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@quotation: Block quotationsThe text of a quotation is processed normally (regular font, text is filled) except that:
This is an example of text written between an@quotationcommand and an@end quotationcommand. An@quotationcommand is most often used to indicate text that is excerpted from another (real or hypothetical) printed work.
Write an @quotation command as text on a line by itself. This
line will disappear from the output. Mark the end of the quotation
with a line beginning with and containing only @end quotation.
The @end quotation line will likewise disappear from the
output.
@quotation takes one optional argument, given on the remainder
of the line. This text, if present, is included at the beginning of
the quotation in bold or otherwise emphasized, and followed with a
`:'. For example:
@quotation Note
This is
a foo.
@end quotation
produces
Note: This is a foo.
If the @quotation argument is exactly one of these words:
Caution Important Note Tip Warning
then the Docbook output uses corresponding special tags
(<note>, etc.) instead of the default <blockquote>.
HTML output always uses <blockquote>.