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<h4 class="node-heading">Info Format Preamble</h4>
<span id="Info-Format_003a-Preamble"></span><h4 class="subheading">Info Format: Preamble</h4>
<span id="index-Preamble_002c-in-Info-format"></span>
<p>The <tt><preamble></tt> is text at the beginning of all output files.
It is not intended to be visible by default in an Info viewer, but
may be displayed upon user request.
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<pre class="example"> <preamble> =
<identification> # "This is FILENAME, produced by ..."
<copying text> # Expansion of @copying text.
<dir entries> # Derived from @dircategory and @direntry.
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<p>These pieces are:
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<dt><tt><identification line></tt></dt>
<dd><p>An arbitrary string beginning the output file, followed by a blank
line.
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<dt><tt><copying text></tt></dt>
<dd><p>The expansion of a <code>@copying</code> environment, if the manual has
one (see <a href="_0040copying.html"><code>@copying</code></a>).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><tt><dir entries></tt></dt>
<dd><p>The result of any <code>@dircategory</code> and <code>@direntry</code>
commands present in the manual (see <a href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html">Installing Dir Entries</a>).
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