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14.6.1 @dots{} (…) and @enddots{} (....)

Use the @dots{} command to generate an ellipsis, which is three dots in a row, appropriately spaced … like so. Do not simply write three periods in the input file; that would work for the Info file output, but would produce the wrong amount of space between the periods in the printed manual.

Similarly, the @enddots{} command generates an end-of-sentence ellipsis, which has different spacing afterwards, .... Look closely to see the difference.


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