SYNOPSIS Overview
info [OPTION]... [MENU-ITEM...]
DESCRIPTION Description
Read the info file format.
OPTIONS Options
- --apropos= STRING
- STRING in the index to find all manual.
- -d , --directory = DIR
- Add the DIR to INFOPATH.
- --dribble= FILENAME
- Record user keystrokes when viewing the FILENAME.
- -f, --file= FILENAME
- To read the info file specified.
- -h, --help
- Display this help and exit.
- --index-search= STRING
- Go to the node pointed index entry STRING.
- -n, --node= NODENAME
- Specify the first reading of the info file node.
- -o, --output= FILENAME
- Outputs the selected nodes to FILENAME.
- -R, --raw-escapes
- Do not remove ANSI control sequences from the man manual page.
- --restore= FILENAME
- Read the initial keystrokes from FILENAME.
- -O, --show-options, --usage
- Go to the command-line options node.
- --subnodes
- Recursively output menu items.
- --we-keys
- Vi keys and associated use of less.
- --version
- Display version information, then exit.
If the options parameter is not present, then the first of which will be the starting point for a directory entry; it is searched from all INFOPATH "Directory File". If it is not present, info merges all of the "directory file", and displays the results. Any remaining arguments are treated as the name of a directory entry relative to the initial node to read.
EXAMPLES Examples
- info
- Displays the top menu directory
- info emacs
- Start from the top menu emacs node
- info emacs buffers
- Starting emacs manual buffers node
- info --show-options emacs
- Starting emacs "Command Line Options" node
- information -f ./foo.info
- Display file ./foo.info, not search directory