Newsgroups: comp.text.tex

>What is the \backmatter for?

"A Guide to LaTeX" says:

In my book, I have:

\backmatter
\chapter*{\glossaryname}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\glossaryname}
\printglossary
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\indexname}
\printindex
\end{document}