INFO

Section: FSF (1)
Updated: March 2002
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NAME

info - read Info documents

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Read documentation in Info format.

OPTIONS

--apropos=SUBJECT: look up SUBJECT in all indices of all manuals.
--directory=DIR: add DIR to INFOPATH.
--dribble=FILENAME: remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.
--file=FILENAME: specify Info file to visit.
--help: display this help and exit.
--index-search=STRING: go to node pointed by index entry STRING.
--node=NODENAME: specify nodes in first visited Info file.
--output=FILENAME: output selected nodes to FILENAME.
--raw-escapes: don't remove ANSI escapes from man pages.
--restore=FILENAME: read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.
--show-options, --usage: go to command-line options node.
--subnodes: recursively output menu items.
--vi-keys: use vi-like and less-like key bindings.
--version: display version information and exit.

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.

EXAMPLES

info: show top-level dir menu
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 -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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING.

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