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+++ rfc_files_available [2026/02/12 05:44] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-=====RFC files that are available=====
+====== RFC files available on the website ======
 The files listed below are available from rfc-editor.org via various methods.
-Below:
   * "Before" means below RFC 8650 (i.e., before the format change).
   * "After" means RFC 8650 and higher (i.e., after the format change). See [4] for information on the format change.
-=== in the primary directory ===
+==== in the primary directory ====
-|              ^ Description           ^ Reference            ^
+^ File extension  ^ Description           ^ Reference            ^
-^ .txt    | Before: plain text file\\ After: the text output of xml2rfc (UTF-8-encoded file with a byte order mark)          | -\\ [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7994|RFC 7994]]       |
+| .txt            | Before: plain text file\\ After: the text output of xml2rfc (UTF-8-encoded file with a byte order mark)          | [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7994|RFC 7994]]       |
-^ .pdf   | Before: (rare cases) a scan of a hardcopy RFC or a PDF with images added by authors (see [1] for details).\\ After: the PDF output of xml2rfc converted to PDF/A-3 using pdfaPilot [2]. | -\\ [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7995|RFC 7995]]                |
+| .pdf            | Before: (rare cases) a scan of a hardcopy RFC or a PDF with images added by authors (see [1] for details).\\ After: the PDF output of xml2rfc converted to PDF/A-3 using pdfaPilot [2]. | [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7995|RFC 7995]]                |
-^ .html   | Before: HTML created from TXT using rfc2html [3]\\ After: the HTML output of xml2rfc.       | -\\ [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7992|RFC 7992]]         |
+| .html           | Before: HTML created from TXT using rfc2html [3]\\ After: the HTML output of xml2rfc.   | [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7992|RFC 7992]]         |
-^ .xml  | [Before: if an XML file exists, the RFC Editor can provide it on request.]\\ After: the source file; the output of the preptool     | -\\ [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7991|RFC 7991]] and\\ [[https://xml2rfc.tools.ietf.org/xml2rfc-doc.html|xml2rfc Schema Documentation]] |
+| .xml            | Before: if an XML file exists, the RFC Editor can provide it on request.\\ After: the source file; the output of the preptool     | [[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7991|RFC 7991]] and [[https://authors.ietf.org/rfcxml-vocabulary|RFCXML vocabulary reference]]  |
-^ .json | metadata file; see [5] for details.    |     |
+| .json           | metadata file; see [5] for details.    |     |
-=== in pdfrfc/ ===
+==== in inline-errata/ ====
-|              ^ Description       ^
+^ File extension   ^ Description       ^
-^ .txt.pdf   | Before: PDF created directly from the TXT file\\ [After: This file does not exist. It is replaced by the PDF output of xml2rfc.] |
+| .html     | An informative rendering of an RFC that includes verified errata. The file exists for a given RFC only if there exist verified errata. Created from TXT using [[https://github.com/ietf-tools/rfc-errata|rfc-errata]].     |
-=== in prerelease/ ===
+==== in pdfrfc/ ====
-|              ^ Description       ^
+^ File extension   ^ Description       ^
-^ .notprepped.xml   | The source file before using ''xml2rfc --preptool''. This is provided  for authors who may create a bis document. |
+| .txt.pdf   | Before: PDF created directly from the TXT file\\ After: This file is no longer created. It is replaced by the PDF output of xml2rfc. |
+==== in prerelease/ ====
+^File extension     ^ Description       ^
+| .notprepped.xml   | The source file before using ''xml2rfc --preptool''. This is provided  for authors who may create a bis document. |
 References
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   * [2] https://www.callassoftware.com/en/products/pdfapilot
   * [3] https://www.pypi.org/project/rfc2html
-  * [4] https://www.rfc-editor.org/format-live/ and [[v3implementation|Format Transition Details]]
+  * [4] https://www.rfc-editor.org/format-live/
   * [5] [[rfc_metadata_in_the_v3_era|Notes on RFC metadata in the v3 era]]
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