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<h4 class="subsection">7.2.1 <code>@emph</code>{<var>text</var>} and <code>@strong</code>{<var>text</var>}</h4>

The <code>@emph</code> and <code>@strong</code> commands are for emphasis;
<code>@strong</code> is stronger. In printed output, <code>@emph</code> produces
italics and <code>@strong</code> produces bold.
In the Info output, <code>@emph</code> surrounds the text with underscores
(&lsquo;<samp>_</samp>&rsquo;), and <code>@strong</code> puts asterisks around the text.

For example,

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<pre class="example">@strong{Caution:} @samp{rm * .[^.]*}
removes @emph{all} files in the directory.
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produces the following:

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Caution: &lsquo;<samp>rm * .[^.]*</samp>&rsquo;
removes all files in the directory.
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The <code>@strong</code> command is seldom used except to mark what is, in
effect, a typographical element, such as the word &lsquo;Caution&rsquo; in the
preceding example.

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Caution: Do not use <code>@strong</code> with the word &lsquo;<samp>Note</samp>&rsquo; followed by a
space; Info will mistake the combination for a cross-reference. Use a
phrase such as Please notice or Caution instead, or
the optional argument to <code>@quotation</code>&mdash;&lsquo;<samp>Note</samp>&rsquo; is allowable
there.
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