---
name: "meinproc5"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdoctools5"
version: "5.28.0-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/meinproc5/8"
---

# meinproc5(8)

KDE translator for XML

## NAME

meinproc5 - KDE translator for XML

## SYNOPSIS

**meinproc5** \[-h, --help\] \[-v, --version\] \[--cache *file*\] \[--check\] \[--srcdir *dir*\] \[--param *key*=*value*\] \[\[\[-o\] \| \[--output\]\] *file*\] \[--stdout\] \[--stylesheet *xsl*\] docbook\_file

## DESCRIPTION

**meinproc5** converts DocBook files to HTML.

## GENERIC OPTIONS

- **-h--help**

  Show help about options.

- **-v--version**

  Show version information

## APPLICATION OPTIONS

- **--cache** *file*

  Create a cache file for the document

- **--check**

  Check the document for validity

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  The output can be a bit daunting, since one small mistake can cause a cascade of errors.
  The trick is to look at the first error, fix that error, save the file, and run meinproc5 again.
  ```

**-o**, **--output** *file*

Output whole document to *file*.

- **--stdout**

  Output whole document to stdout.

- **--stylesheet** *xsl*

  Stylesheet to use

- **--srcdir** *dir*

  Set the root directory to look for kdoctools

- **--param** key=value

  Set parameters to pass to the stylesheet.

## USAGE

The most common way to run **meinproc5** is simply as

```
meinproc5 docbook-file
```

where *docbook-file* is usually index.docbook. This command creates HTML pages from the DocBook file. Note that these pages are only viewable in KDE-based browsers (like Konqueror).

If you need to view the HTML output in another browser (for example, if you're placing it on line), use

```
meinproc5 --stylesheet stylesheet-name docbook-file
```

where *stylesheet-name* is the full path to one of the XSL stylesheets in \<kdoctools\_installation\_prefix\>/share/kf5/kdoctools/customization/. To produce output suitable for the web, you can use **kde-web.xsl** or **kde-chunk-online.xsl**. See the README file in that directory for more details.

## SEE ALSO

[*kf5options*(7)](/kf5options/7.md), [*qt5options*(7)](/qt5options/7.md)

## BUGS

Please use **KDE's bugtracker**\[1\] to report bugs.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  KDE's bugtracker

  http://bugs.kde.org