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Version: DocBook V4.5

medialabel

medialabel — A name that identifies the physical medium on which some information resides

Synopsis​

Mixed Content Model​

medialabel ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
beginpage)*

Attributes​

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

class

Enumeration:

cartridge

cdrom

disk

tape

None

Description​

The MediaLabel element identifies the name of a specific piece of physical media, such as a tape or disk label. Usually, a media label is something external, written by hand on the media itself, for example, but it may also refer to digital labels.

Processing expectations​

Formatted inline.

Children​

The following elements occur in medialabel: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.

Attributes​

class

Class indicates the type of media labeled.

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>
To install <application>The Great Foo</application>, insert the disk
labelled <medialabel>TGF Setup 1</medialabel> and run
<command>setup</command>.
</para>

To install The Great Foo, insert the disk labelled TGF Setup 1 and run setup.

<!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 weekly incremental backup tape is labelled
<medialabel>Backup <replaceable>nn</replaceable></medialabel>, where
<replaceable>nn</replaceable> is the week number.
</para>

The weekly incremental backup tape is labelled _Backup _nn__, where nn is the week number.