Appendix A @-Command List
Here is an alphabetical list of the @-commands in Texinfo. Square
brackets, [ ], indicate optional arguments; an ellipsis,
‘...’, indicates repeated text.
More specifics on the general syntax of different @-commands are
given in the section below.
@
whitespace- An
@
followed by a space, tab, or newline produces a normal,
stretchable, interword space. See Multiple Spaces.
@!
- Produce an exclamation point that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See Ending a Sentence.
@"
@'
- Generate an umlaut or acute accent, respectively, over the next
character, as in ö and ó. See Inserting Accents.
@*
- Force a line break. See Line Breaks.
@,{
c}
- Generate a cedilla accent under c, as in ç. See Inserting Accents.
@-
- Insert a discretionary hyphenation point. See - and hyphenation.
@.
- Produce a period that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See Ending a Sentence.
@/
- Produces no output, but allows a line break. See Line Breaks.
@:
- Tell TeX to refrain from inserting extra whitespace after an
immediately preceding period, question mark, exclamation mark, or
colon, as TeX normally would. See Not Ending a Sentence.
@=
- Generate a macron (bar) accent over the next character, as in o¯.
See Inserting Accents.
@?
- Produce a question mark that ends a sentence (usually after an
end-of-sentence capital letter). See Ending a Sentence.
@@
- Stands for an at sign, ‘@’.
See Inserting @ and {} and ,.
@\
- Stands for a backslash (‘\’) inside
@math
.
See math
.
@^
@`
- Generate a circumflex (hat) or grave accent, respectively, over the next
character, as in ô and è.
See Inserting Accents.
@{
- Stands for a left brace, ‘{’.
See Inserting @ and {} and ,.
@}
- Stands for a right-hand brace, ‘}’.
See Inserting @ and {} and ,.
@~
- Generate a tilde accent over the next character, as in Ñ.
See Inserting Accents.
@AA{}
@aa{}
- Generate the uppercase and lowercase Scandinavian A-ring letters,
respectively: Å, å. See Inserting Accents.
@abbr{
abbreviation}
- Indicate a general abbreviation, such as `Comput.'. See
abbr
.
@acronym{
acronym}
- Indicate an acronym in all capital letters, such as `NASA'.
See
acronym
.
@AE{}
@ae{}
- Generate the uppercase and lowercase AE ligatures, respectively:
Æ, æ. See Inserting Accents.
@afivepaper
- Change page dimensions for the A5 paper size. See A4 Paper.
@afourlatex
@afourpaper
@afourwide
- Change page dimensions for the A4 paper size. See A4 Paper.
@alias
new=
existing- Make the command ‘@new’ a synonym for the existing command
‘@existing’. See alias.
@anchor{
name}
- Define name as the current location for use as a cross-reference
target. See
@anchor
.
@appendix
title- Begin an appendix. The title appears in the table of contents. In
Info, the title is underlined with asterisks. See The
@unnumbered
and @appendix
Commands.
@appendixsec
title@appendixsection
title- 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.
@appendixsection
is a longer spelling of
the @appendixsec
command. See Section Commands.
@appendixsubsec
title- Begin an appendix subsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.
See Subsection Commands.
@appendixsubsubsec
title- Begin an appendix subsubsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with periods.
See The `subsub' Commands.
@arrow{}
- Generate a right arrow glyph: ‘→’. Used by default
for
@click
. See Click Sequences.
@asis
- Used following
@table
, @ftable
, and @vtable
to
print the table's first column without highlighting (“as is”).
See Two-column Tables.
@author
author- Typeset author flushleft and underline it. See The
@title
and @author
Commands.
@b{
text}
- Set text in a bold font. No effect in Info. See Fonts.
@bullet{}
- Generate a large round dot, • (‘*’ in Info). Often used
with
@table
. See @bullet
.
@bye
- Stop formatting a file. The formatters do not see anything in the
input file following
@bye
. See Ending a File.
