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* info standalone: (info-stnd). Read Info documents without Emacs.
* infokey: (info-stnd)Invoking infokey. Compile Info customizations.
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GNU Info
********
If you do not know how to use Info, but have a working Info reader, you
should read the Info manual before this one (*note Getting Started:
(info)Top.), as it includes more background information and a thorough
tutorial. This documentation describes the stand-alone Info reader
that is part of the Texinfo distribution, not the Info reader that is
part of GNU Emacs.
* Menu:
* Stand-alone 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.
* Index:: Global index with keystrokes, command names,
variable names, and general concepts.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Stand-alone Info, Next: Invoking Info, Prev: Top, Up: Top
1 Stand-alone Info
******************
The "Info" program is a stand-alone program, part of the Texinfo
distribution, which is used to view Info files on an ASCII terminal.
"Info files" are typically the result of processing Texinfo files with
the program `makeinfo' (also in the Texinfo distribution)
Texinfo itself is a documentation system that uses a single source
file to produce both on-line information and printed output. You can
typeset and print the files that you read in Info.
GNU Emacs also provides an Info reader (just type `M-x info' in
Emacs). Emacs Info and stand-alone Info have nearly identical user
interfaces, although customization and other details are different
(this manual explains the stand-alone Info reader). The Emacs Info
reader supports the X Window System and other such bitmapped
interfaces, not just plain ASCII, so if you want the prettiest display
for Info files, you should try it. You can use Emacs Info without
using Emacs for anything else. (Type `C-x C-c' to exit; this also
works in the stand-alone Info reader.)
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Invoking Info, Next: Cursor Commands, Prev: Stand-alone Info, Up: Top
2 Invoking Info
***************
GNU Info accepts several options to control the initial node being
viewed, and to specify which directories to search for Info files. Here
is a template showing an invocation of GNU Info from the shell:
info [OPTION]... [MENU-ITEM...]
The program accepts the following options:
`--apropos=STRING'
`-k STRING'
Specify a string to search in every index of every Info file
installed on your system. Info looks up the named STRING in all
the indices it can find, prints the results to standard output,
and then exits. If you are not sure which Info file explains
certain issues, this option is your friend. (If your system has a
lot of Info files installed, searching all of them might take some
time!)
You can invoke the apropos command from inside Info; see *note
Searching Commands::.
`--directory DIRECTORY-PATH'
`-d DIRECTORY-PATH'
Prepend DIRECTORY-PATH to the list of directory paths searched
when Info needs to find a file. You may issue `--directory'
multiple times; once for each directory which contains Info files.
The list of directories searched by Info is constructed from the
value of the environment variable `INFOPATH'; `--directory' causes
the named DIRECTORY-PATH to be prepended to that list. The value
of `INFOPATH' is a list of directories usually separated by a
colon; on MS-DOS/MS-Windows systems, the semicolon is used. If
you do not define `INFOPATH', Info uses a default path defined
when Info was built as the initial list of directories. If the
value of `INFOPATH' ends with a colon (or semicolon on
MS-DOS/MS-Windows), the initial list of directories is constructed
by appending the build-time default to the value of `INFOPATH'.
`--dribble=DRIBBLE-FILE'
Specify a file where all user keystrokes will be recorded. This
file can be used later to replay the same sequence of commands,
see the `--restore' option below.
`--file FILENAME'
`-f FILENAME'
Specify a particular Info file to visit. By default, Info visits
the file `dir'; if you use this option, Info will start with
`(FILENAME)Top' as the first file and node.
If FILENAME is an absolute file name, or begins with `./' or
`../', Info looks for FILENAME only in the directory of the
specified FILENAME, and adds the directory of FILENAME to the
value of `INFOPATH'. In contrast, if FILENAME is in the form of a
relative file name, but without the `./' or `../' prefix, Info
will only look for it in the directories specified in `INFOPATH'.
In other words, Info does _not_ treat file names which lack `./'
and `../' prefix as relative to the current directory.
In every directory Info tries, if FILENAME is not found, Info
looks for it with a number of known extensions of Info files(1).
For every known extension, Info looks for a compressed file, if a
regular file isn't found. Info supports files compressed with
`gzip', `bzip2', `compress' and `yabba' programs; it calls
`gunzip', `bunzip2', `uncompress' and `unyabba', accordingly, to
decompress such files. Compressed Info files are assumed to have
`.z', `.gz', `.bz2', `.Z', or `.Y' extensions, possibly in
addition to one of the known Info files extensions(2).
`--help'
`-h'
Produces a relatively brief description of the available Info
options.
`--index-search STRING'
After processing all command-line arguments, go to the index in
the Info file and search for index entries which match STRING. If
such an entry is found, the Info session begins with displaying
the node pointed to by the first matching index entry; press `,'
to step through the rest of the matching entries. If no such
entry exists, print `no entries found' and exit with nonzero
status. This can be used from another program as a way to provide
online help, or as a quick way of starting to read an Info file at
a certain node when you don't know the exact name of that node.
This command can also be invoked from inside Info; see *note
Searching Commands::.
`--node NODENAME'
`-n NODENAME'
Specify a particular node to visit in the initial file that Info
loads. This is especially useful in conjunction with `--file'(3).
You may specify `--node' multiple times; for an interactive Info,
each NODENAME is visited in its own window, for a non-interactive
Info (such as when `--output' is given) each NODENAME is processed
sequentially.
`--output FILENAME'
`-o FILENAME'
Specify FILENAME as the name of a file to which to direct output.
Each node that Info visits will be output to FILENAME instead of
interactively viewed. A value of `-' for FILENAME specifies the
standard output.
`--raw-escapes'
`--no-raw-escapes'
`-R'
Do not remove ANSI escape sequences from documents. Some versions
of Groff, the GNU document formatter, produce man pages with ANSI
escape sequences for bold, italics, and underlined characters, and
for colorized text. By default, Info lets those escape sequences
pass through directly to the terminal. If your terminal does not
support these escapes, use `--no-raw-escapes' to make Info remove
them.
`--restore=DRIBBLE-FILE'
Read keystrokes from DRIBBLE-FILE, presumably recorded during
previous Info session (see the description of the `--dribble'
option above). When the keystrokes in the files are all read, Info
reverts its input to the usual interactive operation.
`--show-malformed-multibytes'
`--no-show-malformed-multibytes'
Show malformed multibyte sequences in the output. By default, such
sequences are dropped.
`--show-options'
`--usage'
`-O'
This option causes Info to look for the node that describes how to
invoke the program and its command-line options, and begin the
session by displaying that node. It is provided to make it easier
to find the most important usage information in a manual without
the need to wade through complex menu hierarchies. The effect is
similar to the `M-x goto-invocation' command (*note
goto-invocation::) from inside Info.
`--speech-friendly'
`-b'
On MS-DOS/MS-Windows only, this option causes Info to use standard
file I/O functions for screen writes. (By default, Info uses
direct writes to the video memory on these systems, for faster
operation and colored display support.) This allows the speech
synthesizers used by blind persons to catch the output and convert
it to audible speech.
`--subnodes'
This option only has meaning when given in conjunction with
`--output'. It means to recursively output the nodes appearing in
the menus of each node being output. Menu items which resolve to
external Info files are not output, and neither are menu items
which are members of an index. Each node is only output once.
`--version'
Prints the version information of Info and exits.
`--vi-keys'
This option binds functions to keys differently, to emulate the key
bindings of `vi' and Less. The default key bindings are generally
modeled after Emacs. (*Note Custom Key Bindings::, for a more
general way of altering GNU Info's key bindings.)
`--where'
`--location'
`-w'
Show the filename that would be read and exit, instead of actually
reading it and starting Info.
`MENU-ITEM'
Info treats its remaining arguments as the names of menu items.
The first argument is a menu item in the initial node visited
(generally `dir'), the second argument is a menu item in the first
argument's node, etc. You can easily move to the node of your
choice by specifying the menu names which describe the path to
that node. For example,
info emacs buffers
first selects the menu item `Emacs' in the node `(dir)Top', and
then selects the menu item `Buffers' in the node `(emacs)Top'.
To avoid searching the `dir' files and just show some arbitrary
file, use `-f' and the filename, as in `info -f ./foo.info'.
The index search and the search for the node which describes program
invocation and command-line options begins _after_ processing all the
command-line menu items. Therefore, the Info file searched for the
index or the invocation node is the file where Info finds itself after
following all the menu items given on the command line. This is so
`info emacs --show-options' does what you'd expect.
Finally, Info defines many default key bindings and variables.
*Note Custom Key Bindings::, for information on how to customize these
settings.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) `.info', `-info', `/index', and `.inf'.
(2) The MS-DOS version allows for the Info extension, such as
`.inf', and the short compressed file extensions, such as `.z' and
`.gz', to be merged into a single extension, since DOS doesn't allow
more than a single dot in the basename of a file. Thus, on MS-DOS, if
Info looks for `bison', file names like `bison.igz' and `bison.inz'
will be found and decompressed by `gunzip'.
