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\input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c %**start of header
@setfilename latex2man.info
@settitle latex2man
@c %**end of header
@c Manual page created with latex2man on Fr 6. Okt 19:19:31 CEST 2017>
@c NOTE: This file is generated, DO NOT EDIT.
@dircategory Man-pages
@direntry
* Latex2man: (latex2man). Its Man-Page 
@end direntry
@titlepage
@title latex2man
@subtitle Documentation Tools
@author Dr.~J@"urgen Vollmer
@end titlepage
@node Top, Description, (dir), (dir)
@top latex2man

Latex2man
is a tool to translate UNIX manual pages written with 
LaTeXinto a format understood by the UNIX man(1)-command.
Alternatively HTML, TexInfo, or LaTeX code can be produced too. 
Output of parts of the text may be suppressed using the conditional text 
feature (for this, LaTeX generation may be used). 

@section Synopsis


latex2man
[ -t@var{transfile} ]
[ -c@var{CSSfile} ]
[ -HMTL ]
[ -h ]
[ -V ]
[ -C@var{name} ]
@*
[ -a@var{char} ]
@var{infile}
@var{outfile}

@menu
* Description:: 
* Options:: 
* Files:: 
* See Also:: 
* LaTeX commands:: 
* Package Options:: 
* Package Specific Environments:: 
* Accepted LaTeX Environments:: 
* Package Specific Macros:: 
* Accepted Macros from the rcsinfo Package:: 
* Accepted LaTeX Macros:: 
* Conditional Text:: 
* Translation of User Defined Macros:: 
* Verbatim Environment:: 
* Subsection works:: 
* Subsubsection works:: 
* Subsubsection still works:: 
* General Remarks:: 
* CSS classnames:: 
* Some Bug Fix Tests:: 
* Requirements:: 
* Changes:: 
* Version:: 
* License and Copyright:: 
* Author:: 
@end menu
@node Description,  Options,  Top, Top  
@section Description

Latex2man
reads the file @var{infile}
and writes @var{outfile}.
The 
input must be a LaTeX document using the latex2man
LaTeXpackage. 
Latex2man
translates that document into the troff(1)
format using 
the -man
macro package. 

Using the -H
option, HTML code can be produced, instead of 
troff(1).
With this option you can, optionally, specify a @var{CSSfile}
as an argument. 
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) allows you to control the appearance of the resulting HTML page. 
See below for the names of CSS classes that are included in the HTML tags as attributes. 

Using the -T
option, TexInfo code can be produced, instead of 
troff(1).

Using the -M
option, troff(1)
input is produced. 

Using the -L
option, LaTeX ouput can be produced, instead of 
troff(1).

@node Options,  Files,  Description, Top  
@section Options

@table @samp
@item -t@var{transfile}
Translation for user defined LaTeX macros. 
@item -c@var{CSSfile}
If you use the -H
you can also specify a file that contains CSS 
style sheets. The link to the CSS file is inserted into the generatedHTML output using the 
specified @var{CSSfile}
filename. 
@item -M
Produce output suitable for the man(1)
command (default). 
@item -H
Instead of producing output suitable for the man(1)
command, HTML code is produced (despite the name of the command). 
@item -T
Instead of producing output suitable for the man(1)
command, TexInfo code is produced (despite the name of the command). The 
generated @file{.texi}-file
may be processed with makeinfo(1)
(to produce an @file{.info}-file)
which in turn may be installed using 
install-info(1).
The Info tags @t{@@dircategory} and 
@t{@@direntry} are provided. 
@item -L
The LaTeX source is written to the @var{outfile}.
This is 
useful in conjunction with the -C@var{name}
option. 
@item -C@var{name}
Output the conditional text for @var{name}.
If more 
than one name should be given use quotes: -C@var{'name1 name2 ...'}@*

The following names are defined automatically: 
@itemize @bullet
@item
-H defines @t{HTML}
@item
-T defines @t{TEXI}
@item
-M defines @t{MAN}
@item
-L defines @t{LATEX}
@end itemize
@item -a@var{char}
Is used only in conjunction with -T.@*

