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<span id="g_t_0040_002dCommand-List"></span><h3 class="section">A.2 @-Command List</h3>
<span id="index-Alphabetical-_0040_002dcommand-list"></span>
<span id="index-List-of-_0040_002dcommands"></span>
<span id="index-_0040_002dcommand-list"></span>
<span id="index-Reference-to-_0040_002dcommands"></span>
<p>Here is an alphabetical list of the @-commands in Texinfo. Square
brackets, <tt>[</tt> <!-- /@w --><tt>]</tt>, indicate optional arguments; an ellipsis,
‘<samp>…</samp>’, indicates repeated text.
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><code>@<var>whitespace</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>An <code>@</code> followed by a space, tab, or newline produces a normal,
stretchable, interword space. See <a href="Multiple-Spaces.html">Multiple Spaces</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@!</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce an exclamation point that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See <a href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@"</code></dt>
<dt><code>@'</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an umlaut or acute accent, respectively, over the next
character, as in ö and ó. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@&</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ampchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an ampersand. See <a href="Inserting-an-Ampersand.html">Inserting an Ampersand</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@*</code></dt>
<dd><p>Force a line break. See <a href="Line-Breaks.html">Line Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@,{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a cedilla accent under <var>c</var>, as in ç. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@-</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a discretionary hyphenation point. See <a href="_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation.html"><code>@- @hyphenation</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@.</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce a period that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See <a href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@/</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produces no output, but allows a line break. See <a href="Line-Breaks.html">Line Breaks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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 href="Not-Ending-a-Sentence.html">Not Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@=</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a macron (bar) accent over the next character, as in ō.
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@?</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce a question mark that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See <a href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@@</code></dt>
<dt><code>@atchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert an at sign, ‘<samp>@</samp>’. See <a href="Inserting-an-Atsign.html">Inserting an Atsign</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@\</code></dt>
<dt><code>@backslashchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a backslash, ‘<samp>\</samp>’; <code>@backslashchar{}</code> works
anywhere, while <code>@\</code> works only inside <code>@math</code>.
See <a href="Inserting-a-Backslash.html">Inserting a Backslash</a>, and <a href="Inserting-Math.html">Inserting Math</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@^</code></dt>
<dt><code>@`</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a circumflex (hat) or grave accent, respectively, over the next
character, as in ô and è.
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@{</code></dt>
<dt><code>@lbracechar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a left brace, ‘<samp>{</samp>’. See <a href="Inserting-Braces.html">Inserting Braces</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@rbracechar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a right brace, ‘<samp>}</samp>’. See <a href="Inserting-Braces.html">Inserting Braces</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@~</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a tilde accent over the next character, as in Ñ.
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@AA{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@aa{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Scandinavian A-ring letters,
respectively: Å, å. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@abbr{<var>abbreviation</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a general abbreviation, such as ‘Comput.’.
See <a href="_0040abbr.html"><code>@abbr</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@acronym{<var>acronym</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an acronym in all capital letters, such as ‘NASA’.
See <a href="_0040acronym.html"><code>@acronym</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@AE{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ae{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase AE ligatures, respectively:
Æ, æ. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@afivepaper</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions for the A5 paper size. See <a href="A4-Paper.html">A4 Paper</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@afourlatex</code></dt>
<dt><code>@afourpaper</code></dt>
<dt><code>@afourwide</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions for the A4 paper size. See <a href="A4-Paper.html">A4 Paper</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@alias <var>new</var>=<var>existing</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Make the command ‘<samp>@<var>new</var></samp>’ a synonym for the existing command
‘<samp>@<var>existing</var></samp>’. See <a href="_0040alias.html"><code>@alias</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@allowcodebreaks <var>true-false</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control breaking at ‘<samp>-</samp>’ and ‘<samp>_</samp>’ in TeX.
See <a href="_0040allowcodebreaks.html"><code>@allowcodebreaks</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@anchor{<var>name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define <var>name</var> as the current location for use as a cross-reference
target. See <a href="_0040anchor.html"><code>@anchor</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@appendix <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 href="_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix.html"><code>@unnumbered @appendix</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@appendixsec <var>title</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@appendixsection <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>@appendixsection</code> is a longer spelling of
the <code>@appendixsec</code> command. See <a href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code>@unnumberedsec @appendixsec @heading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@appendixsubsec <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 href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html"><code>@unnumberedsubsec @appendixsubsec @subheading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@appendixsubsubsec <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 href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code>@subsubsection</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@arrow{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a right arrow glyph: ‘<samp>→</samp>’. Used by default
for <code>@click</code>. See <a href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@asis</code></dt>
<dd><p>Used following <code>@table</code>, <code>@ftable</code>, and <code>@vtable</code> to
print the table’s first column without highlighting (“as is”).
