filename
filename — The name of a file.
Synopsis
filename ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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Attributes
Additional attributes:
- class (enumeration)
- “devicefile”
- “directory”
- “extension”
- “headerfile”
- “libraryfile”
- “partition”
- “symlink”
- path
Description
A filename is the name of a file on a local or
network disk. It may be a simple name or may include a path or other
elements specific to the operating system.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Attributes
- class
Identifies the class of filename
Enumerated values: “devicefile” A device
“directory” A directory
“extension” A filename extension
“headerfile” A header file (as for a programming language)
“libraryfile” A library file
“partition” A partition (as of a hard disk)
“symlink” A symbolic link
- path
Specifies the path of the filename
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element occurs in 53 elements.
Children
This element contains 29 elements.
See Also
application, computeroutput, database, envar, hardware, productname, prompt, systemitem, userinput
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example filename</title> <para>The symbolic constants for error numbers are defined in <filename class='headerfile'>errno.h</filename> in <filename class='directory'>/usr/include/sys</filename>. </para> </article>
The symbolic constants for error numbers are defined in
errno.h in
/usr/include/sys.