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@*
and @/
: Generate and Allow Line BreaksThe @*
command forces a line break in all output formats.
The @/
command allows a line break (printed manual only).
Here is an example with @*
:
This sentence is broken @*into two lines.
produces
This sentence is broken into two lines.
The @/
command can often be useful within urls
(see @url), which tend to be long and are otherwise
unbreakable. For example:
The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site: @uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/software/@/gnu/@/texinfo}.
produces
The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu/texinfo.
Without the @/
commands, TeX would have nowhere to
break the url. @/
has no effect in other output formats.