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     \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
     @c %**start of header
     @setfilename NAME-OF-INFO-FILE
     @settitle NAME-OF-MANUAL
     @setchapternewpage odd
     @c %**end of header
     
     @ifinfo
     This file documents ...
     
     Copyright YEAR COPYRIGHT-OWNER
     
     Permission is granted to ...
     @end ifinfo
     
     @c  This title page illustrates only one of the
     @c  two methods of forming a title page.
     
     @titlepage
     @title NAME-OF-MANUAL-WHEN-PRINTED
     @subtitle SUBTITLE-IF-ANY
     @subtitle SECOND-SUBTITLE
     @author AUTHOR
     
     @c  The following two commands
     @c  start the copyright page.
     @page
     @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
     Copyright @copyright{} YEAR COPYRIGHT-OWNER
     
     Published by ...
     
     Permission is granted to ...
     @end titlepage
     
     @ifnottex
     @node Top
     @top TITLE
     
     This document describes ...
     
     This document applies to version ...
     of the program named ...
     @end ifnottex
     
     @menu
     * Copying::          Your rights and freedoms.
     * First Chapter::    Getting started ...
     * Second Chapter::              ...
       ...
       ...
     @end menu
     
     @node    First Chapter
     @chapter First Chapter
     @cindex Index entry for First Chapter