15.2 @* and @/: Generate and Allow Line Breaks

The @* command forces a line break in both the printed manual and in Info. The @/ command allows a line break (printed manual only).

Here is an example with @*:

This line @* is broken @*in two places.

produces

This line
is broken
in two places.

The @/ command can be useful within a url (see section @uref), which tend to be long and are otherwise unbreakable. For example:

The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site:
@uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/software/@/gnu/@/texinfo}.

produces

The official Texinfo home page is on the GNU web site:
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu/texinfo.

Without the @/ commands, TeX would have nowhere to break the line. @/ has no effect in the online output.