Questions tagged [info]
`info` is a utility which provides a hypertext, multipage documentation system on the command line.
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bash -n is a not documented in manpages or info documents [closed]
Even though bash -n is a valid and widely used option, some manpages don't clearly document it in the bash options section, even though it is implemented. It's also not in the GNU Bash Reference ...
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How do I add line numbers to the man page?
How can I add line numbers to man pages or info pages in Linux?
I want to use line numbers to navigate in man pages.
I can write the man page in a file and then open it with Vim, but is there a better ...
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using info to search for an 'item'
so I have this handy little function:
zhelp() { man zshall | less -p "^ $1" }
... but it's time I moved to 'info' and I trust there's a simple option to search for some ... not just a ...
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Cannot find node ' '. How to add downloaded Info document file so that info command worked?
info make opened same as man make. I've downloaded make.info.tar.gz file from https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/, then:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/make.info.tar.gz /usr/share/info/
sudo install-info /...
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How to read the info format of the GNU Standard C Library?
I have installed the glibc-doc-reference package in Debian Bullseye, and the package documentation says that it Contains The GNU C Library Reference manual in info, pdf and html format. The HTML ...
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Debian or other convention for installing info files in multiple languages
I am working on the installation for Maxima, a computer algebra system. The reference manual is written as a collection of Texinfo files. The primary documentation is English, but there are several ...
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Few questions about info program
I have a problem with some commands in info.
I found that C-x means not C but Ctrl.
In addition I have a problem with "M-x" (this is probably not "M"
key (shift+m), and RET is the ...
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Creating .info files to be used with tree
man tree1 states:
-info Prints file comments found in .info files. See .INFO FILES below for more information on the format of .info files.
and further
.INFO FILES
.info files are similiar to ....
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How to change the pager for info command
On GNU/Linux is it possible to change the default pager for info command? I would like to use less as the pager (similar to man pages). I have customized less to use colors to make navigation of man ...
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Get kernel version on Debian and Arch by offline
How can we know kernel version on Debian and Arch offline ?
i.e from other running Linux installed on another partition
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How do I dump text from the GNU info reader?
I would like to dump the text from a page of a tool's info documentation to a text file and read and edit it subsequently in Vim.
Does the GNU info reader permit dumping of its text, or is there an ...
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Redirecting output of info command
While redirecting info bash > file.info on Ubuntu, I get a file.info file with just the error:
info: No menu item 'bash' in node '(dir)Top'
I tried to look at the location of the info page by ...
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Is there a more interactive man and info pages viewer?
If I use man to view man pages, they are not interactive at all, I can merely change the visuals through a pager.
With info I can view man and info pages with interactive links, including the links in ...
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What keystrokes does 'C-p' mean in 'info' utility?
Using H within info there are a series of options like
'C-n' ('next-line')
<DOWN> (an arrow key)
Move the cursor down to the next line.
'C-p' ('prev-line')
<UP> (an arrow key)
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Install multiple versions of an info manual
I have GNU Guile 2.2.6 installed on my system as guile, and GNU Guile 3.0.5 installed as guile3. I would like to install the info manuals for both versions. Both want to install the info files as /usr/...
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