Name
info
Synopsis
info [options
] [topics
]
Info files are arranged in a hierarchy and can contain menus for
subtopics. When entered without options, the command displays the
top-level information 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 information 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.
Options
-
--apropos
string
Looks up
string
in all manual indices.-
-d
directories
,--directory
directories
Search
directories
, a colon-separated list, for information files. If this option isn’t specified, use theINFOPATH
environment variable or the default directory (usually/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 ininfo
.-
-f
file
,--file
file
Display specified info
file
.-
-h
,--help
Display brief help.
-
--index-search=
string
Go to node pointed to by index entry
string
.-
-n
node
,--node
node
Display specified
node
in the information file.-
-O
,--show-options
,--usage
Don’t remove ANSI escapes from manpages.
-
-o
file
,--output
file
Copy output to
file
instead of displaying it at the screen.-
-R
,--raw-escapes
Don’t remove ANSI escapes from manpages.
-
--restore=
file
When starting, execute keystrokes in
file
.-
--subnodes
Display subtopics recursively.
-
--version
Display version.
-
--vi-keys
Use vi-like ...
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