Format/Print Hardcopy

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Format and Print Hardcopy
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  There are three major shell commands for making a printed manual from
a Texinfo file: one for converting the Texinfo file into a file that
will be printed, a second for sorting indices, and a third for printing
the formatted document.  When you use the shell commands, you can either
work directly in the operating system shell or work within a shell
inside GNU Emacs.

  If you are using GNU Emacs, you can use commands provided by Texinfo
mode instead of shell commands.  In addition to the three commands to
format a file, sort the indices, and print the result, Texinfo mode
offers key bindings for commands to recenter the output buffer, show the
print queue, and delete a job from the print queue.

Use TeX: Use TeX to format for hardcopy.
Format with tex/texindex: How to format in a shell.
Format with texi2dvi: A simpler way to use the shell.
Print with lpr: How to print.
Within Emacs: How to format and print from an Emacs shell.
Texinfo Mode Printing: How to format and print in Texinfo mode.
Compile-Command: How to print using Emacs's compile command.
Requirements Summary: TeX formatting requirements summary.
Preparing for TeX: What you need to do to use TeX.
Overfull hboxes: What are and what to do with overfull hboxes.
smallbook: How to print small format books and manuals.
A4 Paper: How to print on European A4 paper.
Cropmarks and Magnification: How to print marks to indicate the size of pages and how to print scaled up output.

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