DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

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DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Summary

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide is a version, edition or translation[1].

Key Facts

  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide authored The Definitive Guide — author (P50): Norman Walsh[2].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's instance of is recorded as The Definitive Guide — instance of (P31): version, edition or translation[3].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was edited by The Definitive Guide — editor (P98): Richard Hamilton[4].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was published by The Definitive Guide — publisher (P123): O’Reilly Media[5].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's genre is The Definitive Guide — genre (P136): Computer Science[6].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's place of publication is recorded as The Definitive Guide — place of publication (P291): Sebastopol[7].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's edition number is recorded as 2[8].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's language of work or name is recorded as The Definitive Guide — language of work or name (P407): English[9].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was distributed by The Definitive Guide — distribution format (P437): PDF[10].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was distributed by The Definitive Guide — distribution format (P437): Q475488[11].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was distributed by The Definitive Guide — distribution format (P437): paperback[12].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's country of origin is recorded as The Definitive Guide — country of origin (P495): United States[13].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was published on April 27, 2010[14].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's official website is recorded as https://docbook.org/tdg/[15].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's main subject is The Definitive Guide — main subject (P921): technical writing[16].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's main subject is The Definitive Guide — main subject (P921): DocBook[17].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's work available at URL is recorded as https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.0/docbook.html[18].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1069725', 'amount': '+531'}[19].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's title is recorded as DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide[20].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's subtitle is recorded as The Official Documentation for DocBook[21].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's first line is recorded as DocBook is more than 15 years old.[22].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's copyright holder is recorded as The Definitive Guide — copyright holder (P3931): Norman Walsh[23].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's copyright status is recorded as The Definitive Guide — copyright status (P6216): copyrighted[24].
  • DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 005.72[25].

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Authorship and Creation

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide authored The Definitive Guide — author (P50): Norman Walsh[2]. It was edited by The Definitive Guide — editor (P98): Richard Hamilton[4]. It was published by The Definitive Guide — publisher (P123): O’Reilly Media[5].

Publication

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was released on April 27, 2010[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as The Definitive Guide — place of publication (P291): Sebastopol[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as The Definitive Guide — language of work or name (P407): English[9]. Its genre is The Definitive Guide — genre (P136): Computer Science[6]. Recorded distribution format include The Definitive Guide — distribution format (P437): PDF[10], The Definitive Guide — distribution format (P437): Q475488[11], and The Definitive Guide — distribution format (P437): paperback[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Definitive Guide — main subject (P921): technical writing[16] and The Definitive Guide — main subject (P921): DocBook[17].

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