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.
infoInfo Mode Keybinding
Here's the most useful info keys:
| Purpose | Key |
|---|---|
| goto Next Link | Tab |
| Visit Link | Enter |
| Purpose | Key |
|---|---|
| Back (last node) | l |
| Forward | r |
| parent node (up) | u |
| previous node | p |
| next node | n |
| Purpose | Key |
|---|---|
| search | s |
| quit info | q |
| Purpose | Key |
|---|---|
| view help | h |
| list keys | 【Ctrl+h m】 |
2 great commands for searching info is:
- Alt+x
emacs-index-search - Alt+x
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.
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