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<span id="Block-Enclosing-Commands-1"></span><h3 class="section">8.1 Block Enclosing Commands</h3>
<p>Here is a summary of commands that enclose blocks of text, also known
as <em>environments</em>. They’re explained further in the following
sections.
</p>
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<dt><code>@quotation</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate text that is quoted. The text is filled, indented (from both
margins), and printed in a roman font by default.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@indentedblock</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@quotation</code>, but the text is indented only on the left.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@example</code></dt>
<dd><p>Illustrate code, commands, and the like. The text is printed
in a fixed-width font, and indented but not filled.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@lisp</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@example</code>, but specifically for illustrating Lisp code. The
text is printed in a fixed-width font, and indented but not filled.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@verbatim</code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark a piece of text that is to be printed verbatim; no character
substitutions are made and all commands are ignored, until the next
<code>@end verbatim</code>. The text is printed in a fixed-width font,
and not indented or filled. Extra spaces and blank lines are
significant, and tabs are expanded.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@display</code></dt>
<dd><p>Display illustrative text. The text is indented but not filled, and
no font is selected (so, by default, the font is roman).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@format</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@display</code> (the text is not filled and no font is
selected), but the text is not indented.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smallquotation</code></dt>
<dt><code>@smallindentedblock</code></dt>
<dt><code>@smallexample</code></dt>
<dt><code>@smalllisp</code></dt>
<dt><code>@smalldisplay</code></dt>
<dt><code>@smallformat</code></dt>
<dd><p>These <code>@small...</code> commands are just like their non-small
counterparts, except that they output text in a smaller font size,
where possible.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@flushleft</code></dt>
<dt><code>@flushright</code></dt>
<dd><p>Text is not filled, but is set flush with the left or right margin,
respectively.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@raggedright</code></dt>
<dd><p>Text is filled, but only justified on the left, leaving the right
margin ragged.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@cartouche</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight text, often an example or quotation, by drawing a box with
rounded corners around it.
</p></dd>
</dl>
<p>The <code>@exdent</code> command is used within the above constructs to
undo the indentation of a line.
</p>
<p>The <code>@noindent</code> command may be used after one of the above
constructs (or at the beginning of any paragraph) to prevent the
following text from being indented as a new paragraph.
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