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diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt index df5dccd5e..08d3363e9 100644 --- a/MANUAL.txt +++ b/MANUAL.txt @@ -695,12 +695,17 @@ General writer options {.options} : Print the system default template for an output *FORMAT*. (See `-t` for a list of possible *FORMAT*s.) Templates in the user data - directory are ignored. + directory are ignored. This option may be used with + `-o`/`--output` to redirect output to a file, but + `-o`/`--output` must come before `--print-default-template` + on the command line. `--print-default-data-file=`*FILE* : Print a system default data file. Files in the user data directory - are ignored. + are ignored. This option may be used with `-o`/`--output` to + redirect output to a file, but `-o`/`--output` must come before + `--print-default-data-file` on the command line. `--eol=crlf`|`lf`|`native` @@ -784,7 +789,10 @@ General writer options {.options} : Prints a JSON version of a highlighting style, which can be modified, saved with a `.theme` extension, and used - with `--highlight-style`. + with `--highlight-style`. This option may be used with + `-o`/`--output` to redirect output to a file, but + `-o`/`--output` must come before `--print-highlight-style` + on the command line. `--syntax-definition=`*FILE* @@ -1016,11 +1024,11 @@ Options affecting specific writers {.options} To produce a custom `reference.docx`, first get a copy of the default `reference.docx`: `pandoc - --print-default-data-file reference.docx > - custom-reference.docx`. Then open `custom-reference.docx` - in Word, modify the styles as you wish, and save the file. - For best results, do not make changes to this file other - than modifying the styles used by pandoc: + -o custom-reference.docx --print-default-data-file reference.docx`. + Then open `custom-reference.docx` in Word, modify the + styles as you wish, and save the file. For best + results, do not make changes to this file other than + modifying the styles used by pandoc: Paragraph styles: @@ -1078,10 +1086,9 @@ Options affecting specific writers {.options} To produce a custom `reference.odt`, first get a copy of the default `reference.odt`: `pandoc - --print-default-data-file reference.odt > - custom-reference.odt`. Then open `custom-reference.odt` in - LibreOffice, modify the styles as you wish, and save the - file. + -o custom-reference.odt --print-default-data-file reference.odt`. + Then open `custom-reference.odt` in LibreOffice, modify + the styles as you wish, and save the file. PowerPoint @@ -1102,10 +1109,10 @@ Options affecting specific writers {.options} `Home` menu to check.) You can also modify the default `reference.pptx`: first run - `pandoc --print-default-data-file reference.pptx > - custom-reference.pptx`, and then modify - `custom-reference.pptx` in MS PowerPoint (pandoc will use the - first four layout slides, as mentioned above). + `pandoc -o custom-reference.pptx --print-default-data-file + reference.pptx`, and then modify `custom-reference.pptx` + in MS PowerPoint (pandoc will use the first four layout + slides, as mentioned above). `--epub-cover-image=`*FILE* |