---
name: "otl2docbook"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vim-vimoutliner"
version: "0.3.4+pristine-9.3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otl2docbook"
---

# otl2docbook(1)

converts vimoutliner outline to Docbook

## NAME

otl2docbook - converts vimoutliner outline to Docbook

## SYNOPSIS

**otl2docbook**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **otl2docbook** Perl script.

**otl2docbook** is a [**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md) script that converts a **vimoutliner**(1) outline to HTML.

**otl2docbook** script with outline on standard input will produce Docbook XML document on standard output.

## SEE ALSO

[**vim**(1)](/vim/1.md), [**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md)

## REQUIREMENTS

This program uses the **XML::Writer** perl module, which is available on **CPAN.**

## AUTHOR

The original version was written by Thomas R. Fullhart to convert from Emacs outline mode. It is available at http://genetikayos.com/code/repos/outline2docbook/distribution/. http://genetikayos.com/code/repos/outline2docbook/distribution/. ⟨⟩

This manual page was written by Matej Cepl \<matej@ceplovi.cz\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
