[Openstack-docs] Key or option in configuration files?

Anne Gentle anne at openstack.org
Wed Sep 17 15:54:52 UTC 2014


On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Matt Kassawara <mkassawara at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Do we also prefer <option> over <literal> for them?
>

<option> is markup for inline options
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Documentation/DocBook_conventions#Configuration_options_.28inline.29

<literal> is markup for inline code
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Documentation/DocBook_conventions#Code_or_data_.28inline.29

Using <option> in this way would theoretically let us generate options
tables or pull out in other ways.



>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Anne Gentle <anne at openstack.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 4:36 AM, Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reviewing
>>> https://review.openstack.org/#/c/122027/
>>>
>>> I noticed the usage of "key" but I see "option" used in other guides
>>> when changing configuration files.
>>>
>>> Example:
>>> 1) "Set auth_uri key to..."
>>> 2) "Set auth_uri option to..."
>>>
>>> Is there a preferred way or is this something we use interchangeable?
>>>
>>>
>> I'd prefer we stick to the option term consistently (even if it's a key
>> that goes into that option).
>>
>>
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