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<h3 class="section" id="g_t_0040_002dCommand-List">A.2 @-Command List</h3>
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<p>Here is an alphabetical list of the @-commands in Texinfo. Square
brackets, <code class="t">[</code>&nbsp;<!-- /@w --><code class="t">]</code>, indicate optional arguments; an ellipsis,
&lsquo;<samp class="samp">&hellip;</samp>&rsquo;, indicates repeated text.
</p>
<dl class="table">
<dt><code class="code">@<var class="var">whitespace</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>An <code class="code">@</code> followed by a space, tab, or newline produces a normal,
stretchable, interword space. See <a class="xref" href="Multiple-Spaces.html">Multiple Spaces</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@!</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce an exclamation point that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See <a class="xref" href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@&quot;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@'</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an umlaut or acute accent, respectively, over the next
character, as in &ouml; and &oacute;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@&amp;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ampchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an ampersand. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-an-Ampersand.html">Inserting &lsquo;&amp;&rsquo; with <code class="code">@&amp;</code> and <code class="code">@ampchar{}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@*</code></dt>
<dd><p>Force a line break. See <a class="xref" href="Line-Breaks.html"><code class="code">@*</code> and <code class="code">@/</code>: Generate and Allow Line Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@,{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a cedilla accent under <var class="var">c</var>, as in &ccedil;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@-</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a discretionary hyphenation point. See <a class="xref" href="_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation.html"><code class="code">@-</code> and <code class="code">@hyphenation</code>: Helping TeX Hyphenate</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@.</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce a period that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See <a class="xref" href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@/</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produces no output, but allows a line break. See <a class="xref" href="Line-Breaks.html"><code class="code">@*</code> and <code class="code">@/</code>: Generate and Allow Line Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@:</code></dt>
<dd><p>Tell TeX to refrain from inserting extra whitespace after an
immediately preceding period, question mark, exclamation mark, or
colon, as TeX normally would. See <a class="xref" href="Not-Ending-a-Sentence.html">Not Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@=</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a macron (bar) accent over the next character, as in &#333;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@?</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce a question mark that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See <a class="xref" href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@@</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@atchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert an at sign, &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-an-Atsign.html">Inserting &lsquo;@&rsquo; with <code class="code">@@</code> and <code class="code">@atchar{}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@\</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@backslashchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a backslash, &lsquo;<samp class="samp">\</samp>&rsquo;; <code class="code">@backslashchar{}</code> works
anywhere, while <code class="code">@\</code> works only inside <code class="code">@math</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-a-Backslash.html">Inserting &lsquo;\&rsquo; with <code class="code">@backslashchar{}</code></a>, and <a class="ref" href="Inserting-Math.html"><code class="code">@math</code> and <code class="code">@displaymath</code>: Formatting Mathematics</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@^</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@`</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a circumflex (hat) or grave accent, respectively, over the next
character, as in &ocirc; and &egrave;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@{</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@lbracechar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a left brace, &lsquo;<samp class="samp">{</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Braces.html">Inserting &lsquo;{ &lsquo;}&rsquo; with <code class="code">@{ @}</code> and <code class="code">@l rbracechar{}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@rbracechar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a right brace, &lsquo;<samp class="samp">}</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Braces.html">Inserting &lsquo;{ &lsquo;}&rsquo; with <code class="code">@{ @}</code> and <code class="code">@l rbracechar{}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@~</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a tilde accent over the next character, as in &Ntilde;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@AA{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@aa{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Scandinavian A-ring letters,
respectively: &Aring;, &aring;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@abbr{<var class="var">abbreviation</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a general abbreviation, such as &lsquo;Comput.&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040abbr.html"><code class="code">@abbr</code>{<var class="var">abbreviation</var>[, <var class="var">meaning</var>]}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@acronym{<var class="var">acronym</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an acronym in all capital letters, such as &lsquo;NASA&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040acronym.html"><code class="code">@acronym</code>{<var class="var">acronym</var>[, <var class="var">meaning</var>]}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@AE{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ae{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase AE ligatures, respectively:
&AElig;, &aelig;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@afivepaper</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions for the A5 paper size. See <a class="xref" href="A4-Paper.html">Printing on A4 Paper</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@afourlatex</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@afourpaper</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@afourwide</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions for the A4 paper size. See <a class="xref" href="A4-Paper.html">Printing on A4 Paper</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@alias <var class="var">new</var>=<var class="var">existing</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Make the command &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@<var class="var">new</var></samp>&rsquo; a synonym for the existing command
&lsquo;<samp class="samp">@<var class="var">existing</var></samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040alias.html">&lsquo;<samp class="samp">@alias <var class="var">new</var>=<var class="var">existing</var></samp>&rsquo;</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@allowcodebreaks <var class="var">true-false</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control breaking at &lsquo;<samp class="samp">-</samp>&rsquo; and &lsquo;<samp class="samp">_</samp>&rsquo; in TeX.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040allowcodebreaks.html"><code class="code">@allowcodebreaks</code>: Control Line Breaks in <code class="code">@code</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@anchor{<var class="var">name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define <var class="var">name</var> as the current location for use as a cross-reference
target. See <a class="xref" href="_0040anchor.html"><code class="code">@anchor</code>: Defining Arbitrary Cross-reference Targets</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@appendix <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an appendix. The title appears in the table of contents. In
Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix.html"><code class="code">@unnumbered</code>, <code class="code">@appendix</code>: Chapters with Other Labeling</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@appendixsec <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@appendixsection <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an appendix section within an appendix. The section title
appears in the table of contents. In Info, the title is underlined
with equal signs. <code class="code">@appendixsection</code> is a longer spelling of
the <code class="code">@appendixsec</code> command. See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code class="code">@unnumberedsec</code>, <code class="code">@appendixsec</code>, <code class="code">@heading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@appendixsubsec <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an appendix subsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html">The <code class="code">@subsection</code>-like Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@appendixsubsubsec <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an appendix subsubsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with periods.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code class="code">@subsection</code> and Other Subsub Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@arrow{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a right arrow glyph: &lsquo;<samp class="samp">&rarr;</samp>&rsquo;. Used by default
for <code class="code">@click</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@asis</code></dt>
<dd><p>Used following <code class="code">@table</code>, <code class="code">@ftable</code>, and <code class="code">@vtable</code> to
print the table&rsquo;s first column without highlighting (&ldquo;as is&rdquo;).
