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   \sffamily\bfseries\LARGE{xmldoc special characters check}
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   \chapter{Characters with a special meaning in LaTeX}

      \$ \& \% \# \_ \{ \} - $\wedge$ " $\backslash$ $\mid$ $<$ $>$
      
      In a verbatim environment:
      
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      $ & % # _ { } - ^ " \ | < >
      
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      In an example environment:
      
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      $ & % # _ { } - ^ " \ | < >
      
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\item[\$ \& \% \# \_ \{ \} - $\wedge$ " $\backslash$ $\mid$ $<$ $>$] 
            In the argument in a description list item.
         
      
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