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<p>Cross-references between Texinfo manuals in HTML format become, in the
end, a standard HTML <code><a></code> link, but the details are
unfortunately complex. This section describes the algorithm used in
detail, so that Texinfo can cooperate with other programs, such as
<code>texi2html</code>, by writing mutually compatible HTML files.
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<p>This algorithm may or may not be used for links <em>within</em> HTML
output for a Texinfo file. Since no issues of compatibility arise in
such cases, we do not need to specify this.
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<p>We try to support references to such “external” manuals in both
monolithic and split forms. A <em>monolithic</em> (mono) manual is
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