#### 45.2.3 Converting a single DITA or DCL file

To convert a single DITA XML file with the DITA2Go DCL filter:

1. Open a Windows Command Prompt window.
2. Change to the directory where you placed a configuration file.
3. At the command-line prompt, enter the following command:

       dcl -f format [-o output] input

   where the arguments are as follows:

   format | Output type; one of the format codes or names listed for -f in §45.3.1 Command-line switch -f format.
   output | Name or extension (with leading period) of the file to be produced; optional for DCL, RT,F or HTML output, required for XML output.
   input | Name of the file to be converted.

4. Press Enter to convert the file.

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Parent Topic: 45.2 Using the DCL filter

Sibling Topics:

45.2.1 Understanding where to run DCL

45.2.2 Preparing for conversion

45.2.4 Converting a group of files