command

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

Synopsis

command ::=

Description

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

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Children

The following elements occur in command: text, inlinemediaobject, phrase (db._phrase), replaceable, subscript, superscript.

See Also

Related elements: literal, replaceable.

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>
  | 
  |</article>

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