name alg category Package shortdesc LaTeX environments for typesetting algorithms. longdesc Defines two environments for typesetting algorithms in LaTeX2e. longdesc The algtab environment is used to typeset an algorithm with longdesc automatically numbered lines. The algorithm environment can be longdesc used to encapsulate the algtab environment algorithm in a floating longdesc body together with a header, a caption, etc. \listofalgorithms is longdesc defined. [description copied from TeX Catalogue]