info (display online documentation)

Displays documentation for a topic. Opens documentation on the screen. User can move through the documentation with commands. If no info file is available for the topic, info opens the man page.

Format:    info topic
Examples:  info gawk

Opens file in info, with the first page displayed. Display the next page by pressing the <spacebar>. Quit by pressing q. Press h to see online help.

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