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`@command'{COMMAND-NAME}
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  Use the `@command' command to indicate command names, such as `ls' or
`cc'.

  `@command' is equivalent to `@code' in its effects.  For example:

     The command @command{ls} lists directory contents.
   produces
     The command `ls' lists directory contents.

  You should write the name of a program in the ordinary text font,
rather than using `@command', if you regard it as a new English word,
such as `Emacs' or `Bison'.

  When writing an entire shell command invocation, as in `ls -l', you
should use either `@samp' or `@code' at your discretion.