See <a href="_0040table.html#g_t_0040asis"><code>@asis</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@author <var>author</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Typeset <var>author</var> flushleft and underline it. See <a href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code>@title @subtitle @author</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@b{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in a <b>bold</b> font. No effect in Info. See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@bullet{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a large round dot, • (‘<samp>*</samp>’ in Info). Often used
with <code>@table</code>. See <a href="_0040bullet.html"><code>@bullet</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@bye</code></dt>
<dd><p>Stop formatting a file. The formatters do not see anything in the
input file following <code>@bye</code>. See <a href="Ending-a-File.html">Ending a File</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@c <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>@comment</code>. <kbd>DEL</kbd> also
starts a comment. See <a href="Comments.html">Comments</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@caption</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define the full caption for a <code>@float</code>. See <a href="_0040caption-_0040shortcaption.html"><code>@caption @shortcaption</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@cartouche</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight an example or quotation by drawing a box with rounded
corners around it. Pair with <code>@end cartouche</code>. No effect in
Info. See <a href="_0040cartouche.html"><code>@cartouche</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@center <var>line-of-text</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Center the line of text following the command.
See <a href="_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp.html"><code>@titlefont @center @sp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@centerchap <var>line-of-text</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@chapter</code>, but centers the chapter title. See <a href="_0040chapter.html"><code>@chapter</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@chapheading <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 href="_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading.html"><code>@majorheading @chapheading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@chapter <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 href="_0040chapter.html"><code>@chapter</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@cindex <var>entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var>entry</var> to the index of concepts. See <a href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@cite{<var>reference</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight the name of a book or other reference that has no companion
Info file. See <a href="_0040cite.html"><code>@cite</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@clear <var>flag</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Unset <var>flag</var>, preventing the Texinfo formatting commands from
formatting text between subsequent pairs of <code>@ifset <var>flag</var></code>
and <code>@end ifset</code> commands, and preventing
<code>@value{<var>flag</var>}</code> from expanding to the value to which
<var>flag</var> is set. See <a href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html"><code>@set @clear @value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@click{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Represent a single “click” in a GUI. Used within
<code>@clicksequence</code>. See <a href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@clicksequence{<var>action</var> @click{} <var>action</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Represent a sequence of clicks in a GUI. See <a href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@clickstyle @<var>cmd</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Execute @<var>cmd</var> for each <code>@click</code>; the default is
<code>@arrow</code>. The usual following empty braces on @<var>cmd</var> are
omitted. See <a href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@code{<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 href="_0040code.html"><code>@code</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@codequotebacktick <var>on-off</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@codequoteundirected <var>on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control output of <code>`</code> and <code>'</code> in code examples.
See <a href="Inserting-Quote-Characters.html">Inserting Quote Characters</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@comma{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a comma ‘,’ character; only needed when a literal comma would
be taken as an argument separator. See <a href="Inserting-a-Comma.html">Inserting a Comma</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@command{<var>command-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a command name, such as <code>ls</code>. See <a href="_0040command.html"><code>@command</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@comment <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>@c</code>.
See <a href="Comments.html">Comments</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@contents</code></dt>
<dd><p>Print a complete table of contents. Has no effect in Info, which uses
menus instead. See <a href="Contents.html">Generating a Table of Contents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@copying</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify copyright holders and copying conditions for the document. Pair
with <code>@end copying</code>. See <a href="_0040copying.html"><code>@copying</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@copyright{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the copyright symbol ©.
See <a href="_0040copyright.html"><code>@copyright</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defcodeindex <var>index-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a new index and its indexing command. Print entries in an
<code>@code</code> font. See <a href="New-Indices.html">Defining New Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defcv <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@defcvx <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <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 href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deffn <var>category</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@deffnx <var>category</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function, interactive command, or similar
entity that may take arguments. <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 href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defindex <var>index-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a new index and its indexing command. Print entries in a roman
font. See <a href="New-Indices.html">Defining New Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@definfoenclose <var>newcmd</var>, <var>before</var>, <var>after</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Must be used within <code>@ifinfo</code>; create a new command
<code>@<var>newcmd</var></code> for Info that marks text by enclosing it in
strings that precede and follow the text.
See <a href="_0040definfoenclose.html"><code>@definfoenclose</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defivar <var>class</var> <var>instance-variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@defivarx <var>class</var> <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 ‘<samp>@defcv {Instance
Variable} …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defmac <var>macroname</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@defmacx <var>macroname</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a macro; equivalent to ‘<samp>@deffn Macro
…</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defmethod <var>class</var> <var>method-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@defmethodx <var>class</var> <var>method-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a method in object-oriented programming;
equivalent to ‘<samp>@defop Method …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defop <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@defopx <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for an operation in object-oriented programming.
<code>@defop</code> takes as arguments the name of the category of
operation, the name of the operation’s class, the name of the
operation, and its arguments, if any. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and
<a href="Abstract-Objects.html">Abstract Objects</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defopt <var>option-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@defoptx <var>option-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a user option; equivalent to ‘<samp>@defvr
{User Option} …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defspec <var>special-form-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@defspecx <var>special-form-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a special form; equivalent to ‘<samp>@deffn
{Special Form} …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftp <var>category</var> <var>name-of-type</var> <var>attributes</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftpx <var>category</var> <var>name-of-type</var> <var>attributes</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a data type; its arguments are the category,
the name of the type (e.g., ‘<samp>int</samp>’) , and then the names of
attributes of objects of that type. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and
<a href="Data-Types.html">Data Types</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypecv <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypecvx <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed class variable in object-oriented programming.
See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and <a href="Abstract-Objects.html">Abstract Objects</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypefn <var>category</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypefnx <var>category</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function or similar entity that may take
arguments and that is typed. <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 href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypefnnewline <var>on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specifies whether return types for <code>@deftypefn</code> and similar are
printed on lines by themselves; default is off. See <a href="Typed-Functions.html">Functions in Typed Languages</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypefun <var>data-type</var> <var>function-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypefunx <var>data-type</var> <var>function-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function in a typed language.