(3) Of course, you can specify both the file and node in a `--node'
command; but don't forget to escape the open and close parentheses and
whitespace from the shell as in: `info --node "(emacs)Buffers"'.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Cursor Commands, Next: Scrolling Commands, Prev: Invoking Info, Up: Top
3 Moving the Cursor
*******************
Many people find that reading screens of text page by page is made
easier when one is able to indicate particular pieces of text with some
kind of pointing device. Since this is the case, GNU Info (both the
Emacs and stand-alone versions) have several commands which allow you
to move the cursor about the screen. The notation used in this manual
to describe keystrokes is identical to the notation used within the
Emacs manual, and the GNU Readline manual. *Note User Input:
(emacs)User Input, if you are unfamiliar with the notation.(1)
The following table lists the basic cursor movement commands in Info.
Each entry consists of the key sequence you should type to execute the
cursor movement, the `M-x'(2) command name (displayed in parentheses),
and a short description of what the command does. All of the cursor
motion commands can take a "numeric" argument (see *note
`universal-argument': Miscellaneous Commands. With a numeric argument,
the motion commands are simply executed that many times; for example, a
numeric argument of 4 given to `next-line' causes the cursor to move
down 4 lines. With a negative numeric argument, the motion is
reversed; an argument of -4 given to the `next-line' command would
cause the cursor to move _up_ 4 lines.
`C-n' (`next-line')
<DOWN> (an arrow key)
Move the cursor down to the next line.
`C-p' (`prev-line')
<UP> (an arrow key)
Move the cursor up to the previous line.
`C-a' (`beginning-of-line')
<Home> (on DOS/Windows only)
Move the cursor to the start of the current line.
`C-e' (`end-of-line')
<End> (on DOS/Windows only)
Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
`C-f' (`forward-char')
<RIGHT> (an arrow key)
Move the cursor forward a character.
`C-b' (`backward-char')
<LEFT> (an arrow key)
Move the cursor backward a character.
`M-f' (`forward-word')
`C-<RIGHT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
Move the cursor forward a word.
`M-b' (`backward-word')
`C-<LEFT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
Move the cursor backward a word.
`M-<' (`beginning-of-node')
`C-<Home>' (on DOS/Windows only)
`b'
`M-b', vi-like operation
Move the cursor to the start of the current node.
`M->' (`end-of-node')
`C-<End>' (on DOS/Windows only)
`e'
Move the cursor to the end of the current node.
`M-r' (`move-to-window-line')
Move the cursor to a specific line of the window. Without a
numeric argument, `M-r' moves the cursor to the start of the line
in the center of the window. With a numeric argument of N, `M-r'
moves the cursor to the start of the Nth line in the window.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) Here's a short summary. `C-X' means press the `CTRL' key and
the key X. `M-X' means press the `META' key and the key X. On many
terminals th `META' key is known as the `ALT' key. `SPC' is the space
bar. The other keys are usually called by the names imprinted on them.
(2) `M-x' is also a command; it invokes `execute-extended-command'.
*Note Executing an extended command: (emacs)M-x, for more detailed
information.
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4 Moving Text Within a Window
*****************************
Sometimes you are looking at a screenful of text, and only part of the
current paragraph you are reading is visible on the screen. The
commands detailed in this section are used to shift which part of the
current node is visible on the screen.
Scrolling commands are bound differently when `--vi-keys' operation
is in effect (*note --vi-keys::). These key bindings are designated
with "vi-like operation". *Note Custom Key Bindings::, for information
on arbitrarily customizing key bindings and variable settings.
<SPC> (`scroll-forward')
Shift the text in this window up. That is, show more of the node
which is currently below the bottom of the window. With a numeric
argument, show that many more lines at the bottom of the window; a
numeric argument of 4 would shift all of the text in the window up
4 lines (discarding the top 4 lines), and show you four new lines
at the bottom of the window. Without a numeric argument, <SPC>
takes the bottom two lines of the window and places them at the
top of the window, redisplaying almost a completely new screenful
of lines. If you are at the end of a node, <SPC> takes you to the
"next" node, so that you can read an entire manual from start to
finish by repeating <SPC>.
The default scroll size is one screen-full, but it can be changed
by invoking the (`scroll-forward-page-only-set-window') command,
`z' under `--vi-keys', with a numeric argument.
<NEXT> (an arrow key) (`scroll-forward-page-only')
`C-v'
`C-f', vi-like operation
`f', vi-like operation
`M-SPC', vi-like operation
Shift the text in this window up. This is identical to the <SPC>
operation above, except that it never scrolls beyond the end of the
current node.
The <NEXT> key is known as the <PageDown> key on some keyboards.
`z' (`scroll-forward-page-only-set-window', vi-like operation)
Scroll forward, like with <NEXT>, but if a numeric argument is
specified, it becomes the default scroll size for subsequent
`scroll-forward' and `scroll-backward' commands and their ilk.
<DEL> (`scroll-backward')
Shift the text in this window down. The inverse of
`scroll-forward'. If you are at the start of a node, <DEL> takes
you to the "previous" node, so that you can read an entire manual
from finish to start by repeating <DEL>. The default scroll size
can be changed by invoking the
(`scroll-backward-page-only-set-window') command, `w' under
`--vi-keys', with a numeric argument.
<PREVIOUS> (arrow key) (`scroll-backward-page-only')
<PRIOR> (arrow key)
`M-v'
`b', vi-like operation
`C-b', vi-like operation
Shift the text in this window down. The inverse of
`scroll-forward-page-only'. Does not scroll beyond the start of
the current node. The default scroll size can be changed by
invoking the(`scroll-backward-page-only-set-window') command, `w'
under `--vi-keys', with a numeric argument.
`w' (`scroll-backward-page-only-set-window', vi-like operation)
Scroll backward, like with <PREVIOUS>, but if a numeric argument is
specified, it becomes the default scroll size for subsequent
`scroll-forward' and `scroll-backward' commands.
`C-n' (`down-line', vi-like operation)
`C-e', vi-like operation
<RET>, vi-like operation
<LFD>, vi-like operation
<DOWN>, vi-like operation
Scroll forward by one line. With a numeric argument, scroll
forward that many lines.
`C-p' (`up-line', vi-like operation)
<UP>, vi-like operation
`y', vi-like operation
`k', vi-like operation
`C-k', vi-like operation
`C-y', vi-like operation
Scroll backward one line. With a numeric argument, scroll
backward that many lines.
`d' (`scroll-half-screen-down', vi-like operation)
`C-d', vi-like operation
Scroll forward by half of the screen size. With a numeric
argument, scroll that many lines. If an argument is specified, it
becomes the new default number of lines to scroll for subsequent
`d' and `u' commands.
`u' (`scroll-half-screen-up', vi-like operation)
`C-u', vi-like operation
Scroll back by half of the screen size. With a numeric argument,
scroll that many lines. If an argument is specified, it becomes
the new default number of lines to scroll for subsequent `u' and
`d' commands.
The `scroll-forward' and `scroll-backward' commands can also move
forward and backward through the node structure of the file. If you
press <SPC> while viewing the end of a node, or <DEL> while viewing the
beginning of a node, what happens is controlled by the variable
`scroll-behavior' (*note scroll-behavior::).
The `scroll-forward-page-only' and `scroll-backward-page-only'
commands never scroll beyond the current node.
The <PREVIOUS> key is the <PageUp> key on many keyboards. Emacs
refers to it by the name <PRIOR>. When you use <PRIOR> or <PageUp> to
scroll, Info never scrolls beyond the beginning of the current node.
If your keyboard lacks the <DEL> key, look for a key called <BS>, or
`Backspace', sometimes designated with an arrow which points to the
left, which should perform the same function.
`C-l' (`redraw-display')
Redraw the display from scratch, or shift the line containing the
cursor to a specified location. With no numeric argument, `C-l'
clears the screen, and then redraws its entire contents. Given a
numeric argument of N, the line containing the cursor is shifted
so that it is on the Nth line of the window.
`C-x w' (`toggle-wrap')
Toggles the state of line wrapping in the current window.
Normally, lines which are longer than the screen width "wrap",
i.e., they are continued on the next line. Lines which wrap have
a `\' appearing in the rightmost column of the screen. You can
cause such lines to be terminated at the rightmost column by
changing the state of line wrapping in the window with `C-x w'.
When a line which needs more space than one screen width to
display is displayed, a `$' appears in the rightmost column of the
screen, and the remainder of the line is invisible. When long
lines are truncated, the modeline displays the `$' character near
its left edge.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Node Commands, Next: Searching Commands, Prev: Scrolling Commands, Up: Top
5 Selecting a Node
******************
This section details the numerous Info commands which select a new node
to view in the current window.
The most basic node commands are `n', `p', `u', and `l'. Note that
the commands to select nodes are mapped differently when `--vi-keys' is
in effect; these keybindings are designated below as "vi-like
operation".
When you are viewing a node, the top line of the node contains some
Info "pointers" which describe where the next, previous, and up nodes
are. Info uses this line to move about the node structure of the file
when you use the following commands:
`n' (`next-node')
`C-<NEXT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
`C-x n', vi-like operation
Select the `Next' node.
The <NEXT> key is known as the <PgDn> key on some keyboards.
`p' (`prev-node')
`C-<PREVIOUS>' (on DOS/Windows only)
Select the `Prev' node.
The <PREVIOUS> key is known as the <PgUp> key on some keyboards.
`u' (`up-node')
`C-<UP>' (an arrow key on DOS/Windows only)
`C-x u', vi-like operation
Select the `Up' node.
