v4: documentation, sisu.1 manpage & minor

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "sisu" "1" "2012-10-03" "4.0.0" "SiSU"
+.TH "sisu" "1" "2012-10-03" "4.0.1" "SiSU"
 .br
 .SH NAME
 .br
@@ -28,17 +28,15 @@ sisu [\-CcFLSVvW]
 
 .br
 sisu (\-\-configure|\-\-webrick|\-\-sample\-search\-form)
-.SH SISU \- MANUAL,
+.SH SISU - MANUAL,
 RALPH AMISSAH
-.br
 
 .SH WHAT IS SISU?
-.br
 
-.SH INTRODUCTION \- WHAT IS SISU?
-.br
+.SH INTRODUCTION - WHAT IS SISU?
 
-.br
+
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 is a framework for document structuring, publishing (in multiple open standard
 formats) and search, comprising of: (a) a lightweight document structure and
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ which is able to produce multiple standard outputs (including the population of
 sql databases) that (can) share a common numbering system for the citation of
 text within a document.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 is developed under an open source, software libre license (
 .I GPLv3
@@ -56,9 +54,9 @@ is developed under an open source, software libre license (
 cope with evolving document formats/ representation technologies. Documents are
 prepared once, and generated as need be to update the technical presentation or
 add additional output formats. Various output formats (including search related
-output) share a common mechanism for cross\-output\-format citation.
+output) share a common mechanism for cross-output-format citation.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 both defines a markup syntax and provides an engine that produces open
 standards format outputs from documents prepared with
@@ -85,12 +83,12 @@ is also able to populate
 type databases at an object level, which means that searches can be made with
 that degree of granularity.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Source document preparation and output generation is a two step process: (i)
 document source is prepared, that is, marked up in sisu markup syntax and (ii)
 the desired output subsequently generated by running the sisu engine against
 document source. Output representations if updated (in the sisu engine) can be
-generated by re\-running the engine against the prepared source. Using
+generated by re-running the engine against the prepared source. Using
 .B SiSU
 markup applied to a document,
 .B SiSU
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ or
 .I PDF
 files, and populate an
 .I SQL
-database with objects[^1] (equating generally to paragraph\-sized chunks) so
+database with objects[^1] (equating generally to paragraph-sized chunks) so
 searches may be performed and matches returned with that degree of granularity
 ( e.g. your search criteria is met by these documents and at these locations
 within each document). Document output formats share a common object numbering
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ system for locating content. This is particularly suitable for "published"
 works (finalized texts as opposed to works that are frequently changed or
 updated) for which it provides a fixed means of reference of content.
 
-.br
+.BR
 In preparing a
 .B SiSU
 document you optionally provide semantic information related to the document in
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ footnotes. You also provide information on basic text attributes where used.
 The rest is automatic, sisu from this information custom builds[^2] the
 different forms of output requested.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 works with an abstraction of the document based on its structure which is
 comprised of its headings[^3] and objects[^4], which enables
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ also has implications for search that
 .B SiSU
 is able to take advantage of.
 
-.br
+.BR
 One of the challenges of maintaining documents is to keep them in a format that
 allows use of them independently of proprietary platforms. Consider issues
 related to dealing with legacy proprietary formats today and what guarantee you
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ have that old proprietary formats will remain (or can be read without
 proprietary software/equipment) in 15 years time, or the way the way in which
 html has evolved over its relatively short span of existence.
 .B SiSU
-provides the flexibility of producing documents in multiple non\-proprietary
+provides the flexibility of producing documents in multiple non-proprietary
 open formats including
 .I HTML,
 .I EPUB,
@@ -194,12 +192,12 @@ as
 .I HTML
 5).
 
-.br
-The document formats are written to the file\-system and available for indexing
+.BR
+The document formats are written to the file-system and available for indexing
 by independent indexing tools, whether off the web like Google and Yahoo or on
 the site like Lucene and Hyperestraier.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 also provides other features such as concordance files and document content
 certificates, and the working against an abstraction of document structure has
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ maps and thesauri, together with the flexibility of
 .B SiSU
 offers great possibilities.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 is primarily for published works, which can take advantage of the citation
 system to reliably reference its documents.
@@ -219,20 +217,19 @@ Wikis, which can take advantage of and be used to discuss the substance of
 content prepared in
 .B SiSU.
 
-.br
+.BR
 <http://www.sisudoc.org/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu>
 
 .SH COMMANDS SUMMARY
-.br
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
-is a document publishing system, that from a simple single marked\-up document,
+is a document publishing system, that from a simple single marked-up document,
 produces multiple output formats including:
 .I plaintext,
 .I HTML,
@@ -260,353 +257,297 @@ document structure information. For more see: <http://sisudoc.org> or
 .SH DOCUMENT PROCESSING COMMAND FLAGS
 
