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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.

* Command Syntax
General syntax for varieties of @-commands.
* Command Contexts
Guidelines for which commands can be used where.
'@WHITESPACE'
     An '@' followed by a space, tab, or newline produces a normal,
     stretchable, interword space.  Note: Multiple Spaces.

'@!'
     Produce an exclamation point that ends a sentence (usually after an
     end-of-sentence capital letter).  Note: Ending a Sentence.

'@"'
'@''
     Generate an umlaut or acute accent, respectively, over the next
     character, as in o" and o'.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@*'
     Force a line break.  Note: Line Breaks.

'@,{C}'
     Generate a cedilla accent under C, as in c,.  Note: Inserting
     Accents.

'@-'
     Insert a discretionary hyphenation point.  Note: @- @hyphenation.

'@.'
     Produce a period that ends a sentence (usually after an
     end-of-sentence capital letter).  Note: Ending a Sentence.

'@/'
     Produces no output, but allows a line break.  Note: 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.  Note: Not Ending a Sentence.

'@='
     Generate a macron (bar) accent over the next character, as in o=.
     Note: Inserting Accents.

'@?'
     Produce a question mark that ends a sentence (usually after an
     end-of-sentence capital letter).  Note: Ending a Sentence.

'@@'
'@atchar{}'
     Insert an at sign, '@'.  Note: Inserting an Atsign.

'@\'
'@backslashchar{}'
     Insert a backslash, '\'; '@backslashchar{}' works anywhere, while
     '@\' works only inside '@math'.  Note: Inserting a Backslash, and
     Note: Inserting Math.

'@^'
'@`'
     Generate a circumflex (hat) or grave accent, respectively, over the
     next character, as in o^ and e`.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@{'
'@lbracechar{}'
     Insert a left brace, '{'.  Note: Inserting Braces.

'@}'
'@rbracechar{}'
     Insert a right brace, '}'.  Note: Inserting Braces.

'@~'
     Generate a tilde accent over the next character, as in N~.  Note:
     Inserting Accents.

'@AA{}'
'@aa{}'
     Generate the uppercase and lowercase Scandinavian A-ring letters,
     respectively: AA, aa.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@abbr{ABBREVIATION}'
     Indicate a general abbreviation, such as 'Comput.'.  Note: @abbr.

'@acronym{ACRONYM}'
     Indicate an acronym in all capital letters, such as 'NASA'. Note:
     @acronym.

'@AE{}'
'@ae{}'
     Generate the uppercase and lowercase AE ligatures, respectively:
     AE, ae.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@afivepaper'
     Change page dimensions for the A5 paper size.  Note: A4 Paper.

'@afourlatex'
'@afourpaper'
'@afourwide'
     Change page dimensions for the A4 paper size.  Note: A4 Paper.

'@alias NEW=EXISTING'
     Make the command '@NEW' a synonym for the existing command
     '@EXISTING'.  Note: @alias.

'@allowcodebreaks TRUE-FALSE'
     Control breaking at '-' and '_' in TeX.  Note: @allowcodebreaks.

'@anchor{NAME}'
     Define NAME as the current location for use as a cross reference
     target.  Note: @anchor.

'@appendix TITLE'
     Begin an appendix.  The title appears in the table of contents.  In
     Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.  Note: @unnumbered
     @appendix.

'@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.  Note: @unnumberedsec @appendixsec
     @heading.

'@appendixsubsec TITLE'
     Begin an appendix subsection.  The title appears in the table of
     contents.  In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.  Note:
     @unnumberedsubsec @appendixsubsec @subheading.

'@appendixsubsubsec TITLE'
     Begin an appendix subsubsection.  The title appears in the table of
     contents.  In Info, the title is underlined with periods.  Note:
     @subsubsection.

'@arrow{}'
     Generate a right arrow glyph: '->'.  Used by default for '@click'.
     Note: Click Sequences.

'@asis'
     Used following '@table', '@ftable', and '@vtable' to print the
     table's first column without highlighting ("as is").  Note:
     @asis.

'@author AUTHOR'
     Typeset AUTHOR flushleft and underline it.  Note: @title @subtitle
     @author.

'@b{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in a bold font.  No effect in Info.  Note: Fonts.

'@bullet{}'
     Generate a large round dot, * ('*' in Info).  Often used with
     '@table'.  Note: @bullet.

