arg

$Revision: 1666 $

$Date: 2002-06-12 07:19:37 -0400 (Wed, 12 Jun 2002) $

arg — An argument in a CmdSynopsis

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

arg ::=
(#PCDATA|arg|group|option|synopfragmentref|replaceable|sbr)*

Attributes

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

choice
Enumeration:
opt
plain
req
"opt"
rep
Enumeration:
norepeat
repeat
"norepeat"

Description

See CmdSynopsis for more information.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context.

Parents

These elements contain arg: arg, cmdsynopsis, group, synopfragment.

Children

The following elements occur in arg: arg, group, option, replaceable, sbr, synopfragmentref.

Attributes

choice

Choice indicates whether the Arg is required (Req or Plain) or optional (Opt). Arguments identified as Plain are required, but are shown without additional decoration.

rep

A Rep value of Repeat indicates that the Arg is reapeatable. This is frequently rendered with an ellipsis.

See Also

cmdsynopsis, group, refsynopsisdiv, sbr, synopfragment, synopfragmentref.

Examples

For examples, see cmdsynopsis, refentry, synopfragment.