LinuxDoc
Encyclopedia
LinuxDoc is an SGML DTD
which is similar to DocBook
. It was created by Matt Welsh
and version 1.1 was announced in 1994. It is primarily used by the Linux Documentation Project
. The DocBook SGML tags are often longer than the equivalent LinuxDoc tags. LinuxDoc has a more succinct DTD than DocBook and users of small to medium size projects have found that it suits their purposes better than DocBook.
The Debian
distribution of Linux
has a linuxdoc-tools package.
Document Type Definition
Document Type Definition is a set of markup declarations that define a document type for SGML-family markup languages...
which is similar to DocBook
DocBook
DocBook is a semantic markup language for technical documentation. It was originally intended for writing technical documents related to computer hardware and software but it can be used for any other sort of documentation....
. It was created by Matt Welsh
Matt Welsh (computer scientist)
Matt Welsh was the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University and author of several books about the Linux operating system, several Linux HOWTOs, and articles in the Linux Journal....
and version 1.1 was announced in 1994. It is primarily used by the Linux Documentation Project
Linux Documentation Project
The Linux Documentation Project is an all-volunteer project that maintains a large collection of GNU and Linux-related documentation and publishes the collection online. It began as a way for hackers to share their documentation with each other and with their users, and for users to share...
. The DocBook SGML tags are often longer than the equivalent LinuxDoc tags. LinuxDoc has a more succinct DTD than DocBook and users of small to medium size projects have found that it suits their purposes better than DocBook.
The Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
distribution of Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
has a linuxdoc-tools package.
External links
- http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Howtos-with-LinuxDoc.html
- A JavaScript based web page that generates LinuxDoc
- Sample of LinuxDoc generated with above generator
- The above LinuxDoc compiled to HTML using SGMLTools