# asciidoctor > Convert AsciiDoc files to a publishable format. > More information: . - Convert a specific `.adoc` file to HTML (the default output format): `asciidoctor {{path/to/file.adoc}}` - Convert a specific `.adoc` file to HTML and link a CSS stylesheet: `asciidoctor {{[-a|--attribute]}} stylesheet {{path/to/stylesheet.css}} {{path/to/file.adoc}}` - Convert a specific `.adoc` file to embeddable HTML, removing everything except the body: `asciidoctor {{[-e|--embedded]}} {{path/to/file.adoc}}` - Convert a specific `.adoc` file to a PDF using the `asciidoctor-pdf` library: `asciidoctor {{[-b|--backend]}} {{pdf}} {{[-r|--require ]}}{{asciidoctor-pdf}} {{path/to/file.adoc}}`