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SYNOPSIS

       convertgls2bib [option]+ auxfile

DESCRIPTION

       Converts a .tex file containing glossary definitions using commands like "\newglossaryentry" and
       "\newacronym" to a .bib file in the format required for bib2gls.

OPTIONS

--help or -h
Display help message and exit.

--version or -v
Display version information and exit.

--silent
Suppress all messages except for errors.

--verbose
Display messages.

--debug
Display debugging messages.

--texenc name
Set the character encoding to name for the input .tex files.

--bibenc name
Set the character encoding to name for the output .bib files.

--ignore-sort
Ignore the sort field (default).

--no-ignore-sort
Don't ignore the sort field.

--ignore-type
Omit the type field. Default if --split-on-type.

--no-ignore-type
Don't omit the type field. Default unless --split-on-type.

--split-on-type or -t
Split the entries into separate files according to the type field. This option automatically
implements --ignore-type and --no-overwrite.

--no-split-on-type
Don't split the entries into separate files according to the type field (default).

--ignore-category
Omit the category field. Default if --split-on-category.

--no-ignore-category
Don't omit the category field. Default unless --split-on-category.

--split-on-category or -t
Split the entries into separate files according to the category field. This option automatically
implements --ignore-category and --no-overwrite.

--no-split-on-category
Don't split the entries into separate files according to the category field (default).

--ignore-fields list or -f list
Ignore all the fields in the comma-separated list. If the list includes sort, type or category it
will automatically implement the corresponding --ignore-sort, --ignore-type or --ignore--category
option.

This option isn't cumulative. An empty list will clear a previously set list but won't undo the sort,
type or category ignore options.

--overwrite
Overwrite existing .bib files. Default unless --split-on-type used.

--no-overwrite
Don't overwrite existing .bib files. Default if --split-on-type used.

--index-conversion or -i
Any entries that would normally be converted to @entry that don't have a description or just have the
description set to "\nopostdesc" or "\glsxtrnopostpunc" will be converted to @index and the
description field will be omitted.

--no-index-conversion
Don't use @index instead of @entry if the description is empty or just "\nopostdesc" or
"\glsxtrnopostpunc" (default).

--absorb-see
Absorb "\glssee" and "\glsxtrindexseealso" into the data (default).

--no-absorb-see
Don't absorb "\glssee" and "\glsxtrindexseealso" into the data.

--preamble-only or -p
Only parse the document preamble.

--no-preamble-only
Parse the entire document (default).

--space-sub value or -s value
Substitute spaces in labels with value.

--locale lang tag
Use the language resource files associated with the given language tag lang tag. If there isn't an
appropriate file, the en (English) file will be used.

REQUIRES

       Java 8 and a TeX distribution.

LICENSE

       License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software:  you
       are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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