'@bye'
     Stop formatting a file.  The formatters do not see anything in the
     input file following '@bye'.  Note: 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'.  'DEL' also starts a
     comment.  Note: Comments.

'@caption'
     Define the full caption for an '@float'.  Note: @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.
     Note: @cartouche.

'@center LINE-OF-TEXT'
     Center the line of text following the command.  Note: @titlefont
     @center @sp.

'@centerchap LINE-OF-TEXT'
     Like '@chapter', but centers the chapter title.  Note: @chapter.

'@chapheading TITLE'
     Print an unnumbered chapter-like heading, but omit from the table
     of contents.  In Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
     Note: @majorheading @chapheading.

'@chapter TITLE'
     Begin a numbered chapter.  The chapter title appears in the table
     of contents.  In Info, the title is underlined with asterisks.
     Note: @chapter.

'@cindex ENTRY'
     Add ENTRY to the index of concepts.  Note: Defining the Entries of
     an Index.

'@cite{REFERENCE}'
     Highlight the name of a book or other reference that has no
     companion Info file.  Note: @cite.

'@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.  Note: @set @clear @value.

'@click{}'
     Represent a single "click" in a GUI.  Used within '@clicksequence'.
     Note: Click Sequences.

'@clicksequence{ACTION @click{} ACTION}'
     Represent a sequence of clicks in a GUI.  Note: Click Sequences.

'@clickstyle @CMD'
     Execute @CMD for each '@click'; the default is '@arrow'.  The usual
     following empty braces on @CMD are omitted.  Note: Click
     Sequences.

'@code{SAMPLE-CODE}'
     Indicate an expression, a syntactically complete token of a
     program, or a program name.  Unquoted in Info output.  Note:
     @code.

'@codequotebacktick ON-OFF'
'@codequoteundirected ON-OFF'
     Control output of '`' and ''' in code examples.  Note: Inserting
     Quote Characters.

'@comma{}'
     Insert a comma ',' character; only needed when a literal comma
     would be taken as an argument separator.  Note: Inserting a
     Comma.

'@command{COMMAND-NAME}'
     Indicate a command name, such as 'ls'.  Note: @command.

'@comment COMMENT'
     Begin a comment in Texinfo.  The rest of the line does not appear
     in any output.  A synonym for '@c'.  Note: Comments.

'@contents'
     Print a complete table of contents.  Has no effect in Info, which
     uses menus instead.  *Note Generating a Table of Contents:
     Contents.

'@copying'
     Specify copyright holders and copying conditions for the document
     Pair with '@end cartouche'.  Note: @copying.

'@copyright{}'
     Generate the copyright symbol (C).  Note: @copyright.

'@defcodeindex INDEX-NAME'
     Define a new index and its indexing command.  Print entries in an
     '@code' font.  Note: 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.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@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.  Note: Definition
     Commands.

'@defindex INDEX-NAME'
     Define a new index and its indexing command.  Print entries in a
     roman font.  Note: 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.  Note: @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} ...'.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@defmac MACRONAME ARGUMENTS...'
'@defmacx MACRONAME ARGUMENTS...'
     Format a description for a macro; equivalent to '@deffn Macro ...'.
     Note: Definition Commands.

'@defmethod CLASS METHOD-NAME ARGUMENTS...'
'@defmethodx CLASS METHOD-NAME ARGUMENTS...'
     Format a description for a method in object-oriented programming;
     equivalent to '@defop Method ...'.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@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.  Note: Definition Commands,
     and Note: Abstract Objects.

'@defopt OPTION-NAME'
'@defoptx OPTION-NAME'
     Format a description for a user option; equivalent to '@defvr {User
     Option} ...'.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@defspec SPECIAL-FORM-NAME ARGUMENTS...'
'@defspecx SPECIAL-FORM-NAME ARGUMENTS...'
     Format a description for a special form; equivalent to '@deffn
     {Special Form} ...'.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@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.  Note: Definition
     Commands, and Note: 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.  Note: Definition Commands, and Note: 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.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@deftypefnnewline ON-OFF'
     Specifies whether return types for '@deftypefn' and similar are
     printed on lines by themselves; default is off.  Note: Functions in
     Typed Languages.

'@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 ...'.  Note:
     Definition Commands.

