<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC"-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"[ ]> <book> <title> Working with DocBook </title> <chapter id="proceduralizing"> <title> Creating a minimal source file </title> <para> With DocBook, your world gets clearer. I will describe files such as <filename>docbook-example02.sgml</filename>. The following procedure illustrates how to make one: </para> <procedure> <step> <para> Start a text editor such as <application>emacs</application>. </para> </step> <step> <para> Type the contents of your file. When you are done, save the file using the key sequence <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl-x</keycap><keycap>Ctrl-s</keycap></keycombo> or the menu command <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save Buffer</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> <para> If you did not supply a file name earlier, <application>emacs</application> will prompt you with the <computeroutput>File to save in:</computeroutput> message. Type a file name such as <userinput>docbook-example02.sgml</userinput>, then press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the file. </para> </step> <step> <para> To check that you have actually made a file, use the <command>ls</command> command: </para> <screen> <computeroutput>me@machine:~/docbook$</computeroutput> <userinput>ls -l</userinput> -rw-r--r-- 1 me me 1702 May 23 14:54 docbook-example02.sgml </screen> </step> </procedure> <para> When you have checked that you have a file, you can go on to <xref linkend="nextstep">. </para> </chapter> <chapter id=nextstep> <title> The next step </title> <para> Here is what you want to do next … </para> </chapter> </book>
The result: example02-plain.html or example02-cooked.html