Background:@*

TexInfo ignores all blanks before the first word on a new line. In order 
to produce some additional space before that word (using \SP) some 
character has to be printed before the additional space. By default this 
is a . (dot). The @var{char}
specifies an alternative for that first 
character. Giving a blank to 
-a
supresses the indentation of a line.@*

Note: only for the first \SP of a series that @var{char}
is printed. 
@item -h
Show a help text. 
@item -V
Show version information. 
@end table

@node Files,  See Also,  Options, Top  
@section Files


@table @samp
@item @file{latex2man.tex}
The LaTeX file containing this Man-page. 
@item @file{latex2man.inc}
A file read with @t{\input@{..@}} . 
@item @file{latex2man.sty}
The LaTeX package defining the environments and 
commands. 
@item @file{latex2man.cfg}
The configuration file for Latex2man
LaTeX-package.
@item @file{latex2man.css}
File containing example CSS definitions. 
@item @file{latex2man.trans}
File containing example translations of user 
defined LaTeX macros. 
@item @file{fancyheadings.sty}
A LaTeX package used to typeset head- and 
foot lines. 
@item @file{fancyhdr.sty}
A LaTeX package used to typeset head- and foot 
lines. 
@item @file{rcsinfo.sty}
A LaTeX package used to extract and use RCS version 
control information in LaTeX documents. 

@item @url{latex2man.pdf}
The PDF version of this document. 
@end table

@node See Also,  LaTeX commands, Files, Top  
@section See Also


LaTeX,TexInfo, troff(1),
groff(1),
makeinfo(1).

@node LaTeX commands, Package Options,  See Also, Top  
@section LaTeX commands


The LaTeX package @t{latex2man}
is used to write the Man-pages with 
LaTeX.Since we translate into other text formats, not all LaTeX stuff can 
be translated. 

@node Package Options,  Package Specific Environments,  LaTeX commands, Top 
@subsection Package Options

The @t{latex2man}
package accepts the following options: 

@table @samp
@item fancy
use the LaTeX package @t{fancyheadings}.
@item fancyhdr
use the LaTeX package @t{fancyhdr}.
@item nofancy
neither the LaTeX package @t{fancyheadings}
nor 
@t{fancyhdr}
are used. 
@end table

The default option may be specified in the file @t{latex2man.cfg}.

@node Package Specific Environments,  Accepted LaTeX Environments, Package Options, Top  
@subsection Package Specific Environments


The following environments are provided by the package: 
@table @samp
@item \begin@{Name@}@{chapter@}@{name@}@{author@}@{info@}@{title@} 
The 
@t{Name}
environment takes five arguments: 1.  the Man-page chapter, 
2.  the name of the Man-page, 3.  the author, 4.  some short information 
about the tool printed in the footline of the Man-page, and 5.  a text 
which is used as title, for HTML and LaTeX (it's ignored for output of 
the Man-page or TeXinfo. The @t{Name}
environment must be the first 
environment in the document. Processing starts with this environment. Any 
text before this is ignored (exception: the @t{setVersion} and 
@t{setDate} commands). (Note: all arguments of \begin@{Name@} must 
be written on one line). 
@item \begin@{Table@}[width]@{columns@}
The @t{Table}
environment takes two arguments: the first optional one specifies 
a width of the last column, the second one gives the number of columns. 
For example: 

@t{\begin@{Table@}[2cm]@{3@}} @*

@t{Here & am & I \\\hline} @*

@t{A 1 & A 2 & A 3 1 2 3 4 5 A 3 1 2 3 4 5 \\} @*

@t{B 1 & B 2 & B 3 \\} @*

@t{\end@{Table@}} 

will be typeset as: 

@multitable @columnfractions  0.3 0.3 0.3
@item Here @tab  am @tab  I 

@item 
A 1 @tab  A 2 @tab  A 3 1 2 3 4 5 A 3 1 2 3 4 5

@item B 1 @tab  B 2 @tab  B 3 

@end multitable

If no optional @emph{width}
argument is given, all entries are 
typeset left justified. 
The @emph{width}
is a length measured absolutly in @emph{cm}.
Processing with LaTeX a @t{p@{width@}} column is typeset 
as last column. The translation to troff(1)
commands 
results in a @t{lw(width)}
column specification. Translating 
to HTML and TexInfo ignores the @emph{width}
parameter. 

