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<h4 class="subsection">9.1.6 <code>@verb</code>{&lt;char&gt;<var>text</var>&lt;char&gt;}</h4>

<p><a name="index-verb-422"></a><a name="index-Verbatim-in_002dline-text-423"></a>
<a name="index-Delimiter-character_002c-for-verbatim-424"></a>Use the <code>@verb</code> command to print a verbatim sequence of
characters.

  <p>Like LaTeX's <code>\verb</code> command, the verbatim text can be quoted using
any unique delimiter character.  Enclose the verbatim text, including the
delimiters, in braces.  Text is printed in a fixed-width font:

<pre class="example">     How many @verb{|@|}-escapes does one need to print this
     @verb{.@a @b @c.} string or @verb{+@'e?`!`{}\+} this?
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  <p class="noindent">produces

<pre class="example">     How many <tt>@</tt>-escapes does one need to print this
     <tt>@a @b @c</tt> string or these <tt>@'e?`{}!`\</tt> this?
</pre>
  <p>This is in contrast to <code>@samp</code> (see the previous section),
<code>@code</code>, and similar commands; in those cases, the argument is
normal Texinfo text, where the three characters <code>@{}</code> are
special.  With <code>@verb</code>, nothing is special except the delimiter
character you choose.

  <p>It is not reliable to use <code>@verb</code> inside other Texinfo
constructs.  In particular, it does not work to use <code>@verb</code> in
anything related to cross-referencing, such as section titles or
figure captions.

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