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.TH INFO "1" "September 2008" "info 4.13" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
info \- read Info documents
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B info
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIMENU-ITEM\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Read documentation in Info format.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-apropos\fR=\fISTRING\fR
look up STRING in all indices of all manuals.
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIR\fR
add DIR to INFOPATH.
.TP
\fB\-\-dribble\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
specify Info file to visit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit.
.TP
\fB\-\-index\-search\fR=\fISTRING\fR
go to node pointed by index entry STRING.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-node\fR=\fINODENAME\fR
specify nodes in first visited Info file.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
output selected nodes to FILENAME.
.TP
\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-raw\-escapes\fR
output "raw" ANSI escapes (default).
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-raw\-escapes\fR
output escapes as literal text.
.TP
\fB\-\-restore\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.
.TP
\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-show\-options\fR, \fB\-\-usage\fR
go to command\-line options node.
.TP
\fB\-\-subnodes\fR
recursively output menu items.
.TP
\fB\-\-vi\-keys\fR
use vi\-like and less\-like key bindings.
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-where\fR, \fB\-\-location\fR
print physical location of Info file.
.PP
The first non\-option argument, if present, is the menu entry to start from;
it is searched for in all `dir' files along INFOPATH.
If it is not present, info merges all `dir' files and shows the result.
Any remaining arguments are treated as the names of menu
items relative to the initial node visited.
.PP
For a summary of key bindings, type h within Info.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
info
show top\-level dir menu
.TP
info info
show the general manual for Info readers
.TP
info info\-stnd
show the manual specific to this Info program
.TP
info emacs
start at emacs node from top\-level dir
.TP
info emacs buffers
start at buffers node within emacs manual
.TP
info \fB\-\-show\-options\fR emacs
start at node with emacs' command line options
.TP
info \fB\-\-subnodes\fR \fB\-o\fR out.txt emacs
dump entire manual to out.txt
.TP
info \fB\-f\fR ./foo.info
show file ./foo.info, not searching dir
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Email bug reports to bug\-texinfo@gnu.org,
general questions and discussion to help\-texinfo@gnu.org.
Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
