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`@small...' Block Commands
==========================

  In addition to the regular `@example' and `@lisp' commands, Texinfo
has "small" example-style commands.  These are `@smalldisplay',
`@smallexample', `@smallformat', and `@smalllisp'.

  In TeX, the `@small...' commands typeset text in a smaller font than
the non-small example commands.  Consequently, many examples containing
long lines fit on a page without needing to be shortened.

  In Info, the `@small...' commands are equivalent to their non-small
companion commands.

  Mark the end of an `@small...' block with a corresponding `@end
small...'.  For example, pair `@smallexample' with `@end smallexample'.

     This is an example of text written between `@smallexample' and
     `@end smallexample'.  In Info this text appears in its normal size;
     but in a 7 by 9.25 inch manual, this text appears in a smaller font.

  The `@small...' commands make it easier to prepare manuals without
forcing you to edit examples by hand to fit them onto narrower pages.

  As a general rule, a printed document looks better if you use only one
of (for example) `@example' or in `@smallexample' consistently within a
chapter.  Only occasionally should you mix the two formats.

  Note: Printing "Small" Books, for more information about
the `@smallbook' command.


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