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.TH INFO "1" "February 2016" "info 6.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
info \- read Info documents
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B info
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,MENU-ITEM\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Read documentation in Info format.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR
use all matching manuals.
.TP
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-apropos\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
look up STRING in all indices of all manuals.
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIR\/\fR
add DIR to INFOPATH.
.TP
\fB\-\-dribble\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
remember user keystrokes in FILENAME.
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fI\,MANUAL\/\fR
specify Info manual to visit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit.
.TP
\fB\-\-index\-search\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
go to node pointed by index entry STRING.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-node\fR=\fI\,NODENAME\/\fR
specify nodes in first visited Info file.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
output selected nodes to FILE.
.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=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
read initial keystrokes from FILE.
.TP
\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-show\-options\fR, \fB\-\-usage\fR
go to command\-line options node.
.TP
\fB\-\-strict\-node\-location\fR
(for debugging) use Info file pointers as\-is.
.TP
\fB\-\-subnodes\fR
recursively output menu items.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-variable\fR VAR=VALUE
assign VALUE to Info variable VAR.
.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.
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR=\fI\,NUMBER\/\fR
set debugging level (\fB\-1\fR for all).
.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
select buffers menu entry in emacs manual
.TP
info emacs \-n Files
start at Files node within emacs manual
.TP
info '(emacs)Files'
alternative way to start at Files node
.TP
info \-\-show\-options emacs
start at node with emacs' command line options
.TP
info \-\-subnodes \-o out.txt emacs
dump entire manual to out.txt
.TP
info \-f ./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.
.br
Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2016 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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B info
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
program is properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info info
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
(Or, if you have Emacs, M-x info will lead to the manual.)