Datasheet

Using info Documents
In some cases, developers have put more complete descriptions of commands,
file formats, devices, or other BSD components in the info database. You can enter
the info database by simply typing the
info command or by opening a particular
component:
$ info ls
The previous command shows information on the ls command. Use up, down, left,
and right arrows and Page Up and Page Down to move around the screen. Home and
End keys go to the beginning and end of a node, respectively. When you are displaying
info screen, you can get around using the keystrokes shown in Table 1-4.
Table 1-4: Moving Through the Info Screen
Software packages that have particularly extensive text available in the info database
include gimp, festival, libc, automake, zsh, sed, tar, and bash. Files used by the info
database are stored in the
/usr/share/info directory.
Summary
Although you certainly can read this book from cover to cover if you like, the book is
designed to be a reference to hundreds of features in BSD systems that are most use-
ful to power users and systems administrators. Because information is organized by
topic, instead of alphabetically, you don’t have to know the commands in advance to
find what you need to get the job done.
Keystroke Movement
? Display the basic commands to use in info windows.
L Go back to the previous node you were viewing.
n, p, u Go to the node that is next, previous, or up.
Tab Go to the next hyperlink that is in this node.
Enter Go to the hyperlink that is under the cursor.
R Follow a cross-reference.
Q Quit and exit from info.
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