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NAME

       rst2html4 - convert reST documents to XHTML

SYNOPSIS

       rst2html4 [options] [<source> [<destination>]]

DESCRIPTION

       Generates (X)HTML documents from standalone reStructuredText sources.  Reads from <source>
       (default  is  stdin)   and   writes   to   <destination>   (default   is   stdout).    See
       https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/config.html for a detailed settings reference.

OPTIONS

   General Docutils Options
       --title=TITLE
              Specify the document title as metadata.

       --generator, -g
              Include a "Generated by Docutils" credit and link.

       --no-generator
              Do not include a generator credit.

       --date, -d
              Include the date at the end of the document (UTC).

       --time, -t
              Include the time & date (UTC).

       --no-datestamp
              Do not include a datestamp of any kind.

       --source-link, -s
              Include a "View document source" link.

       --source-url=<URL>
              Use <URL> for a source link; implies --source-link.

       --no-source-link
              Do not include a "View document source" link.

       --toc-entry-backlinks
              Link from section headers to TOC entries.  (default)

       --toc-top-backlinks
              Link from section headers to the top of the TOC.

       --no-toc-backlinks
              Disable backlinks to the table of contents.

       --footnote-backlinks
              Link from footnotes/citations to references. (default)

       --no-footnote-backlinks
              Disable backlinks from footnotes and citations.

       --section-numbering
              Enable section numbering by Docutils.  (default)

       --no-section-numbering
              Disable section numbering by Docutils.

       --strip-comments
              Remove comment elements from the document tree.

       --leave-comments
              Leave comment elements in the document tree. (default)

       --strip-elements-with-class=<class>
              Remove  all  elements  with  classes="<class>"  from  the  document  tree. Warning:
              potentially dangerous; use with caution. (Multiple-use option.)

       --strip-class=<class>
              Remove all  classes="<class>"  attributes  from  elements  in  the  document  tree.
              Warning: potentially dangerous; use with caution. (Multiple-use option.)

       --report=<level>, -r <level>
              Report  system  messages  at  or  higher than <level>: "info" or "1", "warning"/"2"
              (default), "error"/"3", "severe"/"4", "none"/"5"

       --verbose, -v
              Report all system messages.  (Same as "--report=1".)

       --quiet, -q
              Report no system messages.  (Same as "--report=5".)

       --halt=<level>
              Halt execution at system messages at or above  <level>.   Levels  as  in  --report.
              Default: 4 (severe).

       --strict
              Halt at the slightest problem.  Same as "--halt=info".

       --exit-status=<level>
              Enable  a non-zero exit status for non-halting system messages at or above <level>.
              Default: 5 (disabled).

       --debug
              Enable debug-level system messages and diagnostics.

       --no-debug
              Disable debug output.  (default)

       --warnings=<file>
              Send the output of system messages to <file>.

       --traceback
              Enable Python tracebacks when Docutils is halted.

       --no-traceback
              Disable Python tracebacks.  (default)

       --input-encoding=<name[:handler]>, -i <name[:handler]>
              Specify the encoding and optionally the error  handler  of  input  text.   Default:
              <auto-detect>:strict.

       --input-encoding-error-handler=INPUT_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLER
              Specify the error handler for undecodable characters.  Choices: "strict" (default),
              "ignore", and "replace".

       --output-encoding=<name[:handler]>, -o <name[:handler]>
              Specify the text encoding and optionally the error handler  for  output.   Default:
              utf-8:strict.

       --output-encoding-error-handler=OUTPUT_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLER
              Specify  error  handler  for  unencodable  output  characters;  "strict" (default),
              "ignore", "replace", "xmlcharrefreplace", "backslashreplace".

       --error-encoding=<name[:handler]>, -e <name[:handler]>
              Specify text encoding and optionally error handler for error output.  Default  text
              encoding: system encoding.  Default error handler: backslashreplace.

       --error-encoding-error-handler=ERROR_ENCODING_ERROR_HANDLER
              Specify  the  error  handler  for unencodable characters in error output.  Default:
              backslashreplace.

       --language=<name>, -l <name>
              Specify the language (as BCP 47 language tag).  Default: en.

       --record-dependencies=<file>
              Write output file dependencies to <file>.

       --config=<file>
              Read configuration settings from <file>, if it exists.

       --version, -V
              Show this program's version number and exit.

       --help, -h
              Show this help message and exit.

   Generic Parser Options
       --no-file-insertion
              Disable directives that insert the contents of an external file;  replaced  with  a
              "warning" system message.

       --file-insertion-enabled
              Enable directives that insert the contents of an external file. (default)

       --no-raw
              Disable the "raw" directive; replaced with a "warning" system message.

       --raw-enabled
              Enable the "raw" directive. (default)

       --line-length-limit=<length>
              Maximal number of characters in an input line. Default 10 000.

   reStructuredText Parser Options
       --pep-references
              Recognize and link to standalone PEP references (like "PEP 258").

       --pep-base-url=<URL>
              Base URL for PEP references (default "https://peps.python.org/").

