doctoc_lang_cmdref(n) Documentation tools doctoc_lang_cmdref(n)______________________________________________________________________________NAMEdoctoc_lang_cmdref - doctoc language command reference
SYNOPSIS
comment plaintext
division_end
division_start text ?symfile?
include filename
item file text desc
lb
rb
toc_begin text title
toc_end
vset varname value
vset varname
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
This document specifies both names and syntax of all the commands which
together are the doctoc markup language, version 1. As this document
is intended to be a reference the commands are listed in alphabetical
order, and the descriptions are relatively short. A beginner should
read the much more informally written doctoc language introduction
first.
COMMANDS
comment plaintext
Toc markup. The argument text is marked up as a comment standing
outside of the actual text of the document. Main use is in free-
form text.
division_end
Toc structure. This command closes the division opened by the
last division_begin command coming before it, and not yet
closed.
division_start text ?symfile?
Toc structure. This command opens a division in the table of
contents. Its counterpart is division_end. Together they allow a
user to give a table of contents additional structure.
The title of the new division is provided by the argument text.
If the symbolic filename symfile is present then the section
title should link to the referenced document, if links are sup‐
ported by the output format.
include filename
Templating. The contents of the named file are interpreted as
text written in the doctoc markup and processed in the place of
the include command. The markup in the file has to be self-con‐
tained. It is not possible for a markup command to cross the
file boundaries.
item file text desc
Toc structure. This command adds an individual element to the
table of contents. Each such element refers to a document. The
document is specified through the symbolic name file. The text
argument is used to label the reference, whereas the desc pro‐
vides a short descriptive text of that document.
The symbolic names are used to preserve the convertibility of
this format to any output format. The actual name of the file
will be inserted by the chosen formatting engine when converting
the input. This will be based on a mapping from symbolic to
actual names given to the engine.
lb Text. The command is replaced with a left bracket. Use in free-
form text. Required to avoid interpretation of a left bracket as
the start of a markup command. Its usage is restricted to the
arguments of other markup commands.
rb Text. The command is replaced with a right bracket. Use in free-
form text. Required to avoid interpretation of a right bracket
as the end of a markup command. Its usage is restricted to the
arguments of other commands.
toc_begin text title
Document structure. The command to start a table of contents.
The arguments are a label for the whole group of documents the
index refers to (text) and the overall title text for the index
(title), without markup.
The label often is the name of the package (or extension) the
documents belong to.
toc_end
Document structure. Command to end a table of contents. Anything
in the document coming after this command is in error.
vset varname value
Templating. In this form the command sets the named document
variable to the specified value. It does not generate output.
I.e. the command is replaced by the empty string.
vset varname
Templating. In this form the command is replaced by the value of
the named document variable
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category doctools
of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://source‐
forge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report any ideas for
enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.
SEE ALSO
doctoc_intro, doctoc_lang_faq, doctoc_lang_intro, doctoc_lang_syntax
KEYWORDS
doctoc commands, doctoc language, doctoc markup, markup, semantic
markup
CATEGORY
Documentation tools
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2007 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
doctools 1.0 doctoc_lang_cmdref(n)
