B.30 Undefined control sequence
LaTeX doesn't understand the command you have used.
- Check to see if you have misspelt the command name (remember
that all LaTeX command names are case-sensitive.)
You will get this error if you do, say,
instead of - Check that you have remembered the space when typing
\␣ (backslash space).
For example, this error will occur if you do, say,
✘
This is a\LaTeX\sample
document.
- If you are using a command that is defined in a
package make sure you have included the
package using
\usepackage
. - Check that your command name hasn't run into the next piece
of text. For example,
you can do
or
manor (not recommended) but not
\oe
uvre
✘
man\oeuvre
- Check if you have used a backslash instead of a forward slash as a
directory divider. (Remember that when using LaTeX under Windows,
you need to use a forward slash (/) as the directory divider, as a
backslash would be interpreted as a command.)
For example, suppose you have a file called shapes.pdf in a subdirectory called pictures, then you would get an error if you did
instead of
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