You can easily select a node that you have already viewed in this
window by using the `l' command--this name stands for "last", and
actually moves backwards through the history of visited nodes for this
window. This is handy when you followed a reference to another node,
possibly to read about a related issue, and would like then to resume
reading at the same place where you started the excursion.
Each node where you press `l' is discarded from the history. Thus,
by the time you get to the first node you visited in a window, the
entire history of that window is discarded.
`l' (`history-node')
`C-<CENTER>' (on DOS/Windows only)
`'', vi-like operation
Pop the most recently selected node in this window from the node
history.
Two additional commands make it easy to select the most commonly
selected nodes; they are `t' and `d'.
`t' (`top-node')
`M-t', vi-like operation
Select the node `Top' in the current Info file.
`d' (`dir-node')
`M-d', vi-like operation
Select the directory node (i.e., the node `(dir)').
Here are some other commands which immediately result in the
selection of a different node in the current window:
`<' (`first-node')
`g', vi-like operation
Selects the first node which appears in this file. This node is
most often `Top', but it does not have to be. With a numeric
argument N, select the Nth node (the first node is node 1). An
argument of zero is the same as the argument of 1.
`>' (`last-node')
`G', vi-like operation
Select the last node which appears in this file. With a numeric
argument N, select the Nth node (the first node is node 1). An
argument of zero is the same as no argument, i.e., it selects the
last node.
`]' (`global-next-node')
Move forward or down through node structure. If the node that you
are currently viewing has a `Next' pointer, that node is selected.
Otherwise, if this node has a menu, the first menu item is
selected. If there is no `Next' and no menu, the same process is
tried with the `Up' node of this node.
`[' (`global-prev-node')
Move backward or up through node structure. If the node that you
are currently viewing has a `Prev' pointer, that node is selected.
Otherwise, if the node has an `Up' pointer, that node is selected,
and if it has a menu, the last item in the menu is selected.
You can get the same behavior as `global-next-node' and
`global-prev-node' while simply scrolling through the file with <SPC>
and <DEL> (*note scroll-behavior::).
`g' (`goto-node')
`C-x g', vi-like operation
Read the name of a node and select it. While reading the node
name, completion (*note completion: The Echo Area.) is only done
for the nodes which reside in one of the Info files that were
loaded in the current Info session; if the desired node resides in
some other file, you must type the node exactly as it appears in
that Info file, and you must include the Info file of the other
file. For example,
`g(emacs)Buffers'
finds the node `Buffers' in the Info file `emacs'.
`O' (`goto-invocation'
`I'
Read the name of a program and look for a node in the current Info
file which describes the invocation and the command-line options
for that program. The default program name is derived from the
name of the current Info file. This command does the same as the
`--show-options' command-line option (*note --show-options::), but
it also allows to specify the program name; this is important for
those manuals which describe several programs.
If you need to find the Invocation node of a program that is
documented in another Info file, you need to visit that file
before invoking `I'. For example, if you are reading the Emacs
manual and want to see the command-line options of the `makeinfo'
program, type `g (texinfo) <RET>' and then `I makeinfo <RET>'. If
you don't know what Info file documents the command, or if
invoking `I' doesn't display the right node, go to the `(dir)'
node (using the `d' command) and invoke `I' from there.
`G' (`menu-sequence')
Read a sequence of menu entries and follow it. Info prompts for a
sequence of menu items separated by commas. (Since commas are not
allowed in a node name, they are a natural choice for a delimiter
in a list of menu items.) Info then looks up the first item in
the menu of the node `(dir)' (if the `(dir)' node cannot be found,
Info uses `Top'). If such an entry is found, Info goes to the
node it points to and looks up the second item in the menu of that
node, etc. In other words, you can specify a complete path which
descends through the menu hierarchy of a particular Info file
starting at the `(dir)' node. This has the same effect as if you
typed the menu item sequence on Info's command line, see *note
Info command-line arguments processing: command-line menu items.
For example,
G Texinfo,Overview,Reporting Bugs <RET>
displays the node `Reporting Bugs' in the Texinfo manual. (You
don't actually need to type the menu items in their full length,
or in their exact letter-case. However, if you do type the menu
items exactly, Info will find it faster.)
If any of the menu items you type are not found, Info stops at the
last entry it did find and reports an error.
`C-x k' (`kill-node')
Kill a node. The node name is prompted for in the echo area, with
a default of the current node. "Killing" a node means that Info
tries hard to forget about it, removing it from the list of
history nodes kept for the window where that node is found.
Another node is selected in the window which contained the killed
node.
`C-x C-f' (`view-file')
Read the name of a file and selects the entire file. The command
`C-x C-f FILENAME'
is equivalent to typing
`g(FILENAME)*'
`C-x C-b' (`list-visited-nodes')
Make a window containing a menu of all of the currently visited
nodes. This window becomes the selected window, and you may use
the standard Info commands within it.
`C-x b' (`select-visited-node')
Select a node which has been previously visited in a visible
window. This is similar to `C-x C-b' followed by `m', but no
window is created.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Searching Commands, Next: Xref Commands, Prev: Node Commands, Up: Top
6 Searching an Info File
************************
GNU Info allows you to search for a sequence of characters throughout an
entire Info file, search through the indices of an Info file, or find
areas within an Info file which discuss a particular topic.
`s' (`search')
`/'
Read a string in the echo area and search for it, either as a
regular expression (by default) or a literal string. If the
string includes upper-case characters, the Info file is searched
case-sensitively; otherwise Info ignores the letter case. With a
numeric argument of N, search for Nth occurrence of the string.
Negative arguments search backwards.
`?' (`search-backward', vi-like operation)
Read a string in the echo area and search backward through the
Info file for that string. If the string includes upper-case
characters, the Info file is searched case-sensitively; otherwise
Info ignores the letter case. With a numeric argument of N,
search for Nth occurrence of the string. Negative arguments
search forward.
`R' (`toggle-regexp')
Toggle between using regular expressions and literal strings for
searching. Info uses so-called `extended' regular expression
syntax, similar to Emacs (*note Using Regular Expressions:
(emacs)Regexps.).
`S' (`search-case-sensitively'
Read a string in the echo area and search for it case-sensitively,
even if the string includes only lower-case letters. With a
numeric argument of N, search for Nth occurrence of the string.
Negative arguments search backwards.
`C-x n' (`search-next')
`n', vi-like operation
Search for the same string used in the last search command, in the
same direction, and with the same case-sensitivity option. With a
numeric argument of N, search for Nth next occurrence.
`C-x N' (`search-previous')
`N', vi-like operation
Search for the same string used in the last search command, and
with the same case-sensitivity option, but in the reverse
direction. With a numeric argument of N, search for Nth previous
occurrence.
`C-s' (`isearch-forward')
Interactively search forward through the Info file for a string as
you type it. If the string includes upper-case characters, the
search is case-sensitive; otherwise Info ignores the letter case.
`C-r' (`isearch-backward')
Interactively search backward through the Info file for a string as
you type it. If the string includes upper-case characters, the
search is case-sensitive; otherwise Info ignores the letter case.
`i' (`index-search')
Look up a string in the indices for this Info file, and select a
node to which the found index entry points.
`,' (`next-index-match')
Move to the node containing the next matching index item from the
last `i' command.
`M-x index-apropos'
Grovel the indices of all the known Info files on your system for a
string, and build a menu of the possible matches.
The most basic searching command is `s' or `/' (`search'). The `s'
command prompts you for a string in the echo area, and then searches
the remainder of the Info file for an occurrence of that string. If
the string is found, the node containing it is selected, and the cursor
is left positioned at the start of the found string. Subsequent `s'
commands show you the default search string within `[' and `]';
pressing <RET> instead of typing a new string will use the default
search string. Under `--vi-keys' (*note --vi-keys::), using the `n' or
`N' commands is a faster way of searching for the same string.
"Incremental searching" is similar to basic searching, but the
string is looked up while you are typing it, instead of waiting until
the entire search string has been specified.
Both incremental and non-incremental search by default ignore the
case of letters when comparing the Info file text with the search
string. However, an uppercase letter in the search string makes the
search case-sensitive. You can force a case-sensitive non-incremental
search, even for a string that includes only lower-case letters, by
using the `S' command (`search-case-sensitively'). The `n' and `N'
commands operate case-sensitively if the last search command was `S'.
The most efficient means of finding something quickly in a manual is
the `i' command (`index-search'). This command prompts for a string,
and then looks for that string in all the indices of the current Info
manual. If it finds a matching index entry, it displays the node to
which that entry refers and prints the full text of the entry in the
echo area. You can press `,' (`next-index-match') to find more
matches. A good Info manual has all of its important concepts indexed,
so the `i' command lets you use a manual as a reference.
If you don't know what manual documents something, try the `M-x
index-apropos' command. It prompts for a string and then looks up that
string in all the indices of all the Info documents installed on your
system. It can also be invoked from the command line; see *note
--apropos::.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Xref Commands, Next: Window Commands, Prev: Searching Commands, Up: Top
7 Selecting Cross References
****************************
We have already discussed the `Next', `Prev', and `Up' pointers which
appear at the top of a node. In addition to these pointers, a node may
contain other pointers which refer you to a different node, perhaps in
another Info file. Such pointers are called "cross references", or
"xrefs" for short.
* Menu:
* Parts of an Xref:: What a cross reference is made of.
