---
name: "svgpp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbatik-java"
version: "1.18+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/svgpp"
---

# svgpp(1)

pretty-printer for SVG files

## NAME

svgpp - pretty-printer for SVG files

## **svgpp**

*\[options\] \<input file\> \[\<output file\>\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**svgpp** pretty-prints SVG code to standard output.

## OPTIONS

- **-xml-decl** \<string\>

  The value to set to the XML declaraction.

- **-system-id** \<string\>

  The value to set to the system ID of the doctype.

- **-tab-width** \<number\>

  Sets the tabulation width. The default is 4.

- **-doc-width** \<number\>

  Sets the document preferred number of columns. The default is 80.

- **-no-format**

  Disables any formatting. Useful for doctype modifications, newline conversion, ...

- **-public-id** \<string\>

  The value to set to the public ID of the doctype.

- **-newline** (cr \| cr-lf \| lf)

  Specifies the type of newline to output. Possible values are: cr (mac), cr-lf (dos), lf (unix - the default).

- **-doctype** (change \| remove)

  Removes or changes the DOCTYPE declaration. change is used in conjonction with the **-public-id** and **-system-id** options.

## JAVA-WRAPPERS NOTE

This program is a shell script wrapper based on [**java-wrappers**(7)](/java-wrappers/7.md). You therefore benefit from several features; please see the  [**java-wrappers**(7)](/java-wrappers/7.md) manual page for more information about them.

## AUTHORS

**svgpp** is part of  **batik**, written by the Apache Software Foundation.

This manual page was written by Vincent Fourmond \<fourmond@debian.org\> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others.

## SEE ALSO

The web page of  **batik**, http://xml.apache.org/batik

[**java-wrappers**(7)](/java-wrappers/7.md)