 .TP
-.B \-a [filename/wildcard]
+.B -a [filename/wildcard]
 produces
 .I plaintext
 with Unix linefeeds and without markup, (object numbers are omitted), has
-footnotes at end of each paragraph that contains them [ \ \-A \ for \
-equivalent \ dos \ (linefeed) \ output \ file] [see \ \-e \ for \ endnotes].
-(Options include: \-\-endnotes for endnotes \-\-footnotes for footnotes at the
-end of each paragraph \-\-unix for unix linefeed (default) \-\-msdos for msdos
-linefeed)
-
+footnotes at end of each paragraph that contains them [ -A for equivalent dos
+(linefeed) output file] [see -e for endnotes]. (Options include: --endnotes for
+endnotes --footnotes for footnotes at the end of each paragraph --unix for unix
+linefeed (default) --msdos for msdos linefeed)
 .TP
-.B \-b [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-xhtml
-
+.B -b [filename/wildcard]
+see --xhtml
 .TP
-.B \-\-by\-*
-see \-\-output\-by\-*
-
+.B --by-*
+see --output-by-*
 .TP
-.B \-C
+.B -C
 configure/initialise shared output directory files initialize shared output
 directory (config files such as css and dtd files are not updated if they
-already exist unless modifier is used). \-C \-\-init\-site configure/initialise
-site more extensive than \-C on its own, shared output directory files/force
+already exist unless modifier is used). -C --init-site configure/initialise
+site more extensive than -C on its own, shared output directory files/force
 update, existing shared output config files such as css and dtd files are
 updated if this modifier is used.
-
 .TP
-.B \-CC
-see \-\-configure
-
+.B -CC
+see --configure
 .TP
-.B \-c [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-color\-toggle
-
+.B -c [filename/wildcard]
+see --color-toggle
+.TP
+.B --color
+see --color-on
+.TP
+.B --color-off
+turn off color in output to terminal
 .TP
-.B \-\-color\-toggle [filename/wildcard]
-screen toggle ansi screen colour on or off depending on default set (unless \-c
+.B --color-on
+turn on color in output to terminal
+.TP
+.B --color-toggle [filename/wildcard]
+screen toggle ansi screen colour on or off depending on default set (unless -c
 flag is used: if sisurc colour default is set to 'true', output to screen will
 be with colour, if sisurc colour default is set to 'false' or is undefined
-screen output will be without colour). Alias \-c
-
+screen output will be without colour). Alias -c
 .TP
-.B \-\-configure
+.B --configure
 configure/initialise shared output directory files initialize shared output
 directory (config files such as css and dtd files are not updated if they
-already exist unless modifier is used). The equivalent of: \-C \-\-init\-site
-configure/initialise site, more extensive than \-C on its own, shared output
+already exist unless modifier is used). The equivalent of: -C --init-site
+configure/initialise site, more extensive than -C on its own, shared output
 directory files/force update, existing shared output config files such as css
-and dtd files are updated if \-CC is used.
-
+and dtd files are updated if -CC is used.
 .TP
-.B \-\-concordance [filename/wildcard]
+.B --concordance [filename/wildcard]
 produces concordance (wordmap) a rudimentary index of all the words in a
 document. (Concordance files are not generated for documents of over 260,000
-words unless this limit is increased in the file sisurc.yml). Alias \-w
-
+words unless this limit is increased in the file sisurc.yml). Alias -w
 .TP
-.B \-D [instruction] [filename]
-see \-\-pg
-
+.B -D [instruction] [filename]
+see --pg
 .TP
-.B \-d [\-\-db\-[database \ type \ (sqlite|pg)]] \-\-[instruction] [filename]
-see \-\-sqlite
-
+.B -d [--db-[database type (sqlite|pg)]] --[instruction] [filename]
+see --sqlite
 .TP
-.B \-\-dal [filename/wildcard/url]
+.B --dal [filename/wildcard/url]
 assumed for most other flags, creates new intermediate files for processing
 (document abstraction) that is used in all subsequent processing of other
-output. This step is assumed for most processing flags. To skip it see \-n.
-Alias \-m
-
+output. This step is assumed for most processing flags. To skip it see -n.
+Alias -m
 .TP
-.B \-\-delete [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-zap
-
+.B --delete [filename/wildcard]
+see --zap
 .TP
-.B \-\-dump[=directory_path] [filename/wildcard]
+.B --dump[=directory_path] [filename/wildcard]
 places output in directory specified, if none is specified in the current
-directory (pwd). Compare \-\-redirect
-
+directory (pwd). Compare --redirect
 .TP
-.B \-e [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-epub
-
+.B -e [filename/wildcard]
+see --epub
 .TP
-.B \-\-epub [filename/wildcard]
-produces an epub document, [sisu \ version \ >=2 \ ] (filename.epub). Alias \-e
-
+.B --epub [filename/wildcard]
+produces an epub document, [sisu version >=2 ] (filename.epub). Alias -e
 .TP
-.B \-\-exc\-*
-exclude output feature, overrides configuration settings \-\-exc\-
-.I ocn,
-(exclude
+.B --exc-*
+exclude output feature, overrides configuration settings --exc-ocn, (exclude
 .I object citation numbering,
 (switches off
 .I object citation numbering
-) , affects html (seg, scroll), epub, xhtml, xml, pdf) ; \-\-exc\-toc, (exclude
-table of contents, affects html (scroll), epub, pdf) ;
-\-\-exc\-links\-to\-manifest, \-\-exc\-manifest\-links, (exclude links to
-manifest, affects html (seg, scroll)); \-\-exc\-search\-form, (exclude search
-form, affects html (seg, scroll), manifest); \-\-exc\-minitoc, (exclude mini
-table of contents, affects html (seg), concordance, manifest);
-\-\-exc\-manifest\-minitoc, (exclude mini table of contents, affects manifest);
-\-\-exc\-html\-minitoc, (exclude mini table of contents, affects html (seg),
-concordance); \-\-exc\-html\-navigation, (exclude navigation, affects html
-(seg)); \-\-exc\-html\-navigation\-bar, (exclude navigation bar, affects html
-(seg)); \-\-exc\-html\-search\-form, (exclude search form, affects html (seg,
-scroll)); \-\-exc\-html\-right\-pane, (exclude right pane/column, affects html
-(seg, scroll)); \-\-exc\-html\-top\-band, (exclude top band, affects html (seg,
+) , affects html (seg, scroll), epub, xhtml, xml, pdf) ; --exc-toc, (exclude
+table of contents, affects html (scroll), epub, pdf) ; --exc-links-to-manifest,
+--exc-manifest-links, (exclude links to manifest, affects html (seg, scroll));
+--exc-search-form, (exclude search form, affects html (seg, scroll), manifest);
+--exc-minitoc, (exclude mini table of contents, affects html (seg),
+concordance, manifest); --exc-manifest-minitoc, (exclude mini table of
+contents, affects manifest); --exc-html-minitoc, (exclude mini table of
+contents, affects html (seg), concordance); --exc-html-navigation, (exclude
+navigation, affects html (seg)); --exc-html-navigation-bar, (exclude navigation
+bar, affects html (seg)); --exc-html-search-form, (exclude search form, affects
+html (seg, scroll)); --exc-html-right-pane, (exclude right pane/column, affects
+html (seg, scroll)); --exc-html-top-band, (exclude top band, affects html (seg,
 scroll), concordance (minitoc forced on to provide seg navigation));
-\-\-exc\-segsubtoc (exclude sub table of contents, affects html (seg), epub) ;
-see also \-\-inc\-*
-
+--exc-segsubtoc (exclude sub table of contents, affects html (seg), epub) ; see
+also --inc-*
 .TP
-.B \-F [\-\-webserv=webrick]
-see \-\-sample\-search\-form
-
+.B -F [--webserv=webrick]
+see --sample-search-form
 .TP
-.B \-f [optional \ string \ part \ of \ filename]
-see \-\-find
-
+.B -f [optional string part of filename]
+see --find
 .TP
-.B \-\-find [optional \ string \ part \ of \ filename]
-without match string, glob all \.sst \.ssm files in directory (including
-language subdirectories). With match string, find files that match given string
-in directory (including language subdirectories). Alias \-f, \-\-glob, \-G
-
+.B --find [optional string part of filename]
+without match string, glob all .sst .ssm files in directory (including language
+subdirectories). With match string, find files that match given string in
+directory (including language subdirectories). Alias -f, --glob, -G
 .TP
-.B \-G [optional \ string \ part \ of \ filename]
-see \-\-find
-
+.B -G [optional string part of filename]
+see --find
 .TP
-.B \-g [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-git
-
+.B -g [filename/wildcard]
+see --git
 .TP
-.B \-\-git [filename/wildcard]
+.B --git [filename/wildcard]
 produces or updates markup source file structure in a git repo (experimental
-and subject to change). Alias \-g
-
+and subject to change). Alias -g
 .TP
-.B \-\-glob [optional \ string \ part \ of \ filename]
-see \-\-find
-
+.B --glob [optional string part of filename]
+see --find
 .TP
-.B \-h [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-html
-
+.B -h [filename/wildcard]
+see --html
 .TP
-.B \-\-harvest *.ss[tm]
+.B --harvest *.ss[tm]
 makes two lists of sisu output based on the sisu markup documents in a
 directory: list of author and authors works (year and titles), and; list by
 topic with titles and author. Makes use of header metadata fields (author,
-title, date, topic_register). Can be used with maintenance (\-M) and remote
-placement (\-R) flags.
-
+title, date, topic_register). Can be used with maintenance (-M) and remote
+placement (-R) flags.
 .TP
-.B \-\-help [topic]
+.B --help [topic]
 provides help on the selected topic, where topics (keywords) include: list,
 (com)mands, short(cuts), (mod)ifiers, (env)ironment, markup, syntax, headers,
 headings, endnotes, tables, example, customise, skin, (dir)ectories, path,
 (lang)uage, db, install, setup, (conf)igure, convert, termsheet, search, sql,
 features, license.
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-html [filename/wildcard]
+.B --html [filename/wildcard]
 produces html output, segmented text with table of contents (toc.html and
-index.html) and the document in a single file (scroll.html). Alias \-h
-
+index.html) and the document in a single file (scroll.html). Alias -h
 .TP
-.B \-I [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-texinfo
-
+.B -I [filename/wildcard]
+see --texinfo
 .TP
-.B \-i [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-manpage
-
+.B -i [filename/wildcard]
+see --manpage
 .TP
-.B \-\-inc\-*
+.B --inc-*
 include output feature, overrides configuration settings, (usually the default
-if none set), has precedence over \-\-exc\-* (exclude output feature). Some
-detail provided under \-\-exc\-*, see \-\-exc\-*
-
+if none set), has precedence over --exc-* (exclude output feature). Some detail
+provided under --exc-*, see --exc-*
 .TP
-.B \-j [filename/wildcard]
+.B -j [filename/wildcard]
 copies images associated with a file for use by html, xhtml & xml outputs
-(automatically invoked by \-\-dump & redirect).
-
+(automatically invoked by --dump & redirect).
 .TP
-.B \-\-keep\-processing\-files [filename/wildcard/url]
-see \-\-maintenance
-
+.B -k
+see --color-off
+.TP
+.B --keep-processing-files [filename/wildcard/url]
+see --maintenance
 .TP
-.B \-L
+.B -L
 prints license information.
-
 .TP
-.B \-M [filename/wildcard/url]
-see \-\-maintenance
-
+.B -M [filename/wildcard/url]
+see --maintenance
 .TP
-.B \-m [filename/wildcard/url]
-see \-\-dal (document abstraction level/layer)
-
+.B -m [filename/wildcard/url]
+see --dal (document abstraction level/layer)
 .TP
-.B \-\-machine [filename/wildcard/url]
-see \-\-dal (document abstraction level/layer)
-
+.B --machine [filename/wildcard/url]
+see --dal (document abstraction level/layer)
 .TP
-.B \-\-maintenance [filename/wildcard/url]
+.B --maintenance [filename/wildcard/url]
 maintenance mode, interim processing files are preserved and their locations
-indicated. (also see \-V). Aliases \-M and \-\-keep\-processing\-files.
-
+indicated. (also see -V). Aliases -M and --keep-processing-files.
 .TP
-.B \-\-manpage [filename/wildcard]
-produces man page of file, not suitable for all outputs. Alias \-i
-
+.B --manpage [filename/wildcard]
+produces man page of file, not suitable for all outputs. Alias -i
 .TP
-.B \-N [filename/wildcard/url]
+.B -N [filename/wildcard/url]
 document digest or document content certificate ( DCC ) as md5 digest tree of
 the document: the digest for the document, and digests for each object
 contained within the document (together with information on software versions
-that produced it) (digest.txt). \-NV for verbose digest output to screen.
-
+that produced it) (digest.txt). -NV for verbose digest output to screen.
 .TP
-.B \-n [filename/wildcard/url]
+.B -n [filename/wildcard/url]
 skip the creation of intermediate processing files (document abstraction) if
-they already exist, this skips the equivalent of \-m which is otherwise assumed
+they already exist, this skips the equivalent of -m which is otherwise assumed
 by most processing flags.
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-*
-see \-\-exc\-*
-
+.B --no-*
+see --exc-*
 .TP
-.B \-o [filename/wildcard/url]
-see \-\-odt
-
+.B -o [filename/wildcard/url]
+see --odt
 .TP
-.B \-\-odf [filename/wildcard/url]
-see \-\-odt
-
+.B --odf [filename/wildcard/url]
+see --odt
 .TP
-.B \-\-odt [filename/wildcard/url]
-output basic document in opendocument file format (opendocument.odt). Alias \-o
-
+.B --odt [filename/wildcard/url]
+output basic document in opendocument file format (opendocument.odt). Alias -o
 .TP
-.B \-\-output\-by\-*
-select output directory structure from 3 alternatives:
-\-\-output\-by\-language, (language directory (based on language code) with
-filetype (html, epub, pdf etc.) subdirectories); \-\-output\-by\-filetype,
-(filetype directories with language code as part of filename);
-\-\-output\-by\-filename, (filename directories with language code as part of
-filename). This is configurable. Alias \-\-by\-*
-
+.B --output-by-*
+select output directory structure from 3 alternatives: --output-by-language,
+(language directory (based on language code) with filetype (html, epub, pdf
+etc.) subdirectories); --output-by-filetype, (filetype directories with
+language code as part of filename); --output-by-filename, (filename directories
+with language code as part of filename). This is configurable. Alias --by-*
 .TP
-.B \-P [language_directory/filename \ language_directory]
-see \-\-po4a
-
+.B -P [language_directory/filename language_directory]
+see --po4a
 .TP
-.B \-p [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-pdf
-
+.B -p [filename/wildcard]
+see --pdf
 .TP
-.B \-\-pdf [filename/wildcard]
+.B --pdf [filename/wildcard]
 produces
 .I LaTeX
 pdf (portrait.pdf & landscape.pdf). Default paper size is set in config file,
 or document header, or provided with additional command line parameter, e.g.
-\-\-papersize\-a4 preset sizes include: 'A4', U.S. 'letter' and 'legal' and
-book sizes 'A5' and 'B5' (system defaults to A4). Alias \-p
-
+--papersize-a4 preset sizes include: 'A4', U.S. 'letter' and 'legal' and book
+sizes 'A5' and 'B5' (system defaults to A4). Alias -p
 .TP
-.B \-\-pg [instruction] [filename]
+.B --pg [instruction] [filename]
 database
 .I PostgreSQL
-( \-\-pgsql may be used instead) possible instructions, include: \-\-createdb;
-\-\-create; \-\-dropall; \-\-import [filename]; \-\-update [filename];
-\-\-remove [filename]; see database section below. Alias \-D
-
+( --pgsql may be used instead) possible instructions, include: --createdb;
+--create; --dropall; --import [filename]; --update [filename]; --remove
+[filename]; see database section below. Alias -D
 .TP
-.B \-\-po [language_directory/filename \ language_directory]
-see \-\-po4a
-
+.B --po [language_directory/filename language_directory]
+see --po4a
 .TP
-.B \-\-po4a [language_directory/filename \ language_directory]
-produces \.pot and po files for the file in the languages specified by the
+.B --po4a [language_directory/filename language_directory]
+produces .pot and po files for the file in the languages specified by the
 language directory.
 .B SiSU
 markup is placed in subdirectories named with the language code, e.g. en/ fr/
 es/. The sisu config file must set the output directory structure to
 multilingual. v3, experimental
-
 .TP
-.B \-Q [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-qrcode
-
+.B -Q [filename/wildcard]
+see --qrcode
 .TP
-.B \-q [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-quiet
-
+.B -q [filename/wildcard]
+see --quiet
 .TP
-.B \-\-qrcode [filename/wildcard]
+.B --qrcode [filename/wildcard]
 generate QR code image of metadata (used in manifest). v3 only.
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-quiet [filename/wildcard]
+.B --quiet [filename/wildcard]
 quiet less output to screen.
-
 .TP
-.B \-R [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-rsync
-
+.B -R [filename/wildcard]
+see --rsync
 .TP
-.B \-r [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-scp
-
+.B -r [filename/wildcard]
+see --scp
 .TP
-.B \-\-redirect[=directory_path] [filename/wildcard]
+.B --redirect[=directory_path] [filename/wildcard]
 places output in subdirectory under specified directory, subdirectory uses the
 filename (without the suffix). If no output directory is specified places the
-subdirectory under the current directory (pwd). Compare \-\-dump
-
+subdirectory under the current directory (pwd). Compare --dump
 .TP
-.B \-\-rsync [filename/wildcard]
+.B --rsync [filename/wildcard]
 copies sisu output files to remote host using rsync. This requires that
 sisurc.yml has been provided with information on hostname and username, and
 that you have your "keys" and ssh agent in place. Note the behavior of rsync
-different if \-R is used with other flags from if used alone. Alone the rsync
-\-\-delete parameter is sent, useful for cleaning the remote directory (when
-\-R is used together with other flags, it is not). Also see \-\-scp. Alias \-R
-
+different if -R is used with other flags from if used alone. Alone the rsync
+--delete parameter is sent, useful for cleaning the remote directory (when -R
+is used together with other flags, it is not). Also see --scp. Alias -R
 .TP
-.B \-S
-see \-\-sisupod
-
+.B -S
+see --sisupod
 .TP
-.B \-S [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-sisupod
-
+.B -S [filename/wildcard]
+see --sisupod
 .TP
-.B \-s [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-source
-
+.B -s [filename/wildcard]
+see --source
 .TP
-.B \-\-sample\-search\-form [\-\-webserv=webrick]
+.B --sample-search-form [--webserv=webrick]
 generate examples of (naive) cgi search form for
 .I SQLite
 and PgSQL depends on your already having used sisu to populate an
@@ -614,22 +555,20 @@ and PgSQL depends on your already having used sisu to populate an
 and/or PgSQL database, (the
 .I SQLite
 version scans the output directories for existing sisu_sqlite databases, so it
-is first necessary to create them, before generating the search form) see \-d
-\-D and the database section below. If the optional parameter
-\-\-webserv=webrick is passed, the cgi examples created will be set up to use
-the default port set for use by the webrick server, (otherwise the port is left
-blank and the system setting used, usually 80). The samples are dumped in the
-present work directory which must be writable, (with screen instructions given
-that they be copied to the cgi\-bin directory). Alias \-F
-
-.TP
-.B \-\-scp [filename/wildcard]
+is first necessary to create them, before generating the search form) see -d -D
+and the database section below. If the optional parameter --webserv=webrick is
+passed, the cgi examples created will be set up to use the default port set for
+use by the webrick server, (otherwise the port is left blank and the system
+setting used, usually 80). The samples are dumped in the present work directory
+which must be writable, (with screen instructions given that they be copied to
+the cgi-bin directory). Alias -F
+.TP
+.B --scp [filename/wildcard]
 copies sisu output files to remote host using scp. This requires that
 sisurc.yml has been provided with information on hostname and username, and
-that you have your "keys" and ssh agent in place. Also see \-\-rsync. Alias \-r
-
+that you have your "keys" and ssh agent in place. Also see --rsync. Alias -r
 .TP
-.B \-\-sqlite \-\-[instruction] [filename]
+.B --sqlite --[instruction] [filename]
 database type set to
 .I SQLite,
 this produces one of two possible databases, without additional database
@@ -640,23 +579,21 @@ common
 .I SQLite
 database of all processed documents that (come from the same document
 preparation directory and as a result) share the same output directory base
-path (possible instructions include: \-\-createdb; \-\-create; \-\-dropall;
-\-\-import [filename]; \-\-update [filename]; \-\-remove [filename]); see
-database section below. Alias \-d
-
+path (possible instructions include: --createdb; --create; --dropall; --import
+[filename]; --update [filename]; --remove [filename]); see database section
+below. Alias -d
 .TP
-.B \-\-sisupod
+.B --sisupod
 produces a sisupod a zipped sisu directory of markup files including sisu
 markup source files and the directories local configuration file, images and
 skins. Note: this only includes the configuration files or skins contained in
- \./_sisu not those in ~/.sisu \-S [filename/wildcard] option. Note: (this
-option is tested only with zsh). Alias \-S
-
+./_sisu not those in ~/.sisu -S [filename/wildcard] option. Note: (this option
+is tested only with zsh). Alias -S
 .TP
-.B \-\-sisupod [filename/wildcard]
+.B --sisupod [filename/wildcard]
 produces a zipped file of the prepared document specified along with associated
 images, by default named sisupod.zip they may alternatively be named with the
-filename extension \.ssp This provides a quick way of gathering the relevant
+filename extension .ssp This provides a quick way of gathering the relevant
 parts of a sisu document which can then for example be emailed. A sisupod
 includes sisu markup source file, (along with associated documents if a master
 file, or available in multilingual versions), together with related images and
@@ -664,347 +601,303 @@ skin.
 .B SiSU
 commands can be run directly against a sisupod contained in a local directory,
 or provided as a url on a remote site. As there is a security issue with skins
-provided by other users, they are not applied unless the flag \-\-trust or
-\-\-trusted is added to the command instruction, it is recommended that file
-that are not your own are treated as untrusted. The directory structure of the
+provided by other users, they are not applied unless the flag --trust or
+--trusted is added to the command instruction, it is recommended that file that
+are not your own are treated as untrusted. The directory structure of the
 unzipped file is understood by sisu, and sisu commands can be run within it.
 Note: if you wish to send multiple files, it quickly becomes more space
 efficient to zip the sisu markup directory, rather than the individual files
-for sending). See the \-S option without [filename/wildcard]. Alias \-S
-
+for sending). See the -S option without [filename/wildcard]. Alias -S
 .TP
-.B \-\-source [filename/wildcard]
-copies sisu markup file to output directory. Alias \-s
-
+.B --source [filename/wildcard]
+copies sisu markup file to output directory. Alias -s
 .TP
-.B \-T [filename/wildcard \ (*.termsheet.rb)]
+.B -T [filename/wildcard (*.termsheet.rb)]
 standard form document builder, preprocessing feature
-
 .TP
-.B \-t [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-txt
-
+.B -t [filename/wildcard]
+see --txt
 .TP
-.B \-\-texinfo [filename/wildcard]
-produces texinfo and info file, (view with pinfo). Alias \-I
-
+.B --texinfo [filename/wildcard]
+produces texinfo and info file, (view with pinfo). Alias -I
 .TP
-.B \-\-txt [filename/wildcard]
+.B --txt [filename/wildcard]
 produces
 .I plaintext
 with Unix linefeeds and without markup, (object numbers are omitted), has
-footnotes at end of each paragraph that contains them [ \ \-A \ for \
-equivalent \ dos \ (linefeed) \ output \ file] [see \ \-e \ for \ endnotes].
-(Options include: \-\-endnotes for endnotes \-\-footnotes for footnotes at the
-end of each paragraph \-\-unix for unix linefeed (default) \-\-msdos for msdos
-linefeed). Alias \-t
-
+footnotes at end of each paragraph that contains them [ -A for equivalent dos
+(linefeed) output file] [see -e for endnotes]. (Options include: --endnotes for
+endnotes --footnotes for footnotes at the end of each paragraph --unix for unix
+linefeed (default) --msdos for msdos linefeed). Alias -t
 .TP
-.B \-U [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-urls
-
+.B -U [filename/wildcard]
+see --urls
 .TP
-.B \-u [filename/wildcard]
+.B -u [filename/wildcard]
 provides url mapping of output files for the flags requested for processing,
-also see \-U
-
+also see -U
 .TP
-.B \-\-urls [filename/wildcard]
+.B --urls [filename/wildcard]
 prints url output list/map for the available processing flags options and
 resulting files that could be requested, (can be used to get a list of
 processing options in relation to a file, together with information on the
-output that would be produced), \-u provides url output mapping for those flags
+output that would be produced), -u provides url output mapping for those flags
 requested for processing. The default assumes sisu_webrick is running and
 provides webrick url mappings where appropriate, but these can be switched to
-file system paths in sisurc.yml. Alias \-U
-
+file system paths in sisurc.yml. Alias -U
 .TP
-.B \-V
+.B -V
 on its own, provides
 .B SiSU
-version and environment information (sisu \-\-help env)
-
+version and environment information (sisu --help env)
 .TP
-.B \-V [filename/wildcard]
-even more verbose than the \-v flag.
-
+.B -V [filename/wildcard]
+even more verbose than the -v flag.
 .TP
-.B \-v
+.B -v
 on its own, provides
 .B SiSU
 version information
-
 .TP
-.B \-v [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-verbose
-
+.B -v [filename/wildcard]
+see --verbose
 .TP
-.B \-\-v3 [filename/wildcard]
+.B --v3 [filename/wildcard]
 invokes the sisu v3 document parser/generator. You may run sisu3 instead.
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-v4 [filename/wildcard]
+.B --v4 [filename/wildcard]
 invokes the sisu v4 document parser/generator. This is the default and is
 normally omitted.
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-verbose [filename/wildcard]
+.B --verbose [filename/wildcard]
 provides verbose output of what is being generated, where output is placed (and
-error messages if any), as with \-u flag provides a url mapping of files
-created for each of the processing flag requests. Alias \-v
-
+error messages if any), as with -u flag provides a url mapping of files created
+for each of the processing flag requests. Alias -v
 .TP
-.B \-W
-see \-\-webrick
-
+.B -W
+see --webrick
 .TP
-.B \-w [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-concordance
-
+.B -w [filename/wildcard]
+see --concordance
 .TP
-.B \-\-webrick
+.B --webrick
 starts ruby' s webrick webserver points at sisu output directories, the default
 port is set to 8081 and can be changed in the resource configuration files.
-[tip: \ the \ webrick \ server \ requires \ link \ suffixes, \ so \ html \
-output \ should \ be \ created \ using \ the \ \-h \ option \ rather \ than \
-\-H \ ; \ also, \ note \ \-F \ webrick \ ]. Alias \-W
-
+[tip: the webrick server requires link suffixes, so html output should be
+created using the -h option rather than -H ; also, note -F webrick ]. Alias -W
 .TP
-.B \-\-wordmap [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-concordance
-
+.B --wordmap [filename/wildcard]
+see --concordance
 .TP
-.B \-\-xhtml [filename/wildcard]
+.B --xhtml [filename/wildcard]
 produces xhtml/
 .I XML
-output for browser viewing (sax parsing). Alias \-b
-
+output for browser viewing (sax parsing). Alias -b
 .TP
-.B \-\-xml\-dom [filename/wildcard]
+.B --xml-dom [filename/wildcard]
 produces
 .I XML
-output with deep document structure, in the nature of dom. Alias \-X
-
+output with deep document structure, in the nature of dom. Alias -X
 .TP
-.B \-\-xml\-sax [filename/wildcard]
+.B --xml-sax [filename/wildcard]
 produces
 .I XML
-output shallow structure (sax parsing). Alias \-x
-
+output shallow structure (sax parsing). Alias -x
 .TP
-.B \-X [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-xml\-dom
-
+.B -X [filename/wildcard]
+see --xml-dom
 .TP
-.B \-x [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-xml\-sax
-
+.B -x [filename/wildcard]
+see --xml-sax
 .TP
-.B \-Y [filename/wildcard]
+.B -Y [filename/wildcard]
 produces a short sitemap entry for the document, based on html output and the
-sisu_manifest. \-\-sitemaps generates/updates the sitemap index of existing
-sitemaps. (Experimental, [g,y,m \ announcement \ this \ week])
-
+sisu_manifest. --sitemaps generates/updates the sitemap index of existing
+sitemaps. (Experimental, [g,y,m announcement this week])
 .TP
-.B \-y [filename/wildcard]
+.B -y [filename/wildcard]
 produces an html summary of output generated (hyperlinked to content) and
 document specific metadata (sisu_manifest.html). This step is assumed for most
 processing flags.
-
 .TP
-.B \-Z [filename/wildcard]
-see \-\-zap
-
+.B -Z [filename/wildcard]
+see --zap
 .TP
-.B \-\-zap [filename/wildcard]
+.B --zap [filename/wildcard]
 Zap, if used with other processing flags deletes output files of the type about
-to be processed, prior to processing. If \-Z is used as the lone processing
-related flag (or in conjunction with a combination of \-[mMvVq]), will remove
-the related document output directory. Alias \-Z
-
+to be processed, prior to processing. If -Z is used as the lone processing
+related flag (or in conjunction with a combination of -[mMvVq]), will remove
+the related document output directory. Alias -Z
 .SH COMMAND LINE MODIFIERS
-.br
 