* Selecting Xrefs:: Commands for selecting menu or note items.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Parts of an Xref, Next: Selecting Xrefs, Up: Xref Commands
7.1 Parts of an Xref
====================
Cross references have two major parts: the first part is called the
"label"; it is the name that you can use to refer to the cross
reference, and the second is the "target"; it is the full name of the
node that the cross reference points to.
The target is separated from the label by a colon `:'; first the
label appears, and then the target. For example, in the sample menu
cross reference below, the single colon separates the label from the
target.
* Foo Label: Foo Target. More information about Foo.
Note the `.' which ends the name of the target. The `.' is not part
of the target; it serves only to let Info know where the target name
ends.
A shorthand way of specifying references allows two adjacent colons
to stand for a target name which is the same as the label name:
* Foo Commands:: Commands pertaining to Foo.
In the above example, the name of the target is the same as the name
of the label, in this case `Foo Commands'.
You will normally see two types of cross reference while viewing
nodes: "menu" references, and "note" references. Menu references
appear within a node's menu; they begin with a `*' at the beginning of
a line, and continue with a label, a target, and a comment which
describes what the contents of the node pointed to contains.
Note references appear within the body of the node text; they begin
with `*Note', and continue with a label and a target.
Like `Next', `Prev', and `Up' pointers, cross references can point
to any valid node. They are used to refer you to a place where more
detailed information can be found on a particular subject. Here is a
cross reference which points to a node within the Texinfo
documentation: *Note Writing an Xref: (texinfo)xref, for more
information on creating your own texinfo cross references.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Selecting Xrefs, Prev: Parts of an Xref, Up: Xref Commands
7.2 Selecting Xrefs
===================
The following table lists the Info commands which operate on menu items.
`1' (`menu-digit')
`2' ... `9'
`M-1', vi-like operation
`M-2' ... `M-9', vi-like operation
Within an Info window, pressing a single digit, (such as `1'),
selects that menu item, and places its node in the current window.
For convenience, there is one exception; pressing `0' selects the
_last_ item in the node's menu. When `--vi-keys' is in effect,
digits set the numeric argument, so these commands are remapped to
their `M-' varieties. For example, to select the last menu item,
press `M-0'.
`0' (`last-menu-item')
`M-0', vi-like operation
Select the last item in the current node's menu.
`m' (`menu-item')
Reads the name of a menu item in the echo area and selects its
node. Completion is available while reading the menu label.
*Note completion: The Echo Area.
`M-x find-menu'
Move the cursor to the start of this node's menu.
This table lists the Info commands which operate on cross references.
`f' (`xref-item')
`r'
`M-f', vi-like operation
`C-x r', vi-like operation
Reads the name of a note cross reference in the echo area and
selects its node. Completion is available while reading the cross
reference label. *Note completion: The Echo Area.
Finally, the next few commands operate on menu or note references
alike:
<TAB> (`move-to-next-xref')
Move the cursor to the start of the next nearest menu item or note
reference in this node. You can then use <RET>
(`select-reference-this-line') to select the menu or note
reference.
`M-TAB' (`move-to-prev-xref')
`Shift-<TAB>' (on DOS/Windows only)
Move the cursor the start of the nearest previous menu item or note
reference in this node.
On DOS/Windows only, the `Shift-<TAB>' key is an alias for
`M-<TAB>'. This key is sometimes called `BackTab'.
<RET> (`select-reference-this-line')
`M-g', vi-like operation
Select the menu item or note reference appearing on this line.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Window Commands, Next: Printing Nodes, Prev: Xref Commands, Up: Top
8 Manipulating Multiple Windows
*******************************
A "window" is a place to show the text of a node. Windows have a view
area where the text of the node is displayed, and an associated "mode
line", which briefly describes the node being viewed.
GNU Info supports multiple windows appearing in a single screen; each
window is separated from the next by its modeline. At any time, there
is only one "active" window, that is, the window in which the cursor
appears. There are commands available for creating windows, changing
the size of windows, selecting which window is active, and for deleting
windows.
* Menu:
* The Mode Line:: What appears in the mode line?
* Basic Windows:: Manipulating windows in Info.
* The Echo Area:: Used for displaying errors and reading input.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: The Mode Line, Next: Basic Windows, Up: Window Commands
8.1 The Mode Line
=================
A "mode line" is a line of inverse video which appears at the bottom of
an Info window. It describes the contents of the window just above it;
this information includes the name of the file and node appearing in
that window, the number of screen lines it takes to display the node,
and the percentage of text that is above the top of the window. It can
also tell you if the indirect tags table for this Info file needs to be
updated, and whether or not the Info file was compressed when stored on
disk.
Here is a sample mode line for a window containing an uncompressed
file named `dir', showing the node `Top'.
-----Info: (dir)Top, 40 lines --Top-------------------------------------
^^ ^ ^^^ ^^
(file)Node #lines where
When a node comes from a file which is compressed on disk, this is
indicated in the mode line with two small `z''s. In addition, if the
Info file containing the node has been split into subfiles, the name of
the subfile containing the node appears in the modeline as well:
--zz-Info: (emacs)Top, 291 lines --Top-- Subfile: emacs-1.Z-------------
Truncation of long lines (as opposed to wrapping them to the next
display line, *note toggle-wrap: Scrolling Commands.) is indicated by a
`$' at the left edge of the mode line:
--$--Info: (texinfo)Top, 480 lines --Top-- Subfile: texinfo-1-----------
When Info makes a node internally, such that there is no
corresponding info file on disk, the name of the node is surrounded by
asterisks (`*'). The name itself tells you what the contents of the
window are; the sample mode line below shows an internally constructed
node showing possible completions:
-----Info: *Completions*, 7 lines --All---------------------------------
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Basic Windows, Next: The Echo Area, Prev: The Mode Line, Up: Window Commands
8.2 Window Commands
===================
It can be convenient to view more than one node at a time. To allow
this, Info can display more than one "window". Each window has its own
mode line (*note The Mode Line::) and history of nodes viewed in that
window (*note `history-node': Node Commands.).
`C-x o' (`next-window')
Select the next window on the screen. Note that the echo area can
only be selected if it is already in use, and you have left it
temporarily. Normally, `C-x o' simply moves the cursor into the
next window on the screen, or if you are already within the last
window, into the first window on the screen. Given a numeric
argument, `C-x o' moves over that many windows. A negative
argument causes `C-x o' to select the previous window on the
screen.
`M-x prev-window'
Select the previous window on the screen. This is identical to
`C-x o' with a negative argument.
`C-x 2' (`split-window')
Split the current window into two windows, both showing the same
node. Each window is one half the size of the original window,
and the cursor remains in the original window. The variable
`automatic-tiling' can cause all of the windows on the screen to
be resized for you automatically (*note automatic-tiling:
Variables.).
`C-x 0' (`delete-window')
Delete the current window from the screen. If you have made too
many windows and your screen appears cluttered, this is the way to
get rid of some of them.
`C-x 1' (`keep-one-window')
Delete all of the windows excepting the current one.
`ESC C-v' (`scroll-other-window')
Scroll the other window, in the same fashion that `C-v' might
scroll the current window. Given a negative argument, scroll the
"other" window backward.
`C-x ^' (`grow-window')
Grow (or shrink) the current window. Given a numeric argument,
grow the current window that many lines; with a negative numeric
argument, shrink the window instead.
`C-x t' (`tile-windows')
Divide the available screen space among all of the visible windows.
Each window is given an equal portion of the screen in which to
display its contents. The variable `automatic-tiling' can cause
`tile-windows' to be called when a window is created or deleted.
*Note `automatic-tiling': Variables.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: The Echo Area, Prev: Basic Windows, Up: Window Commands
8.3 The Echo Area
=================
The "echo area" is a one line window which appears at the bottom of the
screen. It is used to display informative or error messages, and to
read lines of input from you when that is necessary. Almost all of the
commands available in the echo area are identical to their Emacs
counterparts, so please refer to that documentation for greater depth of
discussion on the concepts of editing a line of text. The following
table briefly lists the commands that are available while input is being
read in the echo area:
`C-f' (`echo-area-forward')
<RIGHT> (an arrow key)
`M-h', vi-like operation
Move forward a character.
`C-b' (`echo-area-backward')
<LEFT> (an arrow key)
`M-l', vi-like operation
Move backward a character.
`C-a' (`echo-area-beg-of-line')
`M-0', vi-like operation
Move to the start of the input line.
`C-e' (`echo-area-end-of-line')
`M-$', vi-like operation
Move to the end of the input line.
`M-f' (`echo-area-forward-word')
`C-<RIGHT>' (DOS/Windows only)
`M-w', vi-like operation
Move forward a word.
On DOS/Windows, `C-<RIGHT>' moves forward by words.
`M-b' (`echo-area-backward-word')
`C-<LEFT>' (DOS/Windows only)
Move backward a word.
On DOS/Windows, `C-<LEFT>' moves backward by words.
`C-d' (`echo-area-delete')
`M-x', vi-like operation
Delete the character under the cursor.
<DEL> (`echo-area-rubout')
Delete the character behind the cursor.
On some keyboards, this key is designated <BS>, for `Backspace'.
Those keyboards will usually bind <DEL> in the echo area to
`echo-area-delete'.
