command
command — The name of an executable program or other software command.
Synopsis
command ::= × ⏵
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable
- Graphic inlines ⏵
- Indexing inlines ⏵
- Linking inlines ⏵
- Ubiquitous inlines ⏵
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
No additional attributes.
Description
This element holds the name of an executable program or the text of a command that a user enters to execute a program.
A command
is an integral part of the
cmdsynopsis
environment as well as being a common
inline.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- any attribute
Any attribute in any other explicit namespace
Parents
56 elements contain command
. × ⏵
Children
29 elements occur in command
. × ⏵
See Also
Related elements: constant
, literal
, replaceable
, varname
.
Examples
1 |<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
|<title>Example command</title>
||
<para>In <acronym>UNIX</acronym>,
5 |<command>ls</command> is used to get a directory listing.
|</para>
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</article>
In UNIX,
ls
is used to get a directory listing.