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

H.1. Brief description of the L AT E X commands 555
\limits [m] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.2.5), (5.3.7) – 123, 128
Places the upper and lower limits above and below the appropriate
symbols where these would normally go just after them.
\limsup [m] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5.3.8) – 128
Command to produce the function name ‘lim sup’ in formulas. A
lower limit may be set as a subscript.
\line(∆x,∆y){length} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13.1.4) – 293
A picture element command within a picture environment for drawing
horizontal and vertical lines of any length as well as slanted lines
at a limited number of angles. For horizontal and vertical lines, the
length argument is the actual length in units of \unitlength. For
slanted lines, length is the length of the projection on to the x-axis
(horizontal displacement). The slope is determined by the (∆x, ∆y)
arguments, which take on integral values such that −6 ≤ ∆x ≤ 6
and −6 ≤ ∆y ≤ 6. This command is the argument of a \put or
\multiput command.
\linebreak[n] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.7.2) – 31
A recommendation to break the line of text at this point such that
it fills the horizontal space available (left and right justified). The
urgency of the recommendation is given by the integral number
n between 0 and 4, with the higher numbers meaning a stronger
recommendation. A value of 4 is the same as the command without
the optional argument and means an obligatory line break.
\linethickness{thickness} . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13.1.4) – 300
Sets the thickness of the horizontal and vertical lines in the picture
environment. The argument thickness is a length specification with
units, for example, 1.2mm.
\linewidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.2.5) – 47
A length that is set to the current text line width, whether in one
column of a two-column page, in a minipage or parbox. This must
never be changed, but is used when that width is needed, say to set
the width of an included graphics with
\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{..}
\listfigurename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D.4.1) – 459
Command containing the heading for the list of figures. In English,
this is ‘List of Figures’ but may be altered for adaptation to other
languages.
\listfiles [p] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9.1.1), (D.2.9) – 208, 447
When given in the preamble, causes a list of all files read in during
the processing to be printed to the monitor and to the transcript file
at the end of the run. The list includes version number, date, and
any additional information entered with one of the \Provides...
commands.