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The Texinfo File Header
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  Texinfo files start with at least three lines that provide Info and
TeX with necessary information.  These are the `\input texinfo' line,
the `@settitle' line, and the `@setfilename' line.  If you want to run
TeX on just a part of the Texinfo file, you must write the `@settitle'
and `@setfilename' lines between start-of-header and end-of-header
lines.

  Thus, the beginning of a Texinfo file looks like this:

     \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
     @setfilename sample.info
     @settitle Sample Document

or else like this:

     \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
     @c %**start of header
     @setfilename sample.info
     @settitle Sample Document
     @c %**end of header

First Line

The first line of a Texinfo file.

Start of Header

Formatting a region requires this.

setfilename

Tell Info the name of the Info file.

settitle

Create a title for the printed work.

documentdescription

Document summary for the HTML output.

setchapternewpage

Start chapters on right-hand pages.

paragraphindent

Specify paragraph indentation.

exampleindent

Specify environment indentation.

End of Header

Formatting a region requires this.