@c
comment- Begin a comment in Texinfo. The rest of the line does not appear in
any output. A synonym for
@comment
. See Comments.
@caption
- Define the full caption for a
@float
. See caption shortcaption.
@cartouche
- Highlight an example or quotation by drawing a box with rounded
corners around it. Pair with
@end cartouche
. No effect in
Info. See Drawing Cartouches Around Examples.)
@center
line-of-text- Center the line of text following the command.
See
@center
.
@centerchap
line-of-text- Like
@chapter
, but centers the chapter title. See @chapter
.
@chapheading
title- Print an unnumbered chapter-like heading, but omit from the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
See
@majorheading
and @chapheading
.
@chapter
title- Begin a numbered chapter. The chapter title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
See
@chapter
.
@cindex
entry- Add entry to the index of concepts. See Defining the Entries of an Index.
@cite{
reference}
- Highlight the name of a book or other reference that has no companion
Info file. See
@cite
.
@click{}
- Represent a single “click” in a GUI. Used within
@clicksequence
. See Click Sequences.
@clicksequence{
action @click{}
action}
- Represent a sequence of clicks in a GUI. See Click Sequences.
@clickstyle @
cmd- Execute @cmd for each
@click
; the default is
@arrow
. The usual following empty braces on @cmd are
omitted. See Click Sequences.
@clear
flag- Unset flag, preventing the Texinfo formatting commands from
formatting text between subsequent pairs of
@ifset
flag
and @end ifset
commands, and preventing
@value{
flag}
from expanding to the value to which
flag is set.
See @set
@clear
@value
.
@code{
sample-code}
- Indicate an expression, a syntactically complete token of a program,
or a program name. Unquoted in Info output. See
@code
.
@comma{}
- Insert a comma `,' character; only needed when a literal comma would
be taken as an argument separator. See Inserting a Comma.
@command{
command-name}
- Indicate a command name, such as ls.
See
@command
.
@comment
comment- Begin a comment in Texinfo. The rest of the line does not appear in
any output. A synonym for
@c
.
See Comments.
@contents
- Print a complete table of contents. Has no effect in Info, which uses
menus instead. See Generating a Table of Contents.
@copyright{}
- Generate the copyright symbol ©. See
@copyright{}
.
@defcodeindex
index-name- Define a new index and its indexing command. Print entries in an
@code
font. See Defining New Indices.
@defcv
category class name@defcvx
category class name- 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 Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@deffn
category name arguments...
@deffnx
category name arguments...
- Format a description for a function, interactive command, or similar
entity that may take arguments.
@deffn
takes as arguments the
category of entity being described, the name of this particular
entity, and its arguments, if any. See Definition Commands.
@defindex
index-name- Define a new index and its indexing command. Print entries in a roman
font. See Defining New Indices.
@definfoenclose
newcmd,
before,
after- Must be used within
@ifinfo
; create a new command
@
newcmd for Info that marks text by enclosing it in
strings that precede and follow the text. See definfoenclose.
@defivar
class instance-variable-name@defivarx
class instance-variable-name- Format a description for an instance variable in object-oriented
programming. The command is equivalent to ‘@defcv {Instance
Variable} ...’. See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@defmac
macroname arguments...
@defmacx
macroname arguments...
- Format a description for a macro; equivalent to ‘@deffn Macro
...’. See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@defmethod
class method-name arguments...
@defmethodx
class method-name arguments...
- Format a description for a method in object-oriented programming;
equivalent to ‘@defop Method ...’. See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@defop
category class name arguments...
@defopx
category class name arguments...
- Format a description for an operation in object-oriented programming.
@defop
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 Definition Commands, and
Abstract Objects.
@defopt
option-name@defoptx
option-name- Format a description for a user option; equivalent to ‘@defvr
{User Option} ...’. See Definition Commands, and
Def Cmds in Detail.
@defspec
special-form-name arguments...