@t{\hline} may be used. 

If the Man-page is formatted with troff(1)
and tables are used, the 
tbl(1)
preprocessor should be called, usually by giving 
a -t
to the call of troff(1).
When viewing the generated 
manula page using man(1),
tbl(1)
is called automatically. 
@item \begin@{Description@}
is the same as \begin@{description@} 
@item \begin@{Description@}[label]
is similar to 
\begin@{description@}, but the item labels have at minimum the size 
of the (optional) word @emph{label}.
The difference is visible only 
in the DVI and PDF-output, not in the troff, TexInfo or HTML output. 
@table @samp
@item a
|a @t{\begin@{description@}} 
@item ab
|ab 
@item abc
|abc 
@end table
@table @samp
@item a
|a @t{\begin@{Description@}} 
@item ab
|ab 
@item abc
|abc 
@end table
@table @samp
@item a
|a @t{\begin@{Description@}[aa]} 
@item ab
|ab 
@item abc
|abc 
@end table
@end table

@node Accepted LaTeX Environments, Package Specific Macros,  Package Specific Environments, Top  
@subsection Accepted LaTeX Environments


The following environments are accepted: 
@itemize @bullet
@item
@t{description}
@item
@t{enumerate}
@item
@t{itemize}
@item
@t{verbatim}
@item
@t{center}
@end itemize

They may be nested: 
@itemize @bullet
@item
Itemize and nested center: 

@center A centered line.@*
@center Another centered line. 
@center 
@item
Another item an nested enumerate 
@enumerate
@item
a 
@item
b 
@end enumerate
@end itemize

@node Package Specific Macros,  Accepted Macros from the rcsinfo Package,  Accepted LaTeX Environments, Top 
@subsection Package Specific Macros


The following commands are provided: 
@table @samp
@item \Opt@{option@}
Option: @t{\Opt@{-o@}} will be typeset as -o.
@item \Arg@{argument@}
Argument: @t{\Arg@{filename@}} will be typeset as 
@var{filename}.
@item \OptArg@{option@}@{argument@}
Option with Argument:@*

@t{\OptArg@{-o@}@{filename@}} will be typeset as -o@var{filename}.
@item \OptoArg@{option@}@{argument@}
Option with optional Argument:@*

@t{\OptoArg@{-o@}@{filename@}} will be 
typeset as -o[@var{filename}].
@item \oOpt@{option@}
Optional option, e.g.  @t{\oOpt@{-o@}} will be 
typeset as [ -o ].
@item \oArg@{argument@}
Optional argument, e.g.  @t{\oArg@{filename@}} 
will be typeset as [ @var{filename} ].
@item \oOptArg@{option@}@{argument@}
Optional option with argument, e.g.@*

@t{\oOptArg@{-o@}@{filename@}} will be typeset as [ -o@var{filename} ].
@item \oOptoArg@{option@}@{argument@}
Optional option with optional 
argument, e.g.@*

@t{\oOptoArg@{-o@}@{filename@}} will be typeset as [ -o[@var{filename}] ].
@item \File@{filename@}
used to typeset filenames, e.g.  
@t{\File@{filename@}} will be typeset as @file{filename}.
@item \Prog@{prog@}
used to typeset program names, e.g.  
@t{\Prog@{latex2man@}} will be typeset as latex2man.
@item \Cmd@{command@}@{chapter@}
used to typeset references to other 
commands, e.g.@*

