Customizing HTML with a <filepath>.properties</filepath> file Using a properties file You can also use a .properties file to reference a set of build parameters when building output with the dita command. The DITA-OT documentation uses a .properties file to include custom CSS, header branding, and table-of-contents navigation in the HTML5 output. dita command .properties file HTML build properties CSS .properties file .properties file Create a .properties file to store the parameter settings for your customization. You can use one of the sample .properties files from the DITA-OT documentation as a starting point for your own customizations. These files are available in the installation folder under docsrc/samples/properties/.

For example:

The <filepath>docsrc/samples/properties/sequence-html5.properties</filepath> file Reference your .properties file with the dita command when building your output. dita --input=my.ditamap --format= --propertyfile=my.properties For an example of HTML output generated using this method, see the HTML5 version of the DITA-OT documentation included in the installation folder under doc/index.html.