See <a class="xref" href="_0040table.html#g_t_0040asis"><code class="code">@asis</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@author <var class="var">author</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Typeset <var class="var">author</var> flushleft and underline it. See <a class="xref" href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code class="code">@title</code>, <code class="code">@subtitle</code>, and <code class="code">@author</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@b{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in a <b class="b">bold</b> font. No effect in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@bullet{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a large round dot, &bull; (&lsquo;<samp class="samp">*</samp>&rsquo; in Info). Often used
with <code class="code">@table</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040bullet.html"><code class="code">@bullet</code> (&bull;)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@bsixpaper</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions for the B6 paper size. See <a class="xref" href="A4-Paper.html">Printing on A4 Paper</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@bye</code></dt>
<dd><p>Stop formatting a file. The formatters do not see anything in the
input file following <code class="code">@bye</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Ending-a-File.html">Ending a Texinfo File</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@c <var class="var">comment</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a comment in Texinfo. The rest of the line does not appear in
any output. A synonym for <code class="code">@comment</code>. <kbd class="kbd">DEL</kbd> also
starts a comment. See <a class="xref" href="Comments.html">Comments</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@caption</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define the full caption for a <code class="code">@float</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040caption-_0040shortcaption.html"><code class="code">@caption</code> &amp; <code class="code">@shortcaption</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@cartouche</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight an example or quotation by drawing a box with rounded
corners around it. Pair with <code class="code">@end cartouche</code>. No effect in
Info. See <a class="xref" href="_0040cartouche.html"><code class="code">@cartouche</code>: Rounded Rectangles</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@center <var class="var">line-of-text</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Center the line of text following the command.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp.html"><code class="code">@titlefont</code>, <code class="code">@center</code>, and <code class="code">@sp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@centerchap <var class="var">line-of-text</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code class="code">@chapter</code>, but centers the chapter title. See <a class="xref" href="_0040chapter.html"><code class="code">@chapter</code>: Chapter Structuring</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@chapheading <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Print an unnumbered chapter-like heading, but omit from the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading.html"><code class="code">@majorheading</code>, <code class="code">@chapheading</code>: Chapter-level Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@chapter <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a numbered chapter. The chapter title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040chapter.html"><code class="code">@chapter</code>: Chapter Structuring</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@cindex <var class="var">entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var class="var">entry</var> to the index of concepts. See <a class="xref" href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@cite{<var class="var">reference</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight the name of a book or other reference that has no companion
Info file. See <a class="xref" href="_0040cite.html"><code class="code">@cite</code>{<var class="var">reference</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@clear <var class="var">flag</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Unset <var class="var">flag</var>, preventing the Texinfo formatting commands from
formatting text between subsequent pairs of <code class="code">@ifset <var class="var">flag</var></code>
and <code class="code">@end ifset</code> commands, and preventing
<code class="code">@value{<var class="var">flag</var>}</code> from expanding to the value to which
<var class="var">flag</var> is set. See <a class="xref" href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html">Flags: <code class="code">@set</code>, <code class="code">@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code class="code">@value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@click{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Represent a single &ldquo;click&rdquo; in a GUI. Used within
<code class="code">@clicksequence</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@clicksequence{<var class="var">action</var> @click{} <var class="var">action</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Represent a sequence of clicks in a GUI. See <a class="xref" href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@clickstyle @<var class="var">cmd</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Execute @<var class="var">cmd</var> for each <code class="code">@click</code>; the default is
<code class="code">@arrow</code>. The usual following empty braces on @<var class="var">cmd</var> are
omitted. See <a class="xref" href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@code{<var class="var">sample-code</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an expression, a syntactically complete token of a program,
or a program name. Unquoted in Info output. See <a class="xref" href="_0040code.html"><code class="code">@code</code>{<var class="var">sample-code</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@codequotebacktick <var class="var">on-off</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@codequoteundirected <var class="var">on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control output of <code class="code">`</code> and <code class="code">'</code> in code examples.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Quote-Characters.html">Inserting Quote Characters</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@comma{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a comma &lsquo;,&rsquo; character; only needed when a literal comma would
be taken as an argument separator. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-a-Comma.html">Inserting &lsquo;,&rsquo; with <code class="code">@comma{}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@command{<var class="var">command-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a command name, such as <code class="command">ls</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040command.html"><code class="code">@command</code>{<var class="var">command-name</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@comment <var class="var">comment</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a comment in Texinfo. The rest of the line does not appear in
any output. A synonym for <code class="code">@c</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Comments.html">Comments</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@contents</code></dt>
<dd><p>Print a complete table of contents. Has no effect in Info, which uses
menus instead. See <a class="xref" href="Contents.html">Generating a Table of Contents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@copying</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify copyright holders and copying conditions for the document. Pair
with <code class="code">@end copying</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040copying.html"><code class="code">@copying</code>: Declare Copying Permissions</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@copyright{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the copyright symbol &copy;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040copyright.html"><code class="code">@copyright{}</code> (&copy;)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defcodeindex <var class="var">index-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a new index and its indexing command. Print entries in an
<code class="code">@code</code> font. See <a class="xref" href="New-Indices.html">Defining New Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defcv <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defcvx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a variable associated with a class in
object-oriented programming. Takes three arguments: the category of
thing being defined, the class to which it belongs, and its name.
See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deffn <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deffnx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function, interactive command, or similar
entity that may take arguments. <code class="code">@deffn</code> takes as arguments the
category of entity being described, the name of this particular
entity, and its arguments, if any. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defindex <var class="var">index-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a new index and its indexing command. Print entries in a roman
font. See <a class="xref" href="New-Indices.html">Defining New Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@definfoenclose <var class="var">newcmd</var>, <var class="var">before</var>, <var class="var">after</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Must be used within <code class="code">@ifinfo</code>; create a new command
<code class="code">@<var class="var">newcmd</var></code> for Info that marks text by enclosing it in
strings that precede and follow the text.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040definfoenclose.html"><code class="code">@definfoenclose</code>: Customized Highlighting</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defivar <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">instance-variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defivarx <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">instance-variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for an instance variable in object-oriented
programming. The command is equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@defcv {Instance
Variable} &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defmac <var class="var">macroname</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defmacx <var class="var">macroname</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a macro; equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@deffn Macro
&hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defmethod <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">method-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defmethodx <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">method-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a method in object-oriented programming;
equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@defop Method &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defop <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defopx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for an operation in object-oriented programming.
<code class="code">@defop</code> takes as arguments the name of the category of
operation, the name of the operation&rsquo;s class, the name of the
operation, and its arguments, if any. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and
<a class="ref" href="Abstract-Objects.html">Object-Oriented Programming</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defopt <var class="var">option-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defoptx <var class="var">option-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a user option; equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@defvr
{User Option} &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defspec <var class="var">special-form-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defspecx <var class="var">special-form-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a special form; equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@deffn
{Special Form} &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftp <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">name-of-type</var> <var class="var">attributes</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftpx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">name-of-type</var> <var class="var">attributes</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a data type; its arguments are the category,
the name of the type (e.g., &lsquo;<samp class="samp">int</samp>&rsquo;) , and then the names of
attributes of objects of that type. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and
<a class="ref" href="Data-Types.html">Data Types</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypecv <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypecvx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed class variable in object-oriented programming.
See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and <a class="ref" href="Abstract-Objects.html">Object-Oriented Programming</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypefn <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypefnx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function or similar entity that may take
arguments and that is typed. <code class="code">@deftypefn</code> takes as arguments the
category of entity being described, the type, the name of the
entity, and its arguments, if any. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypefnnewline <var class="var">on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specifies whether return types for <code class="code">@deftypefn</code> and similar are
printed on lines by themselves; default is off. See <a class="xref" href="Typed-Functions.html">Functions in Typed Languages</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypefun <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">function-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypefunx <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">function-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function in a typed language.
