[texhax] \newcommand*

[Sorin Marti]

Michael Barr wrote:

>While trying to figure out how the toc works, I came on some macros 
>defined with \newcommand*.  I find nothing about it in the Latex Companion 
>(1994 version at least).  How does it differ from \newcommand?
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This causes that this item is not numbered in the toc.
You also can do that, with \section*

\section{Foo}

will print something like: 1. Foo

\section*{Foo}

will print: Foo


Sincerely
   Sorin