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Version: DocBook V4.5

citerefentry

citerefentry — A citation to a reference page

Synopsis​

Content Model​

citerefentry ::=
(refentrytitle,manvolnum?)

Attributes​

Common attributes

Description​

This element is a citation to a RefEntry. It must include a RefEntryTitle that should exactly match the title of a RefEntry.

Processing expectations​

This element implicitly links to the RefEntry with the same RefEntryTitle (in the same volume, as defined by ManVolNum).

Formatted inline. Usually the ManVolNum is put in parentheses.

Children​

The following elements occur in citerefentry: manvolnum, refentrytitle.

Examples​

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
For a further description of print formats, consult the
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>printf</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3S</manvolnum></citerefentry> manual page.
</para>

For a further description of print formats, consult the printf(3S) manual page.

For additional examples, see also manvolnum, refentry.