NAME¶

info - read Info documents

SYNOPSIS¶

info [OPTION]... [MENU-ITEM...]

DESCRIPTION¶

Read documentation in Info format.

OPTIONS¶

-k, --apropos=STRING

look up STRING in all indices of all manuals.

-d, --directory=DIR

add DIR to INFOPATH.

--dribble=FILENAME

remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.

-f, --file=FILENAME

specify Info file to visit.

-h, --help

display this help and exit.

--index-search=STRING

go to node pointed by index entry STRING.

-n, --node=NODENAME

specify nodes in first visited Info file.

-o, --output=FILENAME

output selected nodes to FILENAME.

-R, --raw-escapes

output "raw" ANSI escapes (default).

--no-raw-escapes

output escapes as literal text.

--restore=FILENAME

read initial keystrokes from FILENAME.

-O, --show-options, --usage

go to command-line options node.

--strict-node-location

(for debugging) use Info file pointers as-is.

--subnodes

recursively output menu items.

--vi-keys

use vi-like and less-like key bindings.

--version

display version information and exit.

-w, --where, --location

print physical location of Info file.

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.

For a summary of key bindings, type h within Info.

EXAMPLES¶

info

show top-level dir menu

info info

show the general manual for Info readers

info info-stnd

show the manual specific to this Info program

info emacs

start at emacs node from top-level dir

info emacs buffers

start at buffers node within emacs manual

info --show-options emacs

start at node with emacs' command line options

info --subnodes -o out.txt emacs

dump entire manual to out.txt

info -f ./foo.info

show file ./foo.info, not searching dir

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/

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO¶

The full documentation for info is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info program is properly installed at your site, the command

info info

should give you access to the complete manual. (Or, if you have Emacs, M-x info will lead to the manual.)