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  7. <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Arguments and options for the <span class="keyword cmdname">dita</span> command</h1>
  8. <div class="body refbody"><p class="shortdesc">The <span class="keyword cmdname">dita</span> command takes mandatory arguments to process DITA content, manage plug-ins, or
  9. print information about the command. Options can be used to modify the command behavior or specify additional
  10. configuration parameters.</p>
  11. <section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Usage</h2>
  12. <div style="display: block; border: 1 black solid; padding: 2pt; color: maroon; margin-bottom: 6pt;">
  13. <div><a name=""></a>
  14. <blockquote>
  15. <kbd><b>dita</b></kbd>
  16. <kbd><b>--input=</b></kbd>
  17. <var>file</var>
  18. <kbd><b>--format=</b></kbd>
  19. <var>name</var>
  20. [
  21. <var>options</var>
  22. ]
  23. </blockquote>
  24. </div>
  25. <div><a name=""></a>
  26. <blockquote>
  27. <kbd><b>dita</b></kbd>
  28. <kbd><b>--install</b></kbd>
  29. [ {
  30. <var>filename</var>
  31. <var> | URL</var>
  32. } ]
  33. </blockquote>
  34. </div>
  35. <div><a name=""></a>
  36. <blockquote>
  37. <kbd><b>dita</b></kbd>
  38. <kbd><b>--uninstall</b></kbd>
  39. <var>id</var>
  40. </blockquote>
  41. </div>
  42. <div><a name=""></a>
  43. <blockquote>
  44. <kbd><b>dita</b></kbd>
  45. <kbd><b>--help</b></kbd>
  46. </blockquote>
  47. </div>
  48. <div><a name=""></a>
  49. <blockquote>
  50. <kbd><b>dita</b></kbd>
  51. <kbd><b>--version</b></kbd>
  52. </blockquote>
  53. </div>
  54. </div>
  55. <div class="note note note_note"><span class="note__title">Note:</span> Most <span class="keyword cmdname">dita</span> command options support several syntax alternatives. All options can be
  56. specified with a GNU-style option keyword preceded by two hyphens. In many cases, Unix-style single-letter
  57. options (preceded by a single hyphen) are also available for backwards compatibility.</div>
  58. </section>
  59. <section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Arguments</h2>
  60. <dl class="dl parml">
  61. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  62. <span class="keyword parmname">--input</span>=<var class="keyword varname">file</var></dt>
  63. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  64. <span class="keyword parmname">-i</span>
  65. <var class="keyword varname">file</var>
  66. </dt>
  67. <dd class="dd pd" id="dita-command-properties__args.input.desc">Specifies the master file for your documentation project. This argument corresponds
  68. to the common parameter <span class="keyword parmname">args.input</span>. Typically this is a DITA map, however it also can
  69. be a DITA topic if you want to transform a single DITA file. The path can be absolute, relative to
  70. <span class="keyword parmname">args.input.dir</span>, or relative to the current directory if
  71. <span class="keyword parmname">args.input.dir</span> is not defined.</dd>
  72. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  73. <span class="keyword parmname">--format</span>=<var class="keyword varname">name</var></dt>
  74. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  75. <span class="keyword parmname">-f</span>
  76. <var class="keyword varname">name</var>
  77. </dt>
  78. <dd class="dd pd">Specifies the output format (transformation type).</dd>
  79. <dd class="dd pd ddexpand">This argument corresponds to the common parameter <span class="keyword parmname">transtype</span>.</dd>
  80. <dd class="dd pd ddexpand">
  81. <div class="p">You can create plug-ins to add new output formats; by default, the following values are
  82. available:
  83. <ul class="ul">
  84. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">dita</span></li>
  85. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">eclipsehelp</span></li>
  86. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">html5</span></li>
  87. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">htmlhelp</span></li>
  88. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">markdown</span>, <span class="keyword option">markdown_gitbook</span>, and
  89. <span class="keyword option">markdown_github</span></li>
  90. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">pdf</span></li>
  91. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">tocjs</span></li>
  92. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">troff</span></li>
  93. <li class="li"><span class="keyword option">xhtml</span></li>
  94. </ul>
  95. </div>
  96. </dd>
  97. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  98. <span class="keyword parmname">--install</span>&nbsp;<var class="keyword varname">filename</var></dt>
  99. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  100. <span class="keyword parmname">--install</span>&nbsp;<var class="keyword varname">URL</var></dt>
  101. <dd class="dd pd">Install a single plug-in from a local ZIP file or from a URL.</dd>
  102. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  103. <span class="keyword parmname">--install</span>
  104. </dt>
  105. <dd class="dd pd"><span class="ph">If no <var class="keyword varname">filename</var> or <var class="keyword varname">URL</var> argument is
  106. provided, the installation process reloads the current set of plug-ins from the
  107. <span class="ph filepath">plugins</span> directory. This approach can be used to add or remove multiple plug-ins
  108. at once, or any individual plug-ins you have already copied to (or removed from) the
  109. <span class="ph filepath">plugins</span> directory.</span></dd>
  110. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  111. <span class="keyword parmname">--uninstall</span>&nbsp;<var class="keyword varname">id</var>
  112. </dt>
  113. <dd class="dd pd">
  114. <p class="p">Uninstall a plug-in with the specified ID.</p>
  115. <div class="note attention note_attention"><span class="note__title">Attention:</span> The <span class="keyword parmname">--uninstall</span> option also
  116. removes the corresponding subdirectory from the <span class="ph filepath">plugins</span> folder.</div>
  117. </dd>
  118. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  119. <span class="keyword parmname">--help</span></dt>
  120. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  121. <span class="keyword parmname">-h</span>
  122. </dt>
  123. <dd class="dd pd">Print command usage help.</dd>
  124. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  125. <span class="keyword parmname">--version</span>
  126. </dt>
  127. <dd class="dd pd">Print version information and exit.</dd>
  128. </dl>
  129. </section>
  130. <section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Options</h2>
