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# 11. Programs

## 11.1. Overview

The programs available are summarised below.

Name | Purpose
sdf | convert SDF files to other formats
sdfapi | extract the Application Programming Interface from source code
sdfbatch | generate FrameMaker batch files
sdfcli | extract the Command Line Interface from a utility
sdfget | extract documentation embedded in source code
sdftest | execute SDF regression tests
sdngen | build an SDF tuning module from a FrameMaker template
<CMD>prn2ps</CMD> | convert Windows PostScript to Unix PostScript

sdf is typically invoked as follows:

       sdf -2format [options] files

Supported format values include the following:

Format | Description
ps | a PostScript document
html | a HTML document
hlp | Microsoft Windows help input files
fvo | a FrameViewer file
txt | a plain text document
rtf | an RTF document
book | a book (PostScript)

Further details on the programs are provided below.

sdf - SDF Conversion Utility

sdfapi - API Extraction Utility

sdfbatch - Batch Processing Utility

sdfcli - Command Line Interface Utility

sdfget - Documentation Extraction Utility

sdftest - Execute SDF Regression Tests

sdngen - SDF Tuning File Generator

prn2ps - PostScript Conversion Utility