Usage

To use the minitoc package, you must introduce a command

\usepackage{minitoc}

in the preamble of your document. The mini-table of contents will appear in the chapter, after the \chapter command, at the point of the \minitoc command. The \minitoc command may occur anywhere inside a chapter. Of course, it is better to put it at the beginning of the chapter, eventually after some introductory material. But you can also decide to put it at the end of the chapter. You should use the same conventions in all chapters. If you want to add the mini-table of contents for a chapter, you must use the sequence given in Table 

For each mini-table of contents, an auxiliary file will be created with a name of the form document>.mtcN>, where N> is the absolute chapter number. ``Absolute'' means that this number is unique, and increasing from the first chapter. The suffix is .mlfN> for mini-lists of figures and is .mltN> for mini-lists of tables. (If you are under MS-DOS or any operating system with short extensions to filenames, see Section ).

The section-level table of contents will appear in the section, after the \section command, at the point of the secttoc command. The \secttoc command may occur anywhere inside a section. Of course, it is better to put it at the beginning of the section, eventually after some introductory material. You should use the same conventions in all sections. If you want to add the section-level table of contents for a section, you must use the sequence given in Table 

For each section-level table of contents, an auxiliary file will be created with a name of the form document>.stcN>, where N> is the absolute section number. The suffix is .slfN> for section-level lists of figures and is .sltN> for section-level lists of tables. (If you are under MS-DOS or any operating system with short extensions to filenames, see Section ).

If you want to add the partial table of contents for a part, you must use the sequence given in Table .

For each partial table of contents, an auxiliary file will be created with a name of the form document>.ptcN>, where N> is the part number. The suffix is .plfN> for partial lists of figures and is .pltN> for partial lists of tables. (If you are under MS-DOS or any operating system with short extensions to filenames, see Section ).

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: the user is responsible of requiring or not requiring a mini-toc (lof or lot) for some chapter. Asking a minilof for a chapter without any figure will result in an empty and ugly mini list of figures (i.e. the title and two horizontal rules). He is also responsible of requiring or not requiring a partial toc (lof or lot) for some part. Asking a partlof for a part without any figure will result in an empty and ugly part list of figures (i.e. the title alone on a page). Analogous remarks apply to section-level tables of contents (secttoc, sectlof and sectlot).

By default, the mini-tables and partial tables of contents contain only references to sections and subsections. The minitocdepth and parttocdepth counters, similar to tocdepth, allows the user to modify this behaviour. Mini or partial lists of figures or tables are not affected by the value of these counters.

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: if you are using \chapter* and a

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{...}

command to add something in the table of contents, the numbering of minitoc files would be altered. To avoid that problem, say

\addcontentsline{toc}{starchapter}{...}

You should not use \minitoc in a \chapter*. Similar remarks apply to the part and section level.