literal
literal — Inline text that is some literal value.
Synopsis
literal ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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Attributes
Description
A literal is some specific piece of data, taken
literally, from a computer system.
It is similar in some ways to
userinput and computeroutput, but is somewhat
more of a general classification.
The sorts of things that constitute literals vary by domain.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. A literal is frequently distinguished
typographically and literal is often used wherever that
typographic presentation is desired.
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
Children
See Also
command, computeroutput, constant, markup, option, optional, parameter, prompt, replaceable, tag, userinput, varname
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example literal</title> <para>There are several undocumented settings for <varname>debug</varname>, among them <literal>3.27</literal> to enable a complete trace and <literal>3.8</literal> to debug the spell checker. For a complete list of the possible settings, see <filename class="headerfile">edit/debug.h</filename>.</para> </article>
There are several undocumented settings for debug,
among them 3.27 to enable a complete trace and
3.8 to debug the spell checker. For a complete
list of the possible settings,
see edit/debug.h.