Emacs: View Info Page

Emacs has extensive documentation, in a format called Texinfo. The Texinfo document has a tree structure, and allow embedded links, similar to HTML.

To view info doc, start emacs, then, Alt+x info 【Ctrl+h i】. Once you are in the Info doc, you can use the mouse or keyboard to navigate.

Info-mode Keys

Here's the most important info keys:

emacs info keys

Purpose	Key
goto Next Link	Tab
Visit Link	Enter ↵

emacs info keys for navigation

Purpose	Key
Back (last node)	l
Forward	r
parent node (up)	u
previous node	p
next node	n

emacs info keys

Purpose	Key
search	s
quit info	q

emacs info help keys

Purpose	Key
view help	h
list keys	【Ctrl+h m】

2 great commands for searching info is:

• emacs-index-search
• elisp-index-search

They don't have keys. You might want to set 【Ctrl+h 4】 or 【Ctrl+h 5】 for them. 〔►see Emacs: How to Define Keys〕

Open a Info File

If you have a info file that's not listed in the index, you can open it in info by first call universal-argument 【Ctrl+u】 then info 【Ctrl+h i】. Emacs will prompt for a path.

Add Web Browser Backspace Key or Mouse Button

Emacs: Add Web Browser Back Key/Button to Info mode