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diff --git a/docs/contributing/documentation.rst b/docs/contributing/documentation.rst index 48cc063b..29b33cdd 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/documentation.rst +++ b/docs/contributing/documentation.rst @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ Documentation As most software projects we also have a lack in documentation. We encourage every VyOS user to help us improve our documentation. This will not only be -benefical four you (when reading something up) but also for the whole world. +beneficial for you (when reading something up) but also for the whole world. -If you are willing to contribute to our documentation this is the definate -guid how to do so. +If you are willing to contribute to our documentation this is the definite +guide how to do so. -.. note:: In contrast to submitting code patches there is no requirement that +.. note:: In contrast to submitting code patches, there is no requirement that you open up a Phabricator_ task prior to submitting a Pull-Request to the documentation. @@ -147,29 +147,72 @@ system numbers for the documentation: Please don't use other public address space. - Custom Sphinx-doc Markup ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -When documenting CLI commands use the ``.. cfgcmd::`` directive for all -configuration mode commands. When documenting operational level command use -the ``.. opcmd::`` directive. An explanation of the described command should -be added below this statement. +When writing the documentation custom commands have been developed. Please +make yourself comfortable with those commands as this eases the way we +render the documentation. -**Example** +cfgcmd +"""""" -.. code-block:: none +When documenting CLI commands use the ``.. cfgcmd::`` directive for all +configuration mode commands. An explanation of the described command should be +added below this statement. - .. opcmd:: show protocols static arp +With those custom commands it will be possible to render them in a more +descriptive way in the resulting HTML/PDF manual. - Display all known ARP table entries spanning accross all interfaces +.. code-block:: none .. cfgcmd:: set protocols static arp 192.0.2.100 hwaddr 00:53:27:de:23:aa This will configure a static ARP entry always resolving `192.0.2.100` to `00:53:27:de:23:aa`. +For a inline configuration level command use ``:cfgcmd:`` + +.. code-block:: none + + :cfgcmd:`set interface ethernet eth0` + +opcmd +""""" + +When documenting operational level command use the ``.. opcmd::`` directive. +An explanation of the described command should be added below this statement. + +With those custom commands it will be possible to render them in a more +descriptive way in the resulting HTML/PDF manual. + +.. code-block:: none + + .. opcmd:: show protocols static arp + + Display all known ARP table entries spanning across all interfaces + +For a inline operational level command use ``:opcmd:`` + +.. code-block:: none + + :opcmd:`add system image` + +vytask +"""""" + +When referencing to VyOS Phabricator Tasks, there is a custom Sphinx Markup +command called ``vytask`` which automatically renders to a proper Phabricator +URL. This is heavily used in the :ref:`release-notes` section. + +.. code-block:: none + + * :vytask:`T1605` Fixed regression in L2TP/IPsec server + * :vytask:`T1613` Netflow/sFlow captures IPv6 traffic correctly + + .. _Sphinx-doc: https://www.sphinx-doc.org .. _reStructuredText: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/index.html -.. _Phabricator: https://phabricator.vyos.net .. _README.md: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-documentation/blob/master/README.md + +.. include:: ../common-references.rst
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