions before executing them.

[para]

The [arg module] information is passed to [cmd mpexpand].

[list_end]

[section NOTES]
[para]

Possible future formats are plain text, pdf and postscript.

[see_also expander(n) format(n) formatter(n)]
[keywords manpage TMML HTML nroff conversion markup]
[manpage_end]