@defspecx
special-form-name arguments...
- Format a description for a special form; equivalent to ‘@deffn
{Special Form} ...’. See Definition Commands, and
Def Cmds in Detail.
@deftp
category name-of-type attributes...
@deftpx
category name-of-type attributes...
- Format a description for a data type; its arguments are the category,
the name of the type (e.g., ‘int’) , and then the names of
attributes of objects of that type. See Definition Commands, and
Data Types.
@deftypecv
category class data-type name@deftypecvx
category class data-type name- Format a description for a typed class variable in object-oriented programming.
See Definition Commands, and Abstract Objects.
@deftypefn
category data-type name arguments...
@deftypefnx
category data-type name arguments...
- Format a description for a function or similar entity that may take
arguments and that is typed.
@deftypefn
takes as arguments the
category of entity being described, the type, the name of the
entity, and its arguments, if any. See Definition Commands, and
Def Cmds in Detail.
@deftypefun
data-type function-name arguments...
@deftypefunx
data-type function-name arguments...
- Format a description for a function in a typed language.
The command is equivalent to ‘@deftypefn Function ...’.
See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@deftypeivar
class data-type variable-name@deftypeivarx
class data-type variable-name- Format a description for a typed instance variable in object-oriented
programming. See Definition Commands, and Abstract Objects.
@deftypemethod
class data-type method-name arguments...
@deftypemethodx
class data-type method-name arguments...
- Format a description for a typed method in object-oriented programming.
See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@deftypeop
category class data-type name arguments...
@deftypeopx
category class data-type name arguments...
- Format a description for a typed operation in object-oriented programming.
See Definition Commands, and Abstract Objects.
@deftypevar
data-type variable-name@deftypevarx
data-type variable-name- Format a description for a variable in a typed language. The command is
equivalent to ‘@deftypevr Variable ...’. See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@deftypevr
category data-type name@deftypevrx
category data-type name- 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 Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@defun
function-name arguments...
@defunx
function-name arguments...
- Format a description for a function; equivalent to
‘@deffn Function ...’. See Definition Commands, and
Def Cmds in Detail.
@defvar
variable-name@defvarx
variable-name- Format a description for a variable; equivalent to ‘@defvr
Variable ...’. See Definition Commands, and Def Cmds in Detail.
@defvr
category name@defvrx
category name- Format a description for any kind of variable.
@defvr
takes
as arguments the category of the entity and the name of the entity.
See Definition Commands,
and Def Cmds in Detail.
@detailmenu
- Mark the (optional) detailed node listing in a master menu.
See Master Menu Parts.
@dfn{
term}
- Indicate the introductory or defining use of a term. See
@dfn
.
@dircategory
dirpart- Specify a part of the Info directory menu where this file's entry should
go. See Installing Dir Entries.
@direntry
- Begin the Info directory menu entry for this file. Pair with
@end direntry
. See Installing Dir Entries.
@display
- Begin a kind of example. Like
@example
(indent text, do not
fill), but do not select a new font. Pair with @end display
.
See @display
.
@dmn{
dimension}
- Format a unit of measure, as in 12pt. Causes TeX to insert a
thin space before dimension. No effect in Info.
See
@dmn
.
@docbook
- Enter Docbook completely. Pair with
@end docbook
. See Raw Formatter Commands.
@documentdescription
- Set the document description text, included in the HTML output. Pair
with
@end documentdescription
. See @documentdescription
.
@documentencoding
enc- Declare the input encoding to be enc.
See
@documentencoding
.
@documentlanguage
CC- Declare the document language as the two-character ISO-639 abbreviation
CC. See
@documentlanguage
.
@dotaccent{
c}
- Generate a dot accent over the character c, as in o..
See Inserting Accents.
@dots{}
- Generate an ellipsis, ‘...’.
See
@dots
.
@email{
address[,
displayed-text]}
- Indicate an electronic mail address.
See
@email
.
