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## Name

refdbnd — creates a skeleton document and a Makefile for RefDB

## Synopsis

Interactive mode:

`refdbnd`

Non-interactive mode:

`refdbnd` `basename` `doctype` `pubtype` `database` `style` `encoding` [`css-file`] [`fo-driver`] [`html-driver`] [`xhtml-driver`]

## Description

This script should be the first choice for novices for creating new SGML,XML, or RTF documents for use with RefDB(7). If called without arguments, the script runs in a novice-friendly interactive mode and collects a few answers about the new document. Based on these answers it will create a skeleton document as well as a custom-tailored Makefile that performs all necessary steps to create formatted output from the document.

Alternatively you can call this script from a directory that contains an existing SGML, XML, or RTF file. Pass the full name to the script when it asks for a filename, and the script will try to guess some of the settings from the existing file.

The script can create the following document types:

DocBook SGML

  Versions 3.1, 4.0, 4.1

DocBook XML

  Versions 4.1.2, 4.2, 4.3, 5.0

TEI XML

  Versions P4, P5

Rich Text Format (RTF)

  Version 1.9 (M$ Word 2007 and earlier, OpenOffice, AbiWord, and most other contemporary word processors)

The skeleton documents created by the script contain the appropriate prolog for the selected document type. If required (SGML, DTD-based XML), an external entity is declared in the internal subset in order to include the bibliography.

## Options

basename

  The basename of the document, i.e. sans extension. If you want to end up with foo.pdf, use foo

doctype

  Available options are db31, db40, and db41 for DocBook SGML; db41x, db42x, and db43x for DocBook XML; teix for TEI XML; rtf for RTF

pubtype

  This is one of set, book, or article for DocBook, and TEI.2 for TEI. This argument is ignored by the other document types, but must be present nonetheless (pass "foo" or "bar", depending on your mood).

database

  The name of the database that contains your references.

style

  The name of the bibliography style.

encoding

  The character encoding of the document.

css-file

  The name of a CSS file for the HTML output. This option is meaningless for RTF documents and can be left out.

fo-driver

  A custom driver file for fo output. Please consult the manual for the requirements of such a driver. This option is meaningless for RTF documents and can be left out.

html-driver

  A custom driver file for html output. Please consult the manual for the requirements of such a driver. This option is meaningless for RTF documents and can be left out.

xhtml-driver

  A custom driver file for xhtml output. Please consult the manual for the requirements of such a driver. This option is meaningless for RTF documents and can be left out.

## Makefile Targets

The Makefile is set up to process your document properly depending on its type. The following targets are available for SGML and XML documents:

html

  Creates a set of HTML files.

pdf

  Creates a PDF file.

ps

  Creates a Postscript file (SGML documents only).

rtf

  Creates a RTF file. The Rich Text Format can be edited by most Word Processors.

  ### Note

  Not all FO processors offer RTF output, so this target may not work for XML documents with your setup.

all

  This is the default if you call make without specifying a target. It will build all of the above targets.

htmldist

  Creates a `.tar.gz` archive of the HTML files.

pdfdist

  Creates a `.tar.gz` archive of the PDF file.

ps

  Creates a `.tar.gz` archive of the Postscript file (SGML documents only).

rtf

  Creates a `.tar.gz` archive of the RTF file.

dist

  This will build all of the above archives.

clean

  This will remove all built files, except for the source document using the full citation format.

shortclean

  This will remove all built files, including the source document using the full citation format.

For RTF output there is only a default target which you can invoke by running make without an argument, and the "clean" target which removes generated files.

## Files

`PREFIX/share/refdb/db/examples/Makefile.template`

`PREFIX/share/refdb/db/examples/Makefile.rtf.template`

The templates used to create the Makefile.

## See also

RefDB (7).

RefDB manual (local copy) PREFIX/share/doc/refdb-<version>/refdb-manual/index.html

RefDB manual (web) <http://refdb.sourceforge.net/manual/index.html>

RefDB on the web <http://refdb.sourceforge.net/>

## Author

refdbnd was written by Markus Hoenicka <markus@mhoenicka.de>.

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