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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 command reference. A beginner should read the much more informally written 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 arguments. 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, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category doctools of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments can be made by going to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the left-most button in the secondary navigation bar.

SEE ALSO

doctools_intro, doctools_lang_cmdref, doctools_lang_faq, doctools_lang_intro

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>
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