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GNU Info
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This manual is for GNU Info (version 4.8, 14 December 2004), a program
for viewing documents in Info format (usually created from Texinfo
source files).

   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
     document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
     Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
     Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts
     being "A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a)
     below.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
     "GNU Free Documentation License."

     (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You have freedom to copy and
     modify this GNU Manual, like GNU software.  Copies published by
     the Free Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development."

   This documentation is different from the documentation for the Info
reader that is part of GNU Emacs.  If you do not know how to use Info,
but have a working Info reader, you should read the Emacs documentation
first, as it includes more background information and a thorough
tutorial.

What is Info

What is Info?

Invoking Info

Options you can pass on the command line.

Cursor Commands

Commands which move the cursor within a node.

Scrolling Commands

Commands for reading the text within a node.

Node Commands

Commands for selecting a new node.

Searching Commands

Commands for searching an Info file.

Xref Commands

Commands for selecting cross references.

Window Commands

Commands which manipulate multiple windows.

Printing Nodes

How to print out the contents of a node.

Miscellaneous Commands

A few commands that defy categories.

Variables

How to change the default behavior of Info.

Custom Key Bindings

How to define your own key-to-command bindings.

Copying This Manual

The GNU Free Documentation License.

Index

Global index containing keystrokes, command names, variable names, and general concepts.