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-
-.I ocn
-[with \ \-\-html \ \-\-pdf \ or \ \-\-epub] switches off
+.B --no-ocn
+[with --html --pdf or --epub] switches off
 .I object citation numbering.
 Produce output without identifying numbers in margins of html or
 .I LaTeX
 /pdf output.
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-annotate
+.B --no-annotate
 strips output text of editor endnotes[^*1] denoted by asterisk or dagger/plus
 sign
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-asterisk
+.B --no-asterisk
 strips output text of editor endnotes[^*2] denoted by asterisk sign
-
 .TP
-.B \-\-no\-dagger
+.B --no-dagger
 strips output text of editor endnotes[^+1] denoted by dagger/plus sign
-
 .SH DATABASE COMMANDS
-.br
 
-.br
-.B dbi \- database interface
+.BR
+.B dbi - database interface
 
-.br
-.B \-D or \-\-pgsql
+.BR
+.B -D or --pgsql
 set for
 .I PostgreSQL
-.B \-d or \-\-sqlite
+.B -d or --sqlite
 default set for
 .I SQLite
-\-d is modifiable with \-\-db=[database \ type \ (PgSQL \ or \ .I \ SQLite \ )
-\ ]
-
+-d is modifiable with --db=[database type (PgSQL or
+.I SQLite
+) ]
 .TP
-.B \-\-pg \-v \-\-createall
+.B --pg -v --createall
 initial step, creates required relations (tables, indexes) in existing
 .I PostgreSQL
 database (a database should be created manually and given the same name as
-working directory, as requested) (rb.dbi) [ \ \-dv \ \-\-createall \ .I \
-SQLite \ equivalent] it may be necessary to run sisu \-Dv \-\-createdb
-initially NOTE: at the present time for
+working directory, as requested) (rb.dbi) [ -dv --createall
+.I SQLite
+equivalent] it may be necessary to run sisu -Dv --createdb initially NOTE: at
+the present time for
 .I PostgreSQL
 it may be necessary to manually create the database. The command would be
-'createdb [database \ name]' where database name would be SiSU_[present \
-working \ directory \ name \ (without \ path)]. Please use only alphanumerics
-and underscores.
-
+'createdb [database name]' where database name would be SiSU_[present working
+directory name (without path)]. Please use only alphanumerics and underscores.
 .TP
-.B \-\-pg \-v \-\-import
+.B --pg -v --import
 [filename/wildcard] imports data specified to
 .I PostgreSQL
-db (rb.dbi) [ \ \-dv \ \-\-import \ .I \ SQLite \ equivalent]
-
+db (rb.dbi) [ -dv --import
+.I SQLite
+equivalent]
 .TP
-.B \-\-pg \-v \-\-update
+.B --pg -v --update
 [filename/wildcard] updates/imports specified data to
 .I PostgreSQL
-db (rb.dbi) [ \ \-dv \ \-\-update \ .I \ SQLite \ equivalent]
-
+db (rb.dbi) [ -dv --update
+.I SQLite
+equivalent]
 .TP
-.B \-\-pg \-\-remove
+.B --pg --remove
 [filename/wildcard] removes specified data to
 .I PostgreSQL
-db (rb.dbi) [ \ \-d \ \-\-remove \ .I \ SQLite \ equivalent]
-
+db (rb.dbi) [ -d --remove
+.I SQLite
+equivalent]
 .TP
-.B \-\-pg \-\-dropall
+.B --pg --dropall
 kills data" and drops (
 .I PostgreSQL
 or
 .I SQLite
-) db, tables & indexes [ \ \-d \ \-\-dropall \ .I \ SQLite \ equivalent]
-
-.br
-The \-v is for verbose output.
+) db, tables & indexes [ -d --dropall
+.I SQLite
+equivalent]
 
+.BR
+The -v is for verbose output.
 .SH SHORTCUTS, SHORTHAND FOR MULTIPLE FLAGS
-.br
 
 .TP
-.B \-\-update [filename/wildcard]
+.B --update [filename/wildcard]
 Checks existing file output and runs the flags required to update this output.
 This means that if only html and pdf output was requested on previous runs,
-only the \-hp files will be applied, and only these will be generated this
-time, together with the summary. This can be very convenient, if you offer
-different outputs of different files, and just want to do the same again.
-
+only the -hp files will be applied, and only these will be generated this time,
+together with the summary. This can be very convenient, if you offer different
+outputs of different files, and just want to do the same again.
 .TP
-.B \-0 to \-5 [filename \ or \ wildcard]
+.B -0 to -5 [filename or wildcard]
 Default shorthand mappings (for v3, note that the defaults can be
 changed/configured in the sisurc.yml file):
-
 .TP
-.B \-0
-\-NQhewpotbxXyYv [this \ is \ the \ default \ action \ run \ when \ no \
-options \ are \ give, \ i.e. \ on \ 'sisu \ [filename]']
-
+.B -0
+-NQhewpotbxXyYv [this is the default action run when no options are give, i.e.
+on 'sisu [filename]']
 .TP
-.B \-1
-\-Qhewpoty
-
+.B -1
+-Qhewpoty
 .TP
-.B \-2
-\-NQhewpotbxXy
-
+.B -2
+-NQhewpotbxXy
 .TP
-.B \-3
-\-NQhewpotbxXyY
-
+.B -3
+-NQhewpotbxXyY
 .TP
-.B \-4
-\-NQhewpotbxXDyY \-\-update
-
+.B -4
+-NQhewpotbxXDyY --update
 .TP
-.B \-5
-\-NQhewpotbxXDyYv \-\-update
+.B -5
+-NQhewpotbxXDyYv --update
 
-.br
-add \-v for verbose mode and \-c to toggle color state, e.g. sisu \-2vc
-[filename \ or \ wildcard]
+.BR
+add -v for verbose mode and -c to toggle color state, e.g. sisu -2vc [filename
+or wildcard]
 
-.br
-consider \-u for appended url info or \-v for verbose output
+.BR
+consider -u for appended url info or -v for verbose output
 
-.SH COMMAND LINE WITH FLAGS \- BATCH PROCESSING
+.SH COMMAND LINE WITH FLAGS - BATCH PROCESSING
 
-.br
-In the data directory run sisu \-mh filename or wildcard eg. "sisu \-h
-cisg.sst" or "sisu \-h *.{sst,ssm}" to produce html version of all documents.
+.BR
+In the data directory run sisu -mh filename or wildcard eg. "sisu -h cisg.sst"
+or "sisu -h *.{sst,ssm}" to produce html version of all documents.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Running sisu (alone without any flags, filenames or wildcards) brings up the
 interactive help, as does any sisu command that is not recognised. Enter to
 escape.
 
 .SH HELP
-.br
 
 .SH SISU MANUAL
 
-.br
+.BR
 The most up to date information on sisu should be contained in the sisu_manual,
 available at:
 
-.br
+.BR
   <http://sisudoc.org/sisu/sisu_manual/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 The manual can be generated from source, found respectively, either within the
 .B SiSU
 tarball or installed locally at:
 
-.br
-  ./data/doc/sisu/markup\-samples/sisu_manual
+.BR
+  ./data/doc/sisu/markup-samples/sisu_manual
 
-.br
-  /usr/share/doc/sisu/markup\-samples/sisu_manual
+.BR
+  /usr/share/doc/sisu/markup-samples/sisu_manual
 
-.br
+.BR
 move to the respective directory and type e.g.:
 
-.br
+.BR
   sisu sisu_manual.ssm
 
 .SH SISU MAN PAGES
 
-.br
+.BR
 If
 .B SiSU
 is installed on your system usual man commands should be available, try:
 
-.br
+.BR
   man sisu
 
-.br
+.BR
 Most
 .B SiSU
 man pages are generated directly from sisu documents that are used to prepare
@@ -1012,177 +905,175 @@ the sisu manual, the sources files for which are located within the
 .B SiSU
 tarball at:
 
-.br
-  ./data/doc/sisu/markup\-samples/sisu_manual
+.BR
+  ./data/doc/sisu/markup-samples/sisu_manual
 
-.br
+.BR
 Once installed, directory equivalent to:
 
-.br
-  /usr/share/doc/sisu/markup\-samples/sisu_manual
+.BR
+  /usr/share/doc/sisu/markup-samples/sisu_manual
 
-.br
+.BR
 Available man pages are converted back to html using man2html:
 
-.br
+.BR
   /usr/share/doc/sisu/html/
 
-.br
+.BR
   ./data/doc/sisu/html
 
-.br
+.BR
 An online version of the sisu man page is available here:
 
-.br
+.BR
 * various sisu man pages <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/man/> [^9]
 
-.br
+.BR
 * sisu.1 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/man/sisu.1.html> [^10]
 
 .SH SISU BUILT\-IN INTERACTIVE HELP
 
-.br
+.BR
 This is particularly useful for getting the current sisu setup/environment
 information:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-\-help
+.BR
+  sisu --help
 
-.br
-  sisu \-\-help [subject]
+.BR
+  sisu --help [subject]
 
-.br
-    sisu \-\-help commands
+.BR
+sisu --help commands
 
-.br
-    sisu \-\-help markup
+.BR
+sisu --help markup
 
-.br
-    sisu \-\-help env [for \ feedback \ on \ the \ way \ your \ system \ is \
-    setup \ with \ regard \ to \ sisu \ ]
+.BR
+sisu --help env [for feedback on the way your system is setup with regard
+    to sisu ]
 
-.br
-  sisu \-V [environment \ information, \ same \ as \ above \ command]
+.BR
+  sisu -V [environment information, same as above command]
 
-.br
+.BR
   sisu (on its own provides version and some help information)
 
-.br
-Apart from real\-time information on your current configuration the
+.BR
+Apart from real-time information on your current configuration the
 .B SiSU
-manual and man pages are likely to contain more up\-to\-date information than
-the sisu interactive help (for example on commands and markup).
+manual and man pages are likely to contain more up-to-date information than the
+sisu interactive help (for example on commands and markup).
 
-.br
+.BR
 NOTE: Running the command sisu (alone without any flags, filenames or
 wildcards) brings up the interactive help, as does any sisu command that is not
 recognised. Enter to escape.
 
 .SH INTRODUCTION TO SISU MARKUP[^11]
-.br
 
 .SH SUMMARY
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 source documents are
 .I plaintext
 (
-.I UTF\-8
+.I UTF-8
 )[^12] files
 
-.br
+.BR
 All paragraphs are separated by an empty line.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Markup is comprised of:
 
-.br
-* at the top of a document, the document header made up of semantic meta\-data
+.BR
+* at the top of a document, the document header made up of semantic meta-data
 about the document and if desired additional processing instructions (such an
 instruction to automatically number headings from a particular level down)
 
-.br
+.BR
 * followed by the prepared substantive text of which the most important single
 characteristic is the markup of different heading levels, which define the
 primary outline of the document structure. Markup of substantive text includes:
 
-.br
+.BR
   * heading levels defines document structure
 
-.br
+.BR
   * text basic attributes, italics, bold etc.
 
-.br
+.BR
   * grouped text (objects), which are to be treated differently, such as code
   blocks or poems.
 