@t{\Cmd@{latex2man@}@{1@}} will be typeset as latex2man(1).
@item \Bar
is typeset as |.
@item \Bs
(BackSlash) is typeset as \.
@item \Tilde
is typeset as a ~.
@item \Dots
is typeset as ...
@item \Bullet
us typeset as *.
@item \setVersion@{..@}
set @t{..} as version information. 
@item \setVersionWord@{..@}
set @t{..} for the word @emph{Version:}
in 
the footline.@*

The default is @t{\setVersionWord@{Version:@}}. 
@item \Version
returns the version information. 
@item \setDate@{..@}
sets @t{..} as date information. 
@item \Date
returns the date information. 
@item \Email@{..@}
use to mark an Email address:@*

@t{\Email@{Juergen.Vollmer@@informatik-vollmer.de@}} is typeset as:@*

@email{Juergen.Vollmer@@informatik-vollmer.de}.
@item \URL@{..@}
use to mark an URL: 
@t{\URL@{http://www.foo.de/\Tilde vollmer@}} is typeset as@*

@url{http://www.foo.de/~vollmer}.
@item \LatexManEnd
the input file is read and processed until reading 
end-of-file or@*

@t{\LatexManEnd} (at the beginning of a line). 
LaTeXignores this command. 
@item \Lbr, \Rbr
is typeset as [ and ] (these variants are 
needed only somtimes like in@*

@t{\item[FooBar\LBr xx \Lbr]}. Usually @t{[ ]} will work. 
@item \LBr, \RBr
is typeset as @{ and @} (these variants are 
needed when using @{ or @} as arguments to macros. 
@item \Circum
is typeset as ^.
@item \Percent
is typeset as %.
@item \TEXbr
If processed with LaTeX causes a linebreak (i.e.  is 
equivalent to \\).In the output of latex2man
this macro is 
ignored. 
@item \TEXIbr
If TexInfo output is generated, causes a linebreak (i.e.  is 
equivalent to \\),otherwise ignored. 
@item \MANbr
If Man-Page output is generated, causes a linebreak (i.e.  is 
equivalent to \\),otherwise ignored. 
@item \HTMLbr
If HTML output is generated, causes a linebreak (i.e.  is 
equivalent to \\),otherwise ignored. 
@item \medskip
An empty line. 
@item \SP
Produces some extra space, works also at the beginning of lines. 
The code of the second line looks like: 
@t{\SP abc \SP\SP xx\\}:@*

abc @ @ @ @ @ @ xx@*

.@ abc @ @ @ @ xx@*

.@ .@ abc @ @ xx 

Note: Due to some ``problems'' with TexInfo, the lines starting with 
@t{\SP}
have a leading . (dot) in the TexInfo output, 
see -a@var{char}.
@end table

@node Accepted Macros from the rcsinfo Package,  Accepted LaTeX Macros, Package Specific Macros, Top  
@subsection Accepted Macros from the rcsinfo Package


@table @samp
@item \rcsInfo $Id ...$
if the LaTeX package @file{rcsinfo}
is used, 
this command is used to extract the date of the Man-page. 
@item \rcsInfoLongDate
if the LaTeX package @file{rcsinfo}
is used, this 
command is used to typeset the date coded in the @t{$Id ..$} string. 
@end table

@node Accepted LaTeX Macros, Conditional Text,  Accepted Macros from the rcsinfo Package, Top  
@subsection Accepted LaTeX Macros


The following standard LaTeX commands are accepted: 
@table @samp
@item \section@{..@}
The @t{section}
macro takes one argument: the 
name of the Man-page section. Each Man-page consists of several sections. 
Usually there are the following sections in a Man-page: @emph{Name}
(special handling as environment, c.f.  above), @emph{Synopsis},
@emph{Description},
@emph{Options},
@emph{Files},
@emph{See Also},
@emph{Diagnostics},
@emph{Return Values},
@emph{Bugs},
@emph{Author},
@emph{version},
etc. 

