The \obeycr command makes a return in the input file (‘^^M’, internally) the same as \\, followed by \relax. So each new line in the input will also be a new line in the output. The \restorecr command restores normal line-breaking behavior.
This is not the way to show verbatim text or computer code. Use verbatim (see verbatim) instead.
With LaTeX’s usual defaults, this
aaa bbb \obeycr ccc ddd eee \restorecr fff ggg hhh iii
produces output like this.
aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff ggg hhh iii
The indents are paragraph indents.
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