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19.12 \vspace[*]{length}

Synopsis:

     \vspace[*]{length}

The \vspace command adds the vertical space length, i.e., a rubber length. length can be negative or positive.

Ordinarily, LaTeX removes vertical space added by \vspace at the top or bottom of a page. With the optional * argument, the space is not removed.