@emph{Synopsis}
must be the first section after the @t{Name}
environment. 

Note: Do not use LaTeX-macrosin section names. 
@item \subsection@{..@}
works as well as 
@item \subsubsection@{..@}
those. 
@item \emph@{..@}
@t{\emph@{example@}} is typeset as @emph{example}.
@item \textbf@{..@}
@t{\textbf@{example@}} is typeset as @strong{example}.
@item \texttt@{..@}
@t{\texttt@{example@}} is typeset as @t{example}.
@item \underline@{..@}
@t{\underline@{example@}} is typeset as 
example of underline.
@item \date@{..@}
uses @t{..} as date. 
@item \verb+..+
but only + is allowed as delimiter. 
@item $<$
is typeset as <. 
@item $>$
is typeset as >. 
@item $<=$
is typeset as <=. 
@item $>=$
is typeset as >=. 
@item $=$
is typeset as =. 
@item $<>$
is typeset as <>. 
@item $\ge$
is typeset as $>=$.
@item $\le$
is typeset as $<=$.
@item $\leftarrow$
is typeset as $<--$.
@item $\Leftarrow$
is typeset as $<==$.
@item $\rightarrow$
is typeset as $-->$.
@item $\Rightarrow$
is typeset as $==>$.
@item \@{
is typeset as @{. 
@item \@}
is typeset as @}. 
@item \$
is typeset as $. 
@item \$
is typeset as $,should be used inside macro 
arguments. 
@item \_
is typeset as _. 
@item \&
is typeset as &. 
@item \#
is typeset as #. 
@item \%
is typeset as %. 
@item \,
is typeset as smaller blank - - (between the two -) 
@item \-
is used to mark hyphenation in a word. 
@item \\
is typeset as a linebreak or marks the end of a column in the 
@t{Table}
environment. 
@item \
(a \ followed by a blank) is typeset as a blank, 
although it cannot be used at the beginning of a line to make indentation 
(see the @t{\SP}
command). 
@item ~
is typeset as a blank. 
@item \copyright
is typeset as @copyright{}.
@item \noindent
@item \hline
inside a @t{Table}
environment. 
@item \item
inside a @t{itemize},
@t{enumerate},
or 
@t{description}
environment. 
@item \today
06 October 2017(see also the @t{rcsinfo}
LaTeXpackage). 
@item \ss,\"a, ...
\ss = @ss{}, \"a= @"a, \"o= @"o, \"u= @"u, 
\"A= @"A, \"O= @"O, \"U= @"U. It is allowed to surround these 
macros in @{ and @} in all places, even inside other macros, e.g. 
@*
.@ @ @ @ @ \textbf@{\"a\"o\"u\"A\"O\"U\ss@}@*
.@ @ @ @ @ \textbf@{\"a@}@{\"o@}@{\"u@}@{\"A@}@{\"O@}@{\"U@}@{\ss@}@}@*
.@ @ @ @ @ \textbf@{äöüÄÖÜß@}@*

@strong{@"a@"o@"u@"A@"O@"U@ss{} @"a@"o@"u@"A@"O@"U@ss{} @"a@"o@"u@"A@"O@"U@ss{}}

If these letters are used in their LATIN-1 8-bit coding, they are 
translated into the equivalent letter of the desired output format. 
E.g. @t{@"A}
becomes @t{&Auml};
in HTML and @t{@@"A}
in texinfo. 
@item \input@{..@}
Read and process the given filename. 
@end table

Please note: the name of the LaTeX-macrosand its arguments must be contained in one line. 

