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Some intermediate Info commands
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   The introductory course is almost over; please continue a little
longer to learn some intermediate-level commands.

   Most Info files have an index, which is actually a large node that
contains nothing but a menu.  The menu has one menu item for each topic
listed in the index.  You can find the index node from the main menu of
the file, with the `m' command; then you can use the `m' command again
in the index node to go to the node that describes the topic.

   There is also a short-cut Info command, `i', which does all of that
for you.  It searches the index for a given topic (a string) and goes
to the node which is listed in the index for that topic.  Note: Info
Search, for a full explanation.

   If you have been moving around to different nodes and wish to
retrace your steps, the `l' command (`l' for "last") will do that, one
node-step at a time.  As you move from node to node, Info records the
nodes where you have been in a special history list.  The `l' command
revisits nodes in the history list; each successive `l' command moves
one step back through the history.

   If you have been following directions, ad `l' command now will get
you back to `Help-M'.  Another `l' command would undo the `u' and get
you back to `Help-FOO'.  Another `l' would undo the `m' and get you
back to `Help-M'.

   In Emacs, `l' runs the command `Info-last'.

>> Try typing three l's, pausing in between to see what each
   l does.  Then follow directions again and you will end up
   back here.

   Note the difference between `l' and `p': `l' moves to where _you_
last were, whereas `p' always moves to the node which the header says
is the `Previous' node (from this node, the `Prev' link leads to
`Help-M').

   The `d' command (`Info-directory' in Emacs) gets you instantly to
the Directory node.  This node, which is the first one you saw when you
entered Info, has a menu which leads (directly or indirectly, through
other menus), to all the nodes that exist.  The Directory node lists
all the manuals and other Info documents that are, or could be,
installed on your system.

>> Try doing a d, then do an l to return here (yes,
   _do_ return).

   The `t' command moves to the `Top' node of the manual.  This is
useful if you want to browse the manual's main menu, or select some
specific top-level menu item.  The Emacs command run by `t' is
`Info-top-node'.

   Clicking `Mouse-2' on or near a cross reference also follows the
reference.  You can see that the cross reference is mouse-sensitive by
moving the mouse pointer to the reference and watching how the
underlying text and the mouse pointer change in response.

>> Now type n to see the last node of the course.

   Note: Advanced Info, for more advanced Info features.