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NAME
doctools_lang_syntax - doctools language syntax
DESCRIPTION
This document contains the formal specification of the syntax of the
doctools markup language, version 1 in Backus-Naur-Form. This document
is intended to be a reference, complementing the doctools language com-
mand reference. A beginner should read the much more informally writ-
ten doctools language introduction first before trying to understand
either this document or the command reference.
FUNDAMENTALS
In the broadest terms possible the doctools markup language is LaTeX-
like, instead of like SGML and similar languages. A document written in
this language consists primarily of text, with markup commands embedded
into it.
Each markup command is a just Tcl command surrounded by a matching pair
of [ and ]. Which commands are available, and their arguments, i.e.
syntax is specified in the doctools language command reference.
In this document we specify first the lexeme, and then the syntax, i.e.
how we can mix text and markup commands with each other.
LEXICAL DEFINITIONS
In the syntax rules listed in the next section
[1] <TEXT> stands for all text except markup commands.
[2] Any XXX stands for the markup command [xxx] including its argu-
ments. Each markup command is a Tcl command surrounded by a
matching pair of [ and ]. Inside of these delimiters the usual
rules for a Tcl command apply with regard to word quotation,
nested commands, continuation lines, etc.
[3] <WHITE> stands for all text consisting only of spaces, newlines,
tabulators and the comment markup command.
SYNTAX
The rules listed here specify only the syntax of doctools documents.
The lexical level of the language was covered in the previous section.
Regarding the syntax of the (E)BNF itself
[1] The construct { X } stands for zero or more occurrences of X.
[2] The construct [ X ] stands for zero or one occurrence of X.
[3] The construct LIST_BEGIN<X> stands for the markup command
list_begin with X as its type argument.
The syntax:
manpage = defs
MANPAGE_BEGIN
header
DESCRIPTION
body
MANPAGE_END
{ <WHITE> }
defs = { INCLUDE | VSET | <WHITE> }
header = { TITLEDESC | MODDESC | COPYRIGHT | REQUIRE | defs | xref }
xref = KEYWORDS | SEE_ALSO | CATEGORY
body = paras { SECTION sbody }
sbody = paras { SUBSECTION ssbody }
ssbody = paras
paras = tblock { (PARA | NL) tblock }
tblock = { <TEXT> | defs | markup | xref | an_example | a_list }
markup = ARG | CLASS | CMD | CONST | EMPH | FILE
| FUN | LB | METHOD | NAMESPACE | OPT | OPTION
| PACKAGE | RB | SECTREF | STRONG | SYSCMD | TERM
| TYPE | URI | USAGE | VAR | WIDGET
example = EXAMPLE
| EXAMPLE_BEGIN extext EXAMPLE_END
extext = { <TEXT> | defs | markup }
a_list = LIST_BEGIN<arguments> argd_list LIST_END
| LIST_BEGIN<commands> cmdd_list LIST_END
| LIST_BEGIN<definitions> def_list LIST_END
| LIST_BEGIN<enumerated> enum_list LIST_END
| LIST_BEGIN<itemized> item_list LIST_END
| LIST_BEGIN<options> optd_list LIST_END
| LIST_BEGIN<tkoptions> tkoptd_list LIST_END
argd_list = [ <WHITE> ] { ARG_DEF paras }
cmdd_list = [ <WHITE> ] { CMD_DEF paras }
def_list = [ <WHITE> ] { (DEF|CALL) paras }
enum_list = [ <WHITE> ] { ENUM paras }
item_list = [ <WHITE> ] { ITEM paras }
optd_list = [ <WHITE> ] { OPT_DEF paras }
tkoptd_list = [ <WHITE> ] { TKOPTION_DEF paras }
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.
Please report such in the category doctools of the Tcllib SF Trackers
[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report
any ideas for enhancements you may have.
SEE ALSO
doctools_intro(n), doctools_lang_cmdref(n), doctools_lang_faq(n),
doctools_lang_intro(n)
KEYWORDS
doctools commands, doctools language, doctools markup, doctools syntax,
markup, semantic markup
CATEGORY
Documentation tools
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2007 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
doctools 1.0 doctools_lang_syntax(n)
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