The command is equivalent to ‘<samp>@deftypefn Function …</samp>’.
See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypeivar <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypeivarx <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed instance variable in object-oriented
programming. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and <a href="Abstract-Objects.html">Abstract Objects</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypemethod <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>method-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypemethodx <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>method-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed method in object-oriented programming.
See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypeop <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypeopx <var>category</var> <var>class</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a typed operation in object-oriented programming.
See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>, and <a href="Abstract-Objects.html">Abstract Objects</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypevar <var>data-type</var> <var>variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypevarx <var>data-type</var> <var>variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a variable in a typed language. The command is
equivalent to ‘<samp>@deftypevr Variable …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@deftypevr <var>category</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@deftypevrx <var>category</var> <var>data-type</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for something like a variable in a typed
language—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 href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defun <var>function-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dt><code>@defunx <var>function-name</var> <var>arguments</var>…</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a function; equivalent to
‘<samp>@deffn Function …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defvar <var>variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@defvarx <var>variable-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for a variable; equivalent to ‘<samp>@defvr
Variable …</samp>’. See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@defvr <var>category</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@defvrx <var>category</var> <var>name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a description for any kind of variable. <code>@defvr</code> takes
as arguments the category of the entity and the name of the entity.
See <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@detailmenu</code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the (optional) detailed node listing in a master menu.
See <a href="Master-Menu-Parts.html">Master Menu Parts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@dfn{<var>term</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the introductory or defining use of a term. See <a href="_0040dfn.html"><code>@dfn</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@DH{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@dh{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter eth, respectively:
Ð, ð. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@dircategory <var>dirpart</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify a part of the Info directory menu where this file’s entry should
go. See <a href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html">Installing Dir Entries</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@direntry</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin the Info directory menu entry for this file. Pair with
<code>@end direntry</code>. See <a href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html">Installing Dir Entries</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@display</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code>@example</code> (indent text, do not
fill), but do not select a new font. Pair with <code>@end display</code>.
See <a href="_0040display.html"><code>@display</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@dmn{<var>dimension</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a unit of measure, as in 12pt. Causes TeX to insert a
thin space before <var>dimension</var>. No effect in Info.
See <a href="_0040dmn.html"><code>@dmn</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@docbook</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter Docbook completely. Pair with <code>@end docbook</code>. See <a href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@documentdescription</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set the document description text, included in the HTML output. Pair
with <code>@end documentdescription</code>. See <a href="_0040documentdescription.html"><code>@documentdescription</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@documentencoding <var>enc</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Declare the input encoding to be <var>enc</var>.
See <a href="_0040documentencoding.html"><code>@documentencoding</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@documentlanguage <var>CC</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Declare the document language as the two-character ISO-639 abbreviation
<var>CC</var>. See <a href="_0040documentlanguage.html"><code>@documentlanguage</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@dotaccent{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a dot accent over the character <var>c</var>, as in ȯ.
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@dotless{<var>i-or-j</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate dotless i (‘i’) and dotless j (‘j’).
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@dots{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an ellipsis, ‘<samp>…</samp>’.
See <a href="_0040dots.html"><code>@dots</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@email{<var>address</var>[, <var>displayed-text</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an electronic mail address. See <a href="_0040email.html"><code>@email</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@emph{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Emphasize <var>text</var>, by using <em>italics</em> where possible, and
enclosing in asterisks in Info. See <a href="Emphasis.html">Emphasizing Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@end <var>environment</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Ends <var>environment</var>, as in ‘<samp>@end example</samp>’. See <a href="Conventions.html#Formatting-Commands">@-commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@enddots{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an end-of-sentence ellipsis, like this: <small class="enddots">...</small>
See <a href="_0040dots.html"><code>@dots</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@enumerate [<var>number-or-letter</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a numbered list, using <code>@item</code> for each entry.
Optionally, start list with <var>number-or-letter</var>. Pair with
<code>@end enumerate</code>. See <a href="_0040enumerate.html"><code>@enumerate</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@env{<var>environment-variable</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate an environment variable name, such as <code>PATH</code>.
See <a href="_0040env.html"><code>@env</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@equiv{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate to the reader the exact equivalence of two forms with a
glyph: ‘<samp>≡</samp>’. See <a href="_0040equiv.html"><code>@equiv</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@error{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate to the reader with a glyph that the following text is
an error message: ‘<samp>error→</samp>’. See <a href="_0040error.html"><code>@error</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@errormsg{<var>msg</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Report <var>msg</var> as an error to standard error, and exit unsuccessfully.
Texinfo commands within <var>msg</var> are expanded to plain text.