@emph{
text}
- Emphasize text, by using italics where possible, and
enclosing in asterisks in Info. See Emphasizing Text.
@end
environment- Ends environment, as in ‘@end example’. See @-commands.
@env{
environment-variable}
- Indicate an environment variable name, such as PATH.
See
@env
.
@enddots{}
- Generate an end-of-sentence ellipsis, like this: ...
See
@dots{}
.
@enumerate [
number-or-letter]
- Begin a numbered list, using
@item
for each entry.
Optionally, start list with number-or-letter. Pair with
@end enumerate
. See @enumerate
.
@equiv{}
- Indicate to the reader the exact equivalence of two forms with a
glyph: ‘==’. See Equivalence.
@euro{}
- Generate the Euro currency sign.
See
@euro{}
.
@error{}
- Indicate to the reader with a glyph that the following text is
an error message: ‘error-->’. See Error Glyph.
@evenfooting [
left] @| [
center] @| [
right]
@evenheading [
left] @| [
center] @| [
right]
- Specify page footings resp. headings for even-numbered (left-hand)
pages. See How to Make Your Own Headings.
@everyfooting [
left] @| [
center] @| [
right]
@everyheading [
left] @| [
center] @| [
right]
- Specify page footings resp. headings for every page. Not relevant to
Info. See How to Make Your Own Headings.
@example
- Begin an example. Indent text, do not fill, and select fixed-width
font. Pair with
@end example
. See @example
.
@exampleindent
indent- Indent example-like environments by indent number of spaces
(perhaps 0). See Paragraph Indenting.
@exclamdown{}
- Generate an upside-down exclamation point. See Inserting Accents.
@exdent
line-of-text- Remove any indentation a line might have. See Undoing the Indentation of a Line.
@expansion{}
- Indicate the result of a macro expansion to the reader with a special
glyph: ‘==>’.
See ==> Indicating an Expansion.
@file{
filename}
- Highlight the name of a file, buffer, node, directory, etc. See
@file
.
@finalout
- Prevent TeX from printing large black warning rectangles beside
over-wide lines. See Overfull hboxes.
@findex
entry- Add entry to the index of functions. See Defining the Entries of an Index.
@float
- Environment to define floating material. Pair with
@end float
.
See Floats.
@flushleft
@flushright
- Do not fill text; left (right) justify every line while leaving the
right (left) end ragged. Leave font as is. Pair with
@end
flushleft
(@end flushright
). @flushright
analogous.
See @flushleft
and @flushright
.
@footnote{
text-of-footnote}
- 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 Footnotes.
@footnotestyle
style- Specify an Info file's footnote style, either ‘end’ for the end
node style or ‘separate’ for the separate node style.
See Footnotes.
@format
- Begin a kind of example. Like
@display
, but do not indent.
Pair with @end format
. See @example
.
@ftable
formatting-command- Begin a two-column table, using
@item
for each entry.
Automatically enter each of the items in the first column into the
index of functions. Pair with @end ftable
. The same as
@table
, except for indexing. See @ftable
and @vtable
.
@geq{}
- Generate a greater-than-or-equal sign, `≥'. See geq leq.
@group
- Disallow page breaks within following text. Pair with
@end
group
. Ignored in Info. See @group
.
@H{
c}
- Generate the long Hungarian umlaut accent over c, as in o''.
@heading
title- Print an unnumbered section-like heading, but omit from the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with equal signs.
See Section Commands.
@headings
on-off-single-double- Turn page headings on or off, and/or specify single-sided or double-sided
page headings for printing. See The
@headings
Command.
@headitem
- Begin a heading row in a multitable. See Multitable Rows.
@html
- Enter HTML completely. Pair with
@end html
. See Raw Formatter Commands.
@hyphenation{
hy-phen-a-ted words}
- Explicitly define hyphenation points. See
@-
and @hyphenation
.
