AsciiDoc is a human-readable document format, semantically equivalent to DocBook XML, but using plain-text mark-up conventions. AsciiDoc documents can be created using any text editor and read “as-is”, or rendered to HTML or any other format supported by a DocBook tool-chain, i.e. PDF, TeX, Unix manpages, e-books, slide presentations, etc.[3] Common file extensions for AsciiDoc files are txt (as encouraged by AsciiDoc's creator) and adoc.[4][5]
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2014) |
| Filename extensions |
.adoc, .asciidoc, .txt |
|---|---|
| Internet media type |
text/asciidoc, text/plain |
| Initial release | 2002 |
| Open format? | yes |
| Website | asciidoc |
| Original author(s) | Stuart Rackham |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Matthew Peveler, Dan Allen, Michel Krämer, et al. |
| Initial release | November 25, 2002 |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Documentation generator |
| License | GPL v2 |
| Website | asciidoc-py |
| Original author(s) | Ryan Waldron |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Dan Allen, Sarah White, et al. |
| Initial release | January 30, 2013 |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Documentation generator |
| License | MIT |
| Website | asciidoctor |
History
AsciiDoc was created in 2002 by Stuart Rackham, who published tools (‘asciidoc’ and ‘a2x’), written in the Python programming language to convert plain-text, ‘human readable’ files to commonly used published document formats.[3]
Asciidoctor
A Ruby implementation called ‘Asciidoctor’, released in 2013, is in use by GitHub[6] and GitLab.[7] This implementation is also available in the Java ecosystem using JRuby and in the JavaScript ecosystem using Opal.js.
Some of O'Reilly Media's books and e-books are authored using AsciiDoc mark-up.[8]
Most of the Git project documentation is written in AsciiDoc.[9]
The AsciiDoc format is currently under standardization procedure by the Eclipse Foundation.[10][11]
Example
The following shows text using AsciiDoc mark-up, and a rendering similar to that produced by an AsciiDoc processor:
| AsciiDoc source text |
|---|
= My Article
J. Smith
https://wikipedia.org[Wikipedia] is an
on-line encyclopedia, available in
English and *many* other languages.
== Software
You can install 'package-name' using
the `gem` command:
gem install package-name
== Hardware
Metals commonly used include:
* copper
* tin
* lead
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| HTML-rendered result |
|---|
|
J. Smith Wikipedia is an on-line encyclopedia, available in English and many other languages. You can install package-name using the gem command: gem install package-name Metals commonly used include:
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Tools
- Antora – a multi-repository documentation site generator for tech writers using git.
- AsciiBinder – (deprecated) a documentation system built on Asciidoctor for people who have a lot of docs to maintain and republish on a regular basis.
- awestruct – a static site generator inspired by Jekyll.
- Asciidoc FX – AsciiDoc Book Editor based on JavaFX 8.
- AsciiDocLIVE – AsciiDocLIVE is a free online AsciiDoc editor.
- DAPS – DocBook Authoring and Publishing Suite (DAPS) is command-line software to publish DocBook & AsciiDoc as HTML, PDF, and EPUB.
See also
References
External links
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