---
name: "dtdinst"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dtdinst"
version: "20241231+repack-1~deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dtdinst"
---

# dtdinst(1)

XML DTD to XML instance format converter

## NAME

dtdinst - XML DTD to XML instance format converter

## SYNOPSIS

**dtdinst** **\[ -i \]** **\[ -r** *dir* **\]** *DTD*

## DESCRIPTION

**dtdinst** writes an XML representation of the DTD in DTDinst format to the standard output.

## OPTIONS

- **-r** *dir*

  make DTDinst write one or more files containing a RELAX NG schema to the directory *dir*.

- *-i*

  inline ATTLIST declarations. Without this option, DTDinst will generate a define in the RELAX NG schema for each ATTLIST declaration in the DTD. With this option, DTDinst will move the patterns generated from ATTLIST declarations into the corresponding element pattern.