---
name: "docbook2X"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "docbook2x"
version: "0.8.3-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/docbook2X"
---

# docbook2X(1)

Convert DocBook XML to man pages and Texinfo

## NAME

docbook2man, docbook2texi - Convert DocBook XML to man pages and Texinfo

## SYNOPSIS

**docbook2man** \[**options**\] {**xml-document**}

**docbook2texi** \[**options**\] {**xml-document**}

## DESCRIPTION

Converts the given DocBook XML document into man pages or Texinfo.

These are wrapper scripts for the two-step conversion process in docbook2X. For more information, please see:

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  : [**db2x\_xsltproc**(1)](/db2x_xsltproc/1.md), [**db2x\_manxml**(1)](/db2x_manxml/1.md)

- •

  : [**db2x\_xsltproc**(1)](/db2x_xsltproc/1.md), [**db2x\_texixml**(1)](/db2x_texixml/1.md)

## OPTIONS

The available options are essentially the union of the options for db2x\_xsltproc and db2x\_manxml/db2x\_texixml.

## BUGS

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  Internally there is one long pipeline of programs which your  document goes through. If any segment of the pipeline fails (even trivially, like from mistyped program options),  the resulting errors may be difficult to decipher.