X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.adoc;h=c82d82ed86286498a6f30cf1bb03fd76567fc250;hp=41d4cba141cf8b6b009228270b59841266171798;hb=8ff3e5f7c146a61e7c54787c6654547f2dc79d55;hpb=9d17dbacc4d94e9b1a3f5c3e6062ff0bf2b7d6b3 diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc index 41d4cba..c82d82e 100644 --- a/README.adoc +++ b/README.adoc @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ Proxmox VE Documentation include::attributes.txt[] We try to generate high quality documentation for -http://www.proxmox.com[Proxmox VE], and choose to use +{website}[{pve}], and choose to use http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/[AsciiDoc] as base format. The basic idea is to generate high quality manual pages, and assemble them into a complete book, called link:pve-admin-guide.adoc[Proxmox VE Administration Guide]. So we have one source, and generate several documents from that. It is also possible to generate printable PDF -files, or ebook formats ('.ebup'). +files, or ebook formats ('.epub'). When possible, we provide scripts to extract API definitions, configuration or command line options from the source code. @@ -48,8 +48,24 @@ Common Macro definition in link:attributes.txt[] 'asciidoc' allows us to define common macros, which can then be referred to using `{macro}`. We try to use this mechanism to improve consistency. For example, we defined a macro called `pve`, which -expands to "Proxmox VE". The plan is to add more such definitions for -terms which are used more than once. +expands to "Proxmox VE". + +For URLs which are used more than once, two macros should be defined: + +* `{name-url}`, which just contains the http(s) URL +* `{name}`, which contains the complete link including the canonical +description + +For example, the macro `{forum-url}` expands to {forum-url}, and the macro +`{forum}` expands to {forum}. + +The plan is to add more such definitions for terms which are used more than once. + +WARNING: When asciidoc encounters a misspelled macro name, it will silently drop +the containing line! + +WARNING: Never use macros in document titles or the ``NAME'' section of man pages, +as these get parsed before the `attributes.txt` file gets included. Autogenerated CLI Command Synopsis ---------------------------------- @@ -176,11 +192,11 @@ Text and Block Styles * 'Emphasized text': created using \'text', used for emphasizing words and phrases * `Monospaced text`: created using \`text`, used for command / program -names, file paths, inline commands, option names and values +names, file paths, in-line commands, option names and values * *Strong text*: created using \*text*, used for emphasizing concepts or names when first introduced in a section. -There are also different builtin block styles that are used in +There are also different built-in block styles that are used in our documentation: Complete paragraphs can be included literally by prepending each