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DocBook is a markup language for technical Documentation, originally intended for authoring technical documents related to computer hardware and software but which can be used for any other sort of documentation. It is maintained and standardized by the DocBook Technical Committee at OASIS (organization) (originally SGML Open ).
DocBook exists as both an SGML and an XML Document Type Definition. It originally started as an SGML application, but an equivalent XML application was developed and has now replaced the SGML one for most uses. (The XML DTD started with version 4 of the SGML DTD and keeps the versioning from there.)
In the past DocBook was mostly used in the open source community only. Examples of this include the Linux Documentation Project, the GNOME and GTK Application programming interface references, and the Linux kernel documentation. In recent years, however, its use has become more widespread. For instance, an increasing number of organizations use a DocBook documentation system for all software documentation, regardless of whether the software is released as open source. Also, several commercial documentation tools based on, or supporting, DocBook XML have become available.
, and also as a print publication.
Because Docbook is XML, documents can be created and edited with any text editor, however many dedicated tools exist that simplify the process. Emacs in nXML mode comes with built-in Docbook schema information that allows users to quickly add elements or validate the document. There are WYSIWYG tools like XMLMind that allow you to view the Docbook document while writing.
=Sample code=
<book id= simple_book > <title>Very simple book</title> <chapter id= simplechapter > <title>Chapter 1</title> <para>Hello world!</para> </chapter> </book>
=References=
=See also=
*List of document markup languages *Comparison of document markup languages
=External links=
*[http://www.docbook.org DocBook.org] - Official site for Norman Walsh s book DocBook: The Definitive Guide **[http://wiki.docbook.org/ DocBook Wiki] - (The new wiki requires user registration to prevent automated attacks.) *[http://docbook.sourceforge.net/ DocBook Open Repository] - Official repository for the DocBook XSL and DSSSL stylesheets at SourceForge
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