-.br
+.BR
   * footnotes/endnotes
 
-.br
+.BR
   * linked text and images
 
-.br
-  * paragraph actions, such as indent, bulleted, numbered\-lists, etc.
+.BR
+  * paragraph actions, such as indent, bulleted, numbered-lists, etc.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Some interactive help on markup is available, by typing sisu and selecting
-markup or sisu \-\-help markup
+markup or sisu --help markup
 
-.br
+.BR
 To check the markup in a file:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-\-identify [filename].sst
+.BR
+  sisu --identify [filename].sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 For brief descriptive summary of markup history
 
-.br
-  sisu \-\-query\-history
+.BR
+  sisu --query-history
 
-.br
+.BR
 or if for a particular version:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-\-query\-0.38
-
+.BR
+  sisu --query-0.38
 .SH MARKUP EXAMPLES
 
 .SH ONLINE
 
-.br
+.BR
 Online markup examples are available together with the respective outputs
 produced from <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/examples.html> or from
 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/sisu_examples/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 There is of course this document, which provides a cursory overview of sisu
 markup and the respective output produced:
 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/sisu_markup/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 an alternative presentation of markup syntax:
 /usr/share/doc/sisu/on_markup.txt.gz
 
 .SH INSTALLED
 
-.br
+.BR
 With
 .B SiSU
-installed sample skins may be found in: /usr/share/doc/sisu/markup\-samples (or
-equivalent directory) and if sisu \-markup\-samples is installed also under:
-/usr/share/doc/sisu/markup\-samples\-non\-free
+installed sample skins may be found in: /usr/share/doc/sisu/markup-samples (or
+equivalent directory) and if sisu -markup-samples is installed also under:
+/usr/share/doc/sisu/markup-samples-non-free
 
 .SH MARKUP OF HEADERS
-.br
 
-.br
-Headers contain either: semantic meta\-data about a document, which can be used
+
+.BR
+Headers contain either: semantic meta-data about a document, which can be used
 by any output module of the program, or; processing instructions.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Note: the first line of a document may include information on the markup
 version used in the form of a comment. Comments are a percentage mark at the
 start of a paragraph (and as the first character in a line of text) followed by
@@ -1194,59 +1085,67 @@ a space and the comment:
 
 .SH SAMPLE HEADER
 
-.br
+.BR
 This current document is loaded by a master document that has a header similar
 to this one:
 
 .nf
-% SiSU master 2.0
+% SiSU master 4.0
+
 @title: SiSU
-:subtitle: Manual
+  :subtitle: Manual
+
 @creator:
-:author: Amissah, Ralph
-@publisher: [publisher \ name]
+  :author: Amissah, Ralph
+
+@publisher: [publisher name]
+
 @rights: Copyright (C) Ralph Amissah 2007, part of SiSU documentation, License GPL 3
+
 @classify:
-:type: information
-:topic_register: SiSU:manual;electronic documents:SiSU:manual
-:subject: ebook, epublishing, electronic book, electronic publishing,
+  :topic_register: SiSU:manual;electronic documents:SiSU:manual
+  :subject: ebook, epublishing, electronic book, electronic publishing,
     electronic document, electronic citation, data structure,
      citation systems, search
+
 % used_by: manual
+
 @date:
-:published: 2008\-05\-22
-:created: 2002\-08\-28
-:issued: 2002\-08\-28
-:available: 2002\-08\-28
-:modified: 2010\-03\-03
+  :published: 2008-05-22
+  :created: 2002-08-28
+  :issued: 2002-08-28
+  :available: 2002-08-28
+  :modified: 2010-03-03
+
 @make:
-:num_top: 1
-:breaks: new=C; break=1
-:bold: /Gnu|Debian|Ruby|SiSU/
-:home_button_text: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
-:footer: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
-:manpage: name=sisu \- documents: markup, structuring, publishing in multiple standard formats, and search;
-     synopsis=sisu [\-abcDdeFhIiMmNnopqRrSsTtUuVvwXxYyZz0\-9] [filename/wildcard \ ]
-     . sisu [\-Ddcv] [instruction]
-     . sisu [\-CcFLSVvW]
-     . sisu \-\-v4 [operations]
-     . sisu \-\-v3 [operations]
+  :num_top: 1
+  :breaks: new=C; break=1
+  :bold: /Gnu|Debian|Ruby|SiSU/
+  :home_button_text: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
+  :footer: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
+  :manpage: name=sisu - documents: markup, structuring, publishing in multiple standard formats, and search;
+     synopsis=sisu [-abcDdeFhIiMmNnopqRrSsTtUuVvwXxYyZz0-9] [filename/wildcard ]
+     . sisu [-Ddcv] [instruction]
+     . sisu [-CcFLSVvW]
+     . sisu --v4 [operations]
+     . sisu --v3 [operations]
+
 @links:
-{ SiSU Homepage }http://www.sisudoc.org/
-{ SiSU Manual }http://www.sisudoc.org/sisu/sisu_manual/
-{ Book Samples & Markup Examples }http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/examples.html
-{ SiSU Download }http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/download.html
-{ SiSU Changelog }http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/changelog.html
-{ SiSU Git repo }http://git.sisudoc.org/?p=code/sisu.git;a=summary
-{ SiSU List Archives }http://lists.sisudoc.org/pipermail/sisu/
-{ SiSU @ Debian }http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/sisu.html
-{ SiSU Project @ Debian }http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sisu@lists.sisudoc.org
-{ SiSU @ Wikipedia }http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiSU
+  { SiSU Homepage }http://www.sisudoc.org/
+  { SiSU Manual }http://www.sisudoc.org/sisu/sisu_manual/
+  { Book Samples & Markup Examples }http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/examples.html
+  { SiSU Download }http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/download.html
+  { SiSU Changelog }http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/SiSU/changelog.html
+  { SiSU Git repo }http://git.sisudoc.org/?p=code/sisu.git;a=summary
+  { SiSU List Archives }http://lists.sisudoc.org/pipermail/sisu/
+  { SiSU @ Debian }http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/sisu.html
+  { SiSU Project @ Debian }http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sisu@lists.sisudoc.org
+  { SiSU @ Wikipedia }http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiSU
 .fi
 
 .SH AVAILABLE HEADERS
 
-.br
+.BR
 Header tags appear at the beginning of a document and provide meta information
 on the document (such as the
 .I Dublin Core
@@ -1256,77 +1155,77 @@ by once space :subheadername: All
 .I Dublin Core
 meta tags are available
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B @indentifier:
 information or instructions
 
-.br
+.BR
 where the "identifier" is a tag recognised by the program, and the
-"information" or "instructions" belong to the tag/indentifier specified
+"information" or "instructions" belong to the tag/identifier specified
 
-.br
+.BR
 Note: a header where used should only be used once; all headers apart from
 @title: are optional; the @structure: header is used to describe document
 structure, and can be useful to know.
 
-.br
+.BR
 This is a sample header
 
 .nf
-% SiSU 2.0 [declared \ file\-type \ identifier \ with \ markup \ version]
+% SiSU 2.0 [declared file-type identifier with markup version]
 .fi
 
 .nf
-@title: [title \ text] [this \ header \ is \ the \ only \ one \ that \ is \ mandatory]
-  :subtitle: [subtitle \ if \ any]
+@title: [title text] [this header is the only one that is mandatory]
+  :subtitle: [subtitle if any]
   :language: English
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @creator:
-:author: [Lastname, \ First \ names]
-:illustrator: [Lastname, \ First \ names]
-:translator: [Lastname, \ First \ names]
-:prepared_by: [Lastname, \ First \ names]
+  :author: [Lastname, First names]
+  :illustrator: [Lastname, First names]
+  :translator: [Lastname, First names]
+  :prepared_by: [Lastname, First names]
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @date:
-:published: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:created: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:issued: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:available: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:modified: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:valid: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:added_to_site: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
-:translated: [year \ or \ yyyy\-mm\-dd]
+  :published: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :created: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :issued: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :available: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :modified: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :valid: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :added_to_site: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
+  :translated: [year or yyyy-mm-dd]
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @rights:
-:copyright: Copyright (C) [Year \ and \ Holder]
-:license: [Use \ License \ granted]
-:text: [Year \ and \ Holder]
-:translation: [Name, \ Year]
-:illustrations: [Name, \ Year]
+  :copyright: Copyright (C) [Year and Holder]
+  :license: [Use License granted]
+  :text: [Year and Holder]
+  :translation: [Name, Year]
+  :illustrations: [Name, Year]
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @classify:
-:topic_register: SiSU:markup sample:book;book:novel:fantasy
-:type:
-:subject:
-:description:
-:keywords:
-:abstract:
-:loc: [Library \ of \ Congress \ classification]
-:dewey: Dewey classification
+  :topic_register: SiSU:markup sample:book;book:novel:fantasy
+  :type:
+  :subject:
+  :description:
+  :keywords:
+  :abstract:
+  :loc: [Library of Congress classification]
+  :dewey: [Dewey classification
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @identify:
-:isbn: [ISBN]
-:oclc:
+  :isbn: [ISBN]
+  :oclc:
 .fi
 
 .nf
@@ -1336,495 +1235,534 @@ This is a sample header
 
 .nf
 @make:
-:num_top: 1
-:headings: [text \ to \ match \ for \ each \ level \     (e.g. \ PART; \ Chapter; \ Section; \ Article; \ or \ another: \ none; \ BOOK|FIRST|SECOND; \ none; \ CHAPTER;) \ :breaks: \ new=:C; \ break=1 \ :promo: \ sisu, \ ruby, \ sisu_search_libre, \ open_society \ :bold: \ [regular \ expression \ of \ words/phrases \ to \ be \ made \ bold]
-:italics: [regular \ expression \ of \ words/phrases \ to \ italicise]
-:home_button_text: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
-:footer: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
+  :num_top: 1
+  :headings: [text to match for each level
+    (e.g. PART; Chapter; Section; Article; or another: none; BOOK|FIRST|SECOND; none; CHAPTER;)
+  :breaks: new=:C; break=1
+  :promo: sisu, ruby, sisu_search_libre, open_society
+  :bold: [regular expression of words/phrases to be made bold]
+  :italics: [regular expression of words/phrases to italicise]
+  :home_button_text: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
+  :footer: {SiSU}http://sisudoc.org; {git}http://git.sisudoc.org
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @original:
-:language: [language]
+  :language: [language]
 .fi
 
 .nf
 @notes:
-:comment:
-:prefix: [prefix \ is \ placed \ just \ after \ table \ of \ contents]
+  :comment:
+  :prefix: [prefix is placed just after table of contents]
 .fi
 
 .SH MARKUP OF SUBSTANTIVE TEXT
-.br
 
 .SH HEADING LEVELS
 
-.br
-Heading levels are :A~ ,:B~ ,:C~ ,1~ ,2~ ,3~ \... :A \- :C being part / section
-headings, followed by other heading levels, and 1 \-6 being headings followed
-by substantive text or sub\-headings. :A~ usually the title :A~? conditional
-level 1 heading (used where a stand\-alone document may be imported into
-another)
+.BR
+Heading levels are :A~ ,:B~ ,:C~ ,1~ ,2~ ,3~ ... :A - :C being part / section
+headings, followed by other heading levels, and 1 -6 being headings followed by
+substantive text or sub-headings. :A~ usually the title :A~? conditional level
+1 heading (used where a stand-alone document may be imported into another)
 
-.br
-.B :A~ [heading \ text]
-Top level heading [this \ usually \ has \ similar \ content \ to \ the \ title
-\ @title: \ ] NOTE: the heading levels described here are in 0.38 notation, see
-heading
+.BR
+.B :A~ [heading text]
+Top level heading [this usually has similar content to the title @title: ]
+NOTE: the heading levels described here are in 0.38 notation, see heading
 
-.br
-.B :B~ [heading \ text]
-Second level heading [this \ is \ a \ heading \ level \ divider]
+.BR
+.B :B~ [heading text]
+Second level heading [this is a heading level divider]
 
-.br
-.B :C~ [heading \ text]
-Third level heading [this \ is \ a \ heading \ level \ divider]
+.BR
+.B :C~ [heading text]
+Third level heading [this is a heading level divider]
 
-.br
-.B 1~ [heading \ text]
-Top level heading preceding substantive text of document or sub\-heading 2, the
+.BR
+.B 1~ [heading text]
+Top level heading preceding substantive text of document or sub-heading 2, the
 heading level that would normally be marked 1. or 2. or 3. etc. in a document,
 and the level on which sisu by default would break html output into named
 segments, names are provided automatically if none are given (a number),
 otherwise takes the form 1~my_filename_for_this_segment
 
-.br
-.B 2~ [heading \ text]
-Second level heading preceding substantive text of document or sub\-heading 3 ,
+.BR
+.B 2~ [heading text]
+Second level heading preceding substantive text of document or sub-heading 3 ,
 the heading level that would normally be marked 1.1 or 1.2 or 1.3 or 2.1 etc.
 in a document.
 
-.br
-.B 3~ [heading \ text]
+.BR
+.B 3~ [heading text]
 Third level heading preceding substantive text of document, that would normally
 be marked 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 or 1.2.1 or 2.1.1 etc. in a document
 
 .nf
 1~filename level 1 heading,
+
 % the primary division such as Chapter that is followed by substantive text, and may be further subdivided (this is the level on which by default html segments are made)
 .fi
 
 .SH FONT ATTRIBUTES
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 normal text,  *{emphasis}*, !{bold text}!, /{italics}/, _{underscore}_, "{citation}",
-^{superscript}^, ,{subscript},, +{inserted text}+, \-{strikethrough}\-, #{monospace}#
+^{superscript}^, ,{subscript},, +{inserted text}+, -{strikethrough}-, #{monospace}#
+
 normal text
-*{emphasis}* [note: \ can \ be \ configured \ to \ be \ represented \ by \ bold, \ italics \ or \ underscore]
+
+*{emphasis}* [note: can be configured to be represented by bold, italics or underscore]
+
 !{bold text}!
+
 /{italics}/
+
 _{underscore}_
+
 "{citation}"
+
 ^{superscript}^
+
 ,{subscript},
+
 +{inserted text}+
-\-{strikethrough}\-
+
+-{strikethrough}-
+
 #{monospace}#
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text,
 .B emphasis,
 .B bold text
 ,
 .I italics,
 .I underscore,
-"citation", ^superscript^, [subscript], ++inserted text++,
-\-\-strikethrough\-\-, monospace
+"citation", ^superscript^, [subscript], ++inserted text++, --strikethrough--,
+monospace
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B emphasis
-[note: \ can \ be \ configured \ to \ be \ represented \ by \ bold, \ italics \
-or \ underscore]
+[note: can be configured to be represented by bold, italics or underscore]
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B bold text
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I italics
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I underscore
 
-.br
+.BR
 "citation"
 
-.br
+.BR
 ^superscript^
 
-.br
+.BR
 [subscript]
 
-.br
+.BR
 ++inserted text++
 
-.br
-\-\-strikethrough\-\-
+.BR
+--strikethrough--
 
-.br
+.BR
 monospace
 
 .SH INDENTATION AND BULLETS
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 ordinary paragraph
+
 _1 indent paragraph one step
+
 _2 indent paragraph two steps
+
 _9 indent paragraph nine steps
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 ordinary paragraph
 
-.br
+.BR
   indent paragraph one step
 
-.br
+.BR
     indent paragraph two steps
 
-.br
+.BR
                   indent paragraph nine steps
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 _* bullet text
+
 _1* bullet text, first indent
+
 _2* bullet text, two step indent
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 * bullet text
 
-.br
+.BR
   * bullet text, first indent
 
-.br
+.BR
     * bullet text, two step indent
 
-.br
+.BR
 Numbered List (not to be confused with headings/titles, (document structure))
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 # numbered list                numbered list 1., 2., 3, etc.
+
 _# numbered list numbered list indented a., b., c., d., etc.
 .fi
 
 .SH HANGING INDENTS
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 _0_1 first line no indent,
 rest of paragraph indented one step
+
 _1_0 first line indented,
 rest of paragraph no indent
-in each case level may be 0\-9
+
+in each case level may be 0-9
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
-  first line no indent, rest of paragraph indented one step
-
-.br
-first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent
-
-.br
-in each case level may be 0\-9
-
+.BR
+first line no indent, rest of paragraph indented one step; first line no
+  indent, rest of paragraph indented one step; first line no indent, rest of
+  paragraph indented one step; first line no indent, rest of paragraph indented
+  one step; first line no indent, rest of paragraph indented one step; first
+  line no indent, rest of paragraph indented one step; first line no indent,
+  rest of paragraph indented one step; first line no indent, rest of paragraph
+  indented one step; first line no indent, rest of paragraph indented one step;
+
+.BR
+A regular paragraph.
+
+.BR
+first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent first line indented, rest of
+paragraph no indent first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent first line
+indented, rest of paragraph no indent first line indented, rest of paragraph no
+indent first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent first line indented,
+rest of paragraph no indent first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent
+first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent first line indented, rest of
+paragraph no indent first line indented, rest of paragraph no indent
+
+.BR
+in each case level may be 0-9
+
+.BR
+.B live-build
+  A collection of scripts used to build customized Debian
+  Livesystems.
+  .I live-build
+  was formerly known as live-helper, and even earlier known as live-package.
+
+.BR
+.B live-build
+
+  A collection of scripts used to build customized Debian
+  Livesystems. live-build was formerly known as live-helper, and even earlier
+  known as live-package.
 .SH FOOTNOTES / ENDNOTES
 
