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10.14 '@noindent': Omitting Indentation
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An example or other inclusion can break a paragraph into segments.
Ordinarily, the formatters indent text that follows an example as a new
paragraph.  You can prevent this on a case-by-case basis by writing
'@noindent' at the beginning of a line, preceding the continuation text.
You can also disable indentation for all paragraphs globally with
'@paragraphindent' (Note: @paragraphindent).

  It is best to write '@noindent' on a line by itself, since in most
environments, spaces following the command will not be ignored.  It's ok
to use it at the beginning of a line, with text following, outside of
any environment.

  For example:

     @example
     This is an example
     @end example

     @noindent
     This line is not indented.  As you can see, the
     beginning of the line is fully flush left with the line
     that follows after it.  (This whole example is between
     @code{@@display} and @code{@@end display}.)

produces:


          This is an example

     This line is not indented.  As you can see, the
     beginning of the line is fully flush left with the line
     that follows after it.  (This whole example is between
     '@display' and '@end display'.)

  To adjust the number of blank lines properly in the Info file output,
remember that the line containing '@noindent' does not generate a blank
line, and neither does the '@end example' line.

  In the Texinfo source file for this manual, each line that says
'produces' is preceded by '@noindent'.

  Do not put braces after an '@noindent' command; they are not
necessary, since '@noindent' is a command used outside of paragraphs
(Note: Command Syntax).