  131. <dl class="dl parml" id="dita-command-properties__dita_build_options">
  132. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  133. <span class="keyword parmname">--output</span>=<var class="keyword varname">dir</var></dt>
  134. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  135. <span class="keyword parmname">-o</span>
  136. <var class="keyword varname">dir</var>
  137. </dt>
  138. <dd class="dd pd" id="dita-command-properties__output.dir.desc">Specifies the path of the output directory; the path can be absolute or relative to
  139. the current directory. This argument corresponds to the common parameter <span class="keyword parmname">output.dir</span>. By
  140. default, the output is written to the <span class="ph filepath">out</span> subdirectory of the current directory.</dd>
  141. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  142. <span class="keyword parmname">--filter</span>=<var class="keyword varname">file</var>
  143. </dt>
  144. <dd class="dd pd">Specifies filter file(s) used to include, exclude, or flag content. </dd>
  145. <dd class="dd pd ddexpand">This argument corresponds to the common parameter <span class="keyword parmname">args.filter</span>. Relative paths are
  146. resolved against the current directory and internally converted to absolute paths.</dd>
  147. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  148. <span class="keyword parmname">--temp</span>=<var class="keyword varname">dir</var></dt>
  149. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  150. <span class="keyword parmname">-t</span>
  151. <var class="keyword varname">dir</var>
  152. </dt>
  153. <dd class="dd pd">Specifies the location of the temporary directory.</dd>
  154. <dd class="dd pd ddexpand">This argument corresponds to the common parameter <span class="keyword parmname">dita.temp.dir</span>.</dd>
  155. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  156. <span class="keyword parmname">--verbose</span></dt>
  157. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  158. <span class="keyword parmname">-v</span>
  159. </dt>
  160. <dd class="dd pd">Verbose logging.</dd>
  161. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  162. <span class="keyword parmname">--debug</span></dt>
  163. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  164. <span class="keyword parmname">-d</span>
  165. </dt>
  166. <dd class="dd pd">Debug logging.</dd>
  167. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  168. <span class="keyword parmname">--logfile</span>=<var class="keyword varname">file</var></dt>
  169. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  170. <span class="keyword parmname">-l</span>
  171. <var class="keyword varname">file</var>
  172. </dt>
  173. <dd class="dd pd">Write logging messages to a file.</dd>
  174. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  175. <span class="keyword parmname">--parameter</span>=<var class="keyword varname">value</var></dt>
  176. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  177. <span class="keyword parmname">-D</span><var class="keyword varname">parameter</var>=<var class="keyword varname">value</var>
  178. </dt>
  179. <dd class="dd pd">Specify a value for a DITA-OT or Ant build parameter.
  180. <p class="p">The GNU-style <span class="keyword parmname">--parameter</span>=<var class="keyword varname">value</var> form is only available for
  181. parameters that are configured in the plug-in configuration file; the Java-style <span class="keyword parmname">-D</span>
  182. form can also be used to specify additional non-configured parameters or set system properties.</p>
  183. <p class="p">Parameters not implemented by the specified transformation type or referenced in a
  184. <span class="ph filepath">.properties</span> file are ignored.</p><div class="note tip note_tip"><span class="note__title">Tip:</span> If you are building in different environments where the location of the input
  185. files is not consistent, set <span class="keyword option">args.input.dir</span> with the <span class="keyword cmdname">dita</span> command and
  186. reference its value with <code class="ph codeph">${args.input.dir}</code> in your <span class="ph filepath">.properties</span>
  187. file.</div></dd>
  188. <dt class="dt pt dlterm">
  189. <span class="keyword parmname">--propertyfile</span>=<var class="keyword varname">file</var>
  190. </dt>
  191. <dd class="dd pd">Use build parameters defined in the referenced <span class="ph filepath">.properties</span> file.
  192. <p class="p">Build parameters specified on the command line override those set in the <span class="ph filepath">.properties</span>
  193. file.</p></dd>
  194. </dl>
  195. </section>
  196. </div>
  197. <nav role="navigation" class="related-links"><div class="familylinks"><div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../parameters/index.html" title="You can adjust the behavior of the DITA Open Toolkit via dita command arguments and options, DITA-OT parameters settings, and configuration properties.">Setting DITA Open Toolkit parameters</a></div></div><div class="linklist relinfo reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br><ul class="linklist"><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../topics/build-using-dita-command.html" title="You can generate output using the DITA Open Toolkit dita command-line tool. Build parameters can be specified on the command line or with .properties files.">Building output using the dita command</a></li><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../topics/using-dita-properties-file.html" title="Usually, DITA builds require setting a number of parameters that do not change frequently. You can reference a set of build parameters defined in a .properties file when building output with the dita command. If needed, you can override any parameter by specifying it explicitly as an argument to the dita command.">Setting build parameters with .properties files</a></li></ul></div><div class="linklist relinfo relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br><ul class="linklist"><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../parameters/parameters_intro.html" title="Certain parameters apply to all DITA-OT transformations. Other parameters are common to the HTML-based transformations. Some parameters apply only to specific transformation types. These parameters can be passed as options to the dita command using the --parameter=value syntax or included in build scripts as Ant properties.">DITA-OT parameters</a></li><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../parameters/internal-ant-properties.html" title="Reference list of Ant properties used by DITA-OT internally.">Internal Ant properties</a></li></ul></div></nav></article></main></body></html>