+\newenvironment{errlist}{\begin{description*}}{\end{description*}}
+
+%
+% Slighty different envirnoment to be used for multi-header,
+% multi-functions boxed description
+%
+\newcommand{\headdecl}[1]{\item\texttt{\#include <#1>}}
+\newcommand{\funcdecl}[1]{\item\texttt{#1}\par}
+\newenvironment{functions}
+{% defining what is done by \begin
+ \par
+ \footnotesize
+ \center
+ \begin{minipage}[c]{14cm}
+ \begin{description*}{}{}
+}
+{% defining what is done by \end
+ \end{description*}
+ \par
+ \end{minipage}
+ \vspace{6pt}
+ \par
+ \normalsize
+%\break
+}
+%
+% Wrapper for shell command, functions, filenames, links,
+% variables, macros, and everything can be useul,
+%
+\newcommand{\cmd}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % shell command
+\newcommand{\func}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % library function (or system call)
+\newcommand{\macro}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % macro constant
+\newcommand{\var}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % variable
+\newcommand{\file}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % file name
+\newcommand{\link}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % html link
+\newcommand{\type}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % variable type
+\newcommand{\param}[1]{\texttt{#1}} % function parameter
+\newcommand{\acr}[1]{\textsl{#1}} % acrostic (for pid, suid, etc.)
+
+
+% per usare latex2html scommentare questi e non includere mdwlist
+%\newenvironment{description*}{\begin{description}}{\end{description}}
+%\newenvironment{itemize*}{\begin{itemize}}{\end{itemize}}
+%\newenvironment{enumerate*}{\begin{enumerate}}{\end{enumerate}}