(latex2man.info)Package Specific Macros

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Package Specific Macros
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The following commands are provided:
`\Opt{option}'
     Option: \Opt{-o} will be typeset as -o.

`\Arg{argument}'
     Argument: \Arg{filename} will be typeset as FILENAME.

`\OptArg{option}{argument}'
     Option with Argument:
     \OptArg{-o}{filename} will be typeset as -oFILENAME.

`\OptoArg{option}{argument}'
     Option with optional Argument:
     \OptoArg{-o}{filename} will be typeset as -o[FILENAME].

`\oOpt{option}'
     Optional option, e.g.  \oOpt{-o} will be typeset as [ -o ].

`\oArg{argument}'
     Optional argument, e.g.  \oArg{filename} will be typeset as [
     FILENAME ].

`\oOptArg{option}{argument}'
     Optional option with argument, e.g.
     \oOptArg{-o}{filename} will be typeset as [ -oFILENAME ].

`\oOptoArg{option}{argument}'
     Optional option with optional argument, e.g.
     \oOptoArg{-o}{filename} will be typeset as [ -o[FILENAME] ].

`\File{filename}'
     used to typeset filenames, e.g.  \File{filename} will be typeset
     as `filename'.

`\Prog{prog}'
     used to typeset program names, e.g.  \Prog{latex2man} will be
     typeset as latex2man.

`\Cmd{command}{chapter}'
     used to typeset references to other commands, e.g.
     \Cmd{latex2man}{1} will be typeset as latex2man(1).

`\Bar'
     is typeset as |.

`\Bs'
     (BackSlash) is typeset as \.

`\Tilde'
     is typeset as a ~.

`\Dots'
     is typeset as ...

`\Bullet'
     us typeset as *.

`\setVersion{..}'
     set .. as version information.

`\setVersionWord{..}'
     set .. for the word _Version:_ in the footline.
     The default is \setVersionWord{Version:}.

`\Version'
     returns the version information.

`\setDate{..}'
     sets .. as date information.

`\Date'
     returns the date information.

`\Email{..}'
     use to mark an Email address:
     \Email{Juergen.Vollmer@informatik-vollmer.de} is typeset as:
     <Juergen.Vollmer@informatik-vollmer.de>.

`\URL{..}'
     use to mark an URL: \URL{http://www.foo.de/\Tilde vollmer} is
     typeset as
     `http://www.foo.de/~vollmer'.

`\LatexManEnd'
     the input file is read and processed until reading end-of-file or
     \LatexManEnd (at the beginning of a line).  LaTeXignores this
     command.

`\Lbr, \Rbr'
     is typeset as [ and ] (these variants are needed only somtimes
     like in
     \item[FooBar\LBr xx \Lbr]. Usually [ ] will work.

`\LBr, \RBr'
     is typeset as { and } (these variants are needed when using { or }
     as arguments to macros.

`\Circum'
     is typeset as ^.

`\Percent'
     is typeset as %.

`\TEXbr'
     If processed with LaTeX causes a linebreak (i.e.  is equivalent to
     \\).In the output of latex2man this macro is ignored.

`\TEXIbr'
     If TexInfo output is generated, causes a linebreak (i.e.  is
     equivalent to \\),otherwise ignored.

`\MANbr'
     If Man-Page output is generated, causes a linebreak (i.e.  is
     equivalent to \\),otherwise ignored.

`\HTMLbr'
     If HTML output is generated, causes a linebreak (i.e.  is
     equivalent to \\),otherwise ignored.

`\medskip'
     An empty line.

`\SP'
     Produces some extra space, works also at the beginning of lines.
     The code of the second line looks like: \SP abc \SP\SP xx\\:
     abc       xx
     . abc     xx
     . . abc   xx

     Note: Due to some "problems" with TexInfo, the lines starting with
     \SP have a leading . (dot) in the TexInfo output, see -aCHAR.