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Name

info - read Info documents

Synopsis

info [OPTION]... [MENU-ITEM...]

Description

Read documentation in Info format.

Options

-k, --apropos=STRING
look up STRING in all indices of all manuals.
-d, --directory=DIR
add DIR to INFOPATH.
--dribble=FILENAME
remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.
-f, --file=FILENAME
specify Info file to visit.
-h, --help
display this help and exit.
--index-search=STRING
go to node pointed by index entry STRING.
-n, --node=NODENAME
specify nodes in first visited Info file.
-o, --output=FILENAME
output selected nodes to FILENAME.
-R, --raw-escapes
output "raw" ANSI escapes (default).
--no-raw-escapes
output escapes as literal text.
--restore=FILENAME
read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.
-O, --show-options, --usage
go to command-line options node.
--strict-node-location
(for debugging) use Info file pointers as-is.
--subnodes
recursively output menu items.
--vi-keys
use vi-like and less-like key bindings.
--version
display version information and exit.
-w, --where, --location
print physical location of Info file.

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.

For a summary of key bindings, type h within Info.

Examples

info
show top-level dir menu
info info
show the general manual for Info readers
info info-stnd
show the manual specific to this Info program
info emacs
start at emacs node from top-level dir
info emacs buffers
start at buffers node within emacs manual
info --show-options emacs
start at node with emacs’ command line options
info --subnodes -o out.txt emacs
dump entire manual to out.txt
info -f ./foo.info
show file ./foo.info, not searching dir

Reporting Bugs

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/

Copyright

Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html >
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

See Also

The full documentation for info is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info program is properly installed at your site, the command
info info

should give you access to the complete manual. (Or, if you have Emacs, M-x info will lead to the manual.)

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