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Subject: Re: [docbook] man page: long and short opts
On Thu 2004-06-17 John L. Clark wrote: > Conveniently, the varlistentry element has a content model which > allows for an arbitrary number of terms; I have used this for > essentially the same purpose - in describing both long and short > options: > > <varlistentry> > <term><option>-t</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term> > <term><option>--top=</option><replaceable>name</replaceable></term> > <listitem> > <para>Specify the name of the root fragment to use to tangle the source; the default is "top".</para> > </listitem> > </varlistentry> > > I think the point here is that a varlistentry maps any number of > equivalent, abstract "terms" to their common description, which fits the > use here precisely. Thanks! Tobi -- to bi as re if
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