LaTeX

INTRODUCTION
LaTeX is a high-level document preparation system built on top of the TeX text formatting program. LaTeX commands can be supplemented with plain TeX commands, allowing users both the greater ease of use of LaTeX and the greater control of detail of plain TeX in the same document.

TeX performs the formatting based on your selection of LaTeX style. LaTeX has four standard document styles:

COMMAND
LateX is invoked by typing: 
          LaTeX filename
where 'filename' is a file containing text and LaTeX (and, perhaps, TeX) commands.

OTHER MACRO PACKAGES
Alternative macro packages and preprocessors such as The Publisher (for Sun workstations only) have been devised to ease the task of marking text with TeX instructions. GNU Emacs also has built-in TeX macro support, texinfo mode.

REFERENCES
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For more information on LaTeX and related software, see the online manual pages.