@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ it can write markdown, reStructuredText, HTML, LaTeX, ConTeXt, Texinfo,
1818groff man, MediaWiki markup, RTF, OpenDocument XML, ODT, DocBook XML,
1919and S5 HTML slide shows.
2020
21−If no *input-file* is specified, input is read from STDIN.
21+If no *input-file* is specified, input is read from *stdin*.
2222Otherwise, the *input-files* are concatenated (with a blank
23−line between each) and used as input. Output goes to STDOUT by
24−default (though output to STDOUT is disabled for the `odt` output
23+line between each) and used as input. Output goes to *stdout* by
24+default (though output to *stdout* is disabled for the `odt` output
2525format). For output to a file, use the `-o` option:
2626
2727 pandoc -o output.html input.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The input and output formats may be specified using command-line options
3030(see **OPTIONS**, below, for details). If these formats are not
3131specified explicitly, Pandoc will attempt to determine them
3232from the extensions of the input and output filenames. If input comes
33−from STDIN or from a file with an unknown extension, the input is assumed
33+from *stdin* or from a file with an unknown extension, the input is assumed
3434to be markdown. If no output filename is specified using the `-o`
3535option, or if a filename is specified but its extension is unknown,
3636the output will default to HTML. Thus, for example,
@@ -72,15 +72,18 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
7272 `mediawiki` (MediaWiki markup), `texinfo` (GNU Texinfo),
7373 `docbook` (DocBook XML), `opendocument` (OpenDocument XML),
7474 `odt` (OpenOffice text document), `s5` (S5 HTML and javascript slide
75− show), or `rtf` (rich text format).
75+ show), `pdf` (Portable Document Format), or `rtf` (rich text
76+ format). Note that for `odt` and `pdf` output, output will not be
77+ directed to *stdout*; an output filename must be specified using the
78+ `-o/--output` option.
7679
7780-s, \--standalone
7881: Produce output with an appropriate header and footer (e.g. a
7982 standalone HTML, LaTeX, or RTF file, not a fragment).
8083
8184-o *FILE*, \--output=*FILE*
82−: Write output to *FILE* instead of STDOUT. If *FILE* is
83− \``-`', output will go to STDOUT.
85+: Write output to *FILE* instead of *stdout*. If *FILE* is
86+ \``-`', output will go to *stdout*.
8487
8588-p, \--preserve-tabs
8689: Preserve tabs instead of converting them to spaces.
@@ -166,9 +169,9 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
166169: Specify *STRING* as a prefix to the HTML window title.
167170
168171\--dump-args
169−: Print information about command-line arguments to STDOUT, then exit.
172+: Print information about command-line arguments to *stdout*, then exit.
170173 The first line of output contains the name of the output file specified
171− with the `-o` option, or \``-`' (for STDOUT) if no output file was
174+ with the `-o` option, or \``-`' (for *stdout*) if no output file was
172175 specified. The remaining lines contain the command-line arguments,
173176 one per line, in the order they appear. These do not include regular
174177 Pandoc options and their arguments, but do include any options appearing
@@ -194,8 +197,7 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
194197# SEE ALSO
195198
196199`hsmarkdown`(1),
197−`html2markdown`(1),
198−`markdown2pdf`(1).
200+`html2markdown`(1).
199201The *README* file distributed with Pandoc contains full documentation.
200202
201203The Pandoc source code and all documentation may be downloaded from