The command is equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@deftypefn Function &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypeivar <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypeivarx <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed instance variable in object-oriented
programming. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and <a class="ref" href="Abstract-Objects.html">Object-Oriented Programming</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypemethod <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">method-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypemethodx <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">method-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed method in object-oriented programming.
See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypeop <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypeopx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">class</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed operation in object-oriented programming.
See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and <a class="ref" href="Abstract-Objects.html">Object-Oriented Programming</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypevar <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypevarx <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a variable in a typed language. The command is
equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@deftypevr Variable &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypevr <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@deftypevrx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">data-type</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for something like a variable in a typed
language&mdash;an entity that records a value. Takes as arguments the
category of entity being described, the type, and the name of the
entity. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defun <var class="var">function-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defunx <var class="var">function-name</var> <var class="var">arguments</var>&hellip;</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function; equivalent to
&lsquo;<samp class="samp">@deffn Function &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defvar <var class="var">variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defvarx <var class="var">variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a variable; equivalent to &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@defvr
Variable &hellip;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@defvr <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@defvrx <var class="var">category</var> <var class="var">name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for any kind of variable. <code class="code">@defvr</code> takes
as arguments the category of the entity and the name of the entity.
See <a class="xref" href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@detailmenu</code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the (optional) detailed node listing in a master menu.
See <a class="xref" href="Master-Menu-Parts.html">Parts of a Master Menu</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@dfn{<var class="var">term</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the introductory or defining use of a term. See <a class="xref" href="_0040dfn.html"><code class="code">@dfn</code>{<var class="var">term</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@DH{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@dh{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter eth, respectively:
&ETH;, &eth;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@dircategory <var class="var">dirpart</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify a part of the Info directory menu where this file&rsquo;s entry should
go. See <a class="xref" href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html">Installing Info Directory Files</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@direntry</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin the Info directory menu entry for this file. Pair with
<code class="code">@end direntry</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html">Installing Info Directory Files</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@display</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code class="code">@example</code> (indent text, do not
fill), but do not select a new font. Pair with <code class="code">@end display</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040display.html"><code class="code">@display</code>: Examples Using the Text Font</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@displaymath</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a block of math in &ldquo;display&rdquo; format. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Math.html"><code class="code">@math</code> and <code class="code">@displaymath</code>: Formatting Mathematics</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@dmn{<var class="var">dimension</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a unit of measure, as in 12<span class="dmn">pt</span>. Causes TeX to insert a
thin space before <var class="var">dimension</var>. No effect in Info.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040dmn.html"><code class="code">@dmn</code>{<var class="var">dimension</var>}: Format a Dimension</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@docbook</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter DocBook completely. Pair with <code class="code">@end docbook</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@documentdescription</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set the document description text, included in the HTML output. Pair
with <code class="code">@end documentdescription</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040documentdescription.html"><code class="code">@documentdescription</code>: Summary Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@documentencoding <var class="var">enc</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Declare the input encoding to be <var class="var">enc</var>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040documentencoding.html"><code class="code">@documentencoding <var class="var">enc</var></code>: Set Input Encoding</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@documentlanguage <var class="var">CC</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Declare the document language as the two-character ISO-639 abbreviation
<var class="var">CC</var>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040documentlanguage.html"><code class="code">@documentlanguage <var class="var">ll</var>[_<var class="var">cc</var>]</code>: Set the Document Language</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@dotaccent{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a dot accent over the character <var class="var">c</var>, as in &#559;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@dotless{<var class="var">i-or-j</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate dotless i (&lsquo;i&rsquo;) and dotless j (&lsquo;j&rsquo;).
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@dots{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an ellipsis, &lsquo;<samp class="samp">&hellip;</samp>&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040dots.html"><code class="code">@dots</code> (&hellip;) and <code class="code">@enddots</code> (<small class="enddots">...</small>)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@email{<var class="var">address</var>[, <var class="var">displayed-text</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an electronic mail address. See <a class="xref" href="_0040email.html"><code class="code">@email</code>{<var class="var">email-address</var>[, <var class="var">displayed-text</var>]}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@emph{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Emphasize <var class="var">text</var>, by using <em class="emph">italics</em> where possible, and
enclosing in asterisks in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Emphasis.html">Emphasizing Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@end <var class="var">environment</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Ends <var class="var">environment</var>, as in &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@end example</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Conventions.html#Formatting-Commands">@-commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@enddots{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an end-of-sentence ellipsis, like this: <small class="enddots">...</small>
See <a class="xref" href="_0040dots.html"><code class="code">@dots</code> (&hellip;) and <code class="code">@enddots</code> (<small class="enddots">...</small>)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@enumerate [<var class="var">number-or-letter</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a numbered list, using <code class="code">@item</code> for each entry.
Optionally, start list with <var class="var">number-or-letter</var>. Pair with
<code class="code">@end enumerate</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040enumerate.html"><code class="code">@enumerate</code>: Making a Numbered or Lettered List</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@env{<var class="var">environment-variable</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an environment variable name, such as <code class="env">PATH</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040env.html"><code class="code">@env</code>{<var class="var">environment-variable</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@equiv{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate to the reader the exact equivalence of two forms with a
glyph: &lsquo;<samp class="samp">&equiv;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040equiv.html"><code class="code">@equiv{}</code> (&equiv;): Indicating Equivalence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@error{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate to the reader with a glyph that the following text is
an error message: &lsquo;<samp class="samp">error&rarr;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040error.html"><code class="code">@error{}</code> (error&rarr;): Indicating an Error Message</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@errormsg{<var class="var">msg</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Report <var class="var">msg</var> as an error to standard error, and exit unsuccessfully.
Texinfo commands within <var class="var">msg</var> are expanded to plain text.
