A.2 @-Command List

Here is an alphabetical list of the @-commands in Texinfo. Square brackets, [ ], indicate optional arguments; an ellipsis, ‘’, indicates repeated text.

@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.

@&
@ampchar{}

Generate an ampersand. See Inserting ‘&’ with @& and @ampchar{}.

@*

Force a line break. See @* and @/: Generate and Allow Line Breaks.

@,{c}

Generate a cedilla accent under c, as in ç. See Inserting Accents.

@-

Insert a discretionary hyphenation point. See @- and @hyphenation: Hyphenation in Printed Output.

@.

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 @* and @/: Generate and Allow Line Breaks.

@:

Tell printed output processors to refrain from inserting extra whitespace after an immediately preceding period, question mark, exclamation mark, or colon. See Not Ending a Sentence.

@=

Generate a macron (bar) accent over the next character, as in ō. See Inserting Accents.

@?

Produce a question mark that ends a sentence (usually after an end-of-sentence capital letter). See Ending a Sentence.

@@
@atchar{}

Insert an at sign, ‘@’. See Inserting ‘@’ with @@ and @atchar{}.

@\
@backslashchar{}

Insert a backslash, ‘\’; @backslashchar{} works anywhere, while @\ works only inside @math. See Inserting ‘\’ with @backslashchar{}, and @math and @displaymath: Formatting Mathematics.

@^
@`

Generate a circumflex (hat) or grave accent, respectively, over the next character, as in ô and è. See Inserting Accents.

@{
@lbracechar{}

Insert a left brace, ‘{’. See Inserting ‘{ ‘}’ with @{ @} and @l rbracechar{}.

@}
@rbracechar{}

Insert a right brace, ‘}’. See Inserting ‘{ ‘}’ with @{ @} and @l rbracechar{}.

@~

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{abbreviation[, meaning]}.

@acronym{acronym}

Indicate an acronym in all capital letters, such as ‘NASA’. See @acronym{acronym[, meaning]}.

@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 Printing on A4 Paper.

@afourlatex
@afourpaper
@afourwide

Change page dimensions for the A4 paper size. See Printing on A4 Paper.

@alias new=existing

Make the command ‘@new’ a synonym for the existing command ‘@existing’. See @alias new=existing.

@allowcodebreaks true-false

Control breaking at ‘-’ and ‘_’ in printed output. See @allowcodebreaks: Control Line Breaks in @code.

@anchor{name}

Define name as the current location for use as a cross-reference target. See @anchor: Defining Arbitrary Cross-reference Targets.

@appendix title

Begin an appendix. The title appears in the table of contents. See @unnumbered, @appendix: Chapters with Other Labeling.

@appendixsec title
@appendixsection title

Begin an appendix section within an appendix. The section title appears in the table of contents. @appendixsection is a longer spelling of the @appendixsec command. See @unnumberedsec, @appendixsec, @heading.

@appendixsubsec title

Begin an appendix subsection. The title appears in the table of contents. See The @subsection-like Commands.

@appendixsubsubsec title

Begin an appendix subsubsection. The title appears in the table of contents. See @subsubsection and Other Subsub Commands.

@arrow{}

Generate a right arrow glyph: ‘’. Used by default for @click. See Click Sequences.

@asis

Keep the argument as is. Used following @table, @ftable, and @vtable to print the table’s first column without highlighting (“as is”). See @asis.

@author author

Set a manual author in the title page. See @title, @subtitle, and @author. Set a quotation author in @quotation. See @quotation: Block Quotations.

@b{text}

Set text in a bold font, if possible. See Fonts for Printing.

@bullet{}

Generate a large round dot, •, or the closest possible thing to one. Often used with @table. See @bullet (•).

@bsixpaper

Change page dimensions for the B6 paper size. See Printing on A4 Paper.

@bye

Stop processing a file. The processors do not see anything in the input file following @bye. See Ending a Texinfo 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. 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, if possible. Pair with @end cartouche. See @cartouche: Rounded Rectangles.

@center line-of-text

Center the line of text following the command. See @titlefont, @center, and @sp.

@centerchap line-of-text

Like @chapter, but centers the chapter title. See @chapter: Chapter Structuring.

@chapheading title

Print an unnumbered chapter-like heading, but omit from the table of contents. See @majorheading, @chapheading: Chapter-level Headings.

@chapter title

Begin a numbered chapter. The chapter title appears in the table of contents. See @chapter: Chapter Structuring.

