Text Formatting ⇒ How to indicate a LaTeX command in LaTeX

[frodojedi]

Dear all,
I need to write a document about LaTex and I need to indicate some LaTex commands inside my LaTex document without having such commands compiled in the usual way but just printed as it is written.

Just to give an example, how can I write the command \clearpage without having it working as usual but just printed out as normal text?

I know that there is the \begin{verbatim} option, but it does not work for my case.

My attempt is $\backslash$clearpage ...but I am not very sure...


Thanks in advance

[frabjous]

I know that there is the \begin{verbatim} option, but it does not work for my case.

Why not?

Or what about \verb|\clearpage| for the inline version?

My attempt is $\backslash$clearpage ...but I am not very sure...

Simply "\textbackslash clearpage" could be more natural approach along the same lines.

But see also the listings package and similar.

[frodojedi]

Hi thanks for answering.

\verb|\clearpage| is what I was searching for!

[frodojedi]

I get this error when putting \verb|\clearpage| inside the command \footnote{}

! LaTeX Error: \verb illegal in command argument.



Help!

[frabjous]

See this thread for suggestions on dealing with that problem.

[frodojedi]

Thanks, it works!!

[localghost]

Thanks, it works!!

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[Juanjo]

Even simpler with the help of the fancyvrb package. Check this example:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
\DefineShortVerb{\|}
\VerbatimFootnotes
\begin{document}
The commands |\clearpage|, |\newpage| and |\pagebreak| have similar
purposes\footnote{There also exists the |\cleardoublepage| command.}, 
although there are essential differences among them.
\end{document}