The e-TeX primitive `\detokenize`, which removes special meaning from TeX code.
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What are the exact semantics of \detokenize?
How does \detokenize work?
The e-TeX Short Reference Manual states:
When followed by a <general text>,
expands to yield a sequence of
character tokens of \catcode 10
(space) or 12 ...
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Removing a backslash from a character sequence
For indexing I wanted to write a macro \macroname that removes leading backslashes from macro names but leaves the names of environments untouched. That is
\macroname{\relax} --> relax
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Can I use \begingroup \endgroup as delimiter of \detokenize, instead of {}?
I would like to use other delimiters than {} for the argument of \detokenize. E.g. something like
\detokenize\begingroup a lot of stuff \com \mycom \endgroup
but it does not work. Am I really ...
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The command \string does not print curly braces of its argument
While printing the List of Symbols, I would like, in a draft, to print the definition commands as well. For instance, consider the following commands:
\providecommand{\perm}{\ensuremath{\pi}}
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How listing and verbatim do to escape special character?
I use one macro to display text using texttt style. For the moment this macro is very basic. For example, if I want to use the character _, its catcode must be changed.
Is there a clever way to ...
