<refentry id="revnumber.element">
<?dbhtml filename="revnumber.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>revnumber</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>revnumber</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>revnumber</refname>
<refpurpose>&revnumber.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&revnumber.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
A <sgmltag>RevNumber</sgmltag> identifies the revision number of a
document.  The revision number should uniquely identify a
particular revision of a document.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.inline; DocBook does not require that
<sgmltag>RevNumber</sgmltag>s be sequential or make any demands on their
format. They can be numeric, alphanumeric, or whatever suits your
needs.
</para>
</refsect2>


&revnumber.parents.gen;
&revnumber.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

&revnumber.example.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

