---
name: "ooo2dbk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ooo2dbk"
version: "2.1.0-1.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ooo2dbk"
---

# ooo2dbk(1)

program to convert OpenOffice.org-Writer (ODT and SXW) files to DocBook XML documents.

## NAME

OOo2Dbk - program to convert OpenOffice.org-Writer (ODT and SXW) files to DocBook XML documents.

## SYNOPSIS

**OOo2Dbk** \[*options*\] *openoffice.org-file*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **OOo2Dbk** commands.

## OPTIONS

This version of OOo2Dbk understands the following command line options.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-cFILE, --config=FILE**

  Use FILE as the file path for the program configuration file. Defaults to the global /etc/ooo2dbk.xml configuration file or to the ooo2dbk.xml configuration file in the ooo2dbk executable directory.

- **-zFILE, --zipfile=FILE**

  Use FILE as the filename for the generated ZIP archive

- **-dFILE, --dbkfile=FILE**

  Use FILE as the filename for the generated DocBook XML file. This option has no effect if the -z/--zipfile option is used.

- **-a, --article**

  Produce a DocBook XML article. This is the default.

- **-b, --book**

  Produce a DocBook XML book.

- **-xFILE, --xslt=FILE**

  Use FILE as the file path for the XSLT stylesheet. Defaults to the ooo2dbk.xsl stylesheet.

- **-mNAME, --cmdxslt=NAME**

  Use command NAME as the XSLT processor. Available command names are defined in OOo2Dbk /etc/ooo2dbk.xml file. Defaults to xsltproc.

- **-f, --flatxml**

  Preserve the intermediate OpenOffice.org XML file (global.xml)

- **-v, --verbose**

  Print additional information to stdout when running conversion.\

## AUTHOR

OOo2Dbk was written by Indesko (http://www.indesko.com/)

This manual page was written by Mohammed Adnène Trojette \<adn+deb@diwi.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).