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Version: DocBook V4.5

computeroutput

computeroutput — Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

computeroutput ::=
(#PCDATA|link|olink|ulink|action|application|classname|methodname|
interfacename|exceptionname|ooclass|oointerface|ooexception|
package|command|computeroutput|database|email|envar|errorcode|
errorname|errortype|errortext|filename|function|guibutton|
guiicon|guilabel|guimenu|guimenuitem|guisubmenu|hardware|
interface|keycap|keycode|keycombo|keysym|literal|code|constant|
markup|medialabel|menuchoice|mousebutton|option|optional|
parameter|prompt|property|replaceable|returnvalue|sgmltag|
structfield|structname|symbol|systemitem|uri|token|type|
userinput|varname|nonterminal|anchor|remark|subscript|
superscript|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|beginpage|
co)*

Attributes

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

moreinfo

Enumeration:

none

refentry

"none"

Description

ComputerOutput identifies lines of text generated by a computer program (messages, results, or other output).

Note that ComputerOutput is not a verbatim environment, but an inline.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. The MoreInfo attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information. It’s often presented in a fixed width font.

Future Changes

The InterfaceDefinition element will be discarded in DocBook V4.0. It will no longer be available in the content model of this element.

Attributes

moreinfo

If MoreInfo is set to RefEntry, it implies that a RefEntry exists which further describes the ComputerOutput.

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>
The output from the date command,
<computeroutput>Sun Nov 16, 1997 21:03:29</computeroutput>,
uses fixed-width fields so that it can easily be parsed.
</para>

The output from the date command, Sun Nov 16, 1997 21:03:29, uses fixed-width fields so that it can easily be parsed.