texinfo: Texinfo Mode

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2 Using Texinfo Mode
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You may edit a Texinfo file with any text editor you choose.  A Texinfo
file is no different from any other ASCII file.  However, GNU Emacs
comes with a special mode, called Texinfo mode, that provides Emacs
commands and tools to help ease your work.

  This chapter describes features of GNU Emacs' Texinfo mode but not any
features of the Texinfo formatting language.  So if you are reading this
manual straight through from the beginning, you may want to skim through
this chapter briefly and come back to it after reading succeeding
chapters which describe the Texinfo formatting language in detail.

Texinfo Mode Overview

How Texinfo mode can help you.

Emacs Editing

Texinfo mode adds to GNU Emacs' general purpose editing features.

Inserting

How to insert frequently used @-commands.

Showing the Structure

How to show the structure of a file.

Updating Nodes and Menus

How to update or create new nodes and menus.

Info Formatting

How to format for Info.

Printing

How to format and print part or all of a file.

Texinfo Mode Summary

Summary of all the Texinfo mode commands.