@* and @/: Generate and Allow Line Breaks

The @* command forces a line break in both the printed manual and in Info. The @/ command allows a line break (printed manual only).

Here is an example with @*:

     This line @* is broken @*in two places.
     

produces

     This line
     is broken
     in two places.
     

Do not write an @refill command at the end of a paragraph containing an @* command; it will cause the paragraph to be refilled after the line break occurs, negating the effect of the line break. See Refilling Paragraphs.

The @/ command can be useful within a url (see @uref), which tend to be long and are otherwise unbreakable. For example:

     The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site:
     @uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/software/@/gnu/@/texinfo}.
     

produces

     The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site:
     http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu/texinfo.
     

Without the @/ commands, TeX would have nowhere to break the line. @/ has no effect in the online output.