1994-09-13 13:51:34 +00:00
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.TH info 1 "7th December 1990"
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.SH NAME
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info \- GNU's hypertext system
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B info
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[
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.B \-\-option-name option-value
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.B \menu-item...
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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.if n Copyright (C) 1989, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.if t Copyright \(co 1989, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The GNU project has a hypertext system called
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.I Info
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which allows the same source file to be either printed as a
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paper manual, or viewed using
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.B info.
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It is possible to use the
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.B info
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program from inside Emacs, or to use the stand-alone version described here.
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This manual page gives a brief summary of its capabilities.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-\-directory directory-path
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Add
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.B directory-path
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to the list of directory paths searched when
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.B info
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needs to find a file. You may issue
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.B \-\-directory
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multiple times.
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Alternatively, you may specify a value for the environment variable
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.B INFOPATH;
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if
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.B \-\-directory
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is not given, the value of
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.B INFOPATH
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is used. The value of
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.B INFOPATH
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is a colon separated list of directory names. If you do not supply either
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.B INFOPATH
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or
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.B \-\-directory-path,
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.B info
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uses a default path.
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.TP
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.B \-f filename
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Specify a particular
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.B info
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file to visit. By default,
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.B info
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visits
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the file
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.B dir;
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if you use this option,
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.B info
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will start with
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.B (FILENAME)Top
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as the first file and node.
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.TP
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.B \-n nodename
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Specify a particular node to visit in the initial file that
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.B info
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loads. This is especially useful in conjunction with
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.B \-\-file.
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You may specify
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.B \-\-node
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multiple times.
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.TP
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.B -o file
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Direct output to
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.B file
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instead of starting an interactive
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.B info
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session.
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.TP
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.B \-h
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Produce a relatively brief description of the available
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.B info
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options.
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.TP
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.B \-\-version
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Print the version information of
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.B info
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and exit.
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.TP
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.B menu-item
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.B info
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treats its remaining arguments as the names of menu items.
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The first argument is a menu item in the initial node visited,
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while the second argument is a menu item in the first argument's
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node. You can easily move to the node of your choice by
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specifying the menu names which describe the path to that node.
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For example,
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.B info emacs buffers
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first selects the menu item
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.B emacs
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in the node
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.B (dir)Top,
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and then selects the menu item
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.B buffers
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in the node
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.B (emacs)Top.
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.SH COMMANDS
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When in
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.B info
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the following commands are available:
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.TP
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.B h
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Invoke the Info tutorial.
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.TP
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.B ?
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Get a short summary of
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.B info
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commands.
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.TP
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.B h
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Select the
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.B info
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node from the main directory; this is much more complete than just
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using
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.B ?.
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.TP
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.B Ctrl-g
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Abort whatever you are doing.
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.TP
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.B Ctrl-l
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Redraw the screen.
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.PP
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Selecting other nodes:
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.TP
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.B n
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Move to the "next" node of this node.
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.TP
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.B p
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Move to the "previous" node of this node.
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.TP
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.B u
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Move to this node's "up" node.
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.TP
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.B m
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Pick a menu item specified by name. Picking a menu item causes another
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node to be selected. You do not need to type a complete nodename; if
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you type a few letters and then a space or tab
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.B info
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will will try to fill in the rest of the nodename. If you ask for further
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completion without typing any more characters you'll be given a list
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of possibilities; you can also get the list with
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.B ?.
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If you type a few characters and then hit return
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.B info
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will try to do a completion, and if it is ambigous use the first possibility.
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.TP
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.B f
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Follow a cross reference. You are asked for the name of the reference,
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using command completion as for
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.B m.
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.TP
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.B l
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Move to the last node you were at.
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.PP
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Moving within a node:
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.TP
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.B Space
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Scroll forward a page.
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.TP
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.B DEL
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Scroll backward a page.
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.TP
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.B b
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Go to the beginning of this node.
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.PP
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Advanced commands:
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.TP
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.B q
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Quit
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.B info.
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.TP
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.B 1
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Pick first item in node's menu.
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.TP
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.B 2 \-\- 5
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Pick second ... fifth item in node's menu.
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.TP
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.B g
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Move to node specified by name. You may include a filename as well,
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as
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.B (FILENAME)NODENAME.
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.TP
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.B s
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Search through this
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.B info
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file for a specified string, and select the node in which
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the next occurrence is found.
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.TP
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.B M-x print-node
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Pipe the contents of the current node through the command in the
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environment variable
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.B INFO_PRINT_COMMAND.
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If the variable does not exist, the node is simply piped to
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.B lpr.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.TP
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.B INFOPATHS
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A colon-separated list of directories to search for
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.B info
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files. Used if
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.B \-\-directory
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is not given.
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.TP
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.B INFO_PRINT_COMMAND
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The command used for printing.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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1996-02-12 04:57:03 +00:00
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.BR man (1)
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.\" .BR emacs (1)
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1994-09-13 13:51:34 +00:00
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.SH AUTHOR
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.RS
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Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
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.br
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bfox@ai.mit.edu
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.SH MANUAL AUTHOR
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.RS
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Robert Lupton; updated by Robert J. Chassell.
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.br
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rhl@astro.princeton.edu; bob@gnu.ai.mit.edu
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