INFO(1) User Commands INFO(1)

INFO(1) User Commands INFO(1) #

INFO(1) User Commands INFO(1)

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 info - read Info documents

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 iinnffoo [_O_P_T_I_O_N]... [_M_E_N_U_-_I_T_E_M...]

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 Read documentation in Info format.

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 ----aapprrooppooss=_S_T_R_I_N_G
        look up STRING in all indices of all manuals.

 --dd, ----ddiirreeccttoorryy=_D_I_R
        add DIR to INFOPATH.

 ----ddrriibbbbllee=_F_I_L_E_N_A_M_E
        remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.

 --ff, ----ffiillee=_F_I_L_E_N_A_M_E
        specify Info file to visit.

 --hh, ----hheellpp
        display this help and exit.

 ----iinnddeexx--sseeaarrcchh=_S_T_R_I_N_G
        go to node pointed by index entry STRING.

 --nn, ----nnooddee=_N_O_D_E_N_A_M_E
        specify nodes in first visited Info file.

 --oo, ----oouuttppuutt=_F_I_L_E_N_A_M_E
        output selected nodes to FILENAME.

 --RR, ----rraaww--eessccaappeess
        output "raw" ANSI escapes (default).

 ----nnoo--rraaww--eessccaappeess
        output escapes as literal text.

 ----rreessttoorree=_F_I_L_E_N_A_M_E
        read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.

 --OO, ----sshhooww--ooppttiioonnss, ----uussaaggee
        go to command-line options node.

 ----ssuubbnnooddeess
        recursively output menu items.

 --ww, ----wwhheerree, ----llooccaattiioonn
        print physical location of Info file.

 ----vvii--kkeeyyss
        use vi-like and less-like key bindings.

 ----vveerrssiioonn
        display version information and exit.

 The first non-option argument, if present, is the menu entry to start
 from; it is searched for in all `dir' files along INFOPATH.  If it is not
 present, info merges all `dir' files and shows the result.  Any remaining
 arguments are treated as the names of menu items relative to the initial
 node visited.

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 info   show top-level dir menu

 info emacs
        start at emacs node from top-level dir

 info emacs buffers
        start at buffers node within emacs manual

 info ----sshhooww--ooppttiioonnss emacs
        start at node with emacs' command line options

 info --ff ./foo.info
        show file ./foo.info, not searching dir

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 Email bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org, general questions and
 discussion to help-texinfo@gnu.org.  Texinfo home page:
 http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

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 Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  There is NO warranty.
 You may redistribute this software under the terms of the GNU General
 Public License.  For more information about these matters, see the files
 named COPYING.

info 4.8 December 2004 INFO(1)