       --pep-file-url-template=<URL>
              Template for PEP file part of URL. (default "pep-%04d")

       --rfc-references
              Recognize and link to standalone RFC references (like "RFC 822").

       --rfc-base-url=<URL>
              Base URL for RFC references (default "https://tools.ietf.org/html/").

       --tab-width=<width>
              Set number of spaces for tab expansion (default 8).

       --trim-footnote-reference-space
              Remove spaces before footnote references.

       --leave-footnote-reference-space
              Leave spaces before footnote references.

       --syntax-highlight=<format>
              Token  name  set  for parsing code with Pygments: one of "long", "short", or "none"
              (no parsing). Default is "long".

       --smart-quotes=<yes/no/alt>
              Change  straight  quotation  marks  to  typographic  form:  one  of  "yes",   "no",
              "alt[ernative]" (default "no").

       --smartquotes-locales=<language:quotes[,language:quotes,...]>
              Characters to use as "smart quotes" for <language>.

       --word-level-inline-markup
              Inline  markup  recognized  at  word  boundaries  only  (adjacent to punctuation or
              whitespace). Force character-level inline markup recognition with ""  (backslash  +
              space). Default.

       --character-level-inline-markup
              Inline   markup   recognized   anywhere,   regardless  of  surrounding  characters.
              Backslash-escapes must be used to avoid unwanted  markup  recognition.  Useful  for
              East Asian languages. Experimental.

   Standalone Reader Options
       --no-doc-title
              Disable  the  promotion  of  a  lone top-level section title to document title (and
              subsequent section title to document subtitle promotion; enabled by default).

       --no-doc-info
              Disable the bibliographic field list transform (enabled by default).

       --section-subtitles
              Activate the promotion of lone subsection titles to section subtitles (disabled  by
              default).

       --no-section-subtitles
              Deactivate the promotion of lone subsection titles.

   HTML Writer Options
       --template=<file>
              Template            file.            (UTF-8            encoded,            default:
              "/usr/share/docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt")

       --stylesheet=<URL[,URL,...]>
              Comma separated list  of  stylesheet  URLs.  Overrides  previous  --stylesheet  and
              --stylesheet-path settings.

       --stylesheet-path=<file[,file,...]>
              Comma separated list of stylesheet paths. Relative paths are expanded if a matching
              file is found  in  the  --stylesheet-dirs.  With  --link-stylesheet,  the  path  is
              rewritten relative to the output HTML file. (default: "html4css1.css")

       --stylesheet-dirs=<dir[,dir,...]>
              Comma-separated   list   of  directories  where  stylesheets  are  found.  Used  by
              --stylesheet-path   when   expanding    relative    path    arguments.    (default:
              ".,/usr/share/docut          ils/writers/html4css1,/usr/share/docutils/writers/html
              5_polyglot")

       --embed-stylesheet
              Embed the stylesheet(s) in the output HTML file.   The  stylesheet  files  must  be
              accessible during processing.  (default)

       --link-stylesheet
              Link to the stylesheet(s) in the output HTML file.

       --initial-header-level=<level>
              Specify  the  initial  header level. Does not affect document title & subtitle (see
              --no-doc-title).  (default: 1 for "<h1>")

       --footnote-references=<format>
              Format for footnote references:  one  of  "superscript"  or  "brackets".  (default:
              "brackets")

       --attribution=<format>
              Format   for   block   quote   attributions:   one   of  "dash"  (em-dash  prefix),
              "parentheses"/"parens", or "none".  (default: "dash")

       --compact-lists
              Remove extra vertical  whitespace  between  items  of  "simple"  bullet  lists  and
              enumerated lists. (default)

       --no-compact-lists
              Disable compact simple bullet and enumerated lists.

       --compact-field-lists
              Remove extra vertical whitespace between items of simple field lists. (default)

       --no-compact-field-lists
              Disable compact simple field lists.

       --table-style=TABLE_STYLE
              Added  to standard table classes. Defined styles: borderless, booktabs, align-left,
              align-center, align- right, colwidths-auto, colwidths-grid.

       --math-output=MATH_OUTPUT
              Math output format (one of "MathML", "HTML", "MathJax", or "LaTeX") and  option(s).
              (default: "HTML math.css")

       --xml-declaration
              Prepend an XML declaration (default).

       --no-xml-declaration
              Omit the XML declaration.

       --cloak-email-addresses
              Obfuscate  email  addresses  to  confuse harvesters while still keeping email links
              usable with standards- compliant browsers.

   HTML4 Writer Options
       --field-name-limit=<level>
              Specify the maximum width (in characters) for  one-  column  field  names.   Longer
              field  names  will  span  an entire row of the table used to render the field list.
              Default is 14 characters.  Use 0 for "no limit".

       --option-limit=<level>
              Specify the maximum width (in characters) for  options  in  option  lists.   Longer
              options  will  span  an  entire  row  of  the table used to render the option list.
              Default is 14 characters.  Use 0 for "no limit".

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