\addtocontents

LaTeX2e help 1.6

### 2.21.2: \addtocontents

`\addtocontents{file}{text}`

The `\addtocontents` command adds text (or formatting commands) directly to the file that generates the table of contents or list of figures or tables.

- `file` is the extension of the file on which information is to be written: `toc` (table of contents), `lof` (list of figures), or `lot` (list of tables).
- `text` is the information to be written.