Conventions and style for documentation --------------------------------------- Manual pages structure: - add references to all external commands mentioned anywhere in the text to the *SEE ALSO* section - also add related, not explicitly mentioned - the heading levels are validated - mandatory, manual page === - mandatory, sections --- - optional, sub-sections ^^^ - command-specific examples are mostly free of restrictions but should be readable in all output formats (manual page, html) - subcommands are in alphabetical order - long command output or shell examples: verbatim output - use code-block:: directive Quotation in subcommands: - exact syntax: monotype ``usage=0`` - reference to arguments etc: *italics* - command reference: bold ``btrfs filesystem show`` - subcommand names should be spelled in full, i.e. *filesystem* instead of *fi* - section references: italics *EXAMPLES* - argument name in option description: caps in angle brackets - reference in help text: caps NAME - also possible: caps italics *NAME* - command short description: - command name: bold **command** - optional unspecified: brackets [options] - mandatory argument: angle brackets - optional parameter with argument: [-p ] Other: - for notes use note:: directive, is rendered as a separate paragraph and should be used only for important information - warning:: directive is rendered as a separate paragraph and most likely more visible than NOTE, use for critical information that may cause harm, irreversible state or performance problems - should point reader to other part of documentation to seek more details References: - RST and Sphinx Cheatsheet https://spl.hevs.io/spl-docs/writing/rst/cheatsheet.html - RST Cheat Sheet https://sphinx-tutorial.readthedocs.io/cheatsheet/