---
name: "scribe"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "scribe"
version: "0.7-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scribe"
---

# scribe(1)

## NAME

scribe (version 0.7)

## SYNOPSIS

```
scribe [options] [input]...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documentation for the programming language **Scribe** can be found at the  following URL (**http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/fp/Scribe**). This manual page only document the scribe compiler that compiles **Scribe** programs into *HTML*, *TeX*, *Info* or *Nroff* targets.

## SUFFIXES

The scribe compiler uses file suffixes in order to select amongst its possible targets which to choose. These suffixes are:

- *.scr*

  a **Scribe** source file.

- *.html*

  an *HTML* target file.

- *.tex*

  a *TeX* target file.

- *.info*

  an *Info* target file.

- *.man*

  a *Nroff* target file.

- *.sui*

  a *Scribe url index* file.

## OPTIONS

- **-h,--help**

  This help message.

- **--options**

  Display the scribe options and exit.

- **--version**

  The version of Scribe.

- **-v,--verbose**

  Increase the verbosity.

- **-q,--query**

  Display informations about the Scribe configuration.

- **-t,--target \<fmt\>**

  The output target format.

- **-b,--base \<base\>**

  The base prefix to remove from links.

- **-o \<dst\>**

  Name the output file \<dest\>.

- **-I \<path\>**

  Add \<path\> to scribe path.

- **-J \<path\>**

  Add \<path\> to scribe style path.

- **-L \<path\>**

  Add \<path\> to scribe library path.

- **-B \<path\>**

  Add \<path\> to scribe bibliography path.

- **--eval \<expr\>**

  Evaluate expression.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Some shell variables control the Scribe search path:

- *SCRIBEPATH*

  Search path for source and style files.

- *SCRIBESTYLEPATH*

  Search path for style files.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report buts to Manuel.Serrano@inria.fr.

## SEE ALSO

[**scribeinfo**(1)](/scribeinfo/1.md), [**scribebibtex**(1)](/scribebibtex/1.md), [**bigloo**(1)](/bigloo/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Manuel Serrano, http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/Manuel.Serrano