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<h3 class="section">15.2 <code>@*</code> and <code>@/</code>: Generate and Allow Line Breaks</h3>

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<p>The <code>@*</code> command forces a line break in all output formats.
The <code>@/</code> command allows a line break (printed manual only).
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<p>Here is an example with <code>@*</code>:
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<pre class="example">This sentence is broken @*into two lines.
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<pre class="example">This sentence is broken
into two lines.
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<p>The <code>@/</code> command can often be useful within urls
(see <a href="_0040url.html#g_t_0040url"><tt>@url</tt></a>), which tend to be long and are otherwise
unbreakable.  For example:
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@uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/software/@/gnu/@/texinfo}.
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<p>The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site:
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu/texinfo">http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu/texinfo</a>.
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<p>Without the <code>@/</code> commands, TeX would have nowhere to
break the url.  <code>@/</code> has no effect in other output formats.
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