@node Conditional Text,  Translation of User Defined Macros,  Accepted LaTeX Macros, Top 
@subsection Conditional Text


latex2man
preprocesses the LaTeX input to allow text to be used 
conditionally. A special sort of LaTeX comment is used for that purpose. 
@itemize @bullet
@item
%@@% IF @emph{condition} %@@%
@item
%@@% ELSE %@@% 
@item
%@@% END-IF %@@% 
@end itemize

A line must contain only such a comment and nothing else. @emph{condition}
is 
a boolean expression containing ``names'' and operators. The names given with 
the -C@var{name}
option have the value ``true'', while all other names 
occuring in the expression are assumed to be ``false''. If the evaluation of 
the boolean expression results in the value ``true'', the text in the 
``then''-part is used and the text in the optional ``else''-part is skipped 
(and vice versa). The @t{IF/ELSE/END-IF}
may be nested. As boolean 
operators the following are allowed: 

@multitable @columnfractions  0.45 0.45
@item ||@tab  boolean or 

@item && @tab  boolean and 

@item ! @tab  negation 
@end multitable

( and ) for grouping are allowed. 

@noindent

For example:@*

%@@% IF abc %@@%@*

@t{}abc set@*

@t{}%@@%  IF xyz %@@%@*

@t{}xyz set@*

@t{}%@@%  ELSE %@@%@*

@t{}xyz NOT set@*

@t{}%@@%  END-IF %@@%@*

%@@% ELSE %@@%@*

@t{}abc NOT set@*

@t{}%@@%  IF xyz || !XYZ %@@%@*

@t{}xyz OR !XYZ set@*

@t{}%@@%  ELSE %@@%@*

@t{}xyz OR !XYZ NOT set@*

@t{}%@@%  END-IF %@@%@*

%@@% END-IF %@@%

@noindent

Run this manual page through latex2man
with e.g.  
-C@var{'abc XYZ'}
and have a look to the generated output. 
(If simply running the LaTeX-document through LaTeX,all lines are shown in the 
.dvi file).@*

abc NOT set@*

xyz OR !XYZ set@*


@noindent

To check the conditional text feature, when latex2man
is called with 
@table @samp
@item -C@var{HTML}
the lines 1a, 2b, 3b, and 4b; 
@item -C@var{TEXI}
the lines 1b, 2a, 3b, and 4b; 
@item -C@var{MAN}
the lines 1b, 2b, 3a, and 4b; 
@item -C@var{LATEX}
the lines 1b, 2b, 3b, and 4a; 
@item calling LaTeX without preprocessing
all lines 
@end table
should be shown: 

1b. The HTML conditional was not set. 

2a. This text occurs only when viewing the TEXI output 

3b. The MAN conditional was not set. 

4b. The LATEX conditional was not set. 

@node Translation of User Defined Macros,  Verbatim Environment,  Conditional Text, Top  
@subsection Translation of User Defined Macros


The user macro translation file (given by the [ -t@var{transfile} ])
contains 
Perl
commands specifying the translation of LaTeX macros defined by 
the user. These macros may have none, one or two arguments. The following code 
is expected: 

@itemize @bullet
@item
Comments start with a # up to the end of the line. 
@item
For a macro @t{\foo} with no arguments, the following code must be 
specified: 
@table @samp
@item Translation to Man-Pages
@t{$manMacro@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@item Translation to HTML
@t{$htmlMacro@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@item Translation to TexInfo
@t{$texiMacro@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@end table

where @t{...} is the translation. 

@item
For a macro @t{\foo@{..@}} with one argument, the following code must be 
specified: 
@table @samp
@item Translation to Man-Pages
@t{$manMacro1a@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$manMacro1b@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@item Translation to HTML
@t{$htmlMacro1a@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$htmlMacro1b@{'foo'@} = '...';} 

@item Translation to TexInfo
@t{$texiMacro1a@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$texiMacro1b@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@end table

where @t{...} is the translation. The @t{1a} code is used before the 
argument, while @t{1b} is typeset after the argument is set. 

