info is a utility which provides a hypertext, multipage documentation system on the command line.
info processes files in the texinfo format, and presents the contents of those files in a tree form.
Official web page of texinfo.
Questions tagged [info]
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Viewing info pages in a browser
Is there any way I can use a browser to view info pages? I know that it can be done with man pages based on the man page for man, but I couldn't find any such option for info.
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How to scroll GNU info pages without unexpectedly jumping to the next node?
Using the ↑ and ↓ directional arrow keys to to scroll up and down the page in the GNU info pages causes the info page viewer to unexpectedly jump to another node, this is really disorienting.
How can I scroll down through the page and just have the…
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Alternative Info reader
I enjoy having choices of $PAGER, e.g.
more
less
most
...
Can I enjoy the same choice when reading Info documentation? (i.e. info tar)
What are my options?
Robottinosino
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GNU texinfo directory search method?
Does info (GNU texinfo 4.13) have a default search path for finding a dir file? Is it /usr/share/info? Even though I don't have an INFOPATH variable set in my environment, it seems to use the dir file in the path above.
Relatedly, I have a…
Jason Waldrop
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How to update menu of info directory node?
I've installed some program that added menu items in info directory node (a main menu of info command). Then i manually deleted the programs info files from the system, so now when i click on 'program' item, it is not found. However the items of the…
Mirzhan Irkegulov
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What is the purpose of numbered Info files?
I've noticed that some software come with multiple info files. For example, tar on Fedora 21 comes with:
tar.info.gz
tar.info-1.gz
tar.info-2.gz
Are the tar-info-* files dependencies of some sort for the main tar.info.gz file? Is this division…
Tianxiang Xiong
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Cannot find node ' '. How to add downloaded Info document file so that info command worked?
info make opened same as man make. I've downloaded make.info.tar.gz file from https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/, then:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/make.info.tar.gz /usr/share/info/
sudo install-info /usr/share/info/make.info.tar.gz…
Martian2020
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Few questions about info program
I have a problem with some commands in info.
I found that C-x means not C but Ctrl.
In addition I have a problem with "M-x" (this is probably not "M"
key (shift+m), and RET is the Enter key??
There is also "LFD (select-reference-this-line)" and…
Marcus
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info: are there vim controls for the info pages?
info foo
Next, I am in a foo page with links navigated by enter and arrow keys. Are there vim keymap settings for this?
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How do I list all commands in GNU info?
When I run info info, I get the following text at the top.
File: dir, Node: Top, This is the top of the INFO tree.
This is the Info main menu (aka directory node).
A few useful Info commands:
'q' quits;
'?' lists all Info commands;
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merlin2011
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How to quit Menu Item mode in the info command page
I am using info command, and when I press m, the keyboard prompt goes into a menu item: mode and I don't know how to quit from this mode. I tried q and ESC, but it didn't work.
Finally, I used Ctrl+C to quit. Is there any decent way to quit the…
Xianlin
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My texinfo isn't listed by info
The Emacs lisp introduction was translated to Spanish by volunteers. I write a PKGBUILD to "compile" the texinfo file and had the results installed on my system.
I did some changes to the original translation:
diff -c…
shackra
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Where does info file exist
I want to find the location of info file of the jcal program.
It has appropriate info when I call info jcal. The output of info -w jcal is:
*manpages*
Did I do wrong way to get the full location of info file? What is the
best way to get the info…
Mohammad Etemaddar
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What keystrokes does 'C-p' mean in 'info' utility?
Using H within info there are a series of options like
'C-n' ('next-line')
(an arrow key)
Move the cursor down to the next line.
'C-p' ('prev-line')
(an arrow key)
Move the cursor up to the previous line.
But I am not sure…
Jacob
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How can I launch the tutorial for the GNU info pages?
I would like to learn how to use the info pages - i.e. the documentation for GNU programs.
If I run info from a terminal, the info program launches
File: dir, Node: Top, This is the top of the INFO tree.
This is the Info main menu (aka…
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