@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{reference}.

@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 Flags: @set, @clear, conditionals, and @value.

@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.

@code{sample-code}

Indicate an expression, a syntactically complete token of a program, or a program name. See @code{sample-code}.

@codequotebacktick on-off
@codequoteundirected on-off

Control output of ` and ' in code examples. See Inserting Quote Characters.

@comma{}

Insert a comma ‘,’ character; only needed when a literal comma would be taken as an argument separator. See Inserting ‘,’ with @comma{}.

@command{command-name}

Indicate a command name, such as ls. See @command{command-name}.

@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 or specify that a table of content should be output, for formats that may output a table of contents. See Generating a Table of Contents.

@copying

Specify copyright holders and copying conditions for the document. Pair with @end copying. See @copying: Declare Copying Permissions.

@copyright{}

Generate the copyright symbol ©. See @copyright{} (©).

@defblock

Start a block containing definitions. Pair with ‘@end defblock’. See Generic Definition Commands.

@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.

@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

Create a new command @newcmd for online formats that marks text by enclosing it in strings that precede and follow the text. See @definfoenclose: Customized Highlighting.

@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.

@defline category name arguments

Use within a @defblock environment to give the heading prototype line for a symbol being defined. This command does not create any index entries. See Generic Definition Commands.

@defmac macroname arguments
@defmacx macroname arguments

Format a description for a macro; equivalent to ‘@deffn Macro …’. See 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 …’. See 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. See Definition Commands, and Object-Oriented Programming.

@defopt option-name
@defoptx option-name

Format a description for a user option; equivalent to ‘@defvr {User Option} …’. See Definition Commands.

@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.

@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 Object-Oriented Programming.

@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.

@deftypefnnewline on-off

Specifies whether return types for @deftypefn and similar are printed on lines by themselves; default is off. See 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 …’. See 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. See Definition Commands, and Object-Oriented Programming.

@deftypeline category data-type name arguments

Use within a @defblock environment to give the heading prototype line for a symbol being defined, with data types. This command does not create any index entries. See Generic Definition Commands.

@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.

@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 Object-Oriented Programming.

@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.

@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.

@defun function-name arguments
@defunx function-name arguments

Format a description for a function; equivalent to ‘@deffn Function …’. See Definition Commands.

@defvar variable-name
@defvarx variable-name

Format a description for a variable; equivalent to ‘@defvr Variable …’. See 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. See Definition Commands.

@detailmenu

Mark the (optional) detailed node listing in a master menu. See Parts of a Master Menu.

@dfn{term}

Indicate the introductory or defining use of a term. See @dfn{term}.

@DH{}
@dh{}

Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter eth, respectively: Ð, ð. See Inserting Accents.

@dircategory dirpart

Specify a category for the manual. See Directory Category.

@direntry

Begin the Info directory menu entry for this file. Pair with @end direntry. See Installing Info Directory Files.

@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: Examples Using the Text Font.

@displaymath

Format a block of math in “display” format. See @math and @displaymath: Formatting Mathematics.

@dmn{dimension}

Format a unit of measure, as in 12pt. See @dmn{dimension}: Format a Dimension.

@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: Summary Text.

@documentencoding enc

Declare the input encoding to be enc. See @documentencoding enc: Set Input Encoding.

@documentlanguage CC

Declare the document language as the two-character ISO-639 abbreviation CC. See @documentlanguage ll[_cc]: Set the Document Language.

@dotaccent{c}

Generate a dot accent over the character c, as in ȯ. See Inserting Accents.

@dotless{i-or-j}

Generate dotless i (‘ı’) and dotless j (‘ȷ’). See Inserting Accents.

@dots{}

Generate an ellipsis, ‘’. See @dots (…) and @enddots (...).

@email{address[, displayed-text]}

Indicate an electronic mail address. See @email{email-address[, displayed-text]}.

@emph{text}

Emphasize text. See Emphasizing Text.

@end environment

Ends environment, as in ‘@end example’. See @-commands.

@enddots{}

Generate an end-of-sentence ellipsis, like this: ... See @dots (…) and @enddots (...).

@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: Making a Numbered or Lettered List.

@env{environment-variable}

Indicate an environment variable name, such as PATH. See @env{environment-variable}.

@equiv{}

Indicate to the reader the exact equivalence of two forms with a glyph: ‘’. See @equiv{} (≡): Indicating Equivalence.

@error{}

Indicate to the reader with a glyph that the following text is an error message: ‘error→’. See @error{} (error→): Indicating an Error Message.

