---
name: "dwww-txt2html"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dwww"
version: "1.16"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dwww-txt2html"
---

# dwww-txt2html(8)

simple txt to HTML converter for dwww

## NAME

dwww-txt2html - simple txt to HTML converter for dwww

## SYNOPSIS

**dwww-txt2html** \[**--man**\] \[**--utf8**\] \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dwww-txt2html** is part of the dwww package, which provides access to on-line documentation on a Debian system via WWW.

**dwww-txt2html** is a very simple text to HTML filter, which reads text to convert from a *file* argument if was given or  *stdin* otherwise. Converts \`\<', \`\>', and \`&' properly. Adds \<pre\> and \</pre\> tags, but it does not add \<html\> or \<body\> tags.  Handles backspace characters.\
 Converts local man pages and documentation files references to anchors and adds links for both http and ftp sites, mail addresses or Debian \`closes: #bug\_no' statements (e.g. closes: #100000).

**dwww-txt2html** is usually run by the [**dwww-convert**(8)](/dwww-convert/8.md) command.

## OPTIONS

- **--man**

  Input is an uncompressed manual page.

- **--utf8**

  Input is encoded in UTF-8.

## SEE ALSO

[**dwww**(7)](/dwww/7.md), [**dwww-convert**(8)](/dwww-convert/8.md), [**dwww-cache**(8)](/dwww-cache/8.md).

## AUTHOR

Lars Wirzenius. Modified and improved by Robert Luberda.\
 See [**dwww**(7)](/dwww/7.md) for copyrights and stuff.