Chapter 1. Description of the ALFS Profile Syntax

ALFS DTD Introduction

ALFS profiles are written using an XML syntax. This chapter describes the various XML elements that can occur in a profile.

For each element, the book describes:

  • the formal definition of the element, using the exact DTD syntax

  • a description of the element

  • one or several examples

  • an equivalent bash script(s) for the examples (when applicable)