@errormsg{msg}

Report msg as an error to standard error, and exit unsuccessfully. Texinfo commands within msg are expanded to plain text. See Conditionally Visible Text, and External Macro Processors: Line Directives.

@euro{}

Generate the Euro currency sign. See @euro (€): Euro Currency Symbol.

@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. @example accepts optional arguments, separated by commas. It is recommended to set the first argument to the language of the example code. See @example: Example Text.

@exampleindent indent

Indent example-like environments by indent number of spaces (perhaps 0). See @exampleindent: Environment Indenting.

@exclamdown{}

Generate an upside-down exclamation point. See Inserting Accents.

@exdent line-of-text

Remove any indentation a line might have. See @exdent: Undoing a Line’s Indentation.

@expansion{}

Indicate the result of a macro expansion to the reader with a special glyph: ‘’. See @expansion{} (→): Indicating an Expansion.

@file{filename}

Highlight the name of a file, buffer, node, directory, etc. See @file{file-name}.

@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.

@firstparagraphindent word

Control indentation of the first paragraph after section headers according to word, one of ‘none’ or ‘insert’. See @firstparagraphindent: Indenting After Headings.

@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). See @flushleft and @flushright.

@fonttextsize 10-11

Change the size of the main body font in the printed output. See Fonts for Printing.

@footnote{text-of-footnote}

Enter a footnote, for a reference that documents or elucidates the primary text. Footnote text is printed at the bottom of the page in printed output. In other formats, footnote text can be output in the same node, in a separate node, or simply be marked as being footnote text. See Footnotes.

@footnotestyle style

Specify a footnote style, either ‘end’ for the end node style or ‘separate’ for the separate style. In the separate style, footnotes are put in a separate node or file. See Footnote Styles.

@format

Begin a kind of example. Like @display, but do not indent. Pair with @end format. See @example: Example Text.

@frenchspacing on-off

Control spacing after punctuation. See @frenchspacing val: Control Sentence Spacing.

@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 (≥) and @leq (≤): Inserting Relations.

@group

Disallow page breaks within following text. Pair with @end group. Ignored in Info. See @group: Prevent Page Breaks.

@guillemetleft{}
@guillemetright{}
@guillemotleft{}
@guillemotright{}
@guilsinglleft{}
@guilsinglright{}

Double and single angle quotation marks: « » ‹ ›. @guillemotleft and @guillemotright are synonyms for @guillemetleft and @guillemetright. See Inserting Quotation Marks.

@H{c}

Generate the long Hungarian umlaut accent over c, as in ő.

@hashchar{}

Insert a hash ‘#’ character; only needed when a literal hash would introduce #line directive. See Inserting ‘#’ with @hashchar{}, and External Macro Processors: Line Directives.

@heading title

Print an unnumbered section-like heading, but omit from the table of contents. See @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. See The @headings Command.

@headitem

Begin a heading row in a multitable. See Multitable Rows.

@headitemfont{text}

Set text in the font used for multitable heading rows; mostly useful in multitable templates. 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: Hyphenation in Printed Output.

@i{text}

Set text in an italic font, when possible. See Fonts for Printing.

@ifclear txivar

If the Texinfo variable txivar is not set, format the following text. Pair with @end ifclear. See Flags: @set, @clear, conditionals, and @value.

@ifcommanddefined txicmd
@ifcommandnotdefined txicmd

If the Texinfo code ‘@txicmd’ is (not) defined, format the follow text. Pair with the corresponding @end ifcommand.... See Testing for Texinfo Commands: @ifcommanddefined, @ifcommandnotdefined.

@ifdocbook
@ifhtml
@ifinfo
@iflatex
@ifplaintext
@ifxml

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... See Conditionally Visible Text.

@ifnotdocbook
@ifnothtml
@ifnotlatex
@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. See Conditionally Visible Text.

@ifnotinfo

Begin text to appear in output other than Info and (for historical compatibility) plain text. Pair with @end ifnotinfo. See Conditionally Visible Text.

@ifset txivar

If the Texinfo variable txivar is set, format the following text. Pair with @end ifset. See Flags: @set, @clear, conditionals, and @value.

@iftex

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

@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 Inserting Images.

@include filename

Read the contents of Texinfo source file filename. See Include Files.

@indent

Insert paragraph indentation. See @indent: Forcing Indentation.

@indentedblock

Indent a block of arbitrary text on the left. Pair with @end indentedblock. See @indentedblock: Indented text blocks.

