Guide to LaTeX (4th Edition) (Tools and Techniques

H.1. Brief description of the L AT E X commands 527
\cap [m] produces ∩ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.3.3) – 125
\caption[short form]{caption text} . . . . . . . . . . . (7.4) – 173
Produces a numbered title or caption with the text caption text within
the float environments figure or table. The short form is the
abbreviated text appearing in the list of figures or tables, which is
the same as the caption text if it is omitted.
\captionslanguage . . . . . . . . . . . . (D.4.1), (11.1) – 459, 255
A command used in several language adaptations to redefine the
headings of special sections such as ‘Chapter’ and ‘Contents’. It
occurs in packages like german as well as in the babel system. This
command is normally part of the definition of the \selectlanguage
command.
\cc{list} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16.1) – 353
Command within document class letter to generate ‘cc:’, copies,
followed by a list of names list at the end of the letter.
\ccname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D.4.1) – 460
Command in the letter document class containing the word to be
printed by the \cc command. In English, this is ‘cc’ but may be
altered for adaptation to other languages.
\cdot [m] produces · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.3.3) – 125
\cdots [m] produces · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.2.6) – 123
\centering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4.2.1) – 67
Declaration to switch to centered lines of text, each input line being
terminated by \\. See also \begin{center}.
\centerline{text} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4.2.1) – 67
An additional T E X command that sets text centered on a horizontal
line by itself.
\cfrac[pos]{over}{under} [m][a] . . . . . . . . . . (12.2.3) – 265
With the amsmath package, produces a continued fraction. The optional
argument pos may be l or r to have the numerator left or right
justified on the horizontal rule, otherwise it is centered.
\chapter[short title]{title} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.3.3) – 55
Starts a new chapter on a new page, with an automatic sequential
chapter number and title as header. If the optional short title is given,
it appears in place of title in the table of contents and in the running
head at the top of the pages.
\chapter*{title} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.3.3) – 55
Starts a new chapter on a new page, with title as header, but without a
chapter number. The entry does not appear in the table of contents.