See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>, and <a class="ref" href="External-Macro-Processors.html">External Macro Processors: Line Directives</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@euro{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the Euro currency sign. See <a class="xref" href="_0040euro.html"><code class="code">@euro</code> (&euro;): Euro Currency Symbol</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@evenfooting [<var class="var">left</var>] @| [<var class="var">center</var>] @| [<var class="var">right</var>]</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@evenheading [<var class="var">left</var>] @| [<var class="var">center</var>] @| [<var class="var">right</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify page footings resp. headings for even-numbered (left-hand)
pages. See <a class="xref" href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@everyfooting [<var class="var">left</var>] @| [<var class="var">center</var>] @| [<var class="var">right</var>]</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@everyheading [<var class="var">left</var>] @| [<var class="var">center</var>] @| [<var class="var">right</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify page footings resp. headings for every page. Not relevant to
Info. See <a class="xref" href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@example</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example. Indent text, do not fill, and select fixed-width
font. Pair with <code class="code">@end example</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040example.html"><code class="code">@example</code>: Example Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@exampleindent <var class="var">indent</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Indent example-like environments by <var class="var">indent</var> number of spaces
(perhaps 0). See <a class="xref" href="_0040exampleindent.html"><code class="code">@exampleindent</code>: Environment Indenting</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@exclamdown{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an upside-down exclamation point. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@exdent <var class="var">line-of-text</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Remove any indentation a line might have. See <a class="xref" href="_0040exdent.html"><code class="code">@exdent</code>: Undoing a Line&rsquo;s Indentation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@expansion{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the result of a macro expansion to the reader with a special
glyph: &lsquo;<samp class="samp">&rarr;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040expansion.html"><code class="code">@expansion{}</code> (&rarr;): Indicating an Expansion</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@file{<var class="var">filename</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight the name of a file, buffer, node, directory, etc.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040file.html"><code class="code">@file</code>{<var class="var">file-name</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@finalout</code></dt>
<dd><p>Prevent TeX from printing large black warning rectangles beside
over-wide lines. See <a class="xref" href="Overfull-hboxes.html">Overfull &ldquo;hboxes&rdquo;</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@findex <var class="var">entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var class="var">entry</var> to the index of functions. See <a class="xref" href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@firstparagraphindent <var class="var">word</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control indentation of the first paragraph after section headers
according to <var class="var">word</var>, one of &lsquo;none&rsquo; or &lsquo;insert&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040firstparagraphindent.html"><code class="code">@firstparagraphindent</code>: Indenting After Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@float</code></dt>
<dd><p>Environment to define floating material. Pair with <code class="code">@end float</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Floats.html">Floats</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@flushleft</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@flushright</code></dt>
<dd><p>Do not fill text; left (right) justify every line while leaving the
right (left) end ragged. Leave font as is. Pair with <code class="code">@end
flushleft</code> (<code class="code">@end flushright</code>). See <a class="xref" href="_0040flushleft-_0040flushright.html"><code class="code">@flushleft</code> and <code class="code">@flushright</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@fonttextsize <var class="var">10-11</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Change the size of the main body font in the TeX output.
See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@footnote{<var class="var">text-of-footnote</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter a footnote. Footnote text is printed at the bottom of the page
by TeX; Info may format in either &lsquo;End&rsquo; node or &lsquo;Separate&rsquo; node style.
See <a class="xref" href="Footnotes.html">Footnotes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@footnotestyle <var class="var">style</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify an Info file&rsquo;s footnote style, either &lsquo;<samp class="samp">end</samp>&rsquo; for the end
node style or &lsquo;<samp class="samp">separate</samp>&rsquo; for the separate node style.
See <a class="xref" href="Footnotes.html">Footnotes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@format</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code class="code">@display</code>, but do not indent.
Pair with <code class="code">@end format</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040example.html"><code class="code">@example</code>: Example Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@frenchspacing <var class="var">on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control spacing after punctuation. See <a class="xref" href="_0040frenchspacing.html"><code class="code">@frenchspacing</code> <var class="var">val</var>: Control Sentence Spacing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ftable <var class="var">formatting-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a two-column table, using <code class="code">@item</code> for each entry.
Automatically enter each of the items in the first column into the
index of functions. Pair with <code class="code">@end ftable</code>. The same as
<code class="code">@table</code>, except for indexing. See <a class="xref" href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code class="code">@ftable</code> and <code class="code">@vtable</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@geq{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a greater-than-or-equal sign, &lsquo;&ge;&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040geq-_0040leq.html"><code class="code">@geq</code> (&ge;) and <code class="code">@leq</code> (&le;): Inserting Relations</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@group</code></dt>
<dd><p>Disallow page breaks within following text. Pair with <code class="code">@end
group</code>. Ignored in Info. See <a class="xref" href="_0040group.html"><code class="code">@group</code>: Prevent Page Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@guillemetleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@guillemetright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@guillemotleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@guillemotright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@guilsinglleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@guilsinglright{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Double and single angle quotation marks: &laquo;
&raquo; &lsaquo; &rsaquo;.
<code class="code">@guillemotleft</code> and <code class="code">@guillemotright</code> are synonyms for
<code class="code">@guillemetleft</code> and <code class="code">@guillemetright</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Quotation-Marks.html">Inserting Quotation Marks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@H{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the long Hungarian umlaut accent over <var class="var">c</var>, as in &#337;.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@hashchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a hash &lsquo;#&rsquo; character; only needed when a literal hash would
introduce <code class="code">#line</code> directive. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-a-Hashsign.html">Inserting &lsquo;#&rsquo; with <code class="code">@hashchar{}</code></a>, and
<a class="ref" href="External-Macro-Processors.html">External Macro Processors: Line Directives</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@heading <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Print an unnumbered section-like heading, but omit from the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with equal signs.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code class="code">@unnumberedsec</code>, <code class="code">@appendixsec</code>, <code class="code">@heading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@headings <var class="var">on-off-single-double</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Turn page headings on or off, and/or specify single-sided or double-sided
page headings for printing. See <a class="xref" href="_0040headings.html">The <code class="code">@headings</code> Command</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@headitem</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a heading row in a multitable. See <a class="xref" href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@headitemfont{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in the font used for multitable heading rows; mostly
useful in multitable templates. See <a class="xref" href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@html</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter HTML completely. Pair with <code class="code">@end html</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@hyphenation{<var class="var">hy-phen-a-ted words</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Explicitly define hyphenation points. See <a class="xref" href="_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation.html"><code class="code">@-</code> and <code class="code">@hyphenation</code>: Helping TeX Hyphenate</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@i{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in an <i class="i">italic</i> font. No effect in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifclear <var class="var">txivar</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>If the Texinfo variable <var class="var">txivar</var> is not set, format the following
text. Pair with <code class="code">@end ifclear</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html">Flags: <code class="code">@set</code>, <code class="code">@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code class="code">@value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifcommanddefined <var class="var">txicmd</var></code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifcommandnotdefined <var class="var">txicmd</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>If the Texinfo code &lsquo;<samp class="samp">@<var class="var">txicmd</var></samp>&rsquo; is (not) defined, format the
follow text. Pair with the corresponding <code class="code">@end ifcommand...</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Testing-for-Texinfo-Commands.html">Testing for Texinfo Commands: <code class="code">@ifcommanddefined</code>, <code class="code">@ifcommandnotdefined</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifdocbook</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifhtml</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifinfo</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will appear only in the given output format.
<code class="code">@ifinfo</code> output appears in both Info and (for historical
compatibility) plain text output. Pair with <code class="code">@end ifdocbook</code>
resp. <code class="code">@end ifhtml</code> resp. <code class="code">@end ifinfo</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifnotdocbook</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifnothtml</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifnotplaintext</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifnottex</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ifnotxml</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text to be ignored in one output format but not the others.
<code class="code">@ifnothtml</code> text is omitted from HTML output, etc. Pair with
the corresponding <code class="code">@end ifnot<var class="var">format</var></code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifnotinfo</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text to appear in output other than Info and (for historical
compatibility) plain text. Pair with <code class="code">@end ifnotinfo</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifplaintext</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will appear only in the plain text output.
