command

$Revision: 1666 $

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

command — The name of an executable program or other software command

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

command ::=
(%cptr.char.mix;)*

Attributes

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

moreinfo
Enumeration:
none
refentry
"none"

Parameter Entities

The following parameter entities contain command:

Parameter Entities
%cptr.char.mix;%ndxterm.char.mix;%para.char.mix;
%refinline.char.mix;%refname.char.mix;%tbl.entry.mdl;
%tech.char.class;%title.char.mix; 

Description

This element holds the name of an executable program or the text of a command that a user enters to execute a program.

Command is an integral part of the CmdSynopsis environment as well as being a common inline.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. The MoreInfo attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information.

Future Changes

The content model of Command will be constrained to (#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic) in DocBook V4.0.

Attributes

moreinfo

If MoreInfo is set to RefEntry, it implies that a RefEntry exists which further describes the Command.

See Also

constant, literal, replaceable, varname.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
In <acronym>UNIX</acronym>,
<command>ls</command> is used to get a directory listing.
</para>

In UNIX, ls is used to get a directory listing.

For additional examples, see also cmdsynopsis, medialabel, option, parameter, refentry, synopfragment.