---
name: "shtmlview"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tklib"
version: "0.9-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/shtmlview"
---

# shtmlview(1)

Basic HTML and Markdown viewer application

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## NAME

shtmlview - Basic HTML and Markdown viewer application

## SYNOPSIS

**shtmlview**

**shtmlview** **--help**

**shtmlview** **--version**

**shtmlview** **--render** *text*

**shtmlview** **--render** **-**

**shtmlview** *filename*

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## DESCRIPTION

The application described by this document, **shtmlview**, is a simple viewer for HTML files. Further supported are documents written in *Markdown*, *doctools*, or *mkdoc* format, if various supporting packages are available. See section **Beyond HTML**.

### COMMAND LINE

- **shtmlview**

  - **shtmlview** **--help**

  Prints usage information to standard error.

- **shtmlview** **--version**

  Prints the application version to standard output.

- **shtmlview** **--render** *text*

  Displays the provided text in a viewer window. Treats the text as Markdown except if it starts with a recognized HTML tag. In that case it assumes and renders as HTML.

- **shtmlview** **--render** **-**

  As before, except it reads the text to render from standard input.

- **shtmlview** *filename*

  Reads and renders the named file in a viewer widget.

## BEYOND HTML

Documents in any other format than HTML require the presence of various supporting packages to enable the application to display them.

- Markdown

  - •

    **Markdown**

- doctools

  - •

    **shtmlview::doctools**

  - •

    **dtplite**

- mkdoc

  - •

    **shtmlview::mkdoc**

  - •

    **mkdoc::mkdoc**

## BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

This document, and the application it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category *shtmlview* of the *Tklib Trackers* \[https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/ticket\]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either application and/or documentation.

## BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category *shtmlview* of the *Tklib Trackers* \[http://core.tcl.tk/tklib/reportlist\]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

## KEYWORDS

doctools, html, markdown, mkdoc, viewer

## CATEGORY

Document display

## COPYRIGHT

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Copyright (c)
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