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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 4-2-3 on page I-298 in "shortvrb --- Streamlining the verbatim input".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{171.0pt}
\sloppy
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{shortvrb}
\MakeShortVerb{\|}
%StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
The use of |\MakeShortVerb| can make sources
much more readable.
\DeleteShortVerb{\|}\MakeShortVerb{\+}
And with a +\DeleteShortVerb{\|}+ declaration
we can return the `|' character back to normal.
A one-off usage, e.g., `\string+' as an ordinary
character is also possible.
\end{document}
