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Using the GNU info System

Although the man system has been a staple in the Unix world for ages, another documentation system called info has gained some popularity in the Linux world as well. Sometimes you can find info pages for commands that have no associated (or no adequate) manual page. If you need more information about a command, it's a good idea to look for an info page.

The info system works in some ways like the Web. The core of the info system is the info browser. When called without arguments or options, the info browser opens to an index page listing all the topics for which you can obtain info-based help. Try starting the browser now by typing info at the command line:

[you@workstation20 ~]$ info
					

Figure 18.6 shows the info display. ...