@item
For a macro @t{\foo@{..@}@{..@}} with two arguments, the following code 
must be specified: 
@table @samp
@item Translation to Man-Pages
@t{$manMacro2a@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$manMacro2b@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$manMacro2c@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@item Translation to HTML
@t{$htmlMacro2a@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$htmlMacro2b@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$htmlMacro2c@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@item Translation to TexInfo
@t{$texiMacro2a@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$texiMacro2b@{'foo'@} = '...';}@*
 
@t{$texiMacro2c@{'foo'@} = '...';} 
@end table

where @t{...} is the translation. The @t{2a} code is used before the 
first argument, @t{2b} between the two arguments and @t{2c} is 
typeset after the second argument is set. 
@item
The file @file{latex2man.trans} contains some example code.
@end itemize

@node Verbatim Environment,  Subsection works,  Translation of User Defined Macros, Top  
@subsection Verbatim Environment


@*
.This@*
.@ @ @ @ @{is@}@*
.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ \texttt@{a@}@*
.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $test$@*
.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ _of_@*
.verbatim@*
.<this@ is@ no@ HTML@ tag>@ and@ no@ @@*@ TexInfo@ command@*

@node Subsection works,  Subsubsection works,  Verbatim Environment, Top  
@subsection Subsection works


This is a @t{\subsection}. 

@node Subsubsection works,  Subsubsection still works,  Subsection works, Top  
@subsubsection Subsubsection works


This is a @t{\subsubsection}. 

@node Subsubsection still works,  General Remarks,  Subsubsection works, Top  
@subsubsection Subsubsection still works


This is another @t{\subsubsection}. 

@node General Remarks,  CSS classnames,  Subsubsection still works, Top  
@subsection General Remarks


@enumerate
@item
Empty lines are typeset as paragraph separators. 
@item
The arguments of the LaTeX commands must not be split over several 
lines. 
@item
Do not nest calls to macros. 
@item
Except the mentioned environment and macros, the usage of other LaTeX  
environments or macros are not translated. Their usage will cause garbage 
in the output. 
@item
latex2man requires Perl version >= 5.0004_03.
@item
If you want to install the system with the distributed @file{Makefile},
you need GNU-make.
If you don't have it, you should execute the 
steps shown in the @file{Makefile}
manually. 
@end enumerate

@node CSS classnames,  Some Bug Fix Tests,  General Remarks, Top  
@section CSS classnames


The table below shows the names of CSS classes that will be included in the HTML tags as attributes. 
You can specify the CSS style properties in the @var{CSSfile}
for these classes: 

@noindent

@multitable @columnfractions  0.3 0.3 0.3
@item @strong{HTML tag}
@tab  @strong{Class}
@tab  @strong{Style applies to}

@item body @tab  @tab  the body of the HTML page 

@item h1 @tab  titlehead @tab  the title at the top of the HTML page specified as an argument to the @emph{Name}
environment 

@item h4 @tab  authorhead @tab  the author at the top of the HTML page specified as an argument to the @emph{Name}
environment 

@item h4 @tab  datehead @tab  the date at the top of the HTML page 

@item h4 @tab  versionhead @tab  the man page version at the top of the HTML page specified as an argument to the @emph{setVersion}
macro 

@item h2 @tab  sectionname @tab  a section title specified as an argument to the @emph{section}
macro 

@item h4 @tab  subsectionname @tab  a subsection title specified as an argument to the @emph{subsection}
macro 

@item h5 @tab  subsubsectionname @tab  a subsubsection title specified as an argument to the @emph{subsubsection}
macro 

@item font @tab  progname @tab  a program name specified as an argument to the @emph{Prog}
macro 

@item font @tab  filename @tab  a file name specified as an argument to the @emph{File}
macro 

@item font @tab  commandname @tab  a command name specified as an argument to the @emph{Cmd}
macro 

@item font @tab  textstyle @tab  all text that is not an argument to some LaTeX or latex2man macro 

@item font @tab  optstyle @tab  a name of an option specified as an argument to the @emph{Opt},
@emph{oOpt},
@emph{OptArg},
@emph{oOptArg}
or @emph{oOptoArg}
macros 

@item font @tab  argstyle @tab  a name of an argument specified as an argument to the @emph{Arg},
@emph{oArg},
@emph{OptArg},
@emph{oOptArg}
or @emph{oOptoArg}
macros 