-.br
+.BR
 Footnotes and endnotes are marked up at the location where they would be
 indicated within a text. They are automatically numbered. The output type
 determines whether footnotes or endnotes will be produced
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
 
 .nf
 ~{ a footnote or endnote }~
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 [^13]
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 normal text~{ self contained endnote marker & endnote in one }~ continues
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text[^14] continues
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 normal text ~{* unnumbered asterisk footnote/endnote, insert multiple asterisks if required }~ continues
+
 normal text ~{** another unnumbered asterisk footnote/endnote }~ continues
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text [^*] continues
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text [^**] continues
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
 
 .nf
-normal text ~[* \ editors \ notes, \ numbered \ asterisk \ footnote/endnote \ series \ ]~ continues
-normal text ~[+ \ editors \ notes, \ numbered \ asterisk \ footnote/endnote \ series \ ]~ continues
+normal text ~[* editors notes, numbered asterisk footnote/endnote series ]~ continues
+
+normal text ~[+ editors notes, numbered asterisk footnote/endnote series ]~ continues
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text [^*3] continues
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text [^+2] continues
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B Alternative endnote pair notation for footnotes/endnotes:
-
 .nf
 % note the endnote marker "~^"
+
 normal text~^ continues
+
 ^~ endnote text following the paragraph in which the marker occurs
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 the standard and pair notation cannot be mixed in the same document
 
 .SH LINKS
 
 .SH NAKED URLS WITHIN TEXT, DEALING WITH URLS
 
-.br
+.BR
 urls found within text are marked up automatically. A url within text is
 automatically hyperlinked to itself and by default decorated with angled
 braces, unless they are contained within a code block (in which case they are
 passed as normal text), or escaped by a preceding underscore (in which case the
 decoration is omitted).
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 normal text http://www.sisudoc.org/ continues
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text <http://www.sisudoc.org/> continues
 
-.br
+.BR
 An escaped url without decoration
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 normal text _http://www.sisudoc.org/ continues
-deb _http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive unstable main non\-free
+
+deb _http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive unstable main non-free
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 normal text <_http://www.sisudoc.org/> continues
 
-.br
-deb <_http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive> unstable main non\-free
+.BR
+deb <_http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive> unstable main non-free
 
-.br
+.BR
 where a code block is used there is neither decoration nor hyperlinking, code
 blocks are discussed later in this document
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
-
 .nf
-deb http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive unstable main non\-free
-deb\-src http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive unstable main non\-free
+deb http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive unstable main non-free
+deb-src http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/archive unstable main non-free
 .fi
 
 .SH LINKING TEXT
 
-.br
+.BR
 To link text or an image to a url the markup is as follows
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 about { SiSU }http://url.org markup
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 aboutSiSU <http://www.sisudoc.org/> markup
 
-.br
+.BR
 A shortcut notation is available so the url link may also be provided
 automatically as a footnote
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 about {~^ SiSU }http://url.org markup
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 aboutSiSU <http://www.sisudoc.org/> [^15] markup
 
-.br
-Internal document links to a tagged location, including an
-.I ocn
+.BR
+Internal document links to a tagged location, including an ocn
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 about { text links }#link_text
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 about ⌠text links⌡⌈link_text⌋
 
-.br
+.BR
 Shared document collection link
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 about { SiSU book markup examples }:SiSU/examples.html
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 about ⌠
 .B SiSU
 book markup examples⌡⌈:SiSU/examples.html⌋
 
 .SH LINKING IMAGES
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 { tux.png 64x80 }image
+
 % various url linked images
+
 {tux.png 64x80 "a better way" }http://www.sisudoc.org/
-{GnuDebianLinuxRubyBetterWay.png 100x101 "Way Better \- with Gnu/Linux, Debian and Ruby" }http://www.sisudoc.org/
-{~^ ruby_logo.png "Ruby" }http://www.ruby\-lang.org/en/
+
+{GnuDebianLinuxRubyBetterWay.png 100x101 "Way Better - with Gnu/Linux, Debian and Ruby" }http://www.sisudoc.org/
+
+{~^ ruby_logo.png "Ruby" }http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
+.BR
 [ tux.png ]
 
-.br
-tux.png 64x80 "Gnu/Linux \- a better way" <http://www.sisudoc.org/>
+.BR
+tux.png 64x80 "Gnu/Linux - a better way" <http://www.sisudoc.org/>
 
-.br
-GnuDebianLinuxRubyBetterWay.png 100x101 "Way Better \- with Gnu/Linux, Debian
+.BR
+GnuDebianLinuxRubyBetterWay.png 100x101 "Way Better - with Gnu/Linux, Debian
 and Ruby" <http://www.sisudoc.org/>
 
-.br
-ruby_logo.png 70x90 "Ruby" <http://www.ruby\-lang.org/en/> [^16]
+.BR
+ruby_logo.png 70x90 "Ruby" <http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/> [^16]
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B linked url footnote shortcut
-
 .nf
-{~^ [text \ to \ link] }http://url.org
-% maps to: { [text \ to \ link] }http://url.org ~{ http://url.org }~
-% which produces hyper\-linked text within a document/paragraph, with an endnote providing the url for the text location used in the hyperlink
+{~^ [text to link] }http://url.org
+
+% maps to: { [text to link] }http://url.org ~{ http://url.org }~
+
+% which produces hyper-linked text within a document/paragraph, with an endnote providing the url for the text location used in the hyperlink
 .fi
 
 .nf
 text marker *~name
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 note at a heading level the same is automatically achieved by providing names
 to headings 1, 2 and 3 i.e. 2~[name] and 3~[name] or in the case of
-auto\-heading numbering, without further intervention.
-
+auto-heading numbering, without further intervention.
 .SH LINK SHORTCUT FOR MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF A SISU DOCUMENT IN THE SAME DIRECTORY
 TREE
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 !_ /{"Viral Spiral"}/, David Bollier
+
 { "Viral Spiral", David Bollier [3sS]}viral_spiral.david_bollier.sst
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B
 .I "Viral Spiral",
 David Bollier
-
 "Viral Spiral", David Bollier <http://corundum/sisu_manual/en/manifest/viral_spiral.david_bollier.html>
      document manifest <http://corundum/sisu_manual/en/manifest/viral_spiral.david_bollier.html>
       ⌠html, segmented text⌡「http://corundum/sisu_manual/en/html/viral_spiral.david_bollier.html」
@@ -1845,38 +1783,41 @@ David Bollier
 
 .SH TABLES
 
-.br
+.BR
 Tables may be prepared in two either of two forms
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 table{ c3; 40; 30; 30;
+
 This is a table
 this would become column two of row one
 column three of row one is here
+
 And here begins another row
 column two of row two
 column three of row two, and so on
+
 }table
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
 This is a table|this would become column two of row one|column three of row one is here』And here begins another row|column two of row two|column three of row two, and so on』
 
-.br
+.BR
 a second form may be easier to work with in cases where there is not much
 information in each column
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
 [^18]
 
 .nf
-!_ Table 3.1: Contributors to Wikipedia, January 2001 \- June 2005
+!_ Table 3.1: Contributors to Wikipedia, January 2001 - June 2005
+
 {table~h 24; 12; 12; 12; 12; 12; 12;}
                                 |Jan. 2001|Jan. 2002|Jan. 2003|Jan. 2004|July 2004|June 2006
 Contributors*                   |       10|      472|    2,188|    9,653|   25,011|   48,721
@@ -1884,38 +1825,40 @@ Active contributors**           |        9|      212|      846|    3,228|    8,4
 Very active contributors***     |        0|       31|      190|      692|    1,639|    3,016
 No. of English language articles|       25|   16,000|  101,000|  190,000|  320,000|  630,000
 No. of articles, all languages  |       25|   19,000|  138,000|  490,000|  862,000|1,600,000
+
 * Contributed at least ten times; ** at least 5 times in last month; *** more than 100 times in last month.
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
 
-.br
-.B Table 3.1: Contributors to Wikipedia, January 2001 \- June 2005
-
+.BR
+.B Table 3.1: Contributors to Wikipedia, January 2001 - June 2005
 |Jan. 2001|Jan. 2002|Jan. 2003|Jan. 2004|July 2004|June 2006』Contributors*|10|472|2,188|9,653|25,011|48,721』Active contributors**|9|212|846|3,228|8,442|16,945』Very active contributors***|0|31|190|692|1,639|3,016』No. of English language articles|25|16,000|101,000|190,000|320,000|630,000』No. of articles, all languages|25|19,000|138,000|490,000|862,000|1,600,000』
 
-.br
+.BR
 * Contributed at least ten times; ** at least 5 times in last month; *** more
 than 100 times in last month.
 
 .SH POEM
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B basic markup:
-
 .nf
 poem{
+
   Your poem here
+
 }poem
+
 Each verse in a poem is given an object number.
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 poem{
+
                     `Fury said to a
                    mouse, That he
                  met in the
@@ -1924,7 +1867,7 @@ poem{
               both go to
                 law:  I will
                   prosecute
-                    YOU.  \-\-Come,
+                    YOU.  --Come,
                        I'll take no
                         denial; We
                      must have a
@@ -1960,12 +1903,12 @@ poem{
                        you
                       to
                        death."'
+
 }poem
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
-
                     `Fury said to a
                    mouse, That he
                  met in the
@@ -1974,7 +1917,7 @@ poem{
               both go to
                 law:  I will
                   prosecute
-                    YOU.  \-\-Come,
+                    YOU.  --Come,
                        I'll take no
                         denial; We
                      must have a
@@ -2013,21 +1956,23 @@ poem{
 
 .SH GROUP
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B basic markup:
-
 .nf
 group{
+
   Your grouped text here
+
 }group
+
 A group is treated as an object and given a single object number.
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B markup example:
-
 .nf
 group{
+
                     `Fury said to a
                    mouse, That he
                  met in the
@@ -2036,7 +1981,7 @@ group{
               both go to
                 law:  I will
                   prosecute
-                    YOU.  \-\-Come,
+                    YOU.  --Come,
                        I'll take no
                         denial; We
                      must have a
@@ -2072,12 +2017,12 @@ group{
                        you
                       to
                        death."'
+
 }group
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B resulting output:
-
                     `Fury said to a
                    mouse, That he
                  met in the
@@ -2086,7 +2031,7 @@ group{
               both go to
                 law:  I will
                   prosecute
-                    YOU.  \-\-Come,
+                    YOU.  --Come,
                        I'll take no
                         denial; We
                      must have a
@@ -2125,22 +2070,20 @@ group{
 
 .SH CODE
 
-.br
-Code tags code{ \... }code (used as with other group tags described above) are
+.BR
+Code tags code{ ... }code (used as with other group tags described above) are
 used to escape regular sisu markup, and have been used extensively within this
 document to provide examples of
 .B SiSU
 markup. You cannot however use code tags to escape code tags. They are however
 used in the same way as group or poem tags.
 
-.br
-A code\-block is treated as an object and given a single object number. [an \
-option \ to \ number \ each \ line \ of \ code \ may \ be \ considered \ at \
-some \ later \ time]
+.BR
+A code-block is treated as an object and given a single object number. [an
+option to number each line of code may be considered at some later time]
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B use of code tags instead of poem compared, resulting output:
-
 .nf
                     `Fury said to a
                    mouse, That he
@@ -2150,7 +2093,7 @@ some \ later \ time]
               both go to
                 law:  I will
                   prosecute
-                    YOU.  \-\-Come,
+                    YOU.  --Come,
                        I'll take no
                         denial; We
                      must have a
@@ -2188,7 +2131,7 @@ some \ later \ time]
                        death."'
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 From
 .B SiSU
 2.7.7 on you can number codeblocks by placing a hash after the opening code tag
@@ -2203,7 +2146,7 @@ code{# as demonstrated here:
 6  |              both go to
 7  |                law:  I will
 8  |                  prosecute
-9  |                    YOU.  \-\-Come,
+9  |                    YOU.  --Come,
 10 |                       I'll take no
 11 |                        denial; We
 12 |                     must have a
@@ -2241,11 +2184,11 @@ code{# as demonstrated here:
 44 |                       death."'
 .fi
 
-.SH ADDITIONAL BREAKS \- LINEBREAKS WITHIN OBJECTS, COLUMN AND PAGE\-BREAKS
+.SH ADDITIONAL BREAKS - LINEBREAKS WITHIN OBJECTS, COLUMN AND PAGE-BREAKS
 
-.SH LINE\-BREAKS
+.SH LINE-BREAKS
 
-.br
+.BR
 To break a line within a "paragraph object", two backslashes \e\e
 with a space before and a space or newline after them
 may be used.
@@ -2257,34 +2200,33 @@ and a space or newline after them \e\e
 may be used.
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 The html break br enclosed in angle brackets (though undocumented) is available
 in versions prior to 3.0.13 and 2.9.7 (it remains available for the time being,
 but is depreciated).
 
 .SH PAGE BREAKS
 
-.br
+.BR
 Page breaks are only relevant and honored in some output formats. A page break
 or a new page may be inserted manually using the following markup on a line on
 its own:
 
-.br
+.BR
 page new =\e= or breaks the page, starts a new page.
 
-.br
-page break \-\\- or breaks a column, starts a new column, if using columns,
+.BR
+page break -\\- or breaks a column, starts a new column, if using columns,
 else breaks the page, starts a new page.
-
 .nf
-\-\e\e\-
+-\e\e-
+
 or
 <:pb>
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 or
-
 .nf
 =\e\e=
 or
@@ -2293,143 +2235,140 @@ or
 
 .SH BOOK INDEX
 
-.br
+.BR
 To make an index append to paragraph the book index term relates to it, using
 an equal sign and curly braces.
 
-.br
-Currently two levels are provided, a main term and if needed a sub\-term.
-Sub\-terms are separated from the main term by a colon.
-
+.BR
+Currently two levels are provided, a main term and if needed a sub-term.
+Sub-terms are separated from the main term by a colon.
 .nf
-  Paragraph containing main term and sub\-term.
-  ={Main term:sub\-term}
+  Paragraph containing main term and sub-term.
+  ={Main term:sub-term}
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 The index syntax starts on a new line, but there should not be an empty line
 between paragraph and index markup.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The structure of the resulting index would be:
 
 .nf
   Main term, 1
-    sub\-term, 1
+    sub-term, 1
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 Several terms may relate to a paragraph, they are separated by a semicolon. If
 the term refers to more than one paragraph, indicate the number of paragraphs.
 
