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command — The name of an executable program or other software command
command ::= (#PCDATA|link|ulink|command|computeroutput|email|filename|literal| option|replaceable|systemitem|userinput|inlinemediaobject)*
Common attributes
Name | Type | Default | ||
| moreinfo | Enumeration:
| "none" |
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.
Formatted inline. The MoreInfo attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information.
The content model of Command will be constrained to (#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic) in DocBook V4.0.
These elements contain command: attribution, bibliomisc, citetitle, command, computeroutput, emphasis, entry, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, para, phrase, programlisting, quote, subtitle, term, title, titleabbrev, trademark, ulink, userinput.
The following elements occur in command: command, computeroutput, email, filename, inlinemediaobject, link, literal, option, replaceable, systemitem, ulink, userinput.
If MoreInfo is set to RefEntry, it implies that a RefEntry exists which further describes the Command.
<!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 option.