@i{
text}
- Set text in an italic font. No effect in Info. See Fonts.
@ifclear
txivar- If the Texinfo variable txivar is not set, format the following
text. Pair with
@end ifclear
. See @set
@clear
@value
.
@ifdocbook
@ifhtml
@ifinfo
- Begin text that will appear only in the given output format.
@ifinfo
output appears in both Info and (for historical
compatibility) plain text output. Pair with @end ifdocbook
resp. @end ifhtml
resp. @end ifinfo
.
See Conditionals.
@ifnotdocbook
@ifnothtml
@ifnotplaintext
@ifnottex
@ifnotxml
- Begin text to be ignored in one output format but not the others.
@ifnothtml
text is omitted from HTML output, etc. Pair with
the corresponding @end ifnot
format.
See Conditionals.
@ifnotinfo
- Begin text to appear in output other than Info and (for historical
compatibility) plain text. Pair with
@end ifnotinfo
.
See Conditionals.
@ifplaintext
- Begin text that will appear only in the plain text output.
Pair with
@end ifplaintext
. See Conditionals.
@ifset
txivar- If the Texinfo variable txivar is set, format the following
text. Pair with
@end ifset
. See @set
@clear
@value
.
@iftex
- Begin text to appear only in the TeX output. Pair with
@end
iftex
. See Conditionally Visible Text.
@ifxml
- Begin text that will appear only in the XML output. Pair with
@end ifxml
. See Conditionals.
@ignore
- Begin text that will not appear in any output. Pair with
@end
ignore
. See Comments and Ignored Text.
@image{
filename, [
width], [
height], [
alt], [
ext]}
- Include graphics image in external filename scaled to the given
width and/or height, using alt text and looking for
‘filename.ext’ in HTML. See Images.
@include
filename- Read the contents of Texinfo source file filename. See Include Files.
@indicateurl{
indicateurl}
- Indicate text that is a uniform resource locator for the World Wide
Web. See
@indicateurl
.
@inforef{
node-name, [
entry-name],
info-file-name}
- Make a cross reference to an Info file for which there is no printed
manual. See Cross references using
@inforef
.
\input
macro-definitions-file- 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
texinfo macro definitions file. The backslash in
\input
is used instead of an @
because TeX does not
recognize @
until after it has read the definitions file.
See Texinfo File Header.
@item
- Indicate the beginning of a marked paragraph for
@itemize
and
@enumerate
; indicate the beginning of the text of a first column
entry for @table
, @ftable
, and @vtable
.
See Lists and Tables.
@itemize
mark-generating-character-or-command- Begin an unordered list: indented paragraphs with a mark, such as
@bullet
, inside the left margin at the beginning of each
item. Pair with @end itemize
. See @itemize
.
@itemx
- Like
@item
but do not generate extra vertical space above the
item text. Thus, when several items have the same description, use
@item
for the first and @itemx
for the others.
See @itemx
.
@kbd{
keyboard-characters}
- Indicate characters of input to be typed by users. See
@kbd
.
@kbdinputstyle
style- Specify when
@kbd
should use a font distinct from
@code
. See @kbd
.
@key{
key-name}
- Indicate the name of a key on a keyboard. See
@key
.
@kindex
entry- Add entry to the index of keys.
See Defining the Entries of an Index.
@L{}
@l{}
- Generate the uppercase and lowercase Polish suppressed-L letters,
respectively: /L, /l.
@LaTeX{}
- Generate the LaTeX logo. See TeX and LaTeX.
@leq{}
- Generate a less-than-or-equal sign, `≤'. See geq leq.
@lisp
- Begin an example of Lisp code. Indent text, do not fill, and select
fixed-width font. Pair with
@end lisp
. See @lisp
.
@listoffloats
- Produce a table-of-contents-like listing of
@float
s.
See listoffloats.
@lowersections
- Change subsequent chapters to sections, sections to subsections, and so
on. See
@raisesections
and @lowersections
.
