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.
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Info Mode Keys
Here's most useful info keys:
Link navigation:
- goto Next Link → Tab
- Visit Link → Enter
Page navigation:
- Back (last node) → l
- Forward → r
- parent node (up) → u
- previous node → p
- next node → n
Search keys:
- search → s
- quit info → q
Help keys:
- view help → h
- list keys → Ctrl+h m
2 great commands for searching info is:
- Alt+x
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Open a Info File in Info Mode
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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