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.TH INFO "1" "December 2004" "info 4.8" "User Commands"
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.SH NAME
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info \- read Info documents
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B info
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIMENU-ITEM\fR...]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Read documentation in Info format.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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\fB\-\-apropos\fR=\fISTRING\fR
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look up STRING in all indices of all manuals.
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.TP
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\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIR\fR
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add DIR to INFOPATH.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-dribble\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
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remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.
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\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
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specify Info file to visit.
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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display this help and exit.
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\fB\-\-index\-search\fR=\fISTRING\fR
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go to node pointed by index entry STRING.
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\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-node\fR=\fINODENAME\fR
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specify nodes in first visited Info file.
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\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
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output selected nodes to FILENAME.
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\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-raw\-escapes\fR
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output "raw" ANSI escapes (default).
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\fB\-\-no\-raw\-escapes\fR
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output escapes as literal text.
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\fB\-\-restore\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
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read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.
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\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-show\-options\fR, \fB\-\-usage\fR
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go to command\-line options node.
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\fB\-\-subnodes\fR
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recursively output menu items.
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\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-where\fR, \fB\-\-location\fR
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print physical location of Info file.
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\fB\-\-vi\-keys\fR
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use vi\-like and less\-like key bindings.
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\fB\-\-version\fR
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display version information and exit.
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.PP
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The first non\-option argument, if present, is the menu entry to start from;
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it is searched for in all `dir' files along INFOPATH.
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If it is not present, info merges all `dir' files and shows the result.
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Any remaining arguments are treated as the names of menu
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items relative to the initial node visited.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP
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info
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show top\-level dir menu
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.TP
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info emacs
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start at emacs node from top\-level dir
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.TP
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info emacs buffers
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start at buffers node within emacs manual
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info \fB\-\-show\-options\fR emacs
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start at node with emacs' command line options
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.TP
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info \fB\-f\fR ./foo.info
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show file ./foo.info, not searching dir
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.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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Email bug reports to bug\-texinfo@gnu.org,
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general questions and discussion to help\-texinfo@gnu.org.
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Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright \(co 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software
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under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
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For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING.
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