Pair with <code class="code">@end ifplaintext</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifset <var class="var">txivar</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>If the Texinfo variable <var class="var">txivar</var> is set, format the following
text. Pair with <code class="code">@end ifset</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html">Flags: <code class="code">@set</code>, <code class="code">@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code class="code">@value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@iftex</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text to appear only in the TeX output. Pair with <code class="code">@end
iftex</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ifxml</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will appear only in the XML output. Pair with
<code class="code">@end ifxml</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ignore</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will not appear in any output. Pair with <code class="code">@end
ignore</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Comments.html">Comments and Ignored Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@image{<var class="var">filename</var>, [<var class="var">width</var>], [<var class="var">height</var>], [<var class="var">alt</var>], [<var class="var">ext</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Include graphics image in external <var class="var">filename</var> scaled to the given
<var class="var">width</var> and/or <var class="var">height</var>, using <var class="var">alt</var> text and looking for
&lsquo;<samp class="samp"><var class="var">filename</var>.<var class="var">ext</var></samp>&rsquo; in HTML. See <a class="xref" href="Images.html">Inserting Images</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@include <var class="var">filename</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Read the contents of Texinfo source file <var class="var">filename</var>. See <a class="xref" href="Include-Files.html">Include Files</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@indent</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert paragraph indentation. See <a class="xref" href="_0040indent.html"><code class="code">@indent</code>: Forcing Indentation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@indentedblock</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indent a block of arbitrary text on the left. Pair with <code class="code">@end
indentedblock</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040indentedblock.html"><code class="code">@indentedblock</code>: Indented text blocks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@indicateurl{<var class="var">indicateurl</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate text that is a uniform resource locator for the World Wide
Web. See <a class="xref" href="_0040indicateurl.html"><code class="code">@indicateurl</code>{<var class="var">uniform-resource-locator</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@inforef{<var class="var">node-name</var>, [<var class="var">entry-name</var>], <var class="var">info-file-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Make a cross-reference to an Info file for which there is no printed
manual. See <a class="xref" href="_0040inforef.html"><code class="code">@inforef</code>: Cross-references to Info-only Material</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@inlinefmt{<var class="var">fmt</var>, <var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var class="var">text</var> only if the output format is <var class="var">fmt</var>.
See <a class="xref" href="Inline-Conditionals.html">Inline Conditionals: <code class="code">@inline</code>, <code class="code">@inlineifelse</code>, <code class="code">@inlineraw</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@inlinefmtifelse{<var class="var">fmt</var>, <var class="var">text</var>, <var class="var">else-text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var class="var">text</var> if the output format is <var class="var">fmt</var>, else <var class="var">else-text</var>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@inlineifclear{<var class="var">var</var>, <var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@inlineifset{<var class="var">var</var>, <var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var class="var">text</var> only if the Texinfo variable <var class="var">var</var> is (not) set.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@inlineraw{<var class="var">fmt</var>, <var class="var">raw-text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var class="var">text</var> as in a raw conditional, only if the output format
is <var class="var">fmt</var>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">\input <var class="var">macro-definitions-file</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Use the specified macro definitions file. This command is used only
in the first line of a Texinfo file to cause TeX to make use of the
<samp class="file">texinfo</samp> macro definitions file. The <code class="code">\</code> in <code class="code">\input</code>
is used instead of an <code class="code">@</code> because TeX does not recognize
<code class="code">@</code> until after it has read the definitions file. See <a class="xref" href="Texinfo-File-Header.html">Texinfo File Header</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@insertcopying</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert the text previously defined with the <code class="code">@copying</code>
environment. See <a class="xref" href="_0040insertcopying.html"><code class="code">@insertcopying</code>: Include Permissions Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@item</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the beginning of a marked paragraph for <code class="code">@itemize</code> and
<code class="code">@enumerate</code>; indicate the beginning of the text of a first column
entry for <code class="code">@table</code>, <code class="code">@ftable</code>, and <code class="code">@vtable</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Lists-and-Tables.html">Lists and Tables</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@itemize <var class="var">mark-generating-character-or-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an unordered list: indented paragraphs with a mark, such as
<code class="code">@bullet</code>, inside the left margin at the beginning of each item.
Pair with <code class="code">@end itemize</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040itemize.html"><code class="code">@itemize</code>: Making an Itemized List</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@itemx</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code class="code">@item</code> but do not generate extra vertical space above the
item text. Thus, when several items have the same description, use
<code class="code">@item</code> for the first and <code class="code">@itemx</code> for the others.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040itemx.html"><code class="code">@itemx</code>: Second and Subsequent Items</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@kbd{<var class="var">keyboard-characters</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate characters of input to be typed by users. See <a class="xref" href="_0040kbd.html"><code class="code">@kbd</code>{<var class="var">keyboard-characters</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@kbdinputstyle <var class="var">style</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify when <code class="code">@kbd</code> should use a font distinct from
<code class="code">@code</code> according to <var class="var">style</var>: <code class="code">code</code>, <code class="code">distinct</code>,
<code class="code">example</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040kbd.html"><code class="code">@kbd</code>{<var class="var">keyboard-characters</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@key{<var class="var">key-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the name of a key on a keyboard. See <a class="xref" href="_0040key.html"><code class="code">@key</code>{<var class="var">key-name</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@kindex <var class="var">entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var class="var">entry</var> to the index of keys.
See <a class="xref" href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@L{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@l{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Polish suppressed-L letters,
respectively: &#321;, &#322;.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@LaTeX{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the LaTeX logo. See <a class="xref" href="_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX.html"><code class="code">@TeX</code>{} (TeX) and <code class="code">@LaTeX</code>{} (LaTeX)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@leq{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a less-than-or-equal sign, &lsquo;&le;&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040geq-_0040leq.html"><code class="code">@geq</code> (&ge;) and <code class="code">@leq</code> (&le;): Inserting Relations</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@lisp</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example of Lisp code. Indent text, do not fill, and select
fixed-width font. Pair with <code class="code">@end lisp</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040lisp.html"><code class="code">@lisp</code>: Marking a Lisp Example</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@listoffloats</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce a table-of-contents-like listing of <code class="code">@float</code>s.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040listoffloats.html"><code class="code">@listoffloats</code>: Tables of Contents for Floats</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@lowersections</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change subsequent chapters to sections, sections to subsections, and so
on. See <a class="xref" href="Raise_002flower-sections.html"><code class="code">@raisesections</code> and
<code class="code">@lowersections</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@macro <var class="var">macroname</var> {<var class="var">params</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a new Texinfo command <code class="code">@<var class="var">macroname</var>{<var class="var">params</var>}</code>.
Pair with <code class="code">@end macro</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Defining-Macros.html">Defining Macros</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@majorheading <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Print an unnumbered chapter-like heading, but omit from the table of
contents. This generates more vertical whitespace before the heading
than the <code class="code">@chapheading</code> command. See <a class="xref" href="_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading.html"><code class="code">@majorheading</code>, <code class="code">@chapheading</code>: Chapter-level Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@math{<var class="var">mathematical-expression</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a mathematical expression. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Math.html"><code class="code">@math</code> and <code class="code">@displaymath</code>: Formatting Mathematics</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@menu</code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the beginning of a menu of nodes. No effect in a printed manual.
