Chapter 2. The Control File

Table of Contents

2.1. Introduction
2.2. Format
2.3. Structure
2.3.1. Resources and Properties
2.3.2. Nested Resources
2.3.3. Attributes
2.4. The XML Document Type Definition (DTD)
2.4.1. Introduction
2.4.2. Example DTD

2.1.  Introduction

The control file is in most cases a configuration description for a single system. It consists of sets of resources with properties including support for complex structures representations such as lists, records, trees and large embedded or referenced objects.