See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a>, and <a href="External-Macro-Processors.html">External Macro Processors</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@euro{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the Euro currency sign. See <a href="_0040euro.html"><code>@euro</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@evenfooting [<var>left</var>] @| [<var>center</var>] @| [<var>right</var>]</code></dt>
<dt><code>@evenheading [<var>left</var>] @| [<var>center</var>] @| [<var>right</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify page footings resp. headings for even-numbered (left-hand)
pages. See <a href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@everyfooting [<var>left</var>] @| [<var>center</var>] @| [<var>right</var>]</code></dt>
<dt><code>@everyheading [<var>left</var>] @| [<var>center</var>] @| [<var>right</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify page footings resp. headings for every page. Not relevant to
Info. See <a href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@example</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example. Indent text, do not fill, and select fixed-width
font. Pair with <code>@end example</code>. See <a href="_0040example.html"><code>@example</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@exampleindent <var>indent</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Indent example-like environments by <var>indent</var> number of spaces
(perhaps 0). See <a href="_0040exampleindent.html"><code>@exampleindent</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@exclamdown{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an upside-down exclamation point. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@exdent <var>line-of-text</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Remove any indentation a line might have. See <a href="_0040exdent.html"><code>@exdent</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@expansion{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the result of a macro expansion to the reader with a special
glyph: ‘<samp>→</samp>’. See <a href="_0040expansion.html"><code>@expansion</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@file{<var>filename</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight the name of a file, buffer, node, directory, etc.
See <a href="_0040file.html"><code>@file</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@finalout</code></dt>
<dd><p>Prevent TeX from printing large black warning rectangles beside
over-wide lines. See <a href="Overfull-hboxes.html">Overfull hboxes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@findex <var>entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var>entry</var> to the index of functions. See <a href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@firstparagraphindent <var>word</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control indentation of the first paragraph after section headers
according to <var>word</var>, one of ‘none’ or ‘insert’.
See <a href="_0040firstparagraphindent.html"><code>@firstparagraphindent</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@float</code></dt>
<dd><p>Environment to define floating material. Pair with <code>@end float</code>.
See <a href="Floats.html">Floats</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@flushleft</code></dt>
<dt><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>@end
flushleft</code> (<code>@end flushright</code>). See <a href="_0040flushleft-_0040flushright.html"><code>@flushleft @flushright</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@fonttextsize <var>10-11</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Change the size of the main body font in the TeX output.
See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@footnote{<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 ‘End’ node or ‘Separate’ node style.
See <a href="Footnotes.html">Footnotes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@footnotestyle <var>style</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify an Info file’s footnote style, either ‘<samp>end</samp>’ for the end
node style or ‘<samp>separate</samp>’ for the separate node style.
See <a href="Footnotes.html">Footnotes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@format</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code>@display</code>, but do not indent.
Pair with <code>@end format</code>. See <a href="_0040example.html"><code>@example</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@frenchspacing <var>on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control spacing after punctuation. See <a href="_0040frenchspacing.html"><code>@frenchspacing</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ftable <var>formatting-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a two-column table, using <code>@item</code> for each entry.
Automatically enter each of the items in the first column into the
index of functions. Pair with <code>@end ftable</code>. The same as
<code>@table</code>, except for indexing. See <a href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code>@ftable @vtable</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@geq{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a greater-than-or-equal sign, ‘≥’. See <a href="_0040geq-_0040leq.html"><code>@geq @leq</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@group</code></dt>
<dd><p>Disallow page breaks within following text. Pair with <code>@end
group</code>. Ignored in Info. See <a href="_0040group.html"><code>@group</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@guillemetleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@guillemetright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@guillemotleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@guillemotright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@guilsinglleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@guilsinglright{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Double and single angle quotation marks: «
» ‹ ›.
<code>@guillemotleft</code> and <code>@guillemotright</code> are synonyms for
<code>@guillemetleft</code> and <code>@guillemetright</code>. See <a href="Inserting-Quotation-Marks.html">Inserting Quotation Marks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@H{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the long Hungarian umlaut accent over <var>c</var>, as in ő.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@hashchar{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert a hash ‘#’ character; only needed when a literal hash would
introduce <code>#line</code> directive. See <a href="Inserting-a-Hashsign.html">Inserting a Hashsign</a>, and
<a href="External-Macro-Processors.html">External Macro Processors</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@heading <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 href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code>@unnumberedsec @appendixsec @heading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@headings <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 href="_0040headings.html"><code>@headings</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@headitem</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a heading row in a multitable. See <a href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@headitemfont{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in the font used for multitable heading rows; mostly
useful in multitable templates. See <a href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@html</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter HTML completely. Pair with <code>@end html</code>. See <a href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@hyphenation{<var>hy-phen-a-ted words</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Explicitly define hyphenation points. See <a href="_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation.html"><code>@- @hyphenation</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@i{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in an <i>italic</i> font. No effect in Info. See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifclear <var>txivar</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>If the Texinfo variable <var>txivar</var> is not set, format the following
text. Pair with <code>@end ifclear</code>. See <a href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html"><code>@set @clear @value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifcommanddefined <var>txicmd</var></code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifcommandnotdefined <var>txicmd</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>If the Texinfo code ‘<samp>@<var>txicmd</var></samp>’ is (not) defined, format the
follow text. Pair with the corresponding <code>@end ifcommand...</code>.
See <a href="Testing-for-Texinfo-Commands.html">Testing for Texinfo Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifdocbook</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifhtml</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifinfo</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will appear only in the given output format.
<code>@ifinfo</code> output appears in both Info and (for historical
compatibility) plain text output. Pair with <code>@end ifdocbook</code>
resp. <code>@end ifhtml</code> resp. <code>@end ifinfo</code>.
