git: 0d4fa21eab - main - [fdp-primer]: Clarify link macros usage
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Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2024 18:12:32 UTC
The branch main has been updated by fernape: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=0d4fa21eab62ef797e1a93d0203e474d1d7c8088 commit 0d4fa21eab62ef797e1a93d0203e474d1d7c8088 Author: Fernando Apesteguía <fernape@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-08-29 16:59:19 +0000 Commit: Fernando Apesteguía <fernape@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-09-07 18:11:20 +0000 [fdp-primer]: Clarify link macros usage Put some order in what macros to use when. Follow-up for e6e9a81269 Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D46481 --- .../fdp-primer/asciidoctor-primer/_index.adoc | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/asciidoctor-primer/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/asciidoctor-primer/_index.adoc index 55ebe5b6dd..12b3f4421f 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/asciidoctor-primer/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/asciidoctor-primer/_index.adoc @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ However, it is a good practice to do this anyway to ensure that Asciidoctor rend ==== [[asciidoctor-links-internal]] -=== Internal link +=== Links to another book or article To point to another book or article the Asciidoctor variables should be used. For example, if we are in the `cups` article and we want to point to `ipsec-must` these steps should be used. @@ -240,6 +240,43 @@ And this would be rendered as. + extref:{ipsec-must}[IPSec-Must article] +[NOTE] +==== +The `extref` macro is defined as an extension. +It is designed to render the correct link across the different outputs +==== + +=== Links to the same file or to another file in the same book + +Books are structured in different directories to keep a sane layout. +To create a link from one subdirectory of a book to another subdirectory of the +same book, use the `crossref` macro: +.... +crossref:doc-build[documentation-makefile] +.... +And this would be rendered as + +crossref:doc-build[documentation-makefile, This link] + +[NOTE] +==== +The `crossref` macro is defined as an extension. +It is designed to render the correct link across the different outputs +==== + +[NOTE] +==== +Use the `crossref` macro for intra-document links too. +Although it might be inconvenient to write the name of the current document, +it ensures the correct link is renderedacross the different outputs +==== + +[WARNING] +==== +Do not use neither the `xref` macro nor its shortcut `<<` `>>`. +They do not work well in all output formats. +==== + [[asciidoctor-images-icons]] == Images and Icons