Pair with <code class="code">@end menu</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Menus.html">Menus</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@minus{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a minus sign, &lsquo;-&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040minus.html"><code class="code">@minus</code> (-): Inserting a Minus Sign</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@multitable <var class="var">column-width-spec</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a multi-column table. Begin each row with <code class="code">@item</code> or
<code class="code">@headitem</code>, and separate columns with <code class="code">@tab</code>. Pair with
<code class="code">@end multitable</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Multitable-Column-Widths.html">Multitable Column Widths</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@need <var class="var">n</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Start a new page in a printed manual if fewer than <var class="var">n</var> mils
(thousandths of an inch) remain on the current page.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040need.html"><code class="code">@need <var class="var">mils</var></code>: Prevent Page Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@node <var class="var">name</var>, <var class="var">next</var>, <var class="var">previous</var>, <var class="var">up</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a new node. See <a class="xref" href="Writing-a-Node.html">Writing a <code class="code">@node</code> Line</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@noindent</code></dt>
<dd><p>Prevent text from being indented as if it were a new paragraph.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040noindent.html"><code class="code">@noindent</code>: Omitting Indentation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@novalidate</code></dt>
<dd><p>Suppress validation of node references and omit creation of auxiliary
files with TeX. Use before any sectioning or cross-reference
commands. See <a class="xref" href="Invoking-texi2any.html#Pointer-Validation">Pointer Validation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@O{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@o{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase O-with-slash letters, respectively:
&Oslash;, &oslash;.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@oddfooting [<var class="var">left</var>] @| [<var class="var">center</var>] @| [<var class="var">right</var>]</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@oddheading [<var class="var">left</var>] @| [<var class="var">center</var>] @| [<var class="var">right</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify page footings resp. headings for odd-numbered (right-hand)
pages. See <a class="xref" href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@OE{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@oe{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase OE ligatures, respectively:
&OElig;, &oelig;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ogonek{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an ogonek diacritic under the next character, as in
&#261;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@option{<var class="var">option-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a command-line option, such as <samp class="option">-l</samp> or
<samp class="option">--help</samp>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040option.html"><code class="code">@option</code>{<var class="var">option-name</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ordf{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ordm{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the feminine and masculine Spanish ordinals, respectively:
&ordf;, &ordm;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@page</code></dt>
<dd><p>Start a new page in a printed manual. No effect in Info.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040page.html"><code class="code">@page</code>: Start a New Page</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@pagesizes [<var class="var">width</var>][, <var class="var">height</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions. See <a class="xref" href="_0040pagesizes.html#pagesizes">pagesizes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@paragraphindent <var class="var">indent</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Indent paragraphs by <var class="var">indent</var> number of spaces (perhaps 0); preserve
source file indentation if <var class="var">indent</var> is <code class="code">asis</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040paragraphindent.html"><code class="code">@paragraphindent</code>: Controlling Paragraph Indentation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@part <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a group of chapters or appendixes; included in the tables of
contents and produces a page of its own in printed output.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040part.html"><code class="code">@part</code>: Groups of Chapters</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@pindex <var class="var">entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var class="var">entry</var> to the index of programs. See <a class="xref" href="Index-Entries.html">Defining
the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@point{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the position of point in a buffer to the reader with a glyph:
&lsquo;<samp class="samp">&lowast;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040point.html"><code class="code">@point{}</code> (&lowast;): Indicating Point in a Buffer</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@pounds{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the pounds sterling currency sign.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040pounds.html"><code class="code">@pounds</code> (&pound;): Pounds Sterling</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@print{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate printed output to the reader with a glyph: &lsquo;<samp class="samp">-|</samp>&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040print.html"><code class="code">@print{}</code> (-|): Indicating Generated Output</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@printindex <var class="var">index-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the alphabetized index for <var class="var">index-name</var> (using two
columns in a printed manual). See <a class="xref" href="Printing-Indices-_0026-Menus.html">Printing Indices and Menus</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@pxref{<var class="var">node</var>, [<var class="var">entry</var>], [<var class="var">node-title</var>], [<var class="var">info-file</var>], [<var class="var">manual</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Make a reference that starts with a lowercase &lsquo;see&rsquo; in a printed
manual. Use within parentheses only. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See <a class="xref" href="_0040pxref.html"><code class="code">@pxref</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@questiondown{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an upside-down question mark. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@quotation</code></dt>
<dd><p>Narrow the margins to indicate text that is quoted from another work.
Takes optional argument specifying prefix text, e.g., an author name.
Pair with <code class="code">@end quotation</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040quotation.html"><code class="code">@quotation</code>: Block Quotations</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@quotedblleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@quotedblright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@quoteleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@quoteright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@quotedblbase{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@quotesinglbase{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce various quotation marks: &ldquo; &rdquo;
&lsquo; &rsquo; &bdquo; &sbquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Quotation-Marks.html">Inserting Quotation Marks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@r{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in the regular <span class="r">roman</span> font. No effect in Info.
See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@raggedright</code></dt>
<dd><p>Fill text; left justify every line while leaving the right end ragged.
Leave font as is. Pair with <code class="code">@end raggedright</code>. No effect in
Info. See <a class="xref" href="_0040raggedright.html"><code class="code">@raggedright</code>: Ragged Right Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@raisesections</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change subsequent sections to chapters, subsections to sections, and so
on. See <a class="xref" href="Raise_002flower-sections.html">Raise/lower Sections: <code class="code">@raisesections</code> and <code class="code">@lowersections</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ref{<var class="var">node</var>, [<var class="var">entry</var>], [<var class="var">node-title</var>], [<var class="var">info-file</var>], [<var class="var">manual</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Make a plain reference that does not start with any special text.
Follow command with a punctuation mark. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See <a class="xref" href="_0040ref.html"><code class="code">@ref</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@registeredsymbol{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the legal symbol &reg;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040registeredsymbol.html"><code class="code">@registeredsymbol{}</code> (&reg;)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@result{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the result of an expression to the reader with a special
glyph: &lsquo;<samp class="samp">&rArr;</samp>&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="_0040result.html"><code class="code">@result{}</code> (&rArr;): Result of an Expression</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ringaccent{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a ring accent over the next character, as in o&#778;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@samp{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a literal example of a sequence of characters, in general.
Quoted in Info output. See <a class="xref" href="_0040samp.html"><code class="code">@samp</code>{<var class="var">text</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@sansserif{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in a <span class="sansserif">sans serif</span> font if possible. No
effect in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@sc{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in a small caps font in printed output, and uppercase
in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Smallcaps.html"><code class="code">@sc</code>{<var class="var">text</var>}: The Small Caps Font</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@section <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a section within a chapter. The section title appears in the
table of contents. In Info, the title is underlined with equal signs.