@indicateurl{indicateurl}

Indicate text that is a uniform resource locator for the World Wide Web. See @indicateurl{uniform-resource-locator}.

@inforef{node-name, [entry-name], info-file-name}

Make a cross-reference to an Info file for which there is no printed manual. See @inforef: Cross-references to Info-only Material.

@inlinefmt{fmt, text}

Insert text only if the output format is fmt. See Inline Conditionals: @inline, @inlineifelse, @inlineraw.

@inlinefmtifelse{fmt, text, else-text}

Insert text if the output format is fmt, else else-text.

@inlineifclear{var, text}
@inlineifset{var, text}

Insert text only if the Texinfo variable var is (not) set.

@inlineraw{fmt, raw-text}

Insert text as in a raw conditional, only if the output format is fmt.

\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. See Texinfo File Header.

@insertcopying

Insert the text previously defined with the @copying environment. See @insertcopying: Include Permissions Text.

@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: Making an Itemized List.

@itemx

Like @item in @table, @ftable, and @vtable, 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: Second and Subsequent Items.

@kbd{keyboard-characters}

Indicate characters of input to be typed by users. See @kbd{keyboard-characters}.

@kbdinputstyle style

Specify when @kbd should use a font distinct from @code according to style: code, distinct, example. See @kbd{keyboard-characters}.

@key{key-name}

Indicate the name of a key on a keyboard. See @key{key-name}.

@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: Ł, ł.

@LaTeX{}

Generate the LaTeX logo. See @TeX{} (TeX) and @LaTeX{} (LaTeX).

@latex

Enter LaTeX completely. Pair with @end latex. See Raw Formatter Commands.

@leq{}

Generate a less-than-or-equal sign, ‘≤’. See @geq (≥) and @leq (≤): Inserting Relations.

@linemacro macroname {params}

Define a new macro which takes rest of the line as an argument, and expands to a whole number of complete lines. See Line Macros.

@link{nodename, label, manual-name}

Create a plain link with no visible markup or page reference. See @link: Plain, unadorned hyperlink.

@lisp

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

@listoffloats

Produce a table-of-contents-like listing of @floats. See @listoffloats: Tables of Contents for Floats.

@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, @chapheading: Chapter-level Headings.

@math{mathematical-expression}

Format a mathematical expression. See @math and @displaymath: Formatting Mathematics.

@menu

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

@microtype on-off

Turn microtype on or off. See Microtypography.

@minus{}

Generate a minus sign, ‘−’. See @minus (−): Inserting a Minus Sign.

@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 mils: Prevent Page Breaks.

@node name, [next], [previous], [up]

Begin a new node. Only the first argument is mandatory. See Writing a @node Line.

@nodedescription node-description

Provide a short elaboration of the purpose of a node. See Node Descriptions.

@nodedescriptionblock

Used to start a longer node description. Pair with ‘@end nodedescriptionblock’. See Node Descriptions.

@noindent

Prevent text from being indented as if it were a new paragraph. See @noindent: Omitting Indentation.

@novalidate

Suppress validation of node references and omit creation of auxiliary files with TeX. Use before any sectioning or cross-reference commands. 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.

@ogonek{c}

Generate an ogonek diacritic under the next character, as in ą. See Inserting Accents.

@option{option-name}

Indicate a command-line option, such as -l or --help. See @option{option-name}.

@ordf{}
@ordm{}

Generate the feminine and masculine Spanish ordinals, respectively: ª, º. See Inserting Accents.

@page

Start a new page in a printed manual. See @page: Start a New 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 @paragraphindent: Controlling Paragraph Indentation.

@part title

Begin a group of chapters or appendixes; included in the tables of contents. See @part: Groups of Chapters.

@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 @point{} (∗): Indicating Point in a Buffer.

@pounds{}

Generate the pounds sterling currency sign, ‘£’. See @pounds (£): Pounds Sterling.

@print{}

Indicate printed output to the reader with a glyph: ‘-|’. See @print{} (-|): Indicating Generated Output.

@printindex index-name

Generate the index for index-name. See Printing Indices and Menus.

@pxref{node, [entry], [node-title], [info-file], [printed-manual]}

Make a reference to be used within parentheses. Starts with a lowercase ‘see’ in a printed manual. The first argument is mandatory, except for references to whole manuals. To refer to another manual as a whole, the printed-manual and/or the info-file are the only required arguments. 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 specifying prefix text. Pair with @end quotation. See @quotation: Block Quotations.

