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(texinfo)Creating an Info File

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Creating an Info File
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  `makeinfo' is a program that converts a Texinfo file into an Info
file, HTML file, or plain text.  `texinfo-format-region' and
`texinfo-format-buffer' are GNU Emacs functions that convert Texinfo to
Info.

  For information on installing the Info file in the Info system, Note:
Installing an Info File.

makeinfo advantages

`makeinfo' provides better error checking.

Invoking makeinfo

How to run `makeinfo' from a shell.

makeinfo options

Specify fill-column and other options.

Pointer Validation

How to check that pointers point somewhere.

makeinfo in Emacs

How to run `makeinfo' from Emacs.

texinfo-format commands

Two Info formatting commands written

in Emacs Lisp are an alternative to `makeinfo'.

Batch Formatting

How to format for Info in Emacs Batch mode.

Tag and Split Files

How tagged and split files help Info

to run better.

makeinfo html

Generating HTML output.