{verbatim} is about macros and environments like “\verb” and “verbatim” which implement some form of verbatim mode, i.e. change the {catcodes}. A popular package is {fancyvrb}. For questions about the {listings} or the {minted} package, use the respective tag instead.
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How to make letter spacing in verbatim/fancyvrb look like listings
I've just noticed that the spacing between letters is different in verbatim vs. lstlisting environments:
Given that I add the option columns=flexible to the lstlisting environment, the spacing in ...
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Preserving (and Controlling) Expandedness
In most cases, by the time output gets to your screen, arguments are fully expanded and my question is moot. But sometimes (verbatim being a common example), one wishes to operate on arguments with ...
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Beamercolortheme: How to set default color for all verbatim?
I want to change the color of all verbatim text in an existing beamer presentation. How do I do this easily?
I know how to use colored verbatim text in general, and I found a lot of suggestions here ...
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Purpose of \do@noligs in LaTeX verbatim environment
I'm trying to figure out how the verbatim environment works. In the basic LaTeX file latex.ltx I find the following definition (line 4037):
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Insert a character in the beginning of each line in a special verbatim environment
How can I insert a special character or a symbol in the beginning of each line in a verbatim environment? In particular, there is a constraint that applies to the verbatim environment: it must be of a ...
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How do I define a custom verbatim command?
I'm not quite sure how to describe this, but I want to create a custom command that treats its input as verbatim and allows some control of the output.
In pseudocode, I want:
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How do I get selective bold in Verbatim? [duplicate]
I previously wrote a computer professional book in which I showed what the user typed on the console and the computer's resultant output. The way I liked to do this was with everything in courier and ...
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Defining a new environment extending a verbatim environment
Why is it not possible to define a new environment that extends a verbatim environment?
Consider, e.g.:
\documentclass{article}
\newenvironment{myverbatim}{\tiny\begin{verbatim}}{\end{verbatim}}
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LaTeX getting “Missing } inserted” error
I'm getting "Missing } inserted" error, when compiling with pdflatex and I really don't understand why. This is occurring in a beamer frame. Maybe someone comes up with something useful.
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Format a verbatim paragraph
How can I format a verbatim paragraph? I.e. break, fill and join input lines to produce globally balanced output with the lengths of each line approaching the target \textwidth as closely as possible. ...
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Determine width of verbatim characters
I would like to determine how many characters of the verbatim font that fits on a text line. Consider:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
\begin{document}
\noindent\hrulefill
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Use sans-serif in a verbatim environment?
What is the right way get fancyvrb’s verbatim environment (or any other variation) to use \textsf as the font?
I can do it with:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
\textsf{Here’s some textsf.}
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listing package and vbox warning
I have this many (see below) underfull warnings that are caused by using the listing package and creating \begin{lstlisting}\end{} to make code appear presentable. Is there a may to fix the warnings?
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How to show < and > correctly in output?
I am trying to write some XML tags as part of my text but I can not get the < and > symbols to come out right in the output. What am I missing?
I have tried both <tag> and \<tag\>, the ...
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How to make AUCTeX ignore syntax highlighting within environment
I have a problem with syntax highlighting in the Emacs editor using AUCTeX. The problem occurs in particular with the Verbatim environment from the fancyvrb package. Consider the following code:
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Problem with \acused from acronym package: Not in list of acronyms
When using the acronym package, acronyms marked with \acused{AC} are not contained in the list of acronyms.
However, I also cannot place \ac{AC}, \acs{AC}, or \acl{AC} since all of it is explained in ...
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Check for special character in verbatim environment
I would like to substitute a > in the beginning of each line of a Verbatim environment with another character. Consider:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancyvrb,xstring}
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Any way to show LaTeX example code *and* execute it? [duplicate]
In (La)TeX documentation and tutorials, it is common to show a snippet of code next to the output it generates. It might be two minipages side by side, or a code listing followed by boxed output, or ...
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Create a new environment that uses a verbatim environment
Consider the following:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{environ}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{color}
\NewEnviron{vred}{%
\color{red}
\begin{verbatim}
\BODY
\end{verbatim}
}
...
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Custom verbatim that sets all spaces (“ ”) as visible spaces (“␣”) that can line-break
It makes sense to typeset code in a monospaced font. Sometimes such code needs to be embedded in a paragraph context, and then it will be useful to allow it to linebreak. In order to visualize spaces ...
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code-block directive causing error Empty verbatim environment
When I use directive .. code-block:: c in rst on Ubuntu 12.04 version
and compile using latexpdf
Error:
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/psnfss/t1pcr.fd)
! FancyVerb Error:
Empty verbatim ...
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Optional arguments in verbatim environments
This question is a follow up to verbatim-like environment with optional arguments poorly behaved. Based on David Carlisle's suggestion, I manually looked for an optional argument and employed ...
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verbatim and CJK
I'm not familiar with chinese characters and fonts. But I have to type some characters into a document. XeLaTeX may be an option, but I'm looking for a solution with pdflatex. Here is my MWE, which I ...
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verbatim-like environment with optional arguments poorly behaved
[EDITED to show where I actually want to use the optional argument]
This question may be answered at How to pass an optional argument to an environment with verbatim content?, but I'm having a hard ...
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Macro \verb inside tabu environment
I would like to use the \verb command inside of a tabu enviroment. Here is my example
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabu}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabu}{lll}
a & \verb+\wedge+ & b\\
c ...
