"Charles C. Berry" <ccberry@ucsd.edu> writes:

> On Mon, 12 Dec 2016, Sharon Kimble wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm trying to write an org-mode file that is being exported to latex,
>> and then built into a pdf file, of the MPD online manual.
>>
>> I'm now trying to show the 'mpf.conf' file which is mostly with
>> commented out lines starting with a hash (#). But that breaks the
>> org-mode export, so how can I have it displayed and exported to latex
>> please?
>>
> [deleted]
>
>>
>> So what I'm trying to get is a latex file which includes the .conf file
>> and all of its # in the right place and show as # on their own. But how
>> can I do it please?
>>
>
>
> One of these?
>

Thanks for this Charles.

> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>
> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
>    ## abc
>    ## def
> #+END_EXAMPLE
>
> #+BEGIN_EXPORT latex
> ## abc
> ## def
> #+END_EXPORT
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>

And #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE & #+END_EXAMPLE works in this context, thanks for this.

Thanks
Sharon.

>
> Upon export to latex they yield:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>
> \begin{verbatim}
> ## abc
> ## def
> \end{verbatim}
>
> ## abc
> ## def
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Chuck
>

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