- About info : To read info documents
- It comes from “info-4.13a” package.
- Path: /usr/bin/info
Examples:
1. To get the info about any command/service
| $ info mkdir |
2. To lookup string in all manual indices
| $ info -k mkdir |
3. To add the directory to info path
| $ info -d /tmp/manuals/ $ info –directory=/tmp/manuals/ |
4. To remember user keystrokes in FILENAME
| $ info –dribble=FILENAME |
5. To specify Info file to visit
| $ info -f /tmp/file.txt $ info –file=/tmp/file.txt |
6. To display the help for info
| $ info –help |
7. To go to node pointed by index entry STRING
| $ info –index-search=STRING |
8. To specify nodes in first visited Info file.
| $ info –node=NODENAME $ info -n NODENAME |
9. To output selected nodes to FILENAME.
| $ info -o FILENAME $ info –output=FILENAME |
10. To output “raw” ANSI escapes
$ info -R
$ info –raw-escapes
11. To output escapes as literal text
| $ info –no-raw-escapes |
12. To read initial keystrokes from FILENAME
| $ info –restore=FILENAME |
13. To go to command-line options node
| $ info -O $ info –show-options $ info –usage |
14. To recursively output menu items
| $ info –subnodes |
15. To use vi-like and less-like key bindings
| $ info –vi-keys |
16. To display version information
| $ info –version |
17. To print physical location of Info file
| $ info -w $ info –where $ info –location |
