Name
command — The name of an executable program or other software
command
Synopsis
command ::=
(text | phrase
db._phrase | replaceable
| Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
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.
See Also
constant
, literal
, replaceable
, varname
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>