Stanza (computing) explained

In computing, a stanza consists of a related group of lines in a script or configuration file.[1] Formats depend on context.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Compare: Book: von Hagen. William. Ubuntu 8.10 Linux Bible. 2. Indianapolis. John Wiley & Sons. 2009. 908, 914. 9780470502747. 2016-10-03. GRUB configuration files typically contain multiple definitions [...]. Each set of related entries is referred to as a stanza [...] Each line in a stanza begins with a keyword [...]. [...] An exec stanza is used to execute a specific binary and associated command line [...]. A script stanza provides shell script code [...].
  2. For example: Web site: Stanza files . IBM Knowledge Center . IBM . 2016-10-03 . The input to a number of GPFS[...] commands can be provided in a file organized in a stanza format. [...] A stanza is a series of whitespace-separated tokens that can span multiple lines. The beginning of a stanza is indicated by the presence of a stanza identifier as the first token on a line..
  3. Book: Krafft. Martin F.. 2005. The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques . San Francisco. No Starch Press. 2005. 324. 9781593270698. 2016-10-03. The main network configuration file,, contains a number of different kinds of stanzas to describe various aspects of the network management system . A stanza consists of a line starting with one of three possible directives, followed by a number of options. Additional parameters may follow on separate lines, which may be indented for clarity. A stanza ends with the beginning of a new stanza or at the end of the file..

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Stanza (computing)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.