Cmd

The command (<cmd>) element is required as the first element inside a <step>. It provides the active voice instruction to the user for completing the step, and should not be more than one sentence. If the step needs additional explanation, this can follow the <cmd> element inside an <info >

element.


Contents

[edit] Example 

<step><cmd>In a text editor, create a new file.</cmd></step>

[edit] Contains

Doctype Content model
ditabase, task (text data or ph or codeph or synph or filepath or msgph or userinput or systemoutput or b or u or i or tt or sup or sub or uicontrol or menucascade or term or xref or cite or q or boolean or state or keyword or option or parmname or apiname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or tm or image or draft-comment or required-cleanup or fn or indextermref or indexterm or data or data-about or foreign or unknown) (any number)

[edit] Contained by

Doctype Parents
ditabase, task step, substep

[edit] Inheritance:

- topic/ph task/cmd


[edit] Attributes

Name Description Data Type Default Value Required?
%univ-atts; (%select-atts;, %id-atts;, %localization-atts;) A set of related attributes, described at %univ-atts; parameter entity PE not

applicable

Not applicable
%global-atts; (xtrf, xtrc) A set of related attributes, described at %global-atts; parameter entity PE not

applicable

Not applicable
class, outputclass, keyref Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes      

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