`C-g' (`echo-area-abort')
`C-u', vi-like operation
Cancel or quit the current operation. If completion is being
read, this command discards the text of the input line which does
not match any completion. If the input line is empty, it aborts
the calling function.
<RET> (`echo-area-newline')
Accept (or forces completion of) the current input line.
`C-q' (`echo-area-quoted-insert')
`C-v', vi-like operation
Insert the next character verbatim. This is how you can insert
control characters into a search string, for example, or the `?'
character when Info prompts with completion.
PRINTING CHARACTER (`echo-area-insert')
Insert the character. Characters that have their 8th bit set, and
not bound to `M-' commands, are also inserted verbatim; this is
useful for terminals which support Latin scripts.
`M-TAB' (`echo-area-tab-insert')
`Shift-<TAB>' (on DOS/Windows only)
Insert a TAB character.
On DOS/Windows only, the `Shift-<TAB>' key is an alias for
`M-<TAB>'. This key is sometimes called `BackTab'.
`C-t' (`echo-area-transpose-chars')
Transpose the characters at the cursor.
The next group of commands deal with "killing", and "yanking"
text(1). For an in-depth discussion of killing and yanking, see *note
Killing and Deleting: (emacs)Killing.
`M-d' (`echo-area-kill-word')
`M-X', vi-like operation
Kill the word following the cursor.
`M-<DEL>' (`echo-area-backward-kill-word')
`M-<BS>'
Kill the word preceding the cursor.
On some keyboards, the `Backspace' key is used instead of `DEL',
so `M-<Backspace>' has the same effect as `M-<DEL>'.
`C-k' (`echo-area-kill-line')
Kill the text from the cursor to the end of the line.
`C-x <DEL>' (`echo-area-backward-kill-line')
Kill the text from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
`C-y' (`echo-area-yank')
Yank back the contents of the last kill.
`M-y' (`echo-area-yank-pop')
Yank back a previous kill, removing the last yanked text first.
Sometimes when reading input in the echo area, the command that
needed input will only accept one of a list of several choices. The
choices represent the "possible completions", and you must respond with
one of them. Since there are a limited number of responses you can
make, Info allows you to abbreviate what you type, only typing as much
of the response as is necessary to uniquely identify it. In addition,
you can request Info to fill in as much of the response as is possible;
this is called "completion".
The following commands are available when completing in the echo
area:
<TAB> (`echo-area-complete')
<SPC>
Insert as much of a completion as is possible.
`?' (`echo-area-possible-completions')
Display a window containing a list of the possible completions of
what you have typed so far. For example, if the available choices
are:
bar
foliate
food
forget
and you have typed an `f', followed by `?', Info will pop up a
window showing a node called `*Completions*' which lists the
possible completions like this:
3 completions:
foliate food
forget
i.e., all of the choices which begin with `f'. Pressing <SPC> or
<TAB> would result in `fo' appearing in the echo area, since all
of the choices which begin with `f' continue with `o'. Now,
typing `l' followed by `TAB' results in `foliate' appearing in the
echo area, since that is the only choice which begins with `fol'.
<ESC C-v> (`echo-area-scroll-completions-window')
Scroll the completions window, if that is visible, or the "other"
window if not.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) Some people are used to calling these operations "cut" and
"paste", respectively.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Printing Nodes, Next: Miscellaneous Commands, Prev: Window Commands, Up: Top
9 Printing Nodes
****************
In general, we recommend that you use TeX to format the document and
print sections of it, by running `tex' on the Texinfo source file.
However, you may wish to print out the contents of a node as a quick
reference document for later use, or if you don't have TeX installed.
Info provides you with a command for doing this.
`M-x print-node'
Pipe the contents of the current node through the command in the
environment variable `INFO_PRINT_COMMAND'. If the variable does
not exist, the node is simply piped to `lpr' (on DOS/Windows, the
default is to print the node to the local printer device, `PRN').
The value of `INFO_PRINT_COMMAND' may begin with the `>'
character, as in `>/dev/printer', in which case Info treats the
rest as the name of a file or a device. Instead of piping to a
command, Info opens the file, writes the node contents, and closes
the file, under the assumption that text written to that file will
be printed by the underlying OS.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Miscellaneous Commands, Next: Variables, Prev: Printing Nodes, Up: Top
10 Miscellaneous Commands
*************************
GNU Info contains several commands which self-document GNU Info:
`M-x describe-command'
Read the name of an Info command in the echo area and then display
a brief description of what that command does.
`M-x describe-key'
Read a key sequence in the echo area, and then display the name and
documentation of the Info command that the key sequence invokes.
`M-x describe-variable'
Read the name of a variable in the echo area and then display a
brief description of what the variable affects.
`M-x where-is'
Read the name of an Info command in the echo area, and then display
a key sequence which can be typed in order to invoke that command.
`C-h' (`get-help-window')
`?'
<F1> (on DOS/Windows only)
h, vi-like operation
Create (or Move into) the window displaying `*Help*', and place a
node containing a quick reference card into it. This window
displays the most concise information about GNU Info available.
`h' (`get-info-help-node')
`M-h', vi-like operation
Try hard to visit the node `(info)Help'. The Info file
`info.texi' distributed with GNU Info contains this node. Of
course, the file must first be processed with `makeinfo', and then
placed into the location of your Info directory.
Here are the commands for creating a numeric argument:
`C-u' (`universal-argument')
Start (or multiply by 4) the current numeric argument. `C-u' is a
good way to give a small numeric argument to cursor movement or
scrolling commands; `C-u C-v' scrolls the screen 4 lines, while
`C-u C-u C-n' moves the cursor down 16 lines. `C-u' followed by
digit keys sets the numeric argument to the number thus typed:
`C-u 1 2 0' sets the argument to 120.
`M-1' (`add-digit-to-numeric-arg')
`1', vi-like operation
`M-2' ... `M-9'
`2' ... `9', vi-like operation
`M-0'
`0', vi-like operation
Add the digit value of the invoking key to the current numeric
argument. Once Info is reading a numeric argument, you may just
type the digits of the argument, without the Meta prefix. For
example, you might give `C-l' a numeric argument of 32 by typing:
C-u 3 2 C-l
or
M-3 2 C-l
`M--' (`add-digit-to-numeric-arg'
`-'
To make a negative argument, type `-'. Typing `-' alone makes a
negative argument with a value of -1. If you continue to type
digit or Meta-digit keys after `-', the result is a negative
number produced by those digits.
`-' doesn't work when you type in the echo area, because you need
to be able to insert the `-' character itself; use `M--' instead,
if you need to specify negative arguments in the echo area.
`C-g' is used to abort the reading of a multi-character key
sequence, to cancel lengthy operations (such as multi-file searches) and
to cancel reading input in the echo area.
`C-g' (`abort-key')
`C-u', vi-like operation
Cancel current operation.
The `q' command of Info simply quits running Info. Under
`--vi-keys' (*note --vi-keys::), you can also exit with `:q' or `ZZ'.
`q' (`quit')
`C-x C-c'
`:q', vi-like operation
`ZZ', vi-like operation
Exit GNU Info.
If the operating system tells GNU Info that the screen is 60 lines
tall, and it is actually only 40 lines tall, here is a way to tell Info
that the operating system is correct.
`M-x set-screen-height'
Read a height value in the echo area and set the height of the
displayed screen to that value.
On MS-DOS/MS-Windows, this command actually tries to change the
dimensions of the visible screen to the value you type in the echo area.
Finally, Info provides a convenient way to display footnotes which
might be associated with the current node that you are viewing:
`ESC C-f' (`show-footnotes')
Show the footnotes (if any) associated with the current node in
another window. You can have Info automatically display the
footnotes associated with a node when the node is selected by
setting the variable `automatic-footnotes'. *Note
`automatic-footnotes': Variables.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Variables, Next: Custom Key Bindings, Prev: Miscellaneous Commands, Up: Top
11 Manipulating Variables
*************************
GNU Info contains several "variables" whose values are looked at by
various Info commands. You can change the values of these variables,
and thus change the behavior of Info to more closely match your
environment and Info file reading manner.
There are two ways to set the value of a variable: interactively,
using the `set-variable' command described below, or in the `#var'
section of the `.infokey' file. *Note Custom Key Bindings::.
`M-x set-variable'
Read the name of a variable, and the value for it, in the echo
area and then set the variable to that value. Completion is
available when reading the variable name (*note completion: The
Echo Area.); often, completion is available when reading the value
to give to the variable, but that depends on the variable itself.
If a variable does _not_ supply multiple choices to complete over,
it expects a numeric value.
`M-x describe-variable'
Read the name of a variable in the echo area and then display a
brief description of what the variable affects.
Here is a list of the variables that you can set in Info.
`automatic-footnotes'
When set to `On', footnotes appear and disappear automatically;
else, they appear at the bottom of the node text. This variable is
`Off' by default. When a node is selected, a window containing
the footnotes which appear in that node is created, and the
footnotes are displayed within the new window. The window that
Info creates to contain the footnotes is called `*Footnotes*'. If
a node is selected which contains no footnotes, and a
`*Footnotes*' window is on the screen, the `*Footnotes*' window is
deleted. Footnote windows created in this fashion are not
automatically tiled so that they can use as little of the display
as is possible.
