LinuxDoc explained

LinuxDoc is an SGML DTD which is similar to DocBook. Matt Welsh created it, and version 1.1 was announced ^[1] in 1994. It is primarily used by the Linux Documentation Project. The DocBook SGML tags are often longer than the equivalent LinuxDoc tags.^[2]

LinuxDoc has a more succinct DTD than DocBook. Users of small to medium-size projects have found that it suits their purposes better than DocBook.^[3]

The Debian distribution of Linux has a Linuxdoc-tools package.

See also

• Comparison of document-markup languages
• List of document markup languages

External links

• http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Howtos-with-LinuxDoc.html
• A JavaScript based web page that generates LinuxDoc
  • Sample of LinuxDoc generated with above generator
  • The above LinuxDoc compiled to HTML using SGMLTools

Notes and References

1. Announcement "Linuxdoc-SGML v1.1 now available" by Matt Welsh (computer scientist) 1994-06-07
2. Web site: Comparison of DocBook to LinuxDoc (short) . David Lawyer . 2000-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309000241/http://lafn.org/~dave/linux/ld_vs_db.txt . 2016-03-09.
3. https://groups.google.com/g/alt.cyberpunk/c/WAXCEGivgvs/m/VSBuLymcZ04J alt.cyberpunk: "About the FAQ"