@macro
macroname {
params}
- Define a new Texinfo command
@
macroname{
params}
.
Pair with @end macro
. See Defining Macros.
@majorheading
title- Print an unnumbered chapter-like heading, but omit from
the table of contents. This generates more vertical whitespace before
the heading than the
@chapheading
command. See @majorheading
and @chapheading
.
@math{
mathematical-expression}
- Format a mathematical expression.
See
@math
: Inserting Mathematical Expressions.
@menu
- Mark the beginning of a menu of nodes. No effect in a printed manual.
Pair with
@end menu
. See Menus.
@minus{}
- Generate a minus sign, `−'. See
@minus
.
@multitable
column-width-spec- Begin a multi-column table. Begin each row with
@item
or
@headitem
, and separate columns with @tab
. Pair with
@end multitable
. See Multitable Column Widths.
@need
n- Start a new page in a printed manual if fewer than n mils
(thousandths of an inch) remain on the current page. See
@need
.
@node
name,
next,
previous,
up- Begin a new node. See
@node
.
@noindent
- Prevent text from being indented as if it were a new paragraph.
See
@noindent
.
@novalidate
- Suppress validation of node references and omit creation of auxiliary
files with TeX. Use before
@setfilename
. See Pointer Validation.
@O{}
@o{}
- Generate the uppercase and lowercase O-with-slash letters, respectively:
Ø, ø.
@oddfooting [
left] @| [
center] @| [
right]
@oddheading [
left] @| [
center] @| [
right]
- Specify page footings resp. headings for odd-numbered (right-hand)
pages. See How to Make Your Own Headings.
@OE{}
@oe{}
- Generate the uppercase and lowercase OE ligatures, respectively:
Œ, œ. See Inserting Accents.
@option{
option-name}
- Indicate a command-line option, such as -l or --help.
See
@option
.
@page
- Start a new page in a printed manual. No effect in Info.
See
@page
.
@pagesizes [
width][,
height]
- Change page dimensions. See pagesizes.
@paragraphindent
indent- Indent paragraphs by indent number of spaces (perhaps 0); preserve
source file indentation if indent is
asis
.
See Paragraph Indenting.
@pindex
entry- Add entry to the index of programs. See Defining the Entries of an Index.
@point{}
- Indicate the position of point in a buffer to the reader with a
glyph: ‘-!-’. See Indicating Point in a Buffer.
@pounds{}
- Generate the pounds sterling currency sign.
See
@pounds{}
.
@print{}
- Indicate printed output to the reader with a glyph:
‘-|’. See Print Glyph.
@printindex
index-name- Generate the alphabetized index for index-name (using two columns in a printed
manual). See Printing Indices & Menus.
@pxref{
node, [
entry], [
node-title], [
info-file], [
manual]}
- Make a reference that starts with a lower case `see' in a printed
manual. Use within parentheses only. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See
@pxref
.
@questiondown{}
- Generate an upside-down question mark. See Inserting Accents.
@quotation
- Narrow the margins to indicate text that is quoted from another work.
Takes optional argument of prefix text. Pair with
@end
quotation
. See @quotation
.
@r{
text}
- Set text in the regular roman font. No effect in Info.
See Fonts.
@raisesections
- Change subsequent sections to chapters, subsections to sections, and so
on. See
@raisesections
and @lowersections
.
@ref{
node, [
entry], [
node-title], [
info-file], [
manual]}
- 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
@ref
.
@refill
- 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.
@registeredsymbol{}
- Generate the legal symbol ®. See
@registeredsymbol{}
.
@result{}
- Indicate the result of an expression to the reader with a special
glyph: ‘⇒’. See
@result
.
@ringaccent{
c}
- Generate a ring accent over the next character, as in o*.
See Inserting Accents.
@samp{
text}
- Indicate a literal example of a sequence of characters, in general.
Quoted in Info output. See
@samp
.
