Info command, Linux
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A CLI command available on most Linux platforms; used to display info documents.
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Usage Syntax
info [options] [node [subnode...]]
Common options include;
- -f filename - display the specified file
- --vi-keys - use vi and less key bindings
A node contains text describing a specific topic at a specific level of detail. Nodes are organised in a heirarchical, directory tree fashion with parent nodes containing subnodes.
Usage Examples
info - display the top level info directory menu
info gpm - display the gpm node (information on the gpm program)
info gpm Overview - display the gpm subnode Overview
Usage Notes
Operational Keys
There are a great deal of key commands used to navigate within the info program. A short list of basic and common commands follows, for a full list refer to the Info Command Key Commands article.
- font color=limegreenn/font - Next info page (same node level)
- font color=limegreenp/font - Previous info page (same node level)
- font color=limegreene/font - Move to the end of the current node text
- font color=limegreenh/font - Display help
- font color=limegreenu/font - Move up to parent node (one level)
- font color=limegreenb/font - Move one page/screen up the current node text
- font color=crimson[TAB]/font - Move the cursor to the next cross-reference/link
- font color=limegreen[SPACE]/font - Move one page/screen down the current node text
- font color=red[DELETE]/font - Move one page/screen up the current node text
- font color=red[BACKSPACE]/font - Move one page/screen up the current node text
- font color=limegreenq/font - Quit info
- font color=limegreen?/font - Display key command summary
- font color=dodgerblue[CTRL]/font+font color=limegreenG/font - Exit command entry mode
Linux Usage Notes
With most Linux or Unix commands;
- Non root users may need to prefix commands with the sudo command, for example: sudo chmod 644 *
- Brief help can be displayed using the -h or --help parameter, for example: chmod --help
- A full command manual can be displayed using the man command followed by the command name, for example: man chmod
- Sometimes 'info' pages are used instead of or to provide more information than man pages; for example: info chmod
- Version information can normally be display using the -v, -V or --version parameter, for example: chmod --version. However, this paramater is also frequently used to display verbose output.
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Related Files
The info executable is normally found here: /usr/bin/info
The files read and used by the info command are gzip compressed files generally stored in the /usr/share/info directory.
Related Commands
info performs a similar function to the man command
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