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 indexes.-
-d
directories
, --directorydirectories
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 in info.-
-f
file
, --filefile
Display specified info
file
.- -h, --help
Display brief help.
-
--index-search=
string
Go to node pointed to by index entry
string
.-
-n
node
, --nodenode
Display specified
node
in the information file.- -O, --show-options, --usage
Don’t remove ANSI escapes from manpages.
-
-o
file
, --outputfile
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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