See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifnotdocbook</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifnothtml</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifnotplaintext</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifnottex</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ifnotxml</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text to be ignored in one output format but not the others.
<code>@ifnothtml</code> text is omitted from HTML output, etc. Pair with
the corresponding <code>@end ifnot<var>format</var></code>.
See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifnotinfo</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text to appear in output other than Info and (for historical
compatibility) plain text. Pair with <code>@end ifnotinfo</code>.
See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifplaintext</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will appear only in the plain text output.
Pair with <code>@end ifplaintext</code>. See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifset <var>txivar</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>If the Texinfo variable <var>txivar</var> is set, format the following
text. Pair with <code>@end ifset</code>. See <a href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html"><code>@set @clear @value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@iftex</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text to appear only in the TeX output. Pair with <code>@end
iftex</code>. See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionally Visible Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ifxml</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will appear only in the XML output. Pair with
<code>@end ifxml</code>. See <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ignore</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin text that will not appear in any output. Pair with <code>@end
ignore</code>. See <a href="Comments.html">Comments and Ignored Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@image{<var>filename</var>, [<var>width</var>], [<var>height</var>], [<var>alt</var>], [<var>ext</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Include graphics image in external <var>filename</var> scaled to the given
<var>width</var> and/or <var>height</var>, using <var>alt</var> text and looking for
‘<samp><var>filename</var>.<var>ext</var></samp>’ in HTML. See <a href="Images.html">Images</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@include <var>filename</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Read the contents of Texinfo source file <var>filename</var>. See <a href="Include-Files.html">Include Files</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@indent</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert paragraph indentation. See <a href="_0040indent.html"><code>@indent</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@indentedblock</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indent a block of arbitary text on the left. Pair with <code>@end
indentedblock</code>. See <a href="_0040indentedblock.html"><code>@indentedblock</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@indicateurl{<var>indicateurl</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate text that is a uniform resource locator for the World Wide
Web. See <a href="_0040indicateurl.html"><code>@indicateurl</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@inforef{<var>node-name</var>, [<var>entry-name</var>], <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 href="_0040inforef.html"><code>@inforef</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@inlinefmt{<var>fmt</var>, <var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var>text</var> only if the output format is <var>fmt</var>.
See <a href="Inline-Conditionals.html">Inline Conditionals</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@inlinefmtifelse{<var>fmt</var>, <var>text</var>, <var>else-text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var>text</var> if the output format is <var>fmt</var>, else <var>else-text</var>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@inlineifclear{<var>var</var>, <var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@inlineifset{<var>var</var>, <var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var>text</var> only if the Texinfo variable <var>var</var> is (not) set.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@inlineraw{<var>fmt</var>, <var>raw-text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert <var>text</var> as in a raw conditional, only if the output format
is <var>fmt</var>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\input <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>texinfo</samp> macro definitions file. The <code>\</code> in <code>\input</code>
is used instead of an <code>@</code> because TeX does not recognize
<code>@</code> until after it has read the definitions file. See <a href="Texinfo-File-Header.html">Texinfo File Header</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@insertcopying</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert the text previously defined with the <code>@copying</code>
environment. See <a href="_0040insertcopying.html"><code>@insertcopying</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@item</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the beginning of a marked paragraph for <code>@itemize</code> and
<code>@enumerate</code>; indicate the beginning of the text of a first column
entry for <code>@table</code>, <code>@ftable</code>, and <code>@vtable</code>.
See <a href="Lists-and-Tables.html">Lists and Tables</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@itemize <var>mark-generating-character-or-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an unordered list: indented paragraphs with a mark, such as
<code>@bullet</code>, inside the left margin at the beginning of each item.
Pair with <code>@end itemize</code>. See <a href="_0040itemize.html"><code>@itemize</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@itemx</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@item</code> but do not generate extra vertical space above the
item text. Thus, when several items have the same description, use
<code>@item</code> for the first and <code>@itemx</code> for the others.
See <a href="_0040itemx.html"><code>@itemx</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@kbd{<var>keyboard-characters</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate characters of input to be typed by users. See <a href="_0040kbd.html"><code>@kbd</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@kbdinputstyle <var>style</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify when <code>@kbd</code> should use a font distinct from
<code>@code</code> according to <var>style</var>: <code>code</code>, <code>distinct</code>,
<code>example</code>. See <a href="_0040kbd.html"><code>@kbd</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@key{<var>key-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the name of a key on a keyboard. See <a href="_0040key.html"><code>@key</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@kindex <var>entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var>entry</var> to the index of keys.
See <a href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@L{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@l{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Polish suppressed-L letters,
respectively: Ł, ł.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@LaTeX{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the LaTeX logo. See <a href="_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX.html"><code>@TeX @LaTeX</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@leq{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a less-than-or-equal sign, ‘≤’. See <a href="_0040geq-_0040leq.html"><code>@geq @leq</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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>@end lisp</code>. See <a href="_0040lisp.html"><code>@lisp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@listoffloats</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce a table-of-contents-like listing of <code>@float</code>s.
See <a href="_0040listoffloats.html"><code>@listoffloats</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@lowersections</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change subsequent chapters to sections, sections to subsections, and so
on. See <a href="Raise_002flower-sections.html"><code>@raisesections</code> and
<code>@lowersections</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@macro <var>macroname</var> {<var>params</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define a new Texinfo command <code>@<var>macroname</var>{<var>params</var>}</code>.