'@deftypeivar CLASS DATA-TYPE VARIABLE-NAME'
'@deftypeivarx CLASS DATA-TYPE VARIABLE-NAME'
     Format a description for a typed instance variable in
     object-oriented programming.  Note: Definition Commands, and
     Note: 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.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@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.  Note: Definition Commands, and Note: 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 ...'.  Note:
     Definition Commands.

'@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.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@defun FUNCTION-NAME ARGUMENTS...'
'@defunx FUNCTION-NAME ARGUMENTS...'
     Format a description for a function; equivalent to '@deffn Function
     ...'.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@defvar VARIABLE-NAME'
'@defvarx VARIABLE-NAME'
     Format a description for a variable; equivalent to '@defvr Variable
     ...'.  Note: Definition Commands.

'@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.
     Note: Definition Commands.

'@detailmenu'
     Mark the (optional) detailed node listing in a master menu.  Note:
     Master Menu Parts.

'@dfn{TERM}'
     Indicate the introductory or defining use of a term.  Note: @dfn.

'@DH{}'
'@dh{}'
     Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter eth,
     respectively: D, d.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@dircategory DIRPART'
     Specify a part of the Info directory menu where this file's entry
     should go.  Note: Installing Dir Entries.

'@direntry'
     Begin the Info directory menu entry for this file.  Pair with '@end
     direntry'.  Note: 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'.
     Note: @display.

'@dmn{DIMENSION}'
     Format a unit of measure, as in 12pt.  Causes TeX to insert a thin
     space before DIMENSION.  No effect in Info.  Note: @dmn.

'@docbook'
     Enter Docbook completely.  Pair with '@end docbook'.  Note: Raw
     Formatter Commands.

'@documentdescription'
     Set the document description text, included in the HTML output.
     Pair with '@end documentdescription'.  Note:
     @documentdescription.

'@documentencoding ENC'
     Declare the input encoding to be ENC.  Note: @documentencoding.

'@documentlanguage CC'
     Declare the document language as the two-character ISO-639
     abbreviation CC.  Note: @documentlanguage.

'@dotaccent{C}'
     Generate a dot accent over the character C, as in o..  Note:
     Inserting Accents.

'@dotless{I-OR-J}'
     Generate dotless i ('i') and dotless j ('j').  Note: Inserting
     Accents.

'@dots{}'
     Generate an ellipsis, '...'.  Note: @dots.

'@email{ADDRESS[, DISPLAYED-TEXT]}'
     Indicate an electronic mail address.  Note: @email.

'@emph{TEXT}'
     Emphasize TEXT, by using _italics_ where possible, and enclosing in
     asterisks in Info.  Note: Emphasizing Text.

'@end ENVIRONMENT'
     Ends ENVIRONMENT, as in '@end example'.  *Note @-commands:
     Formatting Commands.

'@enddots{}'
     Generate an end-of-sentence ellipsis, like this: ...  Note:
     @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'.
     Note: @enumerate.

'@env{ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLE}'
     Indicate an environment variable name, such as 'PATH'.  Note:
     @env.

'@equiv{}'
     Indicate to the reader the exact equivalence of two forms with a
     glyph: '=='.  Note: @equiv.

'@error{}'
     Indicate to the reader with a glyph that the following text is an
     error message: 'error->'.  Note: @error.

'@errormsg{MSG}'
     Report MSG as an error to standard error, and exit unsuccessfully.
     Texinfo commands within MSG are expanded to plain text.  Note:
     Conditionals, and Note: External Macro Processors.

'@euro{}'
     Generate the Euro currency sign.  Note: @euro.

'@evenfooting [LEFT] @| [CENTER] @| [RIGHT]'
'@evenheading [LEFT] @| [CENTER] @| [RIGHT]'
     Specify page footings resp. headings for even-numbered (left-hand)
     pages.  Note: 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.  Note: How to Make Your Own Headings.

'@example'
     Begin an example.  Indent text, do not fill, and select fixed-width
     font.  Pair with '@end example'.  Note: @example.

'@exampleindent INDENT'
     Indent example-like environments by INDENT number of spaces
     (perhaps 0).  Note: @exampleindent.

'@exclamdown{}'
     Generate an upside-down exclamation point.  Note: Inserting
     Accents.

'@exdent LINE-OF-TEXT'
     Remove any indentation a line might have.  Note: @exdent.

'@expansion{}'
     Indicate the result of a macro expansion to the reader with a
     special glyph: '==>'.  Note: @expansion.

