\textwidth \linewidth
\textwidth is the normal width of the text on a page. It should
generally be changed only in the preamble.
\linewidth is the width of lines in the current environment. Normally
equal to \textwidth, it may be different within an environment such
as list or
quote environments.
See also: Lengths
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Sheldon Green, agxsg@giss.nasa.gov, 23 Jun 1995.