Pair with <code>@end macro</code>. See <a href="Defining-Macros.html">Defining Macros</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@majorheading <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>@chapheading</code> command. See <a href="_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading.html"><code>@majorheading @chapheading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@math{<var>mathematical-expression</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Format a mathematical expression. See <a href="Inserting-Math.html">Inserting Math</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@menu</code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the beginning of a menu of nodes. No effect in a printed manual.
Pair with <code>@end menu</code>. See <a href="Menus.html">Menus</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@minus{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a minus sign, ‘-’. See <a href="_0040minus.html"><code>@minus</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@multitable <var>column-width-spec</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a multi-column table. Begin each row with <code>@item</code> or
<code>@headitem</code>, and separate columns with <code>@tab</code>. Pair with
<code>@end multitable</code>. See <a href="Multitable-Column-Widths.html">Multitable Column Widths</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@need <var>n</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Start a new page in a printed manual if fewer than <var>n</var> mils
(thousandths of an inch) remain on the current page.
See <a href="_0040need.html"><code>@need</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@node <var>name</var>, <var>next</var>, <var>previous</var>, <var>up</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a new node. See <a href="Writing-a-Node.html">Writing a Node</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@noindent</code></dt>
<dd><p>Prevent text from being indented as if it were a new paragraph.
See <a href="_0040noindent.html"><code>@noindent</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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 href="Pointer-Validation.html">Pointer Validation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@O{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@o{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase O-with-slash letters, respectively:
Ø, ø.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@oddfooting [<var>left</var>] @| [<var>center</var>] @| [<var>right</var>]</code></dt>
<dt><code>@oddheading [<var>left</var>] @| [<var>center</var>] @| [<var>right</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify page footings resp. headings for odd-numbered (right-hand)
pages. See <a href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@OE{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@oe{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase OE ligatures, respectively:
Œ, œ. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ogonek{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an ogonek diacritic under the next character, as in
ą. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@option{<var>option-name</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a command-line option, such as <samp>-l</samp> or
<samp>--help</samp>. See <a href="_0040option.html"><code>@option</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ordf{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ordm{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the feminine and masculine Spanish ordinals, respectively:
ª, º. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@page</code></dt>
<dd><p>Start a new page in a printed manual. No effect in Info.
See <a href="_0040page.html"><code>@page</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@pagesizes [<var>width</var>][, <var>height</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change page dimensions. See <a href="_0040pagesizes.html#pagesizes">pagesizes</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@paragraphindent <var>indent</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Indent paragraphs by <var>indent</var> number of spaces (perhaps 0); preserve
source file indentation if <var>indent</var> is <code>asis</code>.
See <a href="_0040paragraphindent.html"><code>@paragraphindent</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@part <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 href="_0040part.html"><code>@part</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@pindex <var>entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var>entry</var> to the index of programs. See <a href="Index-Entries.html">Defining
the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@point{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the position of point in a buffer to the reader with a glyph:
‘<samp>∗</samp>’. See <a href="_0040point.html"><code>@point</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@pounds{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the pounds sterling currency sign.
See <a href="_0040pounds.html"><code>@pounds</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@print{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate printed output to the reader with a glyph: ‘<samp>-|</samp>’.
See <a href="_0040print.html"><code>@print</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@printindex <var>index-name</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the alphabetized index for <var>index-name</var> (using two
columns in a printed manual). See <a href="Printing-Indices-_0026-Menus.html">Printing Indices & Menus</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@pxref{<var>node</var>, [<var>entry</var>], [<var>node-title</var>], [<var>info-file</var>], [<var>manual</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Make a reference that starts with a lowercase ‘see’ in a printed
manual. Use within parentheses only. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See <a href="_0040pxref.html"><code>@pxref</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@questiondown{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate an upside-down question mark. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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>@end quotation</code>. See <a href="_0040quotation.html"><code>@quotation</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@quotedblleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@quotedblright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@quoteleft{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@quoteright{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@quotedblbase{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@quotesinglbase{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Produce various quotation marks: “ ”
‘ ’ „ ‚.
See <a href="Inserting-Quotation-Marks.html">Inserting Quotation Marks</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@r{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in the regular <span class="roman">roman</span> font. No effect in Info.
See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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>@end raggedright</code>. No effect in
Info. See <a href="_0040raggedright.html"><code>@raggedright</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@raisesections</code></dt>
<dd><p>Change subsequent sections to chapters, subsections to sections, and so
on. See <a href="Raise_002flower-sections.html">Raise/lower sections</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ref{<var>node</var>, [<var>entry</var>], [<var>node-title</var>], [<var>info-file</var>], [<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 href="_0040ref.html"><code>@ref</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@refill</code></dt>
<dd><span id="index-refill"></span>
<p>This command used to refill and indent the paragraph after all the
other processing has been done. It is no longer needed, since all
formatters now automatically refill as needed, but you may still see
it in the source to some manuals, as it does no harm.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@registeredsymbol{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the legal symbol ®.
See <a href="_0040registeredsymbol.html"><code>@registeredsymbol</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@result{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate the result of an expression to the reader with a special
glyph: ‘<samp>⇒</samp>’. See <a href="_0040result.html"><code>@result</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ringaccent{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a ring accent over the next character, as in o*.