`automatic-tiling'
When set to `On', creating or deleting a window resizes other
windows. This variable is `Off' by default. Normally, typing
`C-x 2' divides the current window into two equal parts. When
`automatic-tiling' is set to `On', all of the windows are resized
automatically, keeping an equal number of lines visible in each
window. There are exceptions to the automatic tiling;
specifically, the windows `*Completions*' and `*Footnotes*' are
_not_ resized through automatic tiling; they remain their original
size.
`cursor-movement-scrolls'
Normally, cursor movement commands (*note Cursor Commands::) stop
when top or bottom of a node is reached. When this variable is
set to `On', cursor movement commands act as scrolling ones and
their behavior is controlled by the `scroll-behavior' variable
(see below).
`errors-ring-bell'
When set to `On', errors cause the bell to ring. The default
setting of this variable is `On'.
`gc-compressed-files'
When set to `On', Info garbage collects files which had to be
uncompressed. The default value of this variable is `Off'.
Whenever a node is visited in Info, the Info file containing that
node is read into core, and Info reads information about the tags
and nodes contained in that file. Once the tags information is
read by Info, it is never forgotten. However, the actual text of
the nodes does not need to remain in core unless a particular Info
window needs it. For non-compressed files, the text of the nodes
does not remain in core when it is no longer in use. But
de-compressing a file can be a time consuming operation, and so
Info tries hard not to do it twice. `gc-compressed-files' tells
Info it is okay to garbage collect the text of the nodes of a file
which was compressed on disk.
`ISO-Latin'
When set to `On', Info accepts and displays ISO Latin characters.
By default, Info assumes an ASCII character set. `ISO-Latin' tells
Info that it is running in an environment where the European
standard character set is in use, and allows you to input such
characters to Info, as well as display them.
`scroll-behavior'
`scroll-behaviour'
Control what happens when forward scrolling is requested at the
end of a node, or when backward scrolling is requested at the
beginning of a node. The default value for this variable is
`Continuous'. There are three possible values for this variable:
`Continuous'
Try to get the first item in this node's menu, or failing
that, the `Next' node, or failing that, the `Next' of the
`Up'. This behavior is identical to using the `]'
(`global-next-node') and `[' (`global-prev-node') commands.
`scroll-last-node'
Control what happens when a scrolling command is issued at
the end of the last node. Possible values are:
`Stop'
Do not scroll. Display the `No more nodes within this
document.' message. This is the default.
`Scroll'
Scroll as usual. Since the last node is usually an
index, this means that the very first node from the menu
will be selected.
`Top'
Go to the top node of this document.
This variable is in effect only if `scroll-behaviour' is set
to `Continuous'.
Notice that the default behavior has changed in version 4.12.
Previous versions behaved as if `scroll-last-node=Scroll' was
set. This behavior was counter-intuitive, therefore since
version 4.12 the default is to stop at the last node.
`Next Only'
Only try to get the `Next' node.
`Page Only'
Simply give up, changing nothing. If `scroll-behavior' is
`Page Only', no scrolling command can change the node that is
being viewed.
This variable normally affects only scrolling commands. *Note
cursor-movement-scrolls::, for information on how to widen its
scope.
The two names, `scroll-behavior' and `scroll-behaviour', are a
historical accident. They are merely synonyms.
`scroll-step'
The number of lines to scroll when the cursor moves out of the
window. Scrolling happens automatically if the cursor has moved
out of the visible portion of the node text when it is time to
display. Usually the scrolling is done so as to put the cursor on
the center line of the current window. However, if the variable
`scroll-step' has a nonzero value, Info attempts to scroll the
node text by that many lines; if that is enough to bring the
cursor back into the window, that is what is done. The default
value of this variable is 0, thus placing the cursor (and the text
it is attached to) in the center of the window. Setting this
variable to 1 causes a kind of "smooth scrolling" which some
people prefer.
`show-index-match'
When set to `On', the portion of the matched search string is
highlighted in the message which explains where the matched search
string was found. The default value of this variable is `On'.
When Info displays the location where an index match was found,
(*note `next-index-match': Searching Commands.), the portion of the
string that you had typed is highlighted by displaying it in the
inverse case from its surrounding characters.
`visible-bell'
When set to `On', GNU Info attempts to flash the screen instead of
ringing the bell. This variable is `Off' by default. Of course,
Info can only flash the screen if the terminal allows it; in the
case that the terminal does not allow it, the setting of this
variable has no effect. However, you can make Info perform
quietly by setting the `errors-ring-bell' variable to `Off'.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Custom Key Bindings, Next: Index, Prev: Variables, Up: Top
12 Customizing Key Bindings and Variables
*****************************************
GNU Info provides a way to define arbitrary key-to-command bindings and
variable settings, overriding the defaults described in this document.
(The `--vi-keys' option rebinds many keys at once; *note --vi-keys::.)
On startup, GNU Info looks for a configuration file in the invoker's
HOME directory called `.info'(1). If it is present, and appears to
contain Info configuration data, and was created with the current
version of the `infokey' command, then Info adopts the key bindings and
variable settings contained therein.
The `.info' file contains compact, non-textual data for reasons of
efficiency and because its design was lifted wholesale from the GNU Less
program, which also does it that way. It must be created by compiling a
textual source file using the `infokey' command.
* Menu:
* Invoking infokey::
* infokey source format::
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) Due to the limitations of DOS filesystems, the MS-DOS version of
Info looks for a file `_info' instead. If the `HOME' variable is not
defined, Info additionally looks in the current directory.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Invoking infokey, Next: infokey source format, Up: Custom Key Bindings
12.1 Invoking `infokey'
=======================
`infokey' compiles a source file (`$HOME/.infokey'(1) by default)
containing Info customizations into a binary format (`$HOME/.info' by
default). GNU Info reads the binary file at startup to override the
default key bindings and variable definitions. Synopsis:
infokey [OPTION...] [INPUT-FILE]
Besides the standard `--help' and `--version', the only option is
`--output FILE'. This tells `infokey' to write the binary data to FILE
instead of `$HOME/.info'.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) This file is named `_infokey' in the MS-DOS version, and is
looked for in the current directory if `HOME' is undefined.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: infokey source format, Prev: Invoking infokey, Up: Custom Key Bindings
12.2 `infokey' source format
============================
The format of the source file read by `infokey' is most easily
illustrated by example. For instance, here is a sample `.infokey'
source file suitable for aficionados of `vi' or `less':
#info
j next-line
k prev-line
l forward-char
h backward-char
\kd next-line
\ku prev-line
\kr forward-char
\kl backward-char
\ scroll-forward
\kD scroll-forward-page-only
b scroll-backward
\kU scroll-backward-page-only
g beginning-of-node
\kh beginning-of-node
G end-of-node
\ke end-of-node
\t select-reference-this-line
- history-node
n next-node
p prev-node
u up-node
t top-node
d dir-node
#var
scroll-step=1
The source file consists of one or more "sections". Each section
starts with a line that identifies the type of section. Possible
sections are:
`#info'
Key bindings for Info windows. The start of this section is
indicated by a line containing just `#info' by itself. If this is
the first section in the source file, the `#info' line can be
omitted. The rest of this section consists of lines of the form:
STRING whitespace ACTION [ whitespace [ # comment ] ] newline
Whitespace is any sequence of one or more spaces and/or tabs.
Comment is any sequence of any characters, excluding newline.
STRING is the key sequence which invokes the action. ACTION is
the name of an Info command. The characters in STRING are
interpreted literally or prefixed by a caret (`^') to indicate a
control character. A backslash followed by certain characters
specifies input keystrokes as follows:
`\b'
Backspace
`\e'
Escape (ESC)
`\n'
Newline
`\r'
Return
`\t'
Tab
`\ku'
Up arrow
`\kd'
Down arrow
`\kl'
Left arrow
`\kr'
Right arrow
`\kU'
Page Up
`\kD'
Page Down
`\kh'
HOME
`\ke'
END
`\kx'
Delete (DEL)
`\mX'
Meta-X where X is any character as described above.
Backslash followed by any other character indicates that character
is to be taken literally. Characters which must be preceded by a
backslash include caret, space, tab, and backslash itself.
`#echo-area'
Key bindings for the echo area. The start of this section is
indicated by a line containing just `#echo-area' by itself. The
rest of this section has a syntax identical to that for the key
definitions for the Info area, described above.
`#var'
Variable initializations. The start of this section is indicated
by a line containing just `#var' by itself. Following this line
is a list of variable assignments, one per line. Each line
consists of a variable name (*Note Variables::,) followed by `='
followed by a value. There may be no white space between the
variable name and the `=', and all characters following the `=',
including white space, are included in the value.
Blank lines and lines starting with `#' are ignored, except for the
special section header lines.
Key bindings defined in the `.info' file take precedence over GNU
Info's default key bindings, whether or not `--vi-keys' is used. A
default key binding may be disabled by overriding it in the `.info'
file with the action `invalid'. In addition, _all_ default key
bindings can be disabled by adding this line _anywhere_ in the relevant
section:
#stop
This will cause GNU Info to ignore all the default key commands for
that section.
Beware: `#stop' can be dangerous. Since it disables all default key
bindings, you must supply enough new key bindings to enable all
necessary actions. Failure to bind any key to the `quit' command, for
example, can lead to frustration.
The order in which key bindings are defined in the `.info' file is
not important, except that the command summary produced by the
`get-help-window' command only displays the _first_ key that is bound
to each command.
