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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.