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@samp{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Indicate a literal example of a sequence of characters, in general.
Quoted in Info output. See <a href="_0040samp.html"><code>@samp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@sansserif{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in a <span class="sansserif">sans serif</span> font if possible. No
effect in Info. See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@sc{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in a small caps font in printed output, and uppercase
in Info. See <a href="Smallcaps.html">Smallcaps</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@section <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>@chapter</code> and <code>@appendix</code>, the section title is
numbered; within <code>@unnumbered</code>, the section is unnumbered.
See <a href="_0040section.html"><code>@section</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@set <var>txivar</var> [<var>string</var>]</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define the Texinfo variable <var>txivar</var>, optionally to the value
<var>string</var>. See <a href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html"><code>@set @clear @value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@setchapternewpage <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 href="_0040setchapternewpage.html"><code>@setchapternewpage</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@setfilename <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 href="_0040setfilename.html"><code>@setfilename</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@settitle <var>title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify the title for page headers in a printed manual, and the
default document title for HTML ‘<samp><head></samp>’.
See <a href="_0040settitle.html"><code>@settitle</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@shortcaption</code></dt>
<dd><p>Define the short caption for a <code>@float</code>. See <a href="_0040caption-_0040shortcaption.html"><code>@caption @shortcaption</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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 href="Contents.html">Generating a Table of Contents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@shorttitlepage <var>title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a minimal title page. See <a href="_0040titlepage.html"><code>@titlepage</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@slanted{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in a <i>slanted</i> font if possible. No effect
in Info. See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><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 href="_0040smallbook.html"><code>@smallbook</code></a>. Also, see <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smalldisplay</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code>@display</code>, but use a smaller
font size where possible. Pair with <code>@end smalldisplay</code>.
See <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smallexample</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example. Like <code>@example</code>, but use a smaller font size
where possible. Pair with <code>@end smallexample</code>.
See <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smallformat</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a kind of example. Like <code>@format</code>, but use a smaller font
size where possible. Pair with <code>@end smallformat</code>.
See <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smallindentedblock</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@indentedblock</code>, but use a smaller font size where
possible. Pair with <code>@end smallindentedblock</code>.
See <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smalllisp</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin an example of Lisp code. Same as <code>@smallexample</code>. Pair
with <code>@end smalllisp</code>. See <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@smallquotation</code></dt>
<dd><p>Like <code>@quotation</code>, but use a smaller font size where possible.
Pair with <code>@end smallquotation</code>. See <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@sortas {<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 href="Indexing-Commands.html">Indexing Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@sp <var>n</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Skip <var>n</var> blank lines. See <a href="_0040sp.html"><code>@sp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@ss{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the German sharp-S es-zet letter, ß. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@strong {<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Emphasize <var>text</var> more strongly than <code>@emph</code>, by using
<strong>boldface</strong> where possible; enclosed in asterisks in Info.
See <a href="_0040emph-_0040strong.html#emph-_0026-strong">Emphasizing Text</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@sub {<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> as a subscript. See <a href="Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html">Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@subheading <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 href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html"><code>@unnumberedsubsec @appendixsubsec @subheading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@subsection <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>@section</code>.
See <a href="_0040subsection.html"><code>@subsection</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@subsubheading <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 href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code>@subsubsection</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@subsubsection <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>@section</code>.
See <a href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code>@subsubsection</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@subtitle <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 href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code>@title @subtitle @author</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@summarycontents</code></dt>
<dd><p>Print a short table of contents. Synonym for <code>@shortcontents</code>.
See <a href="Contents.html">Generating a Table of Contents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@sup {<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> as a superscript. See <a href="Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html">Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@syncodeindex <var>from-index</var> <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>@code</code>. See <a href="Combining-Indices.html">Combining Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@synindex <var>from-index</var> <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>from-index</var>
entries. See <a href="Combining-Indices.html">Combining Indices</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@t{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Set <var>text</var> in a <tt>fixed-width</tt>, typewriter-like font. No effect
in Info. See <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@tab</code></dt>
<dd><p>Separate columns in a row of a multitable. See <a href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@table <var>formatting-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a two-column table (description list), using <code>@item</code> for
each entry. Write each first column entry on the same line as
<code>@item</code>. First column entries are printed in the font resulting
from <var>formatting-command</var>. Pair with <code>@end table</code>.
See <a href="Two_002dcolumn-Tables.html">Making a Two-column Table</a>. Also see
<a href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code>@ftable @vtable</code></a>, and <a href="_0040itemx.html"><code>@itemx</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@TeX{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the TeX logo. See <a href="_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX.html"><code>@TeX @LaTeX</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@tex</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter TeX completely. Pair with <code>@end tex</code>. See <a href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@textdegree{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the degree symbol. See <a href="_0040textdegree.html"><code>@textdegree</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@thischapter</code></dt>
<dt><code>@thischaptername</code></dt>
<dt><code>@thischapternum</code></dt>
<dt><code>@thisfile</code></dt>
<dt><code>@thispage</code></dt>
<dt><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 ‘Chapter 1:
Title’), the current chapter name only, the current chapter number
only, the filename, the current page number, and the title of the
document, respectively. See <a href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own
Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@TH{}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@th{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter thorn, respectively:
Þ, þ. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@tie{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a normal interword space at which a line break is not
allowed. See <a href="_0040tie.html"><code>@tie</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@tieaccent{<var>cc</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a tie-after accent over the next two characters <var>cc</var>, as in
‘oo[’. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@tindex <var>entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var>entry</var> to the index of data types. See <a href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@title <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 href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code>@title @subtitle @author</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@titlefont{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>In a printed manual, print <var>text</var> in a larger than normal font.