 .nf
-  Paragraph containing main term, second term and sub\-term.
-  ={first term; second term: sub\-term}
+  Paragraph containing main term, second term and sub-term.
+  ={first term; second term: sub-term}
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 The structure of the resulting index would be:
-
 .nf
   First term, 1,
   Second term, 1,
-    sub\-term, 1
+    sub-term, 1
 .fi
 
-.br
-If multiple sub\-terms appear under one paragraph, they are separated under the
+.BR
+If multiple sub-terms appear under one paragraph, they are separated under the
 main term heading from each other by a pipe symbol.
-
 .nf
-  Paragraph containing main term, second term and sub\-term.
-  ={Main term:sub\-term+1|second sub\-term}
-  A paragraph that continues discussion of the first sub\-term
+  Paragraph containing main term, second term and sub-term.
+  ={Main term:sub-term+1|second sub-term}
+
+  A paragraph that continues discussion of the first sub-term
 .fi
 
-.br
-The plus one in the example provided indicates the first sub\-term spans one
+.BR
+The plus one in the example provided indicates the first sub-term spans one
 additional paragraph. The logical structure of the resulting index would be:
-
 .nf
   Main term, 1,
-    sub\-term, 1\-3,
-    second sub\-term, 1,
+    sub-term, 1-3,
+    second sub-term, 1,
 .fi
 
 .SH COMPOSITE DOCUMENTS MARKUP
-.br
 
-.br
+.BR
 It is possible to build a document by creating a master document that requires
 other documents. The documents required may be complete documents that could be
 generated independently, or they could be markup snippets, prepared so as to be
 easily available to be placed within another text. If the calling document is a
 master document (built from other documents), it should be named with the
 suffix
-.B \.ssm
+.B .ssm
 Within this document you would provide information on the other documents that
 should be included within the text. These may be other documents that would be
 processed in a regular way, or markup bits prepared only for inclusion within a
 master document
-.B \.sst
+.B .sst
 regular markup file, or
-.B \.ssi
+.B .ssi
 (insert/information) A secondary file of the composite document is built prior
 to processing with the same prefix and the suffix
-.B \._sst
+.B ._sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 basic markup for importing a document into a master document
 
 .nf
 << filename1.sst
+
 << filename2.ssi
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 The form described above should be relied on. Within the
 .I Vim
 editor it results in the text thus linked becoming hyperlinked to the document
 it is calling in which is convenient for editing.
 
 .SH SISU FILETYPES
-.br
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 has
 .I plaintext
 and binary filetypes, and can process either type of document.
 
-.SH .SST \.SSM \.SSI MARKED UP PLAIN TEXT
+.SH .SST .SSM .SSI MARKED UP PLAIN TEXT
 
 .TP
-.B SiSU¤b〕 documents are prepared as plain\-text (utf\-8) files with
+.B SiSU
+documents are prepared as plain-text (utf-8) files with
 .B SiSU
 markup. They may make reference to and contain images (for example), which are
 stored in the directory beneath them _sisu/image. 〔b¤SiSU
 .I plaintext
 markup files are of three types that may be distinguished by the file extension
-used: regular text \.sst; master documents, composite documents that
-incorporate other text, which can be any regular text or text insert; and
-inserts the contents of which are like regular text except these are marked
- \.ssi and are not processed.
+used: regular text .sst; master documents, composite documents that incorporate
+other text, which can be any regular text or text insert; and inserts the
+contents of which are like regular text except these are marked .ssi and are
+not processed.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 processing can be done directly against a sisu documents; which may be located
 locally or on a remote server for which a url is provided.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 source markup can be shared with the command:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-s [filename]
+.BR
+  sisu -s [filename]
 
-.SH SISU TEXT \- REGULAR FILES (.SST)
+.SH SISU TEXT - REGULAR FILES (.SST)
 
-.br
+.BR
 The most common form of document in
 .B SiSU,
 see the section on
@@ -2438,15 +2377,15 @@ markup.
 
 .SH SISU MASTER FILES (.SSM)
 
-.br
+.BR
 Composite documents which incorporate other
 .B SiSU
 documents which may be either regular
 .B SiSU
-text \.sst which may be generated independently, or inserts prepared solely for
+text .sst which may be generated independently, or inserts prepared solely for
 the purpose of being incorporated into one or more master documents.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The mechanism by which master files incorporate other documents is described as
 one of the headings under under
 .B SiSU
@@ -2454,48 +2393,46 @@ markup in the
 .B SiSU
 manual.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Note: Master documents may be prepared in a similar way to regular documents,
-and processing will occur normally if a \.sst file is renamed \.ssm without
-requiring any other documents; the \.ssm marker flags that the document may
+and processing will occur normally if a .sst file is renamed .ssm without
+requiring any other documents; the .ssm marker flags that the document may
 contain other documents.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Note: a secondary file of the composite document is built prior to processing
-with the same prefix and the suffix \._sst [^19]
-
+with the same prefix and the suffix ._sst [^19]
 .SH SISU INSERT FILES (.SSI)
 
-.br
+.BR
 Inserts are documents prepared solely for the purpose of being incorporated
 into one or more master documents. They resemble regular
 .B SiSU
 text files except they are ignored by the
 .B SiSU
-processor. Making a file a \.ssi file is a quick and convenient way of flagging
+processor. Making a file a .ssi file is a quick and convenient way of flagging
 that it is not intended that the file should be processed on its own.
+.SH SISUPOD, ZIPPED BINARY CONTAINER (SISUPOD.ZIP, .SSP)
 
-.SH SISUPOD, ZIPPED BINARY CONTAINER (SISUPOD.ZIP, \.SSP)
-
-.br
+.BR
 A sisupod is a zipped
 .B SiSU
 text file or set of
 .B SiSU
 text files and any associated images that they contain (this will be extended
-to include sound and multimedia\-files)
+to include sound and multimedia-files)
 
 .TP
 .B SiSU
 .I plaintext
 files rely on a recognised directory structure to find contents such as images
 associated with documents, but all images for example for all documents
-contained in a directory are located in the sub\-directory _sisu/image. Without
+contained in a directory are located in the sub-directory _sisu/image. Without
 the ability to create a sisupod it can be inconvenient to manually identify all
 other files associated with a document. A sisupod automatically bundles all
 associated files with the document that is turned into a pod.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The structure of the sisupod is such that it may for example contain a single
 document and its associated images; a master document and its associated
 documents and anything else; or the zipped contents of a whole directory of
@@ -2503,201 +2440,204 @@ prepared
 .B SiSU
 documents.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The command to create a sisupod is:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-S [filename]
+.BR
+  sisu -S [filename]
 
-.br
+.BR
 Alternatively, make a pod of the contents of a whole directory:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-S
+.BR
+  sisu -S
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 processing can be done directly against a sisupod; which may be located locally
 or on a remote server for which a url is provided.
 
-.br
+.BR
 <http://www.sisudoc.org/sisu/sisu_commands>
 
-.br
+.BR
 <http://www.sisudoc.org/sisu/sisu_manual>
 
 .SH CONFIGURATION
-.br
 
 .SH CONFIGURATION FILES
 
 .SH CONFIG.YML
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 configration parameters are adjusted in the configuration file, which can be
 used to override the defaults set. This includes such things as which directory
 interim processing should be done in and where the generated output should be
 placed.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The
 .B SiSU
 configuration file is a yaml file, which means indentation is significant.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 resource configuration is determined by looking at the following files if they
 exist:
 
-.br
+.BR
   ./_sisu/v4/sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
   ./_sisu/sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
   ~/.sisu/v4/sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
   ~/.sisu/sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
   /etc/sisu/v4/sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
   /etc/sisu/sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
 The search is in the order listed, and the first one found is used.
 
-.br
+.BR
 In the absence of instructions in any of these it falls back to the internal
 program defaults.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Configuration determines the output and processing directories and the database
 access details.
 
-.br
+.BR
 If
 .B SiSU
 is installed a sample sisurc.yml may be found in /etc/sisu/sisurc.yml
 
 .SH SISU_DOCUMENT_MAKE
 
-.br
+.BR
 Most sisu document headers relate to metadata, the exception is the @make:
 header which provides processing related information. The default contents of
 the @make header may be set by placing them in a file sisu_document_make.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The search order is as for resource configuration:
 
-.br
+.BR
   ./_sisu/v4/sisu_document_make
 
-.br
+.BR
   ./_sisu/sisu_document_make
 
-.br
+.BR
   ~/.sisu/v4/sisu_document_make
 
-.br
+.BR
   ~/.sisu/sisu_document_make
 
-.br
+.BR
   /etc/sisu/v4/sisu_document_make
 
-.br
+.BR
   /etc/sisu/sisu_document_make
 
-.br
+.BR
 A sample sisu_document_make can be found in the _sisu/ directory under along
 with the provided sisu markup samples.
 
-.SH CSS \- CASCADING STYLE SHEETS (FOR HTML, XHTML AND XML)
-.br
+.SH CSS - CASCADING STYLE SHEETS (FOR HTML, XHTML AND XML)
 
-.br
+.BR
 CSS files to modify the appearance of
 .B SiSU
 html,
 .I XHTML
 or
 .I XML
-may be placed in the configuration directory: \./_sisu/css ; ~/.sisu/css or;
+may be placed in the configuration directory: ./_sisu/css ; ~/.sisu/css or;
 /etc/sisu/css and these will be copied to the output directories with the
-command sisu \-CC.
+command sisu -CC.
 
-.br
+.BR
 The basic CSS file for html output is html. css, placing a file of that name in
 directory _sisu/css or equivalent will result in the default file of that name
 being overwritten.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I HTML:
 html. css
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I XML
 DOM: dom.css
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I XML
 SAX: sax.css
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I XHTML:
 xhtml. css
 
-.br
+.BR
 The default homepage may use homepage.css or html. css
 
-.br
+.BR
 Under consideration is to permit the placement of a CSS file with a different
 name in directory _sisu/css directory or equivalent.[^20]
 
-.SH ORGANISING CONTENT \- DIRECTORY STRUCTURE AND MAPPING
-.br
+.SH ORGANISING CONTENT - DIRECTORY STRUCTURE AND MAPPING
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 v3 has new options for the source directory tree, and output directory
 structures of which there are 3 alternatives.
 
 .SH DOCUMENT SOURCE DIRECTORY
 
-.br
+.BR
 The document source directory is the directory in which sisu processing
-commands are given. It contains the sisu source files (.sst \.ssm \.ssi), or
-(for sisu v3 may contain) subdirectories with language codes which contain the
-sisu source files, so all English files would go in subdirectory en/, French in
-fr/, Spanish in es/ and so on. ISO 639\-1 codes are used (as varied by po4a). A
-list of available languages (and possible sub\-directory names) can be obtained
-with the command "sisu \-\-help lang" The list of languages is limited to
-langagues supported by XeTeX polyglosia.
-
+commands are given. It contains the sisu source files (.sst .ssm .ssi), or (for
+sisu v3 may contain) subdirectories with language codes which contain the sisu
+source files, so all English files would go in subdirectory en/, French in fr/,
+Spanish in es/ and so on. ISO 639-1 codes are used (as varied by po4a). A list
+of available languages (and possible sub-directory names) can be obtained with
+the command "sisu --help lang" The list of languages is limited to langagues
+supported by XeTeX polyglosia.
 .SH GENERAL DIRECTORIES
 
 .nf
-./subject_name/
+ ./subject_name/
+
 % files stored at this level e.g. sisu_manual.sst or
-% for sisu v3 may be under language sub\-directories
+% for sisu v3 may be under language sub-directories
 % e.g.
- \./subject_name/en
- \./subject_name/fr
- \./subject_name/es
- \./subject_name/_sisu
- \./subject_name/_sisu/css
- \./subject_name/_sisu/image
+
+ ./subject_name/en
+
+ ./subject_name/fr
+
+ ./subject_name/es
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu/css
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu/image
 .fi
 
 .SH DOCUMENT OUTPUT DIRECTORY STRUCTURES
 
 .SH OUTPUT DIRECTORY ROOT
 
-.br
+.BR
 The output directory root can be set in the sisurc.yml file. Under the root,
 subdirectories are made for each directory in which a document set resides. If
 you have a directory named poems or conventions, that directory will be created
@@ -2705,10 +2645,10 @@ under the output directory root and the output for all documents contained in
 the directory of a particular name will be generated to subdirectories beneath
 that directory (poem or conventions). A document will be placed in a
 subdirectory of the same name as the document with the filetype identifier
-stripped (.sst \.ssm)
+stripped (.sst .ssm)
 
-.br
-The last part of a directory path, representing the sub\-directory in which a
+.BR
+The last part of a directory path, representing the sub-directory in which a
 document set resides, is the directory name that will be used for the output
 directory. This has implications for the organisation of document collections
 as it could make sense to place documents of a particular subject, or type
@@ -2725,7 +2665,7 @@ appearance.
 
 .SH ALTERNATIVE OUTPUT STRUCTURES
 
-.br
+.BR
 There are 3 possibile output structures described as being, by language, by
 filetype or by filename, the selection is made in sisurc.yml
 
@@ -2738,171 +2678,190 @@ output_dir_structure_by: language   #(language & filetype, preferred?)
 
 .SH BY LANGUAGE
 
-.br
+.BR
 The by language directory structure places output files
 
-.br
+.BR
 The by language directory structure separates output files by language code
 (all files of a given language), and within the language directory by filetype.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Its selection is configured in sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
 output_dir_structure_by: language
 
 .nf
-    |\-\- en
-    |\-\- epub
-    |\-\- hashes
-    |\-\- html
-    | |\-\- viral_spiral.david_bollier
-    | |\-\- manifest
-    | |\-\- qrcode
-    | |\-\- odt
-    | |\-\- pdf
-    | |\-\- sitemaps
-    | |\-\- txt
-    | |\-\- xhtml
-    | `\-\- xml
-    |\-\- po4a
-    | `\-\- live\-manual
-    |     |\-\- po
-    |     |\-\- fr
-    |     `\-\- pot
-    `\-\- _sisu
-        |\-\- css
-        |\-\- image
-        |\-\- image_sys \-> \../../_sisu/image_sys
-        `\-\- xml
-            |\-\- rnc
-            |\-\- rng
-            `\-\- xsd
+    |-- en
+    |-- epub
+    |-- hashes
+    |-- html
+    | |-- viral_spiral.david_bollier
+    | |-- manifest
+    | |-- qrcode
+    | |-- odt
+    | |-- pdf
+    | |-- sitemaps
+    | |-- txt
+    | |-- xhtml
+    | `-- xml
+    |-- po4a
+    | `-- live-manual
+    |     |-- po
+    |     |-- fr
+    |     `-- pot
+    `-- _sisu
+        |-- css
+        |-- image
+        |-- image_sys -> ../../_sisu/image_sys
+        `-- xml
+            |-- rnc
+            |-- rng
+            `-- xsd
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 #by: language subject_dir/en/manifest/filename.html
 
 .SH BY FILETYPE
 
-.br
+.BR
 The by filetype directory structure separates output files by filetype, all
 html files in one directory pdfs in another and so on. Filenames are given a
 language extension.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Its selection is configured in sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
 output_dir_structure_by: filetype
 
 .nf
-    |\-\- epub
-    |\-\- hashes
-    |\-\- html
-    |\-\- viral_spiral.david_bollier
-    |\-\- manifest
-    |\-\- qrcode
-    |\-\- odt
-    |\-\- pdf
-    |\-\- po4a
-    |\-\- live\-manual
-    |     |\-\- po
-    |     |\-\- fr
-    |     `\-\- pot
-    |\-\- _sisu
-    | |\-\- css
-    | |\-\- image
-    | |\-\- image_sys \-> \../../_sisu/image_sys
-    | `\-\- xml
-    |     |\-\- rnc
-    |     |\-\- rng
-    |     `\-\- xsd
-    |\-\- sitemaps
-    |\-\- txt
-    |\-\- xhtml
-    `\-\- xml
+    |-- epub
+    |-- hashes
+    |-- html
+    |-- viral_spiral.david_bollier
+    |-- manifest
+    |-- qrcode
+    |-- odt
+    |-- pdf
+    |-- po4a
+    |-- live-manual
+    |     |-- po
+    |     |-- fr
+    |     `-- pot
+    |-- _sisu
+    | |-- css
+    | |-- image
+    | |-- image_sys -> ../../_sisu/image_sys
+    | `-- xml
+    |     |-- rnc
+    |     |-- rng
+    |     `-- xsd
+    |-- sitemaps
+    |-- txt
+    |-- xhtml
+    `-- xml
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 #by: filetype subject_dir/html/filename/manifest.en.html
 