@item a, font @tab  urlstyle @tab  a URL specified as an argument to the @emph{URL}
macro 

@item a, font @tab  urlstyle.link @tab  subclass of urlstyle class 

@item a, font @tab  urlstyle.visited @tab  subclass of urlstyle class 

@item a, font @tab  urlstyle.hover @tab  subclass of urlstyle class 

@item a, font @tab  emailstyle @tab  an email specified as an argument to the @emph{Email}
macro 

@item a, font @tab  emailstyle.link @tab  subclass of emailstyle class 

@item a, font @tab  emailstyle.visited @tab  subclass of emailstyle class 

@item a, font @tab  emailstyle.hover @tab  subclass of emailstyle class 

@item table @tab  tablestyle @tab  a table specified as a @emph{Table}
environment 

@item tr @tab  rowstyle @tab  a row of a table specified as a @emph{Table}
environment 

@item td @tab  cellstyle @tab  a cell of a table specified as a @emph{Table}
environment 

@end multitable

@node Some Bug Fix Tests,  Requirements,  CSS classnames, Top  
@section Some Bug Fix Tests


@table @samp
@item Leading . and '
Now leading . and ' in generation troff output should work propperly, 
since a @t{\&} is added. Therfore the @t{\Dot} macro has been deleted.@*

Thanks to @email{Frank.Schilder@@Mathematik.Tu-Ilmenau.De}.@*

Testcase 1: 
@table @samp
@item '\n'
... 
@end table
Testcase 2:@*

@file{.foobar}
Testcase 3:@*

...
abc ...abc . efg ' 123 

@item % in verbatim
A % in a \verb and verbatim-environment was not 
emitted correctly. Thanks to Aleksey Nogin @email{nogin@@cs.caltech.edu}
for the bug report and bug fix. 

@t{% abc} 

@*
.@ @ @ %@ abc@ %@*

but ignore comments following this: 

@end table

@node Requirements,  Changes,  Some Bug Fix Tests, Top  
@section Requirements


@table @samp
@item Perl
latex2man
requires Perl version >= 5.0004_03. 
@item Make
If you want to install the system with the distributed 
@file{Makefile},
you need GNU-make.
If you don't have it, you 
should execute the steps shown in the @file{Makefile}
manually. 
@item LaTeX
LaTeX2e is required. 
@end table

@c *********************************** start of \input{latex2man.inc}
@node Changes,  Version,  Requirements, Top  
@section Changes

Please check the file @url{latex2man-CHANGES}
for the list of changes and 
acknowledgment to people contributing bugfixes or enhancements. 

@c *********************************** end of \input{latex2man.inc}
@node Version,  License and Copyright,  Changes, Top  
@section Version


Version: 1.26 of 2017/10/06.

@node License and Copyright,  Author,  Version, Top  
@section License and Copyright


@table @samp
@item Copyright
@copyright{}1998, Dr. J@"urgen Vollmer, Am Rennbuckel 21, 
D-76185 Karlsruhe, Germany,@*

@email{Juergen.Vollmer@@informatik-vollmer.de}

The most recent version of Latex2man
may be found on my homepage@*

@url{http://www.informatik-vollmer.de/software/latex2man.html}.

@item License
This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the 
terms of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN archives 
in directory @file{macros/latex/base/lppl.txt};
either version 1 of the 
License, or any later version. 

@item Misc
If you find this software useful, please send me a postcard from 
the place where you are living. 
@end table

@node Author,  ,  License and Copyright, Top  
@section Author


@noindent

Dr. J@"urgen Vollmer @*

Am Rennbuckel 21 @*

D-76185 Karlsruhe @*

Email: @email{Juergen.Vollmer@@informatik-vollmer.de}
@*
WWW: @url{http://www.informatik-vollmer.de}.

@bye
@c NOTE: This file is generated, DO NOT EDIT.