Using the LaTeX output, and the pdflatex(1) text formatter, you can then create a nice PDF output, suitable for viewing with PDF viewers as xpdf(1), acroread(1) or ghostview(1).

The attribute/value pair "output=latex2e" is set for conditionals.

--output=fmt, -o

Specify the desired output format. The specifier fmt may be ``tex'', ``dvi'', ``ps'', or ``pdf''.

Note: This version does not overwrite/remove the intermediate files: tex file for dvi output, or tex/dvi files for ps output. This is different behavior from the original SGML-Tools 1.0.9, so you are warned here.

--bibtex, -b

Process the generated TeX with bibtex(1).

--makeindex, -m

Generate a TeX index file suitable for processing with makeindex(1) from and <idx> and <cdx> tags present in the SGML source.

--pagenumber, -n

Set the starting page number in the output DVI or PS file.

--quick, -q

Do only one pass of LaTeX formatting. This is often not sufficient to produce final output (because of references, etc.) but is useful for spotting TeX errors and justification problems.

--pass, -P

The argument of the pass option is inserted just after the LaTeX preamble generated by the document-type tag. Specify the desired output format. The specifier fmt may be ``tex'', ``dvi'', ``ps'', or ``pdf''.

--latex=alternate_latex_command, -x

This option is currently for Korean and Japanese. The alternate_latex_command can be ``latex'' (default), ``hlatexp'' (for Korean), ``platex'' or ``jlatex'' (for Japanese). This option can be used to render Korean document using HLaTeXp, or to render Japanese document using pLaTeX/jLaTeX. If not, HLaTeX should be installed to render Korean document. On the other hand, Japanese document can be rendered with jLaTeX (which is the default when ``-c nippon'' is specified), so if you already have jLaTeX, you may not need to install the pLaTeX.

--dvips=alternate_dvips_command, -s

This option is currently for Japanese. The alternate_dvips_command can be ``dvips'' or ``dvi2ps''. If you don't know this, then you may not need this.

file

The SGML source file, named either file or file.sgml