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Block element characters (pmboxdraw) are shown too wide in verbatim and Verbatim (fancyvrb) environments
I want to put source code into verbatim and Verbatim (fancyvrb) environments that uses box-drawing characters from codepage 850 (0xDB, 0xDC, 0xDF) (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_850). By ...
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lstlisting in a box?
My problem is that I am trying to write a document with coloured sections for examples. Examples can contain code listings. Somehow I can't seem to combine a background colouring with a listing, or ...
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How to embed verbatim in pspicture?
I'm trying to insert a QR code at the beginning of my thesis with the contents being the BibTeX entry for it.
Any way of embedding the raw text in \psbarcode?
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{minimal}
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How to write text within \begin{verbatim} and \end{verbatim} in same line?
I am stuck on the following problem and don't know how to solve it.
Here is my problem :
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{verbatim}'\hfill\end{verbatim} MKS' which puts the word ...
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2answers
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Highlighting code like one would in a SE post
When posting on SE, users can "highlight" code by using the ` symbol. Is there any way to get that in LaTeX?
My intention is to highlight segments of code or particular functions. To be clear, I'm ...
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How to add line numbers to a program listing/code?
How do I copy code in to latex to get a result which looks like this:
...Without the red bars of course. I don't know how to get the numbering on the left side when I compile LaTeX. Using \verbatim ...
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Merging bib files from within LaTeX
I have two .bib files that I want to use in my bibliography. Entries do not overlap. I have found quite a few forum topics on that, but none of them really satisfied me. So my idea is to merge the two ...
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How to get bengali font script as output written within verbatim package?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\begin{document}
\begin{verbatim}
$\alpha=\beta$
Here is my text.
এখানে আমার টেক্সট ।
\end{verbatim}
\end{document}
This gives the following output ...
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How to redefine an environment to produce no output?
I am using the verbatim environment with
\begin{verbatim}
XXXX
\end{verbatim}
I would like the option of redefining the verbatim environment so that nothing between \begin{verbatim} and ...
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Why can't curly braces be used as a delimiter for \verb? i.e. \verb{foo}
When I try to do the following:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello \verb{foo}.
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How to get whole tex in the output document file with actual output?
Consider the following LaTeX document
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}[(a)]
\item Here is the 1st line.
\item Here is the 2nd line.
\end{enumerate}
...
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verbatim in two columns [duplicate]
I have a 2 column document that I wish to add some verbatim to.
However, when its added it spans both columns instead of remaining in one (what I need it to do).
Is there any way to do this? or an ...
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1answer
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wrap listings package - Problem with verbatim argument
I would like to define a command that wraps a lstlisting environment in some other environments (esp. a minipage). I understand that working with verbatim arguments is a difficult task. I tried the ...
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Ceiling function within verbatim in latex
I am preparing a latex document. Inside the body of a function I need to use the ceiling function. How will I use the ceiling function inside verbatim?
\begin{verbatim}
Method a(b)
.
.
...
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Small square at the end of line when \verb and \verbatim [closed]
Hi every time I use \verb at the end of a line or \verbatim mode I get the output with a small black square at the end of the line. For example the output for
\verb!NumSectors * SectorsPerTrack!
is ...
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How to print any command on the PDF document exactly like in the TeX file?
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
My text.
\end{document}
Here 'My text' is the output.But I want to get the following output:
\begin{document}
My text
\end{document}
Is there any way ...
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votes
1answer
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too many curly brace using verbdef
I would like to create an inline verbatim text for a regular expression. The verbdef package does not like when I put curly braces into its second argument. I tried with escaping backslashes but that ...
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Using math mode escapes with listings enabled fancyvrb
I am trying to escape math mode within Verbatim, using this answer. This works fine, until I use the listings package with fancyvrb=true
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
...
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latex export of org-mode: verbatim block in a figure [closed]
What I would like to do is simple: wrap a verbatim code block within a Figure, so that I can refer to it elsewhere in my org-mode file. How is this achieved? A naive solution, which does not work, ...
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verbatim environment inside algorithm2e
I need to output prolog style inside algorithm2e and It seems that I cannot use \verb inside algo2e.
How can I use \verb or verbatim for only one line inside algorithm2e in Latex?
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Displaying (source)Code in research article [duplicate]
I have this urgent need to display two pieces of code side by side for comparison in my article. Displaying a code, I've couple of requirement
Should indent properly
Output should be syntax ...
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Using verbatim in a definition [duplicate]
I actually need to store some verbatim text in a definition so I can reuse it several times.
Here is a very short snippet:
% here I store verbatim text
\def\foo{
bar \verb'baz' spam
}
% now I ...
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How can I create wrapper macro for lstinline?
Using \lstinline I can include inline code snippets in a paragraph. I would like to provide a macro that selects formatting, etc, for lstinline so I can just do, say, \codeinline{snippet}.
I had ...
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lrbox with border in beamer
Can I have border around a \lrbox in beamer?
I have a minipage inside the lrbox.
I know I can use \fbox.
Update
Sorry for the confusion. I need a border around the block of data, it is inside a ...
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verbatim within… a package delivers a string from a file and that string needs to be printed without interpretation
The csvtools package warns in its documentation from interpretable inputs but offers no solution as far as I can see.
This Code generates a table
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{csvtools}
...



