Name

info

Synopsis

    info [options] [topics]

GNU hypertext documentation reader. Display online documentation previously built from Texinfo input. Info files are arranged in a hierarchy and can contain menus for subtopics. When entered without options, the command displays the top-level Info file (usually /usr/local/info/dir). When topics are specified, find a subtopic by choosing the first topic from the menu in the top-level Info file, the next topic from the new menu specified by the first topic, and so on. The initial display can also be controlled by the -f and -n options. If a specified topic has no Info file but does have a manpage, info displays the manpage; if there is neither, the top-level Info file is displayed.

URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo.

Options

--apropos string

Find string in the indexes of all manuals.

-ddirectories, --directorydirectories

Search directories, a colon-separated list, for info files. If this option is not specified, use the INFOPATH environment variable or the default directory (usually /usr/share/info or /usr/local/info).

--dribble file

Store each keystroke in file, which can be used in a future session with the --restore option to return to this place in info.

-ffile, --filefile

Display specified Info file.

--index-search string

Find the index entry string and go to the node it points to.

-nnode, --nodenode

Display specified node in the Info file.

-ofile, --outputfile

Copy output to file instead of displaying it at the screen.

-O, --show-options

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