info(3)

NAME

info - Display a GNU Info database
info-on - Display a GNU Info database on a subject
info-goto-link - Locate and follow a link in a info page
$INFOPATH - GNU info files base directory

SYNOPSIS

info
info-on "subject"
info-goto-link "line-name"

$INFOPATH

DESCRIPTION

info interprets the GNU info pages, and presents the info file information within a buffer window called *info XXXXX, where XXXXX is the name of the info file. The root of the info page is displayed and may be traversed by selecting the links with the mouse, or by using the standard info traversal keys.

The root of the info tree is, by default, a file called dir, which points to the other information sources. The default search paths for the info directories are:-

c:/info - MS-DOS and MS-Windows (all).
/usr/local/info - All UNIX platforms.

The root directory may also be specified with the $INFOPATH environment variable. This is a colon (:) or semi-colon (;) separated list of directory paths which specify the locations of the info files, for UNIX and Microsoft DOS/Windows environment's, respectively.

info-on prompts the user for the name of the subject for which an info file is required i.e. info-on "gcc" jumps to the info page for gcc. The subject is used as the name of the info file.

info-goto-link prompts the user for the name of a link in the current info page to follow. If the link is found then the new info page is opened and displayed. This command may be invoked from the command line, it is used more typically within the info macro to traverse links with the mouse.

NOTES

info is a macro implemented in file info.emf.

SEE ALSO

info(9).

(c) Copyright JASSPA 1999
Last Modified: 1999/11/29
Generated On: 1999/12/01