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@indent: Forcing IndentationTo complement the @noindent command (see the previous
section), Texinfo provides the @indent command to force a
paragraph to be indented. For instance, this paragraph (the first in
this section) is indented using an @indent command.
And indeed, the first paragraph of a section is the most likely place
to use @indent, to override the normal behavior of no
indentation there (see @paragraphindent: Controlling Paragraph Indentation). It can either be
followed by text or be on a line by itself.
As a special case, when @indent is used in an environment
where text is not filled, it produces a paragraph indentation space in
the TeX output. (These environments are where a line of input
produces a line of output, such as @example and
@display; for a summary of all environments, see Block Enclosing Commands.)
Do not put braces after an @indent command; they are not used,
since @indent is a command used outside of paragraphs
(see @-Command Syntax).