Text Formatting ⇒ Renew 'verbatim' Environment for smaller Font Size

[echeban]

How can I renew the environment verbatim so that it typesets in small font?

I attempted something like this, but can't make it work:

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\renewenvironment{verbatim}{\small\begin{verbatim}}{\end{verbatim}\normalsize}

[localghost]

Add these lines to the preamble of your document.

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\makeatletter
\def\verbatim{\small\@verbatim \frenchspacing\@vobeyspaces \@xverbatim}
\makeatother

Replace the \small command with the command for the font size of your choice.

For a more flexible handling of verbatim text take a look at packages like fancyvrb, moreverb ore verbatim. For program listings take a look at the listings or minted package.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[echeban]

Thanks, it works, but not with the package \usepackage{verbatim}, which I need to use to be able to input files verbatim (\verbatiminput{}).

Reading the verbatim documentation, it says to redefine the \verbatim@font macro, which is defined as follows:

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\def\verbatim@font{\normalfont\ttfamily\hyphenchar\font\m@ne\@noligs}

How do I do redefine a macro? I tried inserting this definition in the preamble:

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\def\verbatim@font{\small\ttfamily\hyphenchar\font\m@ne\@noligs}

but it does not work.