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A node is a region of text that begins at a @node
command, and continues until the next @node command.
To specify a node, write a @node command at the beginning of
a line, and follow it with the name of the node.
Each node contains the discussion of one topic. Info readers
display one node at a time, and provide commands for the user to move
to related nodes. The HTML output can be similarly navigated.
Nodes are used as the targets of cross-references. Cross-references,
such as the one at the end of this sentence, are made with @xref
and related commands; see Cross-references. Cross-references can
be sprinkled throughout the text, and provide a way to represent links
that do not fit a hierarchical structure.
Normally, you put a node command immediately before each chapter
structuring command—for example, an @section or
@subsection line. (See Chapter Structuring.)
You must do this even if you do not intend to format the file for Info.
This is because TeX uses both @node names and
chapter-structuring names in the output for cross-references. The only
time you are likely to use the chapter structuring commands without also
using nodes is if you are writing a document that contains no cross
references and will only be printed, not transformed into Info, HTML, or
other formats.
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