DocBook 5.1: The Definitive Guide  (Version 1.5.3 for DocBook 5.1)

revnumber

revnumber — A document revision number.

Synopsis

revnumber ::= [x]  [+]

Description

A revnumber identifies the revision number of a document. The revision number should uniquely identify a particular revision of a document.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. DocBook does not require that revnumbers be sequential or make any demands on their format. They can be numeric, alphanumeric, or whatever suits your needs.

Parents

These elements contain revnumber: revision.

Children

The following elements occur in revnumber: text, abbrev, acronym, alt, anchor, annotation, biblioref, coref, date, emphasis (db._emphasis), firstterm (db._firstterm), footnote, footnoteref, foreignphrase (db._foreignphrase), glossterm (db._glossterm), indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange), indexterm (db.indexterm.singular), indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange), inlinemediaobject, link, olink, phrase (db._phrase), quote (db._quote), remark, replaceable, subscript, superscript, trademark, wordasword, xref.

Examples

See revhistory for an example that uses this element.