'@file{FILENAME}'
     Highlight the name of a file, buffer, node, directory, etc.  Note:
     @file.

'@finalout'
     Prevent TeX from printing large black warning rectangles beside
     over-wide lines.  Note: Overfull hboxes.

'@findex ENTRY'
     Add ENTRY to the index of functions.  Note: Defining the Entries of
     an Index.

'@firstparagraphindent WORD'
     Control indentation of the first paragraph after section headers
     according to WORD, one of 'none' or 'insert'.  Note:
     @firstparagraphindent.

'@float'
     Environment to define floating material.  Pair with '@end float'.
     Note: 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').  Note: @flushleft @flushright.

'@fonttextsize 10-11'
     Change the size of the main body font in the TeX output.  Note:
     Fonts.

'@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.  Note: Footnotes.

'@footnotestyle STYLE'
     Specify an Info file's footnote style, either 'end' for the end
     node style or 'separate' for the separate node style.  Note:
     Footnotes.

'@format'
     Begin a kind of example.  Like '@display', but do not indent.  Pair
     with '@end format'.  Note: @example.

'@frenchspacing ON-OFF'
     Control spacing after punctuation.  Note: @frenchspacing.

'@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.  Note: @ftable @vtable.

'@geq{}'
     Generate a greater-than-or-equal sign, '>='.  Note: @geq @leq.

'@group'
     Disallow page breaks within following text.  Pair with '@end
     group'.  Ignored in Info.  Note: @group.

'@guillemetleft{}'
'@guillemetright{}'
'@guillemotleft{}'
'@guillemotright{}'
'@guilsinglleft{}'
'@guilsinglright{}'
     Double and single angle quotation marks: << >> < >.
     '@guillemotleft' and '@guillemotright' are synonyms for
     '@guillemetleft' and '@guillemetright'.  Note: Inserting Quotation
     Marks.

'@H{C}'
     Generate the long Hungarian umlaut accent over C, as in o''.

'@hashchar{}'
     Insert a hash '#' character; only needed when a literal hash would
     introduce '#line' directive.  Note: Inserting a Hashsign, and
     Note: External Macro Processors.

'@heading TITLE'
     Print an unnumbered section-like heading, but omit from the table
     of contents.  In Info, the title is underlined with equal signs.
     Note: @unnumberedsec @appendixsec @heading.

'@headings ON-OFF-SINGLE-DOUBLE'
     Turn page headings on or off, and/or specify single-sided or
     double-sided page headings for printing.  Note: @headings.

'@headitem'
     Begin a heading row in a multitable.  Note: Multitable Rows.

'@headitemfont{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in the font used for multitable heading rows; mostly
     useful in multitable templates.  Note: Multitable Rows.

'@html'
     Enter HTML completely.  Pair with '@end html'.  Note: Raw Formatter
     Commands.

'@hyphenation{HY-PHEN-A-TED WORDS}'
     Explicitly define hyphenation points.  Note: @- @hyphenation.

'@i{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in an italic font.  No effect in Info.  Note: Fonts.

'@ifclear TXIVAR'
     If the Texinfo variable TXIVAR is not set, format the following
     text.  Pair with '@end ifclear'.  Note: @set @clear @value.

'@ifcommanddefined TXICMD'
'@ifcommandnotdefined TXICMD'
     If the Texinfo code '@TXICMD' is (not) defined, format the follow
     text.  Pair with the corresponding '@end ifcommand...'.  Note:
     Testing for Texinfo Commands.

'@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'.  Note: 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 ifnotFORMAT'.  Note: Conditionals.

'@ifnotinfo'
     Begin text to appear in output other than Info and (for historical
     compatibility) plain text.  Pair with '@end ifnotinfo'.  Note:
     Conditionals.

'@ifplaintext'
     Begin text that will appear only in the plain text output.  Pair
     with '@end ifplaintext'.  Note: Conditionals.

'@ifset TXIVAR'
     If the Texinfo variable TXIVAR is set, format the following text.
     Pair with '@end ifset'.  Note: @set @clear @value.

'@iftex'
     Begin text to appear only in the TeX output.  Pair with '@end
     iftex'.  Note: Conditionally Visible Text.

'@ifxml'
     Begin text that will appear only in the XML output.  Pair with
     '@end ifxml'.  Note: Conditionals.

'@ignore'
     Begin text that will not appear in any output.  Pair with '@end
     ignore'.  Note: 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.  Note: Images.

