info
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NAME
info - GNU's hypertext system
SYNOPSIS
info [ --option-name option-value ] menu-item...
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1989, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
DESCRIPTION
The GNU project has a hypertext system called Info which
allows the same source file to be either printed as a
paper manual, or viewed using info. It is possible to use
the info program from inside Emacs, or to use the stand-
alone version described here. This manual page gives a
brief summary of its capabilities.
OPTIONS
--directory directory-path
Add directory-path to the list of directory paths
searched when info needs to find a file. You may
issue --directory multiple times. Alternatively,
you may specify a value for the environment vari-
able INFOPATH; if --directory is not given, the
value of INFOPATH is used. The value of INFOPATH
is a colon separated list of directory names. If
you do not supply either INFOPATH or --directory-
path, info uses a default path.
-f filename
Specify a particular info file to visit. By
default, info visits the file dir; if you use this
option, info will start with (FILENAME)Top as the
first file and node.
-n nodename
Specify a particular node to visit in the initial
file that info loads. This is especially useful in
conjunction with --file. You may specify --node
multiple times.
-o file
Direct output to file instead of starting an inter-
active info session.
-h Produce a relatively brief description of the
available info options.
--version
Print the version information of info and exit.
menu-item
info treats its remaining arguments as the names of
menu items. The first argument is a menu item in
the initial node visited, while the second argument
is a menu item in the first argument's node. You
can easily move to the node of your choice by spec-
ifying the menu names which describe the path to
that node. For example,
info emacs buffers
first selects the menu item emacs in the node
(dir)Top, and then selects the menu item buffers in
the node (emacs)Top.
COMMANDS
When in info the following commands are available:
h Invoke the Info tutorial.
? Get a short summary of info commands.
h Select the info node from the main directory; this
is much more complete than just using ?.
Ctrl-g Abort whatever you are doing.
Ctrl-l Redraw the screen.
Selecting other nodes:
n Move to the "next" node of this node.
p Move to the "previous" node of this node.
u Move to this node's "up" node.
m Pick a menu item specified by name. Picking a menu
item causes another node to be selected. You do not
need to type a complete nodename; if you type a few
letters and then a space or tab info will will try
to fill in the rest of the nodename. If you ask for
further completion without typing any more charac-
ters you'll be given a list of possibilities; you
can also get the list with ?. If you type a few
characters and then hit return info will try to do
a completion, and if it is ambigous use the first
possibility.
f Follow a cross reference. You are asked for the
name of the reference, using command completion as
for m.
l Move to the last node you were at.
Moving within a node:
Space Scroll forward a page.
DEL Scroll backward a page.
b Go to the beginning of this node.
Advanced commands:
q Quit info.
1 Pick first item in node's menu.
2 -- 5 Pick second ... fifth item in node's menu.
g Move to node specified by name. You may include
a filename as well, as (FILENAME)NODENAME.
s Search through this info file for a specified
string, and select the node in which the next
occurrence is found.
M-x print-node
Pipe the contents of the current node through the
command in the environment variable INFO_PRINT_COM-
MAND. If the variable does not exist, the node is
simply piped to lpr.
ENVIRONMENT
INFOPATH
A colon-separated list of directories to search for
info files. Used if --directory is not given.
INFO_PRINT_COMMAND
The command used for printing.
SEE ALSO
emacs(1)
AUTHOR
Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
bfox@ai.mit.edu
MANUAL AUTHOR
Robert Lupton; updated by Robert J. Chassell.
rhl@astro.princeton.edu; bob@gnu.ai.mit.edu
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