@quotedblleft{}
@quotedblright{}
@quoteleft{}
@quoteright{}
@quotedblbase{}
@quotesinglbase{}

Produce various quotation marks: “ ” ‘ ’ „ ‚. See Inserting Quotation Marks.

@r{text}

Set text in the regular roman font, if possible. See Fonts for Printing.

@raggedright

Fill text; left justify every line while leaving the right end ragged. Leave font as is. Pair with @end raggedright. See @raggedright: Ragged Right Text.

@raisesections

Change subsequent sections to chapters, subsections to sections, and so on. See Raise/lower Sections: @raisesections and @lowersections.

@ref{node, [entry], [node-title], [info-file], [printed-manual]}

Make a plain reference that does not start with any special text. Follow command with a punctuation mark. The first argument is mandatory, except for references to whole manuals. To refer to another manual as a whole, the printed-manual and/or the info-file are the only required arguments. See @ref.

@registeredsymbol{}

Generate the legal symbol ®. See @registeredsymbol{} (®).

@result{}

Indicate the result of an expression to the reader with a special glyph: ‘’. See @result{} (⇒): Result of an Expression.

@ringaccent{c}

Generate a ring accent over the next character, as in o̊. See Inserting Accents.

@samp{text}

Indicate a literal example of a sequence of characters, in general. See @samp{text}.

@sansserif{text}

Set text in a sans serif font if possible. See Fonts for Printing.

@sc{text}

Set text in a small caps font if possible, and uppercase in Info. See @sc{text}: The Small Caps Font.

@section title

Begin a section within a chapter. The section title appears in the table of contents. Within @chapter and @appendix, the section title is numbered; within @unnumbered, the section is unnumbered. See @section: Sections Below Chapters.

@seealso{index-text}

Use in an index entry to refer the reader to another relevant index entry. See Advanced Indexing Commands.

@seeentry{index-text}

Use in an index entry to redirect the reader to another index entry. See Advanced Indexing Commands.

@set txivar [string]

Define the Texinfo variable txivar, optionally to the value string. See Flags: @set, @clear, conditionals, and @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: Blank Pages Before Chapters.

@setfilename info-file-name

Provide a name to be used for the output files. This command is ignored for TeX formatting. See @setfilename: Set the Output File Name.

@settitle title

Specify the title for page headers in a printed manual, and the default document title for HTML. See @settitle: Set the Document Title.

@shortcaption

Define the short caption for a @float. See @caption & @shortcaption.

@shortcontents

Print a short table of contents, with chapter-level entries only, or specify that a short table of contents should be output. For formats that may output a short table 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. See Fonts for Printing.

@smallbook

In printed output, use a 7 by 9.25 inch format rather than the regular 8.5 by 11 inch format. See @smallbook: Printing “Small” Books.

@smalldisplay

Begin a kind of example. Like @display, but use a smaller font size where possible. Pair with @end smalldisplay. See @small… Block Commands.

@smallexample

Begin an example. Like @example, but use a smaller font size where possible. Pair with @end smallexample. See @small… Block Commands.

@smallformat

Begin a kind of example. Like @format, but use a smaller font size where possible. Pair with @end smallformat. See @small… Block Commands.

@smallindentedblock

Like @indentedblock, but use a smaller font size where possible. Pair with @end smallindentedblock. See @small… Block Commands.

@smalllisp

Begin an example of Lisp code. Same as @smallexample. Pair with @end smalllisp. See @small… Block Commands.

@smallquotation

Like @quotation, but use a smaller font size where possible. Pair with @end smallquotation. See @small… Block Commands.

@sortas {key}

Used in the arguments to index commands to give a string by which the index entry should be sorted. See Defining the Entries of an Index.

@sp n

Skip n blank lines. See @sp n: Insert Blank Lines.

@ss{}

Generate the German sharp-S es-zet letter, ß. See Inserting Accents.

@strong {text}

Emphasize text more strongly than @emph. See Emphasizing Text.

@sub {text}

Set text as a subscript. See @sub and @sup: Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts.

@subentry

Use in an index entry to separate parts of a multi-level entry. See Advanced Indexing Commands.

@subheading title

Print an unnumbered subsection-like heading, but omit from the table of contents of a printed manual. See The @subsection-like Commands.

@subsection title

Begin a subsection within a section. The subsection title appears in the table of contents. Same context-dependent numbering as @section. See @subsection: Subsections Below Sections.