'@include FILENAME'
     Read the contents of Texinfo source file FILENAME.  Note: Include
     Files.

'@indent'
     Insert paragraph indentation.  Note: @indent.

'@indentedblock'
     Indent a block of arbitary text on the left.  Pair with '@end
     indentedblock'.  Note: @indentedblock.

'@indicateurl{INDICATEURL}'
     Indicate text that is a uniform resource locator for the World Wide
     Web.  Note: @indicateurl.

'@inforef{NODE-NAME, [ENTRY-NAME], INFO-FILE-NAME}'
     Make a cross reference to an Info file for which there is no
     printed manual.  Note: @inforef.

'@inlinefmt{FMT, TEXT}'
'@inlineraw{FMT, RAW-TEXT}'
     Insert (raw) TEXT only if the output format is FMT.  Note: Inline
     Conditionals.

'\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 '\' in '\input' is
     used instead of an '@' because TeX does not recognize '@' until
     after it has read the definitions file.  Note: Texinfo File
     Header.

'@insertcopying'
     Insert the text previously defined with the '@copying' environment.
     Note: @insertcopying.

'@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'.  Note: 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'.  Note: @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.  Note: @itemx.

'@kbd{KEYBOARD-CHARACTERS}'
     Indicate characters of input to be typed by users.  Note: @kbd.

'@kbdinputstyle STYLE'
     Specify when '@kbd' should use a font distinct from '@code'
     according to STYLE: 'code', 'distinct', 'example'.  Note: @kbd.

'@key{KEY-NAME}'
     Indicate the name of a key on a keyboard.  Note: @key.

'@kindex ENTRY'
     Add ENTRY to the index of keys.  Note: 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.  Note: @TeX @LaTeX.

'@leq{}'
     Generate a less-than-or-equal sign, '<='.  Note: @geq @leq.

'@lisp'
     Begin an example of Lisp code.  Indent text, do not fill, and
     select fixed-width font.  Pair with '@end lisp'.  Note: @lisp.

'@listoffloats'
     Produce a table-of-contents-like listing of '@float's.  Note:
     @listoffloats.

'@lowersections'
     Change subsequent chapters to sections, sections to subsections,
     and so on.  *Note '@raisesections' and '@lowersections':
     Raise/lower sections.

'@macro MACRONAME {PARAMS}'
     Define a new Texinfo command '@MACRONAME{PARAMS}'.  Pair with '@end
     macro'.  Note: 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.  Note: @majorheading
     @chapheading.

'@math{MATHEMATICAL-EXPRESSION}'
     Format a mathematical expression.  Note: Inserting Math.

'@menu'
     Mark the beginning of a menu of nodes.  No effect in a printed
     manual.  Pair with '@end menu'.  Note: Menus.

'@minus{}'
     Generate a minus sign, '-'.  Note: @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'.  Note: 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.  Note:
     @need.

'@node NAME, NEXT, PREVIOUS, UP'
     Begin a new node.  Note: @node.

'@noindent'
     Prevent text from being indented as if it were a new paragraph.
     Note: @noindent.

'@novalidate'
     Suppress validation of node references and omit creation of
     auxiliary files with TeX.  Use before '@setfilename'.  Note:
     Pointer Validation.

'@O{}'
'@o{}'
     Generate the uppercase and lowercase O-with-slash letters,
     respectively: /O, /o.

'@oddfooting [LEFT] @| [CENTER] @| [RIGHT]'
'@oddheading [LEFT] @| [CENTER] @| [RIGHT]'
     Specify page footings resp. headings for odd-numbered (right-hand)
     pages.  Note: How to Make Your Own Headings.

'@OE{}'
'@oe{}'
     Generate the uppercase and lowercase OE ligatures, respectively:
     OE, oe.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@ogonek{C}'
     Generate an ogonek diacritic under the next character, as in a;.
     Note: Inserting Accents.

'@option{OPTION-NAME}'
     Indicate a command-line option, such as '-l' or '--help'.  Note:
     @option.

'@ordf{}'
'@ordm{}'
     Generate the feminine and masculine Spanish ordinals, respectively:
     a, o.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@page'
     Start a new page in a printed manual.  No effect in Info.  Note:
     @page.

'@pagesizes [WIDTH][, HEIGHT]'
     Change page dimensions.  Note: pagesizes.

