45.4 Specifying
output file paths and names
For the output file name, you can modify
any or all of the path, name, and extension. By default, the filter alters
only the file extension. For RTF output, the extension is normally .rtf. For
multi-step processing, it is .dcl for the
first step and .rtf for the
last step. The target file is written to the same directory as the source
file, usually the current directory. Any intermediate files (typically
binary DCL files, .dcb) are
written to the current directory, and are automatically deleted after
conversion is complete.
The output option -o name
can specify a path without a file name, a file name with or without a
path, or an extension without a file name. Each of these works differently:
- Path
without file name causes the output file to be written with the same
name but to a different directory.
- File
name with or without path alters the file name for the output file.
If you do not specify a path, the original file path (as modified by
any earlier path-related -o
option) is used.
- Extension
without file name gives the output file the extension specified instead
of the original extension. (In some cases, the new extension is added
on instead of replacing the previous one; this happens if the previous
extension was not the one used to indicate the input format, and
if the file naming rules for the system permit multiple extensions.)
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