{texdef} is a tool for displaying the definitions of TeX commands.
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LaTeX, package documentation look-up
I am on OS X (10.6 Snow Leopard) using TeXLive-2011 to typeset a simple .tex file I am editing in Vim and trying to learn. My problem is: how do I...
gradually learn about what TeX can do for me
get ...
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What are the TeX definitions for the hyphen and dashes -, --, and ---?
I've tried latexdef which does not handle --- as the operand. And \texemdash is defined as a character. So that leaves me once again leaning on the collective wisdom of the group :)
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How can texdef be made to return indented definitions?
With texdef it is easy to find definitions for (La)TeX commands. It can show what a definition for a given command is. For instance if I issue texdef -t latex \LaTeX I get the following definitions:
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