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By default, LaTeX allows a page break after the first two lines of paragraphs following section/subsection headings, but I would like to keep the section heading with even one line below it at the bottom of the current page. How to do it?
Please note that I'd prefer not to use any additional packages such as etoolbox or needspace.
Here is my MWE: 

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[showframe]{geometry}% just for this example
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newcommand{\dummy}{This is a test }
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-6]
\section{bla}
This is a test  This is a test  This is a test This is a test 
This is a test This is a test This is a test 
This is a test 
\end{document}
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2 Answers 2

Reset to default
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Without any additional package, add the following lines in your preamble

\makeatletter
\renewcommand\@afterheading{%
  \@nobreaktrue
  \everypar{%
    \if@nobreak
      \@nobreakfalse
      \clubpenalty 1
      \if@afterindent \else
        {\setbox\z@\lastbox}%
      \fi
    \else
      \clubpenalty 1
      \everypar{}%
    \fi}}
\makeatother

MWE:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[showframe]{geometry}% just for this example
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newcommand{\dummy}{This is a test }

\makeatletter
\renewcommand\@afterheading{%
  \@nobreaktrue
  \everypar{%
    \if@nobreak
      \@nobreakfalse
      \clubpenalty 1
      \if@afterindent \else
        {\setbox\z@\lastbox}%
      \fi
    \else
      \clubpenalty 1
      \everypar{}%
    \fi}}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-6]
\section{bla}
This is a test  This is a test  This is a test This is a test
This is a test This is a test This is a test
This is a test
\end{document}

Output:

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  • unfortunately, this will also result two possibly unwanted outcomes: in the test provided, the next page contains only one short line; that would not be wonderful if it ended a chapter (unless it's done intentionally for effect). and any subsequent page may end with a single line of a longer paragraph, which may not be intended.
    – barbara beeton
    Feb 23, 2014 at 13:53
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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[showframe]{geometry}% just for this example
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newcommand\dummy{This is a test }
\widowpenalty=-1000 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\clubpenalty=-1000  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-6]
\section{bla}
This is a test  This is a test  This is a test This is a test 
This is a test This is a test This is a test 
This is a test 
\end{document}
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