The LaTeX Companion, Second Edition

Index of Commands and Concepts

This title somewhat hides the fact that everything except the author names is in this one long index. To make it easier to use, the entries are distinguished by their “type” and this is often indicated by one of the following “type words” at the beginning of the main entry or a sub-entry:

attribute, BibTeX built-in function, BibTeX command, BibTeX entry type, BibTeX field, BibTeX style, boolean, counter, document class, env., env. variable, file, file extension, folio style, font, font encoding, function, key, key/option, key value, keyword, length, option, package, page style, program, rigid length, or syntax.

The absence of an explicit “type word” means that the “type” is either a LaTeX “command” or simply a “concept”. ...