---
name: "troff2html"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "troffcvt"
version: "1.04+repack1-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/troff2html"
---

# troff2html(1)

convert troff documents to Hypertext Markup Language

## NAME

troff2html - convert *troff* documents to Hypertext Markup Language

## SYNTAX

**troff2html** \[ *options* \] *file* ... \]

## DESCRIPTION

*troff2html* converts files written in the *troff* input language and converts them to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). It works by running the input files through *troffcvt* and then through *tc2html* and *tc2html-toc*.

*troff2html* understands the usual *troffcvt* options. It also understands the additional options listed below:

- **-D**

  Enable debugging output.

- **-E**

  Cause *tc2html* to echo token information to *stderr* as tokens are read from *troffcvt*.

- **-n**

  No execution. Just show the commands that *troff2html* would execute to process the document.

- **-p**

  Don't run the postprocessors (*tc2html* and *tc2html-toc*). The output from *troff2html* will be in the *troffcvt* output language.

- **-T** *title*

  Specify a title for the document. This can be used for documents that do not contain any recognizable title. If the document does contain a title, it is overridden.

## SEE ALSO

[troffcvt(1)](/troffcvt/1.md), [tc2html(1)](/tc2html/1.md)

## WHO-TO-BLAME

Paul DuBois, *dubois@primate.wisc.edu* .

## BUGS

*troff2html* uses a set of special macros that tell *troffcvt* how to generate *tc2html*-specific output that *tc2html* uses to recognize HTML structural elements. These macros do not work in compatibility mode.