| Linux / Unix Command: info |
NAME
info - read Info documentsSYNOPSIS
info [OPTION]... [MENU-ITEM...]DESCRIPTION
Read documentation in Info format.OPTIONS
- --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
- don't remove ANSI escapes from man pages.
- --restore=FILENAME
- read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.
- -O, --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. Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