File: info-stnd.info, Node: Index, Prev: Custom Key Bindings, Up: Top
Appendix A Index
****************
[index ]
* Menu:
* ', vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 51)
* ,: Searching Commands. (line 67)
* -: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 68)
* --subnodes, command line option: Invoking Info. (line 151)
* .info: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* .infokey: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* .infokey source format: infokey source format.
(line 6)
* /: Searching Commands. (line 12)
* 0 ... 9, vi-like operation: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 55)
* 0, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 22)
* 1 ... 9, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 12)
* <: Node Commands. (line 70)
* >: Node Commands. (line 77)
* ?, in Info windows: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 28)
* ?, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 132)
* ?, vi-like operation: Searching Commands. (line 20)
* [: Node Commands. (line 90)
* ]: Node Commands. (line 83)
* _info file (MS-DOS): Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* _infokey file (MS-DOS): Invoking infokey. (line 6)
* abort-key: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 83)
* add-digit-to-numeric-arg: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 55)
* ANSI escape sequences in documents: Invoking Info. (line 108)
* Apropos, in Info files: Invoking Info. (line 16)
* arguments, command line: Invoking Info. (line 6)
* arguments, negative: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 68)
* automatic-footnotes: Variables. (line 31)
* automatic-tiling: Variables. (line 44)
* b, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 63)
* b, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 63)
* BackTab, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 57)
* BackTab, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 82)
* backward-char: Cursor Commands. (line 49)
* backward-word: Cursor Commands. (line 57)
* beginning-of-line: Cursor Commands. (line 37)
* beginning-of-node: Cursor Commands. (line 63)
* BS (backspace): Scrolling Commands. (line 118)
* C-a, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 37)
* C-a, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 27)
* C-b, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 49)
* C-b, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 23)
* C-b, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 63)
* C-CENTER: Node Commands. (line 51)
* C-d, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 48)
* C-d, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 93)
* C-e, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 41)
* C-e, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 31)
* C-e, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 79)
* C-End: Cursor Commands. (line 68)
* C-f, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 45)
* C-f, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 18)
* C-f, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 38)
* C-g, in Info windows: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 83)
* C-g, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 59)
* C-h: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 28)
* C-Home: Cursor Commands. (line 63)
* C-k, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 104)
* C-k, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* C-l: Scrolling Commands. (line 123)
* C-LEFT: Cursor Commands. (line 57)
* C-LEFT, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 44)
* C-n: Cursor Commands. (line 29)
* C-n, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 79)
* C-NEXT: Node Commands. (line 22)
* C-p: Cursor Commands. (line 33)
* C-p, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* C-PgDn: Node Commands. (line 24)
* C-PgUp: Node Commands. (line 30)
* C-PREVIOUS: Node Commands. (line 28)
* C-q, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 69)
* C-r: Searching Commands. (line 58)
* C-RIGHT: Cursor Commands. (line 53)
* C-RIGHT, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 38)
* C-s: Searching Commands. (line 53)
* C-t, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 86)
* C-u: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 42)
* C-u cancels typeahead, vi-like operation: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 83)
* C-u, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 59)
* C-u, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 100)
* C-UP: Node Commands. (line 35)
* C-v: Scrolling Commands. (line 38)
* C-v, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 69)
* C-w: Scrolling Commands. (line 130)
* C-x 0: Basic Windows. (line 34)
* C-x 1: Basic Windows. (line 39)
* C-x 2: Basic Windows. (line 26)
* C-x ^: Basic Windows. (line 47)
* C-x b: Node Commands. (line 177)
* C-x C-b: Node Commands. (line 172)
* C-x C-c: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 92)
* C-x C-f: Node Commands. (line 166)
* C-x DEL, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 107)
* C-x g, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 101)
* C-x k: Node Commands. (line 158)
* C-x N: Searching Commands. (line 47)
* C-x n: Searching Commands. (line 41)
* C-x n, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 22)
* C-x o: Basic Windows. (line 12)
* C-x r, vi-like operation: Selecting Xrefs. (line 39)
* C-x t: Basic Windows. (line 52)
* C-x u, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 35)
* C-y, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 110)
* C-y, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* cancelling the current operation: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 83)
* cancelling typeahead: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 83)
* case-sensitive search: Searching Commands. (line 34)
* case-sensitivity, and search: Searching Commands. (line 88)
* colors in documents: Invoking Info. (line 108)
* command line options: Invoking Info. (line 6)
* command-line options, how to find: Invoking Info. (line 130)
* commands, describing: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 9)
* completion: The Echo Area. (line 115)
* compressed Info files: Invoking Info. (line 63)
* cursor, moving: Cursor Commands. (line 6)
* customizing key bindings: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* d: Node Commands. (line 63)
* d, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 93)
* default key bindings, overriding: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* DEL, in Info windows: Scrolling Commands. (line 50)
* DEL, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 51)
* delete-window: Basic Windows. (line 34)
* describe-command: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 9)
* describe-key: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 13)
* describe-variable: Variables. (line 25)
* dir-node: Node Commands. (line 63)
* directory path: Invoking Info. (line 27)
* DOWN (an arrow key): Cursor Commands. (line 29)
* DOWN, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 79)
* down-line: Scrolling Commands. (line 79)
* e, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 68)
* echo area: The Echo Area. (line 6)
* echo-area-abort: The Echo Area. (line 59)
* echo-area-backward: The Echo Area. (line 23)
* echo-area-backward-kill-line: The Echo Area. (line 107)
* echo-area-backward-kill-word: The Echo Area. (line 98)
* echo-area-backward-word: The Echo Area. (line 42)
* echo-area-beg-of-line: The Echo Area. (line 27)
* echo-area-complete: The Echo Area. (line 129)
* echo-area-delete: The Echo Area. (line 48)
* echo-area-end-of-line: The Echo Area. (line 31)
* echo-area-forward: The Echo Area. (line 18)
* echo-area-forward-word: The Echo Area. (line 36)
* echo-area-insert: The Echo Area. (line 74)
* echo-area-kill-line: The Echo Area. (line 104)
* echo-area-kill-word: The Echo Area. (line 94)
* echo-area-newline: The Echo Area. (line 65)
* echo-area-possible-completions: The Echo Area. (line 132)
* echo-area-quoted-insert: The Echo Area. (line 69)
* echo-area-rubout: The Echo Area. (line 51)
* echo-area-scroll-completions-window: The Echo Area. (line 156)
* echo-area-tab-insert: The Echo Area. (line 80)
* echo-area-transpose-chars: The Echo Area. (line 86)
* echo-area-yank: The Echo Area. (line 110)
* echo-area-yank-pop: The Echo Area. (line 113)
* End: Cursor Commands. (line 41)
* end-of-line: Cursor Commands. (line 41)
* end-of-node: Cursor Commands. (line 68)
* errors-ring-bell: Variables. (line 62)
* ESC C-f: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 109)
* ESC C-v, in Info windows: Basic Windows. (line 42)
* ESC C-v, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 156)
* f: Selecting Xrefs. (line 39)
* f, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 38)
* F1: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 28)
* file names, relative: Invoking Info. (line 54)
* file, outputting to: Invoking Info. (line 103)
* files, compressed: Invoking Info. (line 63)
* find-menu: Selecting Xrefs. (line 30)
* finding the Invocation node: Node Commands. (line 115)
* first-node: Node Commands. (line 70)
* footnotes, displaying: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 109)
* format of .infokey source: infokey source format.
(line 6)
* forward-char: Cursor Commands. (line 45)
* forward-word: Cursor Commands. (line 53)
* functions, describing: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 9)
* G: Node Commands. (line 133)
* g: Node Commands. (line 101)
* G, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 77)
* g, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 70)
* gc-compressed-files: Variables. (line 66)
* get-help-window: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 28)
* get-info-help-node: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 34)
* global-next-node: Node Commands. (line 83)
* global-prev-node: Node Commands. (line 90)
* goto-invocation: Node Commands. (line 115)
* goto-node: Node Commands. (line 101)
* grow-window: Basic Windows. (line 47)
* h: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 34)
* h, vi-like operation: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 28)
* history-node: Node Commands. (line 51)
* Home: Cursor Commands. (line 37)
* I: Node Commands. (line 115)
* i: Searching Commands. (line 63)
* incremental search: Searching Commands. (line 53)
* index search, selecting from the command line: Invoking Info.
(line 79)
* index, searching: Searching Commands. (line 63)
* index-apropos: Searching Commands. (line 71)
* index-search: Searching Commands. (line 63)
* Info file, selecting: Invoking Info. (line 50)
* Info files, compressed: Invoking Info. (line 63)
* Info files, relative: Invoking Info. (line 54)
* Info files, searching all indices: Invoking Info. (line 16)
* Info manual location: Invoking Info. (line 166)
* Info, invoking: Invoking Info. (line 6)
* INFO_PRINT_COMMAND, environment variable: Printing Nodes. (line 13)
* infokey: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* infokey source format: infokey source format.