'@paragraphindent INDENT'
     Indent paragraphs by INDENT number of spaces (perhaps 0); preserve
     source file indentation if INDENT is 'asis'.  Note:
     @paragraphindent.

'@part TITLE'
     Begin a group of chapters or appendixes; included in the tables of
     contents and produces a page of its own in printed output.  Note:
     @part.

'@pindex ENTRY'
     Add ENTRY to the index of programs.  Note: Defining the Entries of
     an Index.

'@point{}'
     Indicate the position of point in a buffer to the reader with a
     glyph: '-!-'.  Note: @point.

'@pounds{}'
     Generate the pounds sterling currency sign.  Note: @pounds.

'@print{}'
     Indicate printed output to the reader with a glyph: '-|'.  Note:
     @print.

'@printindex INDEX-NAME'
     Generate the alphabetized index for INDEX-NAME (using two columns
     in a printed manual).  Note: Printing Indices & Menus.

'@pxref{NODE, [ENTRY], [NODE-TITLE], [INFO-FILE], [MANUAL]}'
     Make a reference that starts with a lowercase 'see' in a printed
     manual.  Use within parentheses only.  Only the first argument is
     mandatory.  Note: @pxref.

'@questiondown{}'
     Generate an upside-down question mark.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@quotation'
     Narrow the margins to indicate text that is quoted from another
     work.  Takes optional argument specifying prefix text, e.g., an
     author name.  Pair with '@end quotation'.  Note: @quotation.

'@quotedblleft{}'
'@quotedblright{}'
'@quoteleft{}'
'@quoteright{}'
'@quotedblbase{}'
'@quotesinglbase{}'
     Produce various quotation marks: `` '' ` ' ,, ,.  Note: Inserting
     Quotation Marks.

'@r{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in the regular roman font.  No effect in Info.  Note:
     Fonts.

'@raggedright'
     Fill text; left justify every line while leaving the right end
     ragged.  Leave font as is.  Pair with '@end raggedright'.  No
     effect in Info.  Note: @raggedright.

'@raisesections'
     Change subsequent sections to chapters, subsections to sections,
     and so on.  Note: Raise/lower sections.

'@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.  Note: @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 (R).  Note: @registeredsymbol.

'@result{}'
     Indicate the result of an expression to the reader with a special
     glyph: '=>'.  Note: @result.

'@ringaccent{C}'
     Generate a ring accent over the next character, as in o*.  Note:
     Inserting Accents.

'@samp{TEXT}'
     Indicate a literal example of a sequence of characters, in general.
     Quoted in Info output.  Note: @samp.

'@sansserif{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in a sans serif font if possible.  No effect in Info.
     Note: Fonts.

'@sc{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in a small caps font in printed output, and uppercase in
     Info.  Note: 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.  Note:
     @section.

'@set TXIVAR [STRING]'
     Define the Texinfo variable TXIVAR, optionally to the value STRING.
     Note: @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.  Note: @setchapternewpage.

'@setcontentsaftertitlepage'
     Put the table of contents after the '@end titlepage' even if the
     '@contents' command is at the end.  Note: 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.  Note: @setfilename.

'@setshortcontentsaftertitlepage'
     Place the short table of contents after the '@end titlepage'
     command even if the '@shortcontents' command is at the end.  Note:
     Contents.

'@settitle TITLE'
     Specify the title for page headers in a printed manual, and the
     default document title for HTML '<head>'.  Note: @settitle.

'@shortcaption'
     Define the short caption for an '@float'.  Note: @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.  Note: Generating a Table of Contents.

'@shorttitlepage TITLE'
     Generate a minimal title page.  Note: @titlepage.

'@slanted{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in a slanted font if possible.  No effect in Info.  Note:
     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.  Note: @smallbook.
     Also, see *note @small...::.

'@smalldisplay'
     Begin a kind of example.  Like '@display', but use a smaller font
     size where possible.  Pair with '@end smalldisplay'.  *Note
     @small...::.

'@smallexample'
     Begin an example.  Like '@example', but use a smaller font size
     where possible.  Pair with '@end smallexample'.  *Note @small...::.

'@smallformat'
     Begin a kind of example.  Like '@format', but use a smaller font
     size where possible.  Pair with '@end smallformat'.  *Note
     @small...::.

'@smallindentedblock'
     Like '@indentedblock', but use a smaller font size where possible.
     Pair with '@end smallindentedblock'.  *Note @small...::.