 .SH BY FILENAME
 
-.br
+.BR
 The by filename directory structure places most output of a particular file
 (the different filetypes) in a common directory.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Its selection is configured in sisurc.yml
 
-.br
+.BR
 output_dir_structure_by: filename
 
 .nf
-    |\-\- epub
-    |\-\- po4a
-    |\-\- live\-manual
-    |     |\-\- po
-    |     |\-\- fr
-    |     `\-\- pot
-    |\-\- _sisu
-    | |\-\- css
-    | |\-\- image
-    | |\-\- image_sys \-> \../../_sisu/image_sys
-    | `\-\- xml
-    |     |\-\- rnc
-    |     |\-\- rng
-    |     `\-\- xsd
-    |\-\- sitemaps
-    |\-\- src
-    |\-\- pod
-    `\-\- viral_spiral.david_bollier
+    |-- epub
+    |-- po4a
+    |-- live-manual
+    |     |-- po
+    |     |-- fr
+    |     `-- pot
+    |-- _sisu
+    | |-- css
+    | |-- image
+    | |-- image_sys -> ../../_sisu/image_sys
+    | `-- xml
+    |     |-- rnc
+    |     |-- rng
+    |     `-- xsd
+    |-- sitemaps
+    |-- src
+    |-- pod
+    `-- viral_spiral.david_bollier
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 #by: filename subject_dir/filename/manifest.en.html
 
 .SH REMOTE DIRECTORIES
 
 .nf
-./subject_name/
+ ./subject_name/
+
 % containing sub_directories named after the generated files from which they are made
- \./subject_name/src
+
+ ./subject_name/src
+
 % contains shared source files text and binary e.g. sisu_manual.sst and sisu_manual.sst.zip
- \./subject_name/_sisu
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu
+
 % configuration file e.g. sisurc.yml
- \./subject_name/_sisu/skin
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu/skin
+
 % skins in various skin directories doc, dir, site, yml
- \./subject_name/_sisu/css
- \./subject_name/_sisu/image
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu/css
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu/image
+
 % images for documents contained in this directory
- \./subject_name/_sisu/mm
+
+ ./subject_name/_sisu/mm
 .fi
 
 .SH SISUPOD
 
 .nf
-./sisupod/
+ ./sisupod/
+
 % files stored at this level e.g. sisu_manual.sst
- \./sisupod/_sisu
+
+ ./sisupod/_sisu
+
 % configuration file e.g. sisurc.yml
- \./sisupod/_sisu/skin
+
+ ./sisupod/_sisu/skin
+
 % skins in various skin directories doc, dir, site, yml
- \./sisupod/_sisu/css
- \./sisupod/_sisu/image
+
+ ./sisupod/_sisu/css
+
+ ./sisupod/_sisu/image
+
 % images for documents contained in this directory
- \./sisupod/_sisu/mm
+
+ ./sisupod/_sisu/mm
 .fi
 
 .SH ORGANISING CONTENT
 
 .SH HOMEPAGES
-.br
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
-is about the ability to auto\-generate documents. Home pages are regarded as
+is about the ability to auto-generate documents. Home pages are regarded as
 custom built items, and are not created by
 .B SiSU.
 More accurately,
@@ -2911,179 +2870,176 @@ has a default home page, which will not be appropriate for use with other
 sites, and the means to provide your own home page instead in one of two ways
 as part of a site's configuration, these being:
 
-.br
+.BR
 1. through placing your home page and other custom built documents in the
 subdirectory _sisu/home/ (this probably being the easier and more convenient
 option)
 
-.br
+.BR
 2. through providing what you want as the home page in a skin,
 
-.br
+.BR
 Document sets are contained in directories, usually organised by site or
 subject. Each directory can/should have its own homepage. See the section on
 directory structure and organisation of content.
 
-.SH HOME PAGE AND OTHER CUSTOM BUILT PAGES IN A SUB\-DIRECTORY
+.SH HOME PAGE AND OTHER CUSTOM BUILT PAGES IN A SUB-DIRECTORY
 
-.br
+.BR
 Custom built pages, including the home page index.html may be placed within the
 configuration directory _sisu/home/ in any of the locations that is searched
-for the configuration directory, namely \./_sisu ; ~/_sisu ; /etc/sisu From
+for the configuration directory, namely ./_sisu ; ~/_sisu ; /etc/sisu From
 there they are copied to the root of the output directory with the command:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-CC
-
+.BR
+  sisu -CC
 .SH MARKUP AND OUTPUT EXAMPLES
-.br
 
 .SH MARKUP EXAMPLES
 
-.br
+.BR
 Current markup examples and document output samples are provided off
 <http://sisudoc.org> or <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu> and in the sisu
-\-markup\-sample package available off <http://sources.sisudoc.org>
+-markup-sample package available off <http://sources.sisudoc.org>
 
-.br
+.BR
 For some documents hardly any markup at all is required at all, other than a
 header, and an indication that the levels to be taken into account by the
 program in generating its output are.
 
 .SH SISU MARKUP SAMPLES
 
-.br
+.BR
 A few additional sample books prepared as sisu markup samples, output formats
 to be generated using
 .B SiSU
-are contained in a separate package sisu \-markup\-samples. sisu
-\-markup\-samples contains books (prepared using sisu markup), that were
-released by their authors various licenses mostly different Creative Commons
-licences that do not permit inclusion in the
+are contained in a separate package sisu -markup-samples. sisu -markup-samples
+contains books (prepared using sisu markup), that were released by their
+authors various licenses mostly different Creative Commons licences that do not
+permit inclusion in the
 .B Debian
 Project as they have requirements that do not meet the
 .B Debian
 Free Software Guidelines for various reasons, most commonly that they require
 that the original substantive text remain unchanged, and sometimes that the
-works be used only non\-commercially.
+works be used only non-commercially.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Accelerando,
 Charles Stross (2005)
 accelerando.charles_stross.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
 Lewis Carroll (1865)
 alices_adventures_in_wonderland.lewis_carroll.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I CONTENT,
 Cory Doctorow (2008)
 content.cory_doctorow.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Democratizing Innovation,
 Eric von Hippel (2005)
 democratizing_innovation.eric_von_hippel.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom,
 Cory Doctorow (2003)
 down_and_out_in_the_magic_kingdom.cory_doctorow.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I For the Win,
 Cory Doctorow (2010)
 for_the_win.cory_doctorow.sst
 
-.br
-.I Free as in Freedom \- Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software,
+.BR
+.I Free as in Freedom - Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software,
 Sam Williams (2002)
 free_as_in_freedom.richard_stallman_crusade_for_free_software.sam_williams.sst
 
-.br
-.I Free as in Freedom 2.0 \- Richard Stallman and the Free Software Revolution,
+.BR
+.I Free as in Freedom 2.0 - Richard Stallman and the Free Software Revolution,
 Sam Williams (2002), Richard M. Stallman (2010)
 free_as_in_freedom_2.richard_stallman_and_the_free_software_revolution.sam_williams.richard_stallman.sst
 
-.br
-.I Free Culture \- How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down
+.BR
+.I Free Culture - How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down
 Culture and Control Creativity,
 Lawrence Lessig (2004)
 free_culture.lawrence_lessig.sst
 
-.br
-.I Free For All \- How Linux and the Free Software Movement Undercut the High
+.BR
+.I Free For All - How Linux and the Free Software Movement Undercut the High
 Tech Titans,
 Peter Wayner (2002)
 free_for_all.peter_wayner.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v2,
 Free Software Foundation (1991)
 gpl2.fsf.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3,
 Free Software Foundation (2007)
 gpl3.fsf.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Gulliver's Travels,
 Jonathan Swift (1726 / 1735)
 gullivers_travels.jonathan_swift.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Little Brother,
 Cory Doctorow (2008)
 little_brother.cory_doctorow.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I The Cathederal and the Bazaar,
 Eric Raymond (2000)
 the_cathedral_and_the_bazaar.eric_s_raymond.sst
 
-.br
-.I The Public Domain \- Enclosing the Commons of the Mind,
+.BR
+.I The Public Domain - Enclosing the Commons of the Mind,
 James Boyle (2008)
 the_public_domain.james_boyle.sst
 
-.br
-.I The Wealth of Networks \- How Social Production Transforms Markets and
+.BR
+.I The Wealth of Networks - How Social Production Transforms Markets and
 Freedom,
 Yochai Benkler (2006)
 the_wealth_of_networks.yochai_benkler.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Through the Looking Glass,
 Lewis Carroll (1871)
 through_the_looking_glass.lewis_carroll.sst
 
-.br
-.I Two Bits \- The Cultural Significance of Free Software,
+.BR
+.I Two Bits - The Cultural Significance of Free Software,
 Christopher Kelty (2008)
 two_bits.christopher_kelty.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I UN Contracts for International Sale of Goods,
 UN (1980)
 un_contracts_international_sale_of_goods_convention_1980.sst
 
-.br
+.BR
 .I Viral Spiral,
 David Bollier (2008)
 viral_spiral.david_bollier.sst
 
-.SH SISU SEARCH \- INTRODUCTION
-.br
+.SH SISU SEARCH - INTRODUCTION
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 output can easily and conveniently be indexed by a number of standalone
 indexing tools, such as Lucene, Hyperestraier.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Because the document structure of sites created is clearly defined, and the
 text
 .I object citation system
@@ -3091,7 +3047,7 @@ is available hypothetically at least, for all forms of output, it is possible
 to search the sql database, and either read results from that database, or just
 as simply map the results to the html output, which has richer text markup.
 
-.br
+.BR
 In addition to this
 .B SiSU
 has the ability to populate a relational sql type database with documents at an
@@ -3102,11 +3058,10 @@ each document, which can be viewed within the database directly or in various
 output formats.
 
 .SH SQL
-.br
 
 .SH POPULATING SQL TYPE DATABASES
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 feeds sisu markupd documents into sql type databases
 .I PostgreSQL
@@ -3114,39 +3069,39 @@ feeds sisu markupd documents into sql type databases
 .I SQLite
 [^22] database together with information related to document structure.
 
-.br
+.BR
 This is one of the more interesting output forms, as all the structural data of
 the documents are retained (though can be ignored by the user of the database
 should they so choose). All site texts/documents are (currently) streamed to
 four tables:
 
-.br
+.BR
   * one containing semantic (and other) headers, including, title, author,
   subject, (the
   .I Dublin Core.
   ..);
 
-.br
-  * another the substantive texts by individual "paragraph" (or object) \-
-  along with structural information, each paragraph being identifiable by its
+.BR
+  * another the substantive texts by individual "paragraph" (or object) - along
+  with structural information, each paragraph being identifiable by its
   paragraph number (if it has one which almost all of them do), and the
   substantive text of each paragraph quite naturally being searchable (both in
   formatted and clean text versions for searching); and
 
-.br
-  * a third containing endnotes cross\-referenced back to the paragraph from
+.BR
+  * a third containing endnotes cross-referenced back to the paragraph from
   which they are referenced (both in formatted and clean text versions for
   searching).
 
-.br
+.BR
   * a fourth table with a one to one relation with the headers table contains
   full text versions of output, eg. pdf, html, xml, and
   .I ascii.
 
-.br
+.BR
 There is of course the possibility to add further structures.
 
-.br
+.BR
 At this level
 .B SiSU
 loads a relational database with documents chunked into objects, their smallest
@@ -3156,7 +3111,7 @@ document. Text is stored (at this text object level) with and without
 elementary markup tagging, the stripped version being so as to facilitate ease
 of searching.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Being able to search a relational database at an object level with the
 .B SiSU
 citation system is an effective way of locating content generated by
@@ -3173,181 +3128,176 @@ headings etc. (as the
 is incorporated it is easy to make use of that as well).
 
 .SH POSTGRESQL
-.br
 
 .SH NAME
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
-\- Structured information, Serialized Units \- a document publishing system,
+- Structured information, Serialized Units - a document publishing system,
 postgresql dependency package
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
-.br
+.BR
 Information related to using postgresql with sisu (and related to the
 sisu_postgresql dependency package, which is a dummy package to install
 dependencies needed for
 .B SiSU
 to populate a postgresql database, this being part of
 .B SiSU
-\- man sisu) .
+- man sisu) .
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
-.br
-  sisu \-D [instruction] [filename/wildcard \ if \ required]
-
-.br
-  sisu \-D \-\-pg \-\-[instruction] [filename/wildcard \ if \ required]
+.BR
+  sisu -D [instruction] [filename/wildcard if required]
 
+.BR
+  sisu -D --pg --[instruction] [filename/wildcard if required]
 .SH COMMANDS
 
-.br
+.BR
 Mappings to two databases are provided by default, postgresql and sqlite, the
 same commands are used within sisu to construct and populate databases however
-\-d (lowercase) denotes sqlite and \-D (uppercase) denotes postgresql,
-alternatively \-\-sqlite or \-\-pgsql may be used
+-d (lowercase) denotes sqlite and -D (uppercase) denotes postgresql,
+alternatively --sqlite or --pgsql may be used
 
-.br
-.B \-D or \-\-pgsql
+.BR
+.B -D or --pgsql
 may be used interchangeably.
 
 .SH CREATE AND DESTROY DATABASE
 
 .TP
-.B \-\-pgsql \-\-createall
+.B --pgsql --createall
 initial step, creates required relations (tables, indexes) in existing
 (postgresql) database (a database should be created manually and given the same
 name as working directory, as requested) (rb.dbi)
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-createdb
+.B sisu -D --createdb
 creates database where no database existed before
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-create
+.B sisu -D --create
 creates database tables where no database tables existed before
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-Dropall
+.B sisu -D --Dropall
 destroys database (including all its content)! kills data and drops tables,
 indexes and database associated with a given directory (and directories of the
 same name).
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-recreate
+.B sisu -D --recreate
 destroys existing database and builds a new empty database structure
 
 .SH IMPORT AND REMOVE DOCUMENTS
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-import \-v [filename/wildcard]
+.B sisu -D --import -v [filename/wildcard]
 populates database with the contents of the file. Imports documents(s)
 specified to a postgresql database (at an object level).
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-update \-v [filename/wildcard]
+.B sisu -D --update -v [filename/wildcard]
 updates file contents in database
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-D \-\-remove \-v [filename/wildcard]
+.B sisu -D --remove -v [filename/wildcard]
 removes specified document from postgresql database.
 
 .SH SQLITE
-.br
 
 .SH NAME
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
-\- Structured information, Serialized Units \- a document publishing system.
+- Structured information, Serialized Units - a document publishing system.
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
-.br
+.BR
 Information related to using sqlite with sisu (and related to the sisu_sqlite
 dependency package, which is a dummy package to install dependencies needed for
 .B SiSU
 to populate an sqlite database, this being part of
 .B SiSU
-\- man sisu) .
+- man sisu) .
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
-.br
-  sisu \-d [instruction] [filename/wildcard \ if \ required]
+.BR
+  sisu -d [instruction] [filename/wildcard if required]
 
-.br
-  sisu \-d \-\-(sqlite|pg) \-\-[instruction] [filename/wildcard \ if \
-  required]
+.BR
+  sisu -d --(sqlite|pg) --[instruction] [filename/wildcard if required]
 
 .SH COMMANDS
 
-.br
+.BR
 Mappings to two databases are provided by default, postgresql and sqlite, the
 same commands are used within sisu to construct and populate databases however
-\-d (lowercase) denotes sqlite and \-D (uppercase) denotes postgresql,
-alternatively \-\-sqlite or \-\-pgsql may be used
+-d (lowercase) denotes sqlite and -D (uppercase) denotes postgresql,
+alternatively --sqlite or --pgsql may be used
 
-.br
-.B \-d or \-\-sqlite
+.BR
+.B -d or --sqlite
 may be used interchangeably.
 
