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Typically, to box in some text, I use the following:

\fbox {
    \parbox{\linewidth}{
    This is some text! Blah blah blah...
    }
}

However, say I have a verbatim block within that. It will never compile. Anyone know how I could draw a box around text which contains a verbatim block? Like this for example...

\fbox {
    \parbox{\linewidth}{
        \begin{verbatim}
        This is some text!
        \end{verbatim}
    }
}

I should not that I re-posted this in tex.stackexchange after CPF pointed out that there was such a thing. Let me know if people are opposed to doubled posting. If not, I'll keep it up here as well.

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Easier: use the fancyvrb package.

\begin{Verbatim}[frame=single]
stuff
\end{Verbatim}
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    Note that Verbatim is case sensitive and this will not work with verbatim. (Just to help anyone else that got caught by same problem as me) – stealthcopter May 24 '11 at 22:41
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    The above comment is right, but to rephrase it: you really do need `Verbatim` with the upper case `V`. The normal `verbatim` will **not** work with that option. – Nicolas Payette Sep 22 '12 at 01:29