---
name: "brailleutils"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "brailleutils"
version: "1.2.3-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/brailleutils"
---

# brailleutils(1)

convert and emboss PEF documents

## NAME

brailleUtils - convert and emboss PEF documents

## SYNOPSIS

**brailleutils** application

## DESCRIPTION

**brailleUtils** converts, checks, merges and embosses PEF files.

### APPLICATIONS

Before any option, the application must be specified. Possible applications are:

- **emboss**

  emboss a PEF-file

- **text2pef**

  convert text to PEF

- **pef2text**

  convert PEF to text

- **validate**

  validate a PEF-file

- **split**

  split a PEF-file into several single volume files

- **merge**

  merge several single volume PEF-files into one

- **generate**

  generate a random PEF-file for testing

- **list**

  lists available embossers, braille tables and paper formats

Available sub-options can be optained by calling brailleUtils whith the desired **APPLICATION**.

## This man page was written by Sebastian Humenda for the Debian project.