 .SH CREATE AND DESTROY DATABASE
 
 .TP
-.B \-\-sqlite \-\-createall
+.B --sqlite --createall
 initial step, creates required relations (tables, indexes) in existing (sqlite)
 database (a database should be created manually and given the same name as
 working directory, as requested) (rb.dbi)
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-createdb
+.B sisu -d --createdb
 creates database where no database existed before
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-create
+.B sisu -d --create
 creates database tables where no database tables existed before
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-dropall
+.B sisu -d --dropall
 destroys database (including all its content)! kills data and drops tables,
 indexes and database associated with a given directory (and directories of the
 same name).
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-recreate
+.B sisu -d --recreate
 destroys existing database and builds a new empty database structure
 
 .SH IMPORT AND REMOVE DOCUMENTS
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-import \-v [filename/wildcard]
+.B sisu -d --import -v [filename/wildcard]
 populates database with the contents of the file. Imports documents(s)
 specified to an sqlite database (at an object level).
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-update \-v [filename/wildcard]
+.B sisu -d --update -v [filename/wildcard]
 updates file contents in database
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-d \-\-remove \-v [filename/wildcard]
+.B sisu -d --remove -v [filename/wildcard]
 removes specified document from sqlite database.
 
 .SH INTRODUCTION
-.br
 
-.SH SEARCH \- DATABASE FRONTEND SAMPLE, UTILISING DATABASE AND SISU FEATURES,
+.SH SEARCH - DATABASE FRONTEND SAMPLE, UTILISING DATABASE AND SISU FEATURES,
 INCLUDING OBJECT CITATION NUMBERING (BACKEND CURRENTLY POSTGRESQL)
 
-.br
+.BR
 Sample search frontend <http://search.sisudoc.org> [^23] A small database and
-sample query front\-end (search from) that makes use of the citation system,
+sample query front-end (search from) that makes use of the citation system,
 .I object citation numbering
 to demonstrates functionality.[^24]
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 can provide information on which documents are matched and at what locations
 within each document the matches are found. These results are relevant across
@@ -3365,23 +3315,22 @@ database. You can then refer to one of the other outputs or in the
 database expand the text within the matched objects (paragraphs) in the
 documents matched.
 
-.br
+.BR
 Note you may set results either for documents matched and object number
 locations within each matched document meeting the search criteria; or display
 the names of the documents matched along with the objects (paragraphs) that
 meet the search criteria.[^25]
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-F \-\-webserv\-webrick
+.B sisu -F --webserv-webrick
 builds a cgi web search frontend for the database created
 
-.br
+.BR
 The following is feedback on the setup on a machine provided by the help
 command:
 
-.br
-  sisu \-\-help sql
-
+.BR
+  sisu --help sql
 .nf
 Postgresql
   user:             ralph
@@ -3393,177 +3342,173 @@ sqlite
   dbi connect       DBI:SQLite:/home/ralph/sisu_www/sisu/sisu_sqlite.db
 .fi
 
-.br
+.BR
 Note on databases built
 
-.br
-By default, [unless \ otherwise \ specified] databases are built on a directory
+.BR
+By default, [unless otherwise specified] databases are built on a directory
 basis, from collections of documents within that directory. The name of the
 directory you choose to work from is used as the database name, i.e. if you are
 working in a directory called /home/ralph/ebook the database SiSU_ebook is
-used. [otherwise \ a \ manual \ mapping \ for \ the \ collection \ is \
-necessary]
-
+used. [otherwise a manual mapping for the collection is necessary]
 .SH SEARCH FORM
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-F
-generates a sample search form, which must be copied to the web\-server cgi
+.B sisu -F
+generates a sample search form, which must be copied to the web-server cgi
 directory
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-F \-\-webserv\-webrick
+.B sisu -F --webserv-webrick
 generates a sample search form for use with the webrick server, which must be
-copied to the web\-server cgi directory
+copied to the web-server cgi directory
 
 .TP
-.B sisu \-W
+.B sisu -W
 starts the webrick server which should be available wherever sisu is properly
 installed
 
-.br
+.BR
 The generated search form must be copied manually to the webserver directory as
 instructed
 
 .SH SISU_WEBRICK
-.br
 
 .SH NAME
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
-\- Structured information, Serialized Units \- a document publishing system
+- Structured information, Serialized Units - a document publishing system
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
-.br
+.BR
 sisu_webrick [port]
 
-.br
+.BR
 or
 
-.br
-sisu \-W [port]
+.BR
+sisu -W [port]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
-.br
+.BR
 sisu_webrick is part of
 .B SiSU
 (man sisu) sisu_webrick starts
 .B Ruby
-' s Webrick web\-server and points it to the directories to which
+' s Webrick web-server and points it to the directories to which
 .B SiSU
 output is written, providing a list of these directories (assuming
 .B SiSU
 is in use and they exist).
 
-.br
+.BR
 The default port for sisu_webrick is set to 8081, this may be modified in the
 yaml file: ~/.sisu/sisurc.yml a sample of which is provided as
 /etc/sisu/sisurc.yml (or in the equivalent directory on your system).
 
 .SH SUMMARY OF MAN PAGE
 
-.br
+.BR
 sisu_webrick, may be started on it's own with the command: sisu_webrick [port]
-or using the sisu command with the \-W flag: sisu \-W [port]
+or using the sisu command with the -W flag: sisu -W [port]
 
-.br
+.BR
 where no port is given and settings are unchanged the default port is 8081
 
 .SH DOCUMENT PROCESSING COMMAND FLAGS
 
-.br
-sisu \-W [port] starts
+.BR
+sisu -W [port] starts
 .B Ruby
-Webrick web\-server, serving
+Webrick web-server, serving
 .B SiSU
 output directories, on the port provided, or if no port is provided and the
 defaults have not been changed in ~/.sisu/sisurc.yaml then on port 8081
 
 .SH SUMMARY OF FEATURES
-.br
 
-.br
-* sparse/minimal markup (clean utf\-8 source texts). Documents are prepared in
-a single
-.I UTF\-8
+.BR
+* sparse/minimal markup (clean utf-8 source texts). Documents are prepared in a
+single
+.I UTF-8
 file using a minimalistic mnemonic syntax. Typical literature, documents like
 "War and Peace" require almost no markup, and most of the headers are optional.
 
-.br
+.BR
 * markup is easily readable/parsable by the human eye, (basic markup is simpler
 and more sparse than the most basic
 .I HTML
-) , [this \ may \ also \ be \ converted \ to \ .I \ XML \ representations \ of
-\ the \ same \ input/source \ document].
+) , [this may also be converted to
+.I XML
+representations of the same input/source document].
 
-.br
+.BR
 * markup defines document structure (this may be done once in a header
-pattern\-match description, or for heading levels individually); basic text
-attributes (bold, italics, underscore, strike\-through etc.) as required; and
+pattern-match description, or for heading levels individually); basic text
+attributes (bold, italics, underscore, strike-through etc.) as required; and
 semantic information related to the document (header information, extended
 beyond the Dublin core and easily further extended as required); the headers
 may also contain processing instructions.
 .B SiSU
 markup is primarily an abstraction of document structure and document metadata
 to permit taking advantage of the basic strengths of existing alternative
-practical standard ways of representing documents [be \ that \ browser \
-viewing, \ paper \ publication, \ sql \ search \ etc.] (html, epub, xml, odf,
-latex, pdf, sql)
+practical standard ways of representing documents [be that browser viewing,
+paper publication, sql search etc.] (html, epub, xml, odf, latex, pdf, sql)
 
-.br
+.BR
 * for output produces reasonably elegant output of established industry and
 institutionally accepted open standard formats.[3] takes advantage of the
 different strengths of various standard formats for representing documents,
 amongst the output formats currently supported are:
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I HTML
-\- both as a single scrollable text and a segmented document
+- both as a single scrollable text and a segmented document
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I XHTML
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I EPUB
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I XML
-\- both in sax and dom style xml structures for further development as required
+- both in sax and dom style xml structures for further development as required
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I ODT
-\- Open Document Format text, the iso standard for document storage
+- Open Document Format text, the iso standard for document storage
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I LaTeX
-\- used to generate pdf
+- used to generate pdf
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I PDF
 (via
 .I LaTeX
 )
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I SQL
-\- population of an sql database (
+- population of an sql database (
 .I PostgreSQL
 or
 .I SQLite
 ) , (at the same object level that is used to cite text within a document)
 
-.br
+.BR
 Also produces: concordance files; document content certificates (md5 or sha256
 digests of headings, paragraphs, images etc.) and html manifests (and sitemaps
 of content). (b) takes advantage of the strengths implicit in these very
@@ -3574,7 +3519,7 @@ making possible
 .I granular search
 (and related possibilities))
 
-.br
+.BR
 * ensuring content can be cited in a meaningful way regardless of selected
 output format. Online publishing (and publishing in multiple document formats)
 lacks a useful way of citing text internally within documents (important to
@@ -3589,51 +3534,51 @@ oriented, (pdf,
 xml, sqlite, postgresql) , this numbering system can be used to reference
 content.
 
-.br
+.BR
 * Granular search within documents.
 .I SQL
 databases are populated at an object level (roughly headings, paragraphs,
 verse, tables) and become searchable with that degree of granularity, the
 output information provides the object/paragraph numbers which are relevant
 across all generated outputs; it is also possible to look at just the matching
-paragraphs of the documents in the database; [output \ indexing \ also \ work \
-well \ with \ search \ indexing \ tools \ like \ hyperestraier].
+paragraphs of the documents in the database; [output indexing also work well
+with search indexing tools like hyperestraier].
 
-.br
+.BR
 * long term maintainability of document collections in a world of changing
-formats, having a very sparsely marked\-up source document base. there is a
-considerable degree of future\-proofing, output representations are
+formats, having a very sparsely marked-up source document base. there is a
+considerable degree of future-proofing, output representations are
 "upgradeable", and new document formats may be added. e.g. addition of odf
 (open document text) module in 2006, epub in 2009 and in future html5 output
 sometime in future, without modification of existing prepared texts
 
-.br
+.BR
 *
 .I SQL
 search aside, documents are generated as required and static once generated.
 
-.br
+.BR
 * documents produced are static files, and may be batch processed, this needs
 to be done only once but may be repeated for various reasons as desired
 (updated content, addition of new output formats, updated technology document
 presentations/representations)
 
-.br
+.BR
 * document source (
 .I plaintext
-utf\-8) if shared on the net may be used as input and processed locally to
+utf-8) if shared on the net may be used as input and processed locally to
 produce the different document outputs
 
-.br
+.BR
 * document source may be bundled together (automatically) with associated
 documents (multiple language versions or master document with inclusions) and
 images and sent as a zip file called a sisupod, if shared on the net these too
 may be processed locally to produce the desired document outputs
 
-.br
+.BR
 * generated document outputs may automatically be posted to remote sites.
 
-.br
+.BR
 * for basic document generation, the only software dependency is
 .B Ruby,
 and a few standard Unix tools (this covers
@@ -3647,15 +3592,15 @@ and a few standard Unix tools (this covers
 .I LaTeX
 generated to pdf, a latex processor like tetex or texlive.
 
-.br
+.BR
 * as a developers tool it is flexible and extensible
 
-.br
+.BR
 Syntax highlighting for
 .B SiSU
 markup is available for a number of text editors.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .B SiSU
 is less about document layout than about finding a way with little markup to be
 able to construct an abstract representation of a document that makes it
@@ -3663,15 +3608,15 @@ possible to produce multiple representations of it which may be rather
 different from each other and used for different purposes, whether layout and
 publishing, or search of content
 
-.br
+.BR
 i.e. to be able to take advantage from this minimal preparation starting point
 of some of the strengths of rather different established ways of representing
 documents for different purposes, whether for search (relational database, or
 indexed flat files generated for that purpose whether of complete documents, or
 say of files made up of objects), online viewing (e.g. html, xml, pdf) , or
-paper publication (e.g. pdf) \...
+paper publication (e.g. pdf) ...
 
-.br
+.BR
 the solution arrived at is by extracting structural information about the
 document (about headings within the document) and by tracking objects (which
 are serialized and also given hash values) in the manner described. It makes
@@ -3686,160 +3631,128 @@ objects include: headings, paragraphs, verse, tables, images, but not
 footnotes/endnotes which are numbered separately and tied to the object from
 which they are referenced.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 2.
-i.e. the
-
-.br
-.I HTML,
-
-.br
-.I PDF,
-
-.br
-.I EPUB,
-
-.br
-.I ODT
-
-.br
-outputs are each built individually and optimised for that form of
+i.e. the HTML, PDF, EPUB, ODT outputs are each built individually and optimised for that form of
 presentation, rather than for example the html being a saved version of the
 odf, or the pdf being a saved version of the html.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 3.
 the different heading levels
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 4.
 units of text, primarily paragraphs and headings, also any tables, poems,
 code-blocks
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 5.
 An open standard format for e-books
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 6.
-Open Document Format (
-
-.br
-.I ODF
-
-.br
-) text
+Open Document Format ( ODF ) text
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 7.
 Specification submitted by Adobe to ISO to become a full open ISO
-specification
-
-.br
-<http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7542722606.html>
+specification <http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7542722606.html>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 8.
 ISO standard ISO/IEC 26300:2006
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI *1.
 square brackets
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI *2.
 square brackets
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI +1.
 square brackets
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 9.
 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/man/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 10.
 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/man/sisu.1.html>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 11.
 From sometime after SiSU 0.58 it should be possible to describe SiSU markup
 using SiSU, which though not an original design goal is useful.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 12.
-files should be prepared using
-
-.br
-.I UTF-8
+files should be prepared using UTF-8 character encoding
 
-.br
-character encoding
-
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 13.
 a footnote or endnote
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 14.
 self contained endnote marker & endnote in one
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI *.
 unnumbered asterisk footnote/endnote, insert multiple asterisks if required
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI **.
 another unnumbered asterisk footnote/endnote
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI *3.
 editors notes, numbered asterisk footnote/endnote series
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI +2.
 editors notes, numbered asterisk footnote/endnote series
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 15.
 <http://www.sisudoc.org/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 16.
 <http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 18.
 Table from the Wealth of Networks by Yochai Benkler
-
-.br
 <http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/the_wealth_of_networks.yochai_benkler>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 19.
 \.ssc (for composite) is under consideration but \._sst makes clear that this
@@ -3848,38 +3761,37 @@ have "accidents", working on a \.ssc file that is overwritten by subsequent
 processing. It may be however that when the resulting file is shared \.ssc is an
 appropriate suffix to use.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
-.BI 21.
-<http://www.postgresql.org/>
-
-.br
-<http://advocacy.postgresql.org/>
+.BI 20.
+SiSU has worked this way in the past, though this was dropped as it was
+thought the complexity outweighed the flexibility, however, the balance was
+rather fine and this behaviour could be reinstated.
 
-.br
+.BR
+.TP
+.BI 21.
+<http://www.postgresql.org/> <http://advocacy.postgresql.org/>
 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgresql>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 22.
-<http://www.hwaci.com/sw/sqlite/>
+<http://www.hwaci.com/sw/sqlite/> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sqlite>
 
-.br
-<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sqlite>
-
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 23.
 <http://search.sisudoc.org>
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 24.
 (which could be extended further with current back-end). As regards scaling
 of the database, it is as scalable as the database (here Postgresql) and
 hardware allow.
 
-.br
+.BR
 .TP
 .BI 25.
 of this feature when demonstrated to an IBM software innovations evaluator
@@ -3889,7 +3801,7 @@ and we can tell you which documents meet your search criteria, but there is no
 way we can tell you without opening each document where within each your
 matches are found.
 
-.br
+.BR
 
 .TP
 .SH SEE ALSO