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<span id="g_t_0040_002a-and-_0040_002f_003a-Generate-and-Allow-Line-Breaks"></span><h3 class="section">13.2 <code>@*</code> and <code>@/</code>: Generate and Allow Line Breaks</h3>
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<p>The <code>@*</code> command forces a line break in all output formats.
The <code>@/</code> command allows a line break (printed manual only).
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<p>Here is an example with <code>@*</code>:
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<pre class="example">This sentence is broken @*into two lines.
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<pre class="example">This sentence is broken
into two lines.
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<p>The <code>@/</code> command can be useful within long urls or other
identifiers where TeX can’t find a good place to break. TeX
will automatically break urls at the natural places (see <a href="URL-Line-Breaking.html">URL Line Breaking</a>), so only use <code>@/</code> if you need it. <code>@/</code> has no
effect in the other output format.
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