@sansserif{
text}
- Set text in a sans serif font if possible. No
effect in Info. See Fonts.
@sc{
text}
- Set text in a small caps font in printed output, and uppercase
in Info. See Smallcaps.
@section
title- 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
@chapter
and @appendix
, the section title is
numbered; within @unnumbered
, the section is unnumbered.
See @section
.
@set
txivar [
string]
- Define the Texinfo variable txivar, optionally to the value
string. See
@set
@clear
@value
.
@setchapternewpage
on-off-odd- Specify whether chapters start on new pages, and if so, whether on
odd-numbered (right-hand) new pages. See
@setchapternewpage
.
@setcontentsaftertitlepage
- Put the table of contents after the ‘@end titlepage’ even if the
@contents
command is at the end. See Contents.
@setfilename
info-file-name- Provide a name to be used for the output files. This command is essential
for TeX formatting as well, even though it produces no output of
its own. See
@setfilename
.
@setshortcontentsaftertitlepage
- Place the short table of contents after the ‘@end titlepage’
command even if the
@shortcontents
command is at the end.
See Contents.
@settitle
title- Specify the title for page headers in a printed manual, and the
default document description for HTML ‘<head>’. See
@settitle
.
@shortcaption
- Define the short caption for a
@float
. See caption shortcaption.
@shortcontents
- Print a short table of contents, with chapter-level entries only. Not
relevant to Info, which uses menus rather than tables of contents.
See Generating a Table of Contents.
@shorttitlepage
title- Generate a minimal title page. See
@titlepage
.
@slanted{
text}
- Set text in a slanted font if possible. No effect
in Info. See Fonts.
@smallbook
- 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 Printing Small Books. Also, see small.
@smalldisplay
- Begin a kind of example. Like
@smallexample
(narrow margins, no
filling), but do not select the fixed-width font. Pair with @end
smalldisplay
. See small.
@smallexample
- Begin an example. Do not fill, select fixed-width font, narrow the
margins. Where possible, print text in a smaller font than with
@example
. Pair with @end smallexample
. See small.
@smallformat
- Begin a kind of example. Like
@smalldisplay
, but do not narrow
the margins. Pair with @end smallformat
. See small.
@smalllisp
- Begin an example of Lisp code. Same as
@smallexample
. Pair
with @end smalllisp
. See small.
@sp
n- Skip n blank lines. See
@sp
.
@ss{}
- Generate the German sharp-S es-zet letter, ß. See Inserting Accents.
@strong {
text}
- Emphasize text more strongly than
@emph
, by using
boldface where possible; enclosed in asterisks in Info.
See Emphasizing Text.
@subheading
title- 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
@unnumberedsubsec
@appendixsubsec
@subheading
.
@subsection
title- 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
@section
. See @subsection
.
@subsubheading
title- 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 The `subsub' Commands.
@subsubsection
title- 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
@section
.
See The `subsub' Commands.
@subtitle
title- 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
@title
@subtitle
and @author
Commands.
@summarycontents
- Print a short table of contents. Synonym for
@shortcontents
.
See Generating a Table of Contents.
@syncodeindex
from-index to-index- 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
. See Combining Indices.
@synindex
from-index to-index- Merge the index named in the first argument into the index named in
the second argument. Do not change the font of from-index
entries. See Combining Indices.
@t{
text}
- Set text in a fixed-width, typewriter-like font. No effect
in Info. See Fonts.
@tab
- Separate columns in a row of a multitable. See Multitable Rows.
@table
formatting-command- Begin a two-column table (description list), using
@item
for
each entry. Write each first column entry on the same line as
@item
. First column entries are printed in the font resulting
from formatting-command. Pair with @end table
.
See Making a Two-column Table. Also see
@ftable
and @vtable
, and
@itemx
.
@TeX{}
- Generate the TeX logo. See TeX and LaTeX.
@tex
- Enter TeX completely. Pair with
@end tex
. See Raw Formatter Commands.