See <a href="_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp.html"><code>@titlefont @center @sp</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@titlepage</code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin the title page. Write the command on a line of its own, paired
with <code>@end titlepage</code>. Nothing between <code>@titlepage</code> and
<code>@end titlepage</code> appears in Info. See <a href="_0040titlepage.html"><code>@titlepage</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@today{}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert the current date, in ‘1 Jan 1900’ style. See <a href="Custom-Headings.html">How to Make Your Own Headings</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@top <var>title</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the topmost <code>@node</code> in the file, which must be defined on
the line immediately preceding the <code>@top</code> command. The title is
formatted as a chapter-level heading. The entire top node, including
the <code>@node</code> and <code>@top</code> lines, are normally enclosed with
<code>@ifnottex ... @end ifnottex</code>. In TeX and
<code>texinfo-format-buffer</code>, the <code>@top</code> command is merely a
synonym for <code>@unnumbered</code>. See <a href="makeinfo-Pointer-Creation.html"><code>makeinfo</code> Pointer Creation</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@U{<var>hex</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Output a representation of Unicode character U+<var>hex</var>.
See <a href="Inserting-Unicode.html">Inserting Unicode</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@u{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@ubaraccent{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@udotaccent{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate a breve, underbar, or underdot accent, respectively, over or
under the character <var>c</var>, as in ŏ, o_,
ọ. See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@unmacro <var>macroname</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Undefine the macro <code>@<var>macroname</var></code> if it has been defined.
See <a href="Defining-Macros.html">Defining Macros</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@unnumbered <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 href="_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix.html"><code>@unnumbered @appendix</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@unnumberedsec <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 href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code>@unnumberedsec @appendixsec @heading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@unnumberedsubsec <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 href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html"><code>@unnumberedsubsec @appendixsubsec @subheading</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@unnumberedsubsubsec <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 href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code>@subsubsection</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@uref{<var>url</var>[, <var>displayed-text</var>][, <var>replacement</var>}</code></dt>
<dt><code>@url{<var>url</var>[, <var>displayed-text</var>][, <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 href="_0040url.html"><code>@url</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@urefbreakstyle <var>style</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Specify how <code>@uref</code>/<code>@url</code> should break at special
characters: <code>after</code>, <code>before</code>, <code>none</code>.
See <a href="_0040url.html"><code>@url</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@v{<var>c</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Generate check accent over the character <var>c</var>, as in ǒ.
See <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@validatemenus <var>on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Control whether menus can be automatically generated. See <a href="Writing-a-Menu.html">Writing a Menu</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@value{<var>txivar</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Insert the value, if any, of the Texinfo variable <var>txivar</var>,
previously defined by <code>@set</code>. See <a href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html"><code>@set @clear @value</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@var{<var>metasyntactic-variable</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Highlight a metasyntactic variable, which is something that stands for
another piece of text. See <a href="_0040var.html"><code>@var</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@verb{<var>delim</var> <var>literal</var> <var>delim</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Output <var>literal</var>, delimited by the single character <var>delim</var>,
exactly as is (in the fixed-width font), including any whitespace or
Texinfo special characters. See <a href="_0040verb.html"><code>@verb</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@verbatim</code></dt>
<dd><p>Output the text of the environment exactly as is (in the fixed-width
font). Pair with <code>@end verbatim</code>. See <a href="_0040verbatim.html"><code>@verbatim</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@verbatiminclude <var>filename</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Output the contents of <var>filename</var> exactly as is (in the
fixed-width font). See <a href="_0040verbatiminclude.html"><code>@verbatiminclude</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@vindex <var>entry</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Add <var>entry</var> to the index of variables. See <a href="Index-Entries.html">Defining the Entries of an Index</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@vskip <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 ‘<samp>0pt plus
1filll</samp>’. (Note spelling of ‘<samp>filll</samp>’.) <code>@vskip</code> may be used
only in contexts ignored for Info. See <a href="Copyright.html">Copyright</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@vtable <var>formatting-command</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>Begin a two-column table, using <code>@item</code> for each entry.
Automatically enter each of the items in the first column into the
index of variables. Pair with <code>@end vtable</code>. The same as
<code>@table</code>, except for indexing. See <a href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code>@ftable @vtable</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@w{<var>text</var>}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Disallow line breaks within <var>text</var>. See <a href="_0040w.html"><code>@w</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@xml</code></dt>
<dd><p>Enter XML completely. Pair with <code>@end xml</code>. See <a href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@xref{<var>node</var>, [<var>entry</var>], [<var>node-title</var>], [<var>info-file</var>], [<var>manual</var>]}</code></dt>
<dd><p>Make a reference that starts with ‘See’ in a printed manual. Follow
command with a punctuation mark. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See <a href="_0040xref.html"><code>@xref</code></a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>@xrefautomaticsectiontitle <var>on-off</var></code></dt>
<dd><p>By default, use the section title instead of the node name in cross
references. See <a href="Three-Arguments.html">Three Arguments</a>.
</p>
</dd>
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