<userinput>

User input is text that a user enters, such as a response to an application or system prompt.

The <userinput> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the software domain module.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @keyref.

Example

In the following code sample, the <userinput> element identifies text that a user should type at the command prompt:

<p>From a DOS command prompt, type <userinput>dir</userimput> to view a list
of files in the current directory.</p>