@subsubheading title

Print an unnumbered subsubsection-like heading, but omit from the table of contents of a printed manual. See @subsubsection and Other Subsub Commands.

@subsubsection title

Begin a subsubsection within a subsection. The subsubsection title appears in the table of contents. Same context-dependent numbering as @section. See @subsubsection and Other Subsub Commands.

@subtitle title

Set a subtitle for the title page. See @title, @subtitle, and @author.

@summarycontents

Print or specify a short table of contents. Synonym for @shortcontents. See Generating a Table of Contents.

@sup {text}

Set text as a superscript. See @sub and @sup: Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts.

@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, if possible. See Fonts for Printing.

@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: Second and Subsequent Items.

@TeX{}

Generate the TeX logo. See @TeX{} (TeX) and @LaTeX{} (LaTeX).

@tex

Enter TeX completely. Pair with @end tex. See Raw Formatter Commands.

@textdegree{}

Generate the degree symbol. See @textdegree (°): Degrees Symbol.

@thischapter
@thischaptername
@thischapternum
@thissection
@thissectionname
@thissectionnum
@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 number and name of the current section, the current section name only, the current section number only, the file name, the current page number, and the title of the document. See How to Make Your Own Headings.

@TH{}
@th{}

Generate the uppercase and lowercase Icelandic letter thorn, respectively: Þ, þ. See Inserting Accents.

@tie{}

Generate a normal interword space at which a line break is not allowed. See @tie{}: Inserting an Unbreakable Space.

@tieaccent{cc}

Generate a tie-after accent over the next two characters cc, as in ‘o͡o’. See Inserting Accents.

@tindex entry

Add entry to the index of data types. See Defining the Entries of an Index.

@title title

Set the title for the title page. See @title, @subtitle, and @author.

@titlefont{text}

Print text in a larger than normal font, if possible. See @titlefont, @center, and @sp.

@titlepage

Begin the title page. Write the command on a line of its own, paired with @end titlepage. The title page is not output, in the default case, in online formats. 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. In TeX the @top command is merely a synonym for @unnumbered.

@U{hex}

Output a representation of Unicode character U+hex. See Inserting Unicode: @U.

@u{c}
@ubaraccent{c}
@udotaccent{c}

Generate a breve, underbar, or underdot accent, respectively, over or under the character c, as in ŏ, o̲, ọ. See Inserting Accents.

@unmacro macroname

Undefine the macro @macroname if it has been defined. See Defining Macros.

@unnumbered title

Begin a chapter that appears without chapter numbers of any kind. The title appears in the table of contents. See @unnumbered, @appendix: Chapters with Other Labeling.

@unnumberedsec title

Begin a section that appears without section numbers of any kind. The title appears in the table of contents. See @unnumberedsec, @appendixsec, @heading.

@unnumberedsubsec title

Begin an unnumbered subsection. The title appears in the table of contents. See The @subsection-like Commands.

@unnumberedsubsubsec title

Begin an unnumbered subsubsection. The title appears in the table of contents. See @subsubsection and Other 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 @url, @uref{url[, text][, replacement]}.

@urefbreakstyle style

Specify how @uref/@url should break at special characters: after, before, none. See @url, @uref{url[, text][, replacement]}.

@v{c}

Generate check accent over the character c, as in ǒ. See Inserting Accents.

@value{txivar}

Insert the value, if any, of the Texinfo variable txivar, previously defined by @set. See Flags: @set, @clear, conditionals, and @value.

@var{metasyntactic-variable}

Highlight a metasyntactic variable, which is something that stands for another piece of text. See @var{metasyntactic-variable}.

@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{chartextchar}.

@verbatim

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

@verbatiminclude filename

Output the contents of filename exactly as is (in the fixed-width font). See @verbatiminclude file: Include a File Verbatim.

@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’.) See Copyright Page.

@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{text}: Prevent Line Breaks.

@xml

Enter XML completely. Pair with @end xml. See Raw Formatter Commands.

@xref{node, [entry], [node-title], [info-file], [printed-manual]}

Make a reference that starts with ‘See’ in a printed manual. Follow command with a punctuation mark. The first argument is mandatory, except for references to whole manuals. To refer to another manual as a whole, the printed-manual and/or the info-file are the only required arguments. See @xref.

@xrefautomaticsectiontitle on-off

By default, use the section title instead of the node name in cross references, including in node headers in HTML. See @xref with Three Arguments.