Creating Manuals Using RST and Sphinx: Base Documents
In Sphinx project, ‘base documents’ are like the skeleton of a manual. In a table of contents, they’ll show up as the chapter headings.
Creating Manuals Using RST and Sphinx: Master File
A master file controls almost all of the content that will be included in your user manual. It contains a list of your base documents and specifies what your table of contents will look like.