Within <code class="code">@chapter</code> and <code class="code">@appendix</code>, the section title is
numbered; within <code class="code">@unnumbered</code>, the section is unnumbered.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040section.html"><code class="code">@section</code>: Sections Below Chapters</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@set <var class="var">txivar</var> [<var class="var">string</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define the Texinfo variable <var class="var">txivar</var>, optionally to the value
<var class="var">string</var>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html">Flags: <code class="code">@set</code>, <code class="code">@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code class="code">@value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@setchapternewpage <var class="var">on-off-odd</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify whether chapters start on new pages, and if so, whether on
odd-numbered (right-hand) new pages. See <a class="xref" href="_0040setchapternewpage.html"><code class="code">@setchapternewpage</code>: Blank Pages Before Chapters</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@setfilename <var class="var">info-file-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Provide a name to be used for the output files. This command is ignored
for TeX formatting. See <a class="xref" href="_0040setfilename.html"><code class="code">@setfilename</code>: Set the Output File Name</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@settitle <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify the title for page headers in a printed manual, and the
default document title for HTML &lsquo;<samp class="samp">&lt;head&gt;</samp>&rsquo;.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040settitle.html"><code class="code">@settitle</code>: Set the Document Title</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@shortcaption</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define the short caption for a <code class="code">@float</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040caption-_0040shortcaption.html"><code class="code">@caption</code> &amp; <code class="code">@shortcaption</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@shortcontents</code></dt>
<dd><p>Print a short table of contents, with chapter-level entries only. Not
relevant to Info, which uses menus rather than tables of contents.
See <a class="xref" href="Contents.html">Generating a Table of Contents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@shorttitlepage <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a minimal title page. See <a class="xref" href="_0040titlepage.html"><code class="code">@titlepage</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@slanted{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in a <i class="slanted">slanted</i> font if possible. No effect
in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smallbook</code></dt>
<dd><p>Cause TeX to produce a printed manual in a 7 by 9.25 inch format
rather than the regular 8.5 by 11 inch format.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040smallbook.html"><code class="code">@smallbook</code>: Printing &ldquo;Small&rdquo; Books</a>. Also, see <a class="ref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smalldisplay</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code class="code">@display</code>, but use a smaller
font size where possible. Pair with <code class="code">@end smalldisplay</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smallexample</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example. Like <code class="code">@example</code>, but use a smaller font size
where possible. Pair with <code class="code">@end smallexample</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smallformat</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code class="code">@format</code>, but use a smaller font
size where possible. Pair with <code class="code">@end smallformat</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smallindentedblock</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code class="code">@indentedblock</code>, but use a smaller font size where
possible. Pair with <code class="code">@end smallindentedblock</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smalllisp</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example of Lisp code. Same as <code class="code">@smallexample</code>. Pair
with <code class="code">@end smalllisp</code>. See <a class="xref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@smallquotation</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code class="code">@quotation</code>, but use a smaller font size where possible.
Pair with <code class="code">@end smallquotation</code>. See <a class="xref" href="small.html"><code class="code">@small&hellip;</code> Block Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@sortas {<var class="var">key</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Used in the arguments to index commands to give a string by which the
index entry should be sorted. See <a class="xref" href="Indexing-Commands.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@sp <var class="var">n</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Skip <var class="var">n</var> blank lines. See <a class="xref" href="_0040sp.html"><code class="code">@sp</code> <var class="var">n</var>: Insert Blank Lines</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@ss{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the German sharp-S es-zet letter, &szlig;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@strong {<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Emphasize <var class="var">text</var> more strongly than <code class="code">@emph</code>, by using
<strong class="strong">boldface</strong> where possible; enclosed in asterisks in Info.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040emph-_0040strong.html#emph-_0026-strong">Emphasizing Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@sub {<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> as a subscript. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html"><code class="code">@sub</code> and <code class="code">@sup</code>: Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@subheading <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Print an unnumbered subsection-like heading, but omit from the table
of contents of a printed manual. In Info, the title is underlined
with hyphens. See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html">The <code class="code">@subsection</code>-like Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@subsection <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a subsection within a section. The subsection title appears in
the table of contents. In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.
Same context-dependent numbering as <code class="code">@section</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040subsection.html"><code class="code">@subsection</code>: Subsections Below Sections</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@subsubheading <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Print an unnumbered subsubsection-like heading, but omit from the
table of contents of a printed manual. In Info, the title is
underlined with periods. See <a class="xref" href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code class="code">@subsection</code> and Other Subsub Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@subsubsection <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a subsubsection within a subsection. The subsubsection title
appears in the table of contents. In Info, the title is underlined
with periods. Same context-dependent numbering as <code class="code">@section</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code class="code">@subsection</code> and Other Subsub Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@subtitle <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>In a printed manual, set a subtitle in a normal sized font flush to
the right-hand side of the page. Not relevant to Info, which does not
have title pages. See <a class="xref" href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code class="code">@title</code>, <code class="code">@subtitle</code>, and <code class="code">@author</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@summarycontents</code></dt>
<dd><p>Print a short table of contents. Synonym for <code class="code">@shortcontents</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Contents.html">Generating a Table of Contents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@sup {<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> as a superscript. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html"><code class="code">@sub</code> and <code class="code">@sup</code>: Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@syncodeindex <var class="var">from-index</var> <var class="var">to-index</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Merge the index named in the first argument into the index named in
the second argument, formatting the entries from the first index with
<code class="code">@code</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Combining-Indices.html">Combining Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@synindex <var class="var">from-index</var> <var class="var">to-index</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Merge the index named in the first argument into the index named in
the second argument. Do not change the font of <var class="var">from-index</var>
entries. See <a class="xref" href="Combining-Indices.html">Combining Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@t{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in a <code class="t">fixed-width</code>, typewriter-like font. No effect
in Info. See <a class="xref" href="Fonts.html">Fonts for Printing</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@tab</code></dt>
<dd><p>Separate columns in a row of a multitable. See <a class="xref" href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@table <var class="var">formatting-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a two-column table (description list), using <code class="code">@item</code> for
each entry. Write each first column entry on the same line as
<code class="code">@item</code>. First column entries are printed in the font resulting
from <var class="var">formatting-command</var>. Pair with <code class="code">@end table</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="Two_002dcolumn-Tables.html">Making a Two-column Table</a>. Also see
<a class="ref" href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code class="code">@ftable</code> and <code class="code">@vtable</code></a>, and <a class="ref" href="_0040itemx.html"><code class="code">@itemx</code>: Second and Subsequent Items</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@TeX{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the TeX logo. See <a class="xref" href="_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX.html"><code class="code">@TeX</code>{} (TeX) and <code class="code">@LaTeX</code>{} (LaTeX)</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@tex</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter TeX completely. Pair with <code class="code">@end tex</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@textdegree{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the degree symbol. See <a class="xref" href="_0040textdegree.html"><code class="code">@textdegree</code> (&deg;): Degrees Symbol</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@thischapter</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@thischaptername</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@thischapternum</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@thisfile</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@thispage</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@thistitle</code></dt>
<dd><p>Only allowed in a heading or footing. Stands for, respectively, the
number and name of the current chapter (in the format &lsquo;Chapter 1:
Title&rsquo;), the current chapter name only, the current chapter number
only, the file name, the current page number, and the title of the
document, respectively. See <a class="xref" href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own
Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@TH{}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@th{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter thorn, respectively:
&THORN;, &thorn;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@tie{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a normal interword space at which a line break is not
allowed. See <a class="xref" href="_0040tie.html"><code class="code">@tie{}</code>: Inserting an Unbreakable Space</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@tieaccent{<var class="var">cc</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a tie-after accent over the next two characters <var class="var">cc</var>, as in
&lsquo;o&#865;o&rsquo;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@tindex <var class="var">entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var class="var">entry</var> to the index of data types. See <a class="xref" href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@title <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>In a printed manual, set a title flush to the left-hand side of the
page in a larger than normal font and underline it with a black rule.
