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Info Format: Preamble
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The <preamble> is text at the beginning of all output files.  It is not
intended to be visible by default in an Info viewer, but may be
displayed upon user request.

         <preamble> =
     <identification>       # "This is FILENAME, produced by ..."
     <copying text>         # Expansion of @copying text.
     <dir entries>          # Derived from @dircategory and @direntry.

  These pieces are:

<identification line>
     An arbitrary string beginning the output file, followed by a blank
     line.

<copying text>
     The expansion of an '@copying' environment, if the manual has one
     (Note: @copying).

<dir entries>
     The result of any '@dircategory' and '@direntry' commands present
     in the manual (Note: Installing Dir Entries).