Output Files Produced by GED2HTML

GED2HTML produces a number of output files and subdirectories. Under Unix, the default behavior is for output files and subdirectories to be created in the current directory. Under Windows, the default behavior is for output files and subdirectories to be created in a subdirectory HTML of the directory from which GED2HTML is started. On both systems, it is possible to override this default, and cause the output to be placed in some other directory. See here to find out how to do this.

The following is a description of the various output files and directories produced by GED2HTML:

persons.html (PERSONS.HTM under Windows 3.1)
This file is the top-level file of the hierarchical index of individuals. It can be used as an entry point to the database. If you specified a flat index, then entries for all the individuals appear in this file in alphabetical order. Otherwise, this file contains links to sub-index containing ranges of names, which point ultimately to the individual data pages.
indxxxx.html (INDxxxx.HTM under Windows 3.1)
These files, which are present if you elected to use a hierarchical index of individuals, contain index nodes below the top level.
index
If you elected to use subdirectories, this directory is created to hold the persons index files.
surnames.html (SURNAMES.HTM under Windows 3.1)
This file contains a list of all the surnames in the database, with links into the lowest-level index pages. This file can also be used as an entry point to the database.
surxxxx.html (SURxxxx.HTM under Windows 3.1)
These files, which are present if you selected a maximum number of surnames per file, contain a "chunk" of the surnames index.
surnames
If you elected to use subdirectories, and specified a maximum number of surnames per file, then this directory is created to hold the surnames index files.
sources.html (SOURCES.HTM under Windows 3.1)
This file contains all the level zero source records from the database. Source links from the individual data pages point here.
souxxxx.html (SOUxxxx.HTM under Windows 3.1)
These files, which are present if you selected a maximum number of sources per file, contain a "chunk" of the level zero sources files.
sources
If you elected to use subdirectories, and specified a maximum number of sources per file, then this directory is created to hold the sources files.
notes.html (NOTES.HTM under Windows 3.1)
This file contains all the level zero notes information from the database. Source links from the individual data pages point here.
notxxxx.html (NOTxxxx.HTM under Windows 3.1)
These files, which are present if you selected a maximum number of notes per file, contain a "chunk" of the level zero notes files.
notes
If you elected to use subdirectories, and specified a maximum number of notes per file, then this directory is created to hold the notes files.
gendex.txt (GENDEX.TXT under Windows 3.1)
This file contains a list of all the individuals in the database, together with birth and death dates and places, but no lineage or other information. It is output in a special format to enable it to be processed by automatic indexing programs.
gxxxxx.html (Gxxxxx.HTM under Windows 3.1)
These files contain the actual data on individuals. The number of individuals per file depends on the default settings and the command-line options you chose.
fxxxxx.html (Fxxxxx.HTM under Windows 3.1)
If you elected the family group sheet form of output, then these files contain family group data. The number of families per file depends on the default settings and the command-line options you chose.
dxxxxx/
If you elected to use subdirectories, then these directories are created to hold the individual data files.

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