<cmd>

A command specifies the action that people take to complete a step.

Specialization hierarchy

The <cmd> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the task module.

Content model

(Text | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <foreign> | <image> | <draft-comment> | <fn> | <indexterm> | <required-cleanup>)*

Contained by

<step>

Zero or more of the following
  • Text
  • <cite>
  • <data>
  • <draft-comment>
  • <fn>
  • <foreign>
  • <image>
  • <include>
  • <indexterm>
  • <keyword>
  • <ph>
  • <q>
  • <required-cleanup>
  • <term>
  • <text>
  • <tm>
  • <xref>

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/ph task/cmd

The <cmd> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the task module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @keyref.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@keyref
Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See STUB CONTENT for information on using this attribute.

For HDITA, the equivalent of @keyref is @data-keyref

Example

This section is non-normative.

In the following code sample, the <cmd> element provides clear, active-voice instruction for how to complete a step:

<step>
  <cmd>Specify the configuration parameters.</cmd>
</step>