The TeX FAQ

Frequently Asked Question List for TeX

Documentation

Online introductions: Plain TeX

Michael Doob’s splendid ‘Gentle Introduction’ to Plain TeX (available on CTAN) has been stable for a very long time.

Another recommendable document is D. R. Wilkins’ ‘Getting started with TeX’, available on the web at http://www.ntg.nl/literatuur/wilkins/pllong.pdf

FAQ ID: Q-man-tex