@node Introduction @chapter Introduction

@cindex Eplain, purpose of

@pindex xeplain.tex The @dfnEplain macro package expands on and extends the definitions in plain @TeX. This manual describes the definitions that you, as either an author or a macro writer, might like to use. It doesn't discuss the implementation; see comments in the source code (@filexeplain.tex) for that.

Eplain is not intended to provide ``generic typesetting capabilities, as do La@TeX (written by Leslie Lamport) @cindex La@TeX @cindex Lamport, Leslie or Texinfo @cindex Texinfo (written by Richard Stallman and others). @cindex Stallman, Richard @cindex rms Instead, it provides definitions that are intended to be useful regardless of the high-level commands that you use when you actually prepare your manuscript.

For example, Eplain does not have a command @code

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