Simplified DocBook: The Definitive Guide (Version 0.9.1 for Simplified DocBook 5.1)
command
command — The name of an executable program or other software command.
Synopsis
- Zero or more of:
- text
phrase
(db._phrase)replaceable
- Graphic inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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.
Parents
These elements contain command
: caption
(db.html.caption), citetitle
, computeroutput
, emphasis
, entry
, link
, literallayout
, orgdiv
, para
, phrase
(db.phrase), programlisting
, quote
, subtitle
, td
, term
, th
, title
, titleabbrev
, userinput
.
Children
The following elements occur in command: text, inlinemediaobject
, phrase
(db._phrase), replaceable
, subscript
, superscript
.
See Also
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example command</title>
<para>In <acronym>UNIX</acronym>,
<command>ls</command> is used to get a directory listing.
</para>
</article>