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## NAME
erubis - eRuby style template engine for multiple languages
## SYNOPSIS
**erubis** [.._options_..] [_file_ ...]
## DESCRIPTION
Embedded templating engine for multiple languages. Erubis will take a template file as input
and output code to convey that data in the language specified. The following output lan‐
guages are supported:
* Ruby
* PHP
* C
* Java
* Scheme
* Perl
* JavaScript
## OPTIONS
### -h --help
help
### -v
### -x
### -X
### -N
### -U
### -C
### -b
### -z
### -e
### -p
embedded pattern (default '<% %>')
### -l
convert but no execute (ruby/php/c/java/scheme/perl/js)
### -E
enhancer names (Escape, PercentLine, BiPattern, ...)
### -I
library include path
### -K
kanji code (euc/sjis/utf8) (default none)
### -c
context data string (yaml inline style or ruby code)
### -f
context data file ('*.yaml', '*.yml', or '*.rb')
### -T
### -S
### -B
**--pi**=_name_
parse '' instead of '<% ... %>'
### supported properties:
* (common)
**--escapefunc**=_nil_
: escape function name
**--pattern=**"<% %>"
: embed pattern
**--trim**=_true_
: trim spaces around <% ... %>
**--preamble**=_nil_
: preamble (no preamble when false)
**--postamble**=_nil_
: postamble (no postamble when false)
**--escape**=_nil_
: escape expression or not in default
* (basic) * (pi)
**--pi=**"rb"
: PI (Processing Instrunctions) name
**--embchar=**"@"
: char for embedded expression pattern('@{...}@')
* ruby * php * c
**--indent=**""
: indent spaces (ex. ' ')
**--out=**"stdout"
: output file pointer name
* java
**--indent=**""
: indent spaces (ex. ' ')
**--buf=**"_buf"
: output buffer name
**--bufclass=**"StringBuffer" : output buffer class (ex. 'StringBuilder')
* scheme
**--func=**"_add"
: function name (ex. 'display')
* perl
**--func=**"print"
: function name
* javascript
**--docwrite**=_true_
: use 'document.write()' when true
## EXAMPLES
Run 'erubis -l php example.ephp' to convert the embedded document to php code.
### example.ephp:
Hello <%= $user %>!
<% $i = 0; %>
<% foreach ($list as $item) { %>
<% $i++; %>
| <%= $i %> |
<%== $item %> |
<% } %>
## SEE ALSO
erubis 2.6.2 January 2009 [ERUBIS(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ERUBIS/1/markdown)