Not relevant to Info, which does not have title pages.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code class="code">@title</code>, <code class="code">@subtitle</code>, and <code class="code">@author</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@titlefont{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>In a printed manual, print <var class="var">text</var> in a larger than normal font.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp.html"><code class="code">@titlefont</code>, <code class="code">@center</code>, and <code class="code">@sp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@titlepage</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin the title page. Write the command on a line of its own, paired
with <code class="code">@end titlepage</code>. Nothing between <code class="code">@titlepage</code> and
<code class="code">@end titlepage</code> appears in Info. See <a class="xref" href="_0040titlepage.html"><code class="code">@titlepage</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@today{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert the current date, in &lsquo;1 Jan 1900&rsquo; style. See <a class="xref" href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@top <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the topmost <code class="code">@node</code> in the file, which must be defined on
the line immediately preceding the <code class="code">@top</code> command. The title is
formatted as a chapter-level heading. In TeX and
<code class="code">texinfo-format-buffer</code>, the <code class="code">@top</code> command is merely a
synonym for <code class="code">@unnumbered</code>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@U{<var class="var">hex</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Output a representation of Unicode character U+<var class="var">hex</var>.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Unicode.html">Inserting Unicode: <code class="code">@U</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@u{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@ubaraccent{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@udotaccent{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a breve, underbar, or underdot accent, respectively, over or
under the character <var class="var">c</var>, as in &#335;, o&#818;,
&#7885;. See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@unmacro <var class="var">macroname</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Undefine the macro <code class="code">@<var class="var">macroname</var></code> if it has been defined.
See <a class="xref" href="Defining-Macros.html">Defining Macros</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@unnumbered <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a chapter that appears without chapter numbers of any kind. The
title appears in the table of contents. In Info, the title is
underlined with asterisks. See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix.html"><code class="code">@unnumbered</code>, <code class="code">@appendix</code>: Chapters with Other Labeling</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@unnumberedsec <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a section that appears without section numbers of any kind. The
title appears in the table of contents of a printed manual. In Info,
the title is underlined with equal signs. See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code class="code">@unnumberedsec</code>, <code class="code">@appendixsec</code>, <code class="code">@heading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@unnumberedsubsec <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an unnumbered subsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html">The <code class="code">@subsection</code>-like Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@unnumberedsubsubsec <var class="var">title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an unnumbered subsubsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with periods.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code class="code">@subsection</code> and Other Subsub Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@uref{<var class="var">url</var>[, <var class="var">displayed-text</var>][, <var class="var">replacement</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code class="code">@url{<var class="var">url</var>[, <var class="var">displayed-text</var>][, <var class="var">replacement</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a cross-reference to an external uniform resource locator,
e.g., for the World Wide Web. See <a class="xref" href="_0040url.html"><code class="code">@url</code>, <code class="code">@uref{<var class="var">url</var>[, <var class="var">text</var>][, <var class="var">replacement</var>]}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@urefbreakstyle <var class="var">style</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify how <code class="code">@uref</code>/<code class="code">@url</code> should break at special
characters: <code class="code">after</code>, <code class="code">before</code>, <code class="code">none</code>.
See <a class="xref" href="_0040url.html"><code class="code">@url</code>, <code class="code">@uref{<var class="var">url</var>[, <var class="var">text</var>][, <var class="var">replacement</var>]}</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@v{<var class="var">c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate check accent over the character <var class="var">c</var>, as in &#466;.
See <a class="xref" href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@value{<var class="var">txivar</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert the value, if any, of the Texinfo variable <var class="var">txivar</var>,
previously defined by <code class="code">@set</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html">Flags: <code class="code">@set</code>, <code class="code">@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code class="code">@value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@var{<var class="var">metasyntactic-variable</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight a metasyntactic variable, which is something that stands for
another piece of text. See <a class="xref" href="_0040var.html"><code class="code">@var</code>{<var class="var">metasyntactic-variable</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@verb{<var class="var">delim</var> <var class="var">literal</var> <var class="var">delim</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Output <var class="var">literal</var>, delimited by the single character <var class="var">delim</var>,
exactly as is (in the fixed-width font), including any whitespace or
Texinfo special characters. See <a class="xref" href="_0040verb.html"><code class="code">@verb</code>{<var class="var">char</var><var class="var">text</var><var class="var">char</var>}</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@verbatim</code></dt>
<dd><p>Output the text of the environment exactly as is (in the fixed-width
font). Pair with <code class="code">@end verbatim</code>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040verbatim.html"><code class="code">@verbatim</code>: Literal Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@verbatiminclude <var class="var">filename</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Output the contents of <var class="var">filename</var> exactly as is (in the
fixed-width font). See <a class="xref" href="_0040verbatiminclude.html"><code class="code">@verbatiminclude</code> <var class="var">file</var>: Include a File Verbatim</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@vindex <var class="var">entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var class="var">entry</var> to the index of variables. See <a class="xref" href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@vskip <var class="var">amount</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>In a printed manual, insert whitespace so as to push text on the
remainder of the page towards the bottom of the page. Used in
formatting the copyright page with the argument &lsquo;<samp class="samp">0pt plus
1filll</samp>&rsquo;. (Note spelling of &lsquo;<samp class="samp">filll</samp>&rsquo;.) <code class="code">@vskip</code> may be used
only in contexts ignored for Info. See <a class="xref" href="Copyright.html">Copyright Page</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@vtable <var class="var">formatting-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a two-column table, using <code class="code">@item</code> for each entry.
Automatically enter each of the items in the first column into the
index of variables. Pair with <code class="code">@end vtable</code>. The same as
<code class="code">@table</code>, except for indexing. See <a class="xref" href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code class="code">@ftable</code> and <code class="code">@vtable</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@w{<var class="var">text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Disallow line breaks within <var class="var">text</var>. See <a class="xref" href="_0040w.html"><code class="code">@w</code>{<var class="var">text</var>}: Prevent Line Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@xml</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter XML completely. Pair with <code class="code">@end xml</code>. See <a class="xref" href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@xref{<var class="var">node</var>, [<var class="var">entry</var>], [<var class="var">node-title</var>], [<var class="var">info-file</var>], [<var class="var">manual</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Make a reference that starts with &lsquo;See&rsquo; in a printed manual. Follow
command with a punctuation mark. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See <a class="xref" href="_0040xref.html"><code class="code">@xref</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="code">@xrefautomaticsectiontitle <var class="var">on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>By default, use the section title instead of the node name in cross
references, including in node headers in HTML. See <a class="xref" href="Three-Arguments.html"><code class="code">@xref</code> with Three Arguments</a>.
</p>
</dd>
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