prompt A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display
envar A software environment variable
filename The name of a file 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 Identifies the class of filename Specifies the path of the filename
command The name of an executable program or other software command
computeroutput Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer
userinput Data entered by the user
cmdsynopsis A syntax summary for a software command Specifies the character that should separate the command and its top-level arguments Indicates the displayed length of the command; this information may be used to intelligently indent command synopses which extend beyond one line
norepeat Can not be repeated. repeat Can be repeated. Indicates whether or not repetition is possible. opt Formatted to indicate that it is optional. plain Formatted without indication. req Formatted to indicate that it is required. Indicates optionality. Indicates optionality.
arg An argument in a cmdsynopsis
group A group of elements in a cmdsynopsis
sbr An explicit line break in a command synopsis
synopfragment A portion of a cmdsynopsis broken out from the main body of the synopsis
synopfragmentref A reference to a fragment of a command synopsis @linkend on synopfragmentref must point to a synopfragment.