msrst2db 1.4

A reStructuredText to DocBook converter using Python's docutils.

A reStructuredText to DocBook command-line converter using Python’s docutils, with an included Sphinx builder.

Using the command-line utility

rst2db <filename> [-e root_element] [-o output_file] [-t template_file]

Only the filename to process is required. All other settings are optional.

Settings:

-e root_element

set the root element of the resulting DocBook file. If this is not specified, then ‘section’ will be used.

-o output_file

set the output filename to write. If this is not specified, then output will be sent to stdout.

Using the Sphinx builder

Configuration

To build docbook output with Sphinx, add abstrys.docbook.builder to the extensions list in conf.py:

extensions = [
   ... other extensions here ...
   abstrys.sphinx.docbook_builder
   ]

There are one configurable parameter for conf.py that correspond to rst2db.py parameters:

docbook_default_root_element:

default root element for a file-level document. Default is ‘section’.

Running a build

The builder is registered with the name ‘docbook’, so to run a build that uses the builder, run sphinx-build with -b docbook.

License

This software is provided under the BSD 3-Clause license. See the LICENSE file for more details.

For more information

Contact: Eron Hennessey <[e-mail]>