(line 6)
* infokey, invoking: Invoking infokey. (line 6)
* invocation description, how to find: Invoking Info. (line 130)
* invoking Info: Invoking Info. (line 6)
* invoking infokey: Invoking infokey. (line 6)
* isearch-backward: Searching Commands. (line 58)
* isearch-forward: Searching Commands. (line 53)
* ISO Latin characters: Variables. (line 81)
* ISO-Latin: Variables. (line 81)
* k, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* keep-one-window: Basic Windows. (line 39)
* key bindings, customizing: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* keys, describing: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 13)
* keystrokes, recording: Invoking Info. (line 43)
* kill-node: Node Commands. (line 158)
* l: Node Commands. (line 51)
* last-menu-item: Selecting Xrefs. (line 22)
* last-node: Node Commands. (line 77)
* LEFT (an arrow key): Cursor Commands. (line 49)
* LEFT, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 23)
* Less-like key bindings: Invoking Info. (line 160)
* LFD, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 79)
* list-visited-nodes: Node Commands. (line 172)
* local printer device: Printing Nodes. (line 18)
* m: Selecting Xrefs. (line 25)
* M-$, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 31)
* M--: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 68)
* M-0 ... M-9: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 55)
* M-0, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 27)
* M-0, vi-like operation: Selecting Xrefs. (line 22)
* M-1 ... M-9, vi-like operation: Selecting Xrefs. (line 12)
* M-<: Cursor Commands. (line 63)
* M->: Cursor Commands. (line 68)
* M-b, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 57)
* M-b, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 42)
* M-b, vi-like operation: Cursor Commands. (line 63)
* M-BS, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 100)
* M-d, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 94)
* M-d, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 63)
* M-DEL, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 98)
* M-f, in Info windows: Cursor Commands. (line 53)
* M-f, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 36)
* M-f, vi-like operation: Selecting Xrefs. (line 39)
* M-g, vi-like operation: Selecting Xrefs. (line 62)
* M-h, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 18)
* M-h, vi-like operation: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 34)
* M-l, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 23)
* M-r: Cursor Commands. (line 71)
* M-SPC, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 38)
* M-t, vi-like operation: Node Commands. (line 59)
* M-TAB, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 54)
* M-TAB, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 80)
* M-v: Scrolling Commands. (line 63)
* M-w, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 36)
* M-x, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 48)
* M-X, in the echo area, vi-like operation: The Echo Area. (line 94)
* M-y, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 113)
* menu, following: Invoking Info. (line 173)
* menu, following, from inside Info: Node Commands. (line 133)
* menu-digit: Selecting Xrefs. (line 12)
* menu-item: Selecting Xrefs. (line 25)
* menu-sequence: Node Commands. (line 133)
* move-to-next-xref: Selecting Xrefs. (line 47)
* move-to-prev-xref: Selecting Xrefs. (line 54)
* move-to-window-line: Cursor Commands. (line 71)
* moving the cursor: Cursor Commands. (line 6)
* n: Node Commands. (line 22)
* n, vi-like operation: Searching Commands. (line 41)
* negative arguments: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 68)
* NEXT: Scrolling Commands. (line 38)
* next-index-match: Searching Commands. (line 67)
* next-line: Cursor Commands. (line 29)
* next-node: Node Commands. (line 22)
* next-window: Basic Windows. (line 12)
* node, selecting from the command line: Invoking Info. (line 94)
* nodes, selection of: Node Commands. (line 6)
* numeric arguments: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 42)
* numeric arguments, negative: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 68)
* O: Node Commands. (line 115)
* online help, using Info as: Invoking Info. (line 79)
* options, command line: Invoking Info. (line 6)
* outputting to a file: Invoking Info. (line 103)
* overriding default key bindings: Custom Key Bindings. (line 6)
* p: Node Commands. (line 28)
* PageDown: Scrolling Commands. (line 42)
* PageUp: Scrolling Commands. (line 114)
* prev-line: Cursor Commands. (line 33)
* prev-node: Node Commands. (line 28)
* prev-window: Basic Windows. (line 22)
* PREVIOUS: Scrolling Commands. (line 63)
* print-node: Printing Nodes. (line 13)
* printing: Printing Nodes. (line 6)
* printing characters, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 74)
* printing nodes to the local printer: Printing Nodes. (line 18)
* q: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 92)
* quit: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 92)
* quitting: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 92)
* r: Selecting Xrefs. (line 39)
* R: Searching Commands. (line 28)
* redraw-display: Scrolling Commands. (line 123)
* regular expression search: Searching Commands. (line 12)
* relative Info file names: Invoking Info. (line 54)
* remembering user keystrokes: Invoking Info. (line 43)
* repeated search: Searching Commands. (line 41)
* replaying recorded keystrokes: Invoking Info. (line 119)
* RET, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 62)
* RET, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 65)
* RET, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 79)
* RIGHT (an arrow key): Cursor Commands. (line 45)
* RIGHT, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 18)
* S: Searching Commands. (line 34)
* s: Searching Commands. (line 12)
* screen, changing the height of: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 99)
* scroll-backward: Scrolling Commands. (line 50)
* scroll-backward-page-only: Scrolling Commands. (line 63)
* scroll-backward-page-only-set-window: Scrolling Commands. (line 70)
* scroll-behavior: Variables. (line 89)
* scroll-behaviour: Variables. (line 89)
* scroll-forward: Scrolling Commands. (line 17)
* scroll-forward-page-only: Scrolling Commands. (line 38)
* scroll-forward-page-only-set-window: Scrolling Commands. (line 45)
* scroll-half-screen-down: Scrolling Commands. (line 93)
* scroll-half-screen-up: Scrolling Commands. (line 100)
* scroll-last-node: Variables. (line 101)
* scroll-other-window: Basic Windows. (line 42)
* scroll-step: Variables. (line 140)
* scrolling: Scrolling Commands. (line 6)
* scrolling through node structure: Scrolling Commands. (line 105)
* search: Searching Commands. (line 12)
* search, and case-sensitivity: Searching Commands. (line 88)
* search, case-sensitive: Searching Commands. (line 34)
* search-backward: Searching Commands. (line 20)
* search-case-sensitively: Searching Commands. (line 34)
* search-next: Searching Commands. (line 41)
* search-previous: Searching Commands. (line 47)
* searching: Searching Commands. (line 6)
* Searching all indices: Invoking Info. (line 16)
* searching, in the indices: Searching Commands. (line 63)
* select-reference-this-line: Selecting Xrefs. (line 62)
* select-visited-node: Node Commands. (line 177)
* set-screen-height: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 99)
* set-variable: Variables. (line 16)
* Shift-TAB, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 57)
* Shift-TAB, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 82)
* show-footnotes: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 109)
* show-index-match: Variables. (line 154)
* SPC, in Info windows: Scrolling Commands. (line 17)
* SPC, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 129)
* speech synthesizers: Invoking Info. (line 141)
* split-window: Basic Windows. (line 26)
* t: Node Commands. (line 59)
* TAB, in Info windows: Selecting Xrefs. (line 47)
* TAB, in the echo area: The Echo Area. (line 129)
* tile-windows: Basic Windows. (line 52)
* tiling: Basic Windows. (line 52)
* toggle-regexp: Searching Commands. (line 28)
* toggle-wrap: Scrolling Commands. (line 130)
* top-node: Node Commands. (line 59)
* u: Node Commands. (line 35)
* u, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 100)
* universal-argument: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 42)
* UP (an arrow key): Cursor Commands. (line 33)
* UP, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* up-line: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* up-node: Node Commands. (line 35)
* variables, describing: Variables. (line 25)
* variables, setting: Variables. (line 16)
* version information: Invoking Info. (line 158)
* vi-like key bindings: Invoking Info. (line 160)
* view-file: Node Commands. (line 166)
* visible-bell: Variables. (line 163)
* w, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 70)
* Where is an Info manual?: Invoking Info. (line 166)
* where-is: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 21)
* windows, creating: Basic Windows. (line 26)
* windows, deleting: Basic Windows. (line 34)
* windows, manipulating: Window Commands. (line 6)
* windows, selecting: Basic Windows. (line 12)
* xref-item: Selecting Xrefs. (line 39)
* y, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 88)
* z, vi-like operation: Scrolling Commands. (line 45)
* ZZ, vi-like operation: Miscellaneous Commands.
(line 92)
Tag Table:
Node: Top1641
Node: Stand-alone Info3119
Node: Invoking Info4283
Ref: --apropos4711
Ref: --show-options10233
Ref: --vi-keys11545
Ref: command-line menu items11974
Ref: Invoking Info-Footnote-113232
Ref: Invoking Info-Footnote-213280
Ref: Invoking Info-Footnote-313665
Node: Cursor Commands13873
Ref: Cursor Commands-Footnote-116648
Ref: Cursor Commands-Footnote-216930
Node: Scrolling Commands17082
Node: Node Commands23527
Ref: goto-node27264
Ref: goto-invocation27837
Node: Searching Commands31158
Node: Xref Commands36381
Node: Parts of an Xref37000
Node: Selecting Xrefs38974
Node: Window Commands41158
Node: The Mode Line42100
Node: Basic Windows44010
Node: The Echo Area46492
Ref: The Echo Area-Footnote-151957
Node: Printing Nodes52047
Node: Miscellaneous Commands53202
Node: Variables57466
Ref: cursor-movement-scrolls60056
Ref: scroll-behavior61734
Node: Custom Key Bindings65478
Ref: Custom Key Bindings-Footnote-166547
Node: Invoking infokey66749
Ref: Invoking infokey-Footnote-167410
Node: infokey source format67538
Node: Index71967
End Tag Table