@thischapter
@thischaptername
@thischapternum
@thisfile
@thispage
@thistitle
- 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 How to Make Your Own Headings.
@tie{}
- Generate a normal interword space at which a line break is not allowed.
See
@tie{}
.
@tieaccent{
cc}
- Generate a tie-after accent over the next two characters cc, as in
`oo['. See Inserting Accents.
@tindex
entry- Add entry to the index of data types. See Defining the Entries of an Index.
@title
title- 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 The
@title
@subtitle
and @author
Commands.
@titlefont{
text}
- In a printed manual, print text in a larger than normal font.
See The
@titlefont
@center
and @sp
Commands.
@titlepage
- Begin the title page. Write the command on a line of its own, paired
with
@end titlepage
. Nothing between @titlepage
and
@end titlepage
appears in Info. See @titlepage
.
@today{}
- Insert the current date, in `1 Jan 1900' style. See How to Make Your Own Headings.
@top
title- Mark the topmost
@node
in the file, which must be defined on
the line immediately preceding the @top
command. The title is
formatted as a chapter-level heading. The entire top node, including
the @node
and @top
lines, are normally enclosed with
@ifnottex ... @end ifnottex
. In TeX and
texinfo-format-buffer
, the @top
command is merely a
synonym for @unnumbered
. See Creating Pointers with makeinfo
.
@u{
c}
@ubaraccent{
c}
@udotaccent{
c}
- Generate a breve, underbar, or underdot accent, respectively, over or
under the character c, as in o(, o_,
.o. See Inserting Accents.
@unnumbered
title- 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
@unnumbered
and @appendix
.
@unnumberedsec
title- 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 Section Commands.
@unnumberedsubsec
title- Begin an unnumbered subsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.
See
@unnumberedsubsec
@appendixsubsec
@subheading
.
@unnumberedsubsubsec
title- Begin an unnumbered subsubsection. The title appears in the table of
contents. In Info, the title is underlined with periods.
See The `subsub' Commands.
@uref{
url[,
displayed-text][,
replacement}
@url{
url[,
displayed-text][,
replacement}
- Define a cross reference to an external uniform resource locator,
e.g., for the World Wide Web. See
@uref
.
@v{
c}
- Generate check accent over the character c, as in o<.
See Inserting Accents.
@value{
txivar}
- Insert the value, if any, of the Texinfo variable txivar,
previously defined by
@set
. See @set
@clear
@value
.
@var{
metasyntactic-variable}
- Highlight a metasyntactic variable, which is something that stands for
another piece of text. See Indicating Metasyntactic Variables.
@verb{
delim literal delim}
- Output literal, delimited by the single character delim,
exactly as is (in the fixed-width font), including any whitespace or
Texinfo special characters. See
verb
.
@verbatim
- Output the text of the environment exactly as is (in the fixed-width
font). Pair with
@end verbatim
. See verbatim
.
@verbatiminclude
filename- Output the contents of filename exactly as is (in the fixed-width font).
See
verbatiminclude
.
@vindex
entry- Add entry to the index of variables. See Defining the Entries of an Index.
@vskip
amount- 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 ‘0pt plus
1filll’. (Note spelling of ‘filll’.)
@vskip
may be used
only in contexts ignored for Info. See Copyright.
@vtable
formatting-command- Begin a two-column table, using
@item
for each entry.
Automatically enter each of the items in the first column into the
index of variables. Pair with @end vtable
. The same as
@table
, except for indexing. See @ftable
and @vtable
.
@w{
text}
- Disallow line breaks within text. See
@w
.
@xml
- Enter XML completely. Pair with
@end xml
. See Raw Formatter Commands.
@xref{
node, [
entry], [
node-title], [
info-file], [
manual]}
- Make a reference that starts with `See' in a printed manual. Follow
command with a punctuation mark. Only the first argument is
mandatory. See
@xref
.