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<head><title>\newcommand</title></head>
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<h1>\newcommand</h1>
<P>
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<PRE>
\newcommand{cmd}[args]{definition}
\newcommand{cmd}[args][default]{definition}
\renewcommand{cmd}[args]{definition}
\renewcommand{cmd}[args][default]{definition}
</PRE>
<P>
These commands define (or redefine) a command.
</P>
<DL COMPACT>
<DT><CODE>cmd</CODE>
<DD>
A command name beginning with a <CODE>\</CODE>. For <CODE>\newcommand</CODE> it
must not be already defined and must not begin with <CODE>\end</CODE>; for
<CODE>\renewcommand</CODE> it must already be defined.
<DT><CODE>args</CODE>
<DD>
An integer from 1 to 9 denoting the number of arguments of the command
being defined. The default is for the command to have no arguments.
<DT><CODE>def</CODE>
<DD>
If this optional parameter is present, it means that the command's first
argument is optional. The default value of the optional argument is
<CODE>def</CODE>.
<DT><CODE>definition</CODE>
<DD>
The text to be substituted for every occurrence of <CODE>cmd</CODE>; a
parameter of the form <CODE>#n</CODE> in <CODE>cmd</CODE> is replaced by the text of
the nth argument when this substitution takes place.
</DL>
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