'@smalllisp'
     Begin an example of Lisp code.  Same as '@smallexample'.  Pair with
     '@end smalllisp'.  *Note @small...::.

'@smallquotation'
     Like '@quotation', but use a smaller font size where possible.
     Pair with '@end smallquotation'.  *Note @small...::.

'@sp N'
     Skip N blank lines.  Note: @sp.

'@ss{}'
     Generate the German sharp-S es-zet letter, ss.  Note: Inserting
     Accents.

'@strong {TEXT}'
     Emphasize TEXT more strongly than '@emph', by using *boldface*
     where possible; enclosed in asterisks in Info.  Note: 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.  Note: @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'.  Note:
     @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.  Note: @subsubsection.

'@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'.
     Note: @subsubsection.

'@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.  Note: @title @subtitle @author.

'@summarycontents'
     Print a short table of contents.  Synonym for '@shortcontents'.
     Note: 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'.  Note: 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.
     Note: Combining Indices.

'@t{TEXT}'
     Set TEXT in a fixed-width, typewriter-like font.  No effect in
     Info.  Note: Fonts.

'@tab'
     Separate columns in a row of a multitable.  Note: 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'.  Note: Making a
     Two-column Table.  Also see Note: @ftable
     @vtable, and Note: @itemx.

'@TeX{}'
     Generate the TeX logo.  Note: @TeX @LaTeX.

'@tex'
     Enter TeX completely.  Pair with '@end tex'.  Note: Raw Formatter
     Commands.

'@textdegree{}'
     Generate the degree symbol.  Note: @textdegree.

'@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.  Note: How to Make Your Own
     Headings.

'@TH{}'
'@th{}'
     Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter thorn,
     respectively: TH, th.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@tie{}'
     Generate a normal interword space at which a line break is not
     allowed.  Note: @tie.

'@tieaccent{CC}'
     Generate a tie-after accent over the next two characters CC, as in
     'oo['.  Note: Inserting Accents.

'@tindex ENTRY'
     Add ENTRY to the index of data types.  Note: 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.
     Note: @title @subtitle @author.

'@titlefont{TEXT}'
     In a printed manual, print TEXT in a larger than normal font.
     Note: @titlefont @center @sp.

'@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.  Note: @titlepage.

'@today{}'
     Insert the current date, in '1 Jan 1900' style.  Note: 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'.  Note:
     makeinfo Pointer Creation.

'@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.  Note: Inserting
     Accents.

'@unmacro MACRONAME'
     Undefine the macro '@MACRONAME' if it has been defined.  Note:
     Defining Macros.

'@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.  Note: @unnumbered @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.  Note:
     @unnumberedsec @appendixsec @heading.

'@unnumberedsubsec TITLE'
     Begin an unnumbered subsection.  The title appears in the table of
     contents.  In Info, the title is underlined with hyphens.  Note:
     @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.  Note:
     @subsubsection.

'@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.  Note: @url.

'@urefbreakstyle STYLE'
     Specify how '@uref'/'@url' should break at special characters:
     'after', 'before', 'none'.  Note: @url.

'@v{C}'
     Generate check accent over the character C, as in o<.  Note:
     Inserting Accents.

'@value{TXIVAR}'
     Insert the value, if any, of the Texinfo variable TXIVAR,
     previously defined by '@set'.  Note: @set @clear @value.

'@var{METASYNTACTIC-VARIABLE}'
     Highlight a metasyntactic variable, which is something that stands
     for another piece of text.  Note: @var.

'@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.  Note: @verb.

'@verbatim'
     Output the text of the environment exactly as is (in the
     fixed-width font).  Pair with '@end verbatim'.  Note: @verbatim.

'@verbatiminclude FILENAME'
     Output the contents of FILENAME exactly as is (in the fixed-width
     font).  Note: @verbatiminclude.

'@vindex ENTRY'
     Add ENTRY to the index of variables.  Note: 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.  Note: 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.  Note: @ftable @vtable.

'@w{TEXT}'
     Disallow line breaks within TEXT.  Note: @w.

'@xml'
     Enter XML completely.  Pair with '@end xml'.  Note: 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.  Note: @xref.

'@xrefautomaticsectiontitle ON-OFF'
     By default, use the section title instead of the node name in cross
     references.  Note: Three Arguments.


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