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<span id="g_t_0040verb_007bchartextchar_007d"></span><h4 class="subsection">7.1.6 <code>@verb</code>{<var>char</var><var>text</var><var>char</var>}</h4>
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<p>Use the <code>@verb</code> command to print a verbatim sequence of
characters.
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<p>Like LaTeX’s <code>\verb</code> command, the verbatim text can be quoted using
any unique delimiter character. Enclose the verbatim text, including the
delimiters, in braces. Text is printed in a fixed-width font:
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<pre class="example">How many @verb{|@|}-escapes does one need to print this
@verb{.@a @b.@c.} string or @verb{+@'e?`{}!`\+} this?
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<p>produces
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<pre class="example">How many <tt>@</tt>-escapes does one need to print this
<tt>@a @b.@c</tt> string or <tt>@'e?`{}!`\</tt> this?
</pre></div>
<p>This is in contrast to <code>@samp</code> (see the previous section),
<code>@code</code>, and similar commands; in those cases, the argument is
normal Texinfo text, where the three characters <code>@{}</code> are
special, as usual. With <code>@verb</code>, nothing is special except the
delimiter character you choose.
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<p>The delimiter character itself may appear inside the verbatim text, as
shown above. As another example, ‘<samp>@verb{...}</samp>’ prints a single
(fixed-width) period.
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<p>It is not reliable to use <code>@verb</code> inside other Texinfo
constructs. In particular, it does not work to use <code>@verb</code> in
anything related to cross-referencing, such as section titles or
figure captions.
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