Basic Commands in Info Windows
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h Invoke the Info tutorial.
Selecting other nodes:
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n Move to the "next" node of this node.
p Move to the "previous" node of this node.
u Move "up" from this node.
m Pick menu item specified by name.
Picking a menu item causes another node to be selected.
f Follow a cross reference. Reads name of reference.
l Move to the last node seen in this window.
d Move to the `directory' node. Equivalent to `g(DIR)'.
Moving within a node:
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SPC Scroll forward a page.
DEL Scroll backward a page.
b Go to the beginning of this node.
e Go to the end of this node.
"Advanced" commands:
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q Quit Info.
1 Pick first item in node's menu.
2-9 Pick second ... ninth item in node's menu.
0 Pick last item in node's menu.
g Move to node specified by name.
You may include a filename as well, as in (FILENAME)NODENAME.
s Search through this Info file for a specified string,
and select the node in which the next occurrence is found.
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The current search path is:
"/usr/local/info/"
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Commands available in Info windows:
C-a (beginning-of-line) Move to the start of the line
C-b (backward-char) Move backward a character
C-e (end-of-line) Move to the end of the line
C-f (forward-char) Move forward a character
C-g (abort-key) Cancel current operation
C-h (get-help-window) Display help message
TAB (move-to-next-xref) Move to the next cross reference
LFD (select-reference-this-line)
Select reference or menu item appearing on this line
C-l (redraw-display) Redraw the display
RET (select-reference-this-line)
Select reference or menu item appearing on this line
C-n (next-line) Move down to the next line
C-p (prev-line) Move up to the previous line
C-r (isearch-backward)
Search interactively for a string as you type it
C-s (isearch-forward)
Search interactively for a string as you type it
C-u (universal-argument)
Start (or multiply by 4) the current numeric argument
C-v (scroll-forward) Scroll forward in this window
C-x C-b (list-visited-nodes)
Make a window containing a menu of all of the currently visited nodes
C-x C-c (quit) Quit using Info
C-x C-f (view-file) Read the name of a file and select it
C-x C-g (abort-key) Cancel current operation
C-x C-v (view-file) Read the name of a file and select it
C-x 0 (delete-window) Delete the current window
C-x 1 (keep-one-window) Delete all other windows
C-x 2 (split-window) Split the current window
C-x ^ (grow-window) Grow (or shrink) this window
C-x b (select-visited-node)
Select a node which has been previously visited in a visible window
C-x k (kill-node) Kill this node
C-x o (next-window) Select the next window
C-x t (tile-windows)
Divide the available screen space among the visible windows
C-x w (toggle-wrap)
Toggle the state of line wrapping in the current window
ESC C-f (show-footnotes)
Show the footnotes associated with this node in another window
ESC C-g (abort-key) Cancel current operation
ESC TAB (move-to-prev-xref) Move to the previous cross reference
ESC C-v (scroll-other-window) Scroll the other window
ESC - (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC 0 .. ESC 9 (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC < (beginning-of-node) Move to the start of this node
ESC > (end-of-node) Move to the end of this node
ESC b (backward-word) Move backward a word
ESC f (forward-word) Move forward a word
ESC r (move-to-window-line)
Move to the cursor to a specific line of the window
ESC v (scroll-backward) Scroll backward in this window
ESC x (execute-command)
Read a command name in the echo area and execute it
SPC (scroll-forward) Scroll forward in this window
, (next-index-match)
Go to the next matching index item from the last `i' command
0 (last-menu-item)
Select the last item in this node's menu
1 .. 9 (menu-digit) Select this menu item
< (first-node) Select the first node in this file
> (last-node) Select the last node in this file
? (get-help-window) Display help message
[ (global-prev-node)
Move backwards or up through node structure
] (global-next-node)
Move forwards or down through node structure
b (beginning-of-node) Move to the start of this node
d (dir-node) Select the node `(dir)'
e (end-of-node) Move to the end of this node
f (xref-item)
Read a footnote or cross reference and select its node
g (goto-node) Read a node name and select it
h (get-info-help-node) Visit Info node `(info)Help'
i (index-search)
Look up a string in the index for this file
l (history-node) Select the most recently selected node
m (menu-item) Read a menu item and select its node
n (next-node) Select the `Next' node
p (prev-node) Select the `Prev' node
q (quit) Quit using Info
r (xref-item)
Read a footnote or cross reference and select its node
s (search) Read a string and search for it
t (top-node) Select the node `Top' in this file
u (up-node) Select the `Up' node
DEL (scroll-backward) Scroll backward in this window
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Commands available in the echo area:
C-a (echo-area-beg-of-line) Move to the start of this line
C-b (echo-area-backward) Move backward a character
C-d (echo-area-delete) Delete the character under the cursor
C-e (echo-area-end-of-line) Move to the end of this line
C-f (echo-area-forward) Move forward a character
C-g (echo-area-abort) Cancel or quit operation
C-h (echo-area-rubout) Delete the character behind the cursor
TAB (echo-area-complete) Insert completion
LFD (echo-area-newline)
Accept (or force completion of) this line
C-k (echo-area-kill-line) Kill to the end of the line
C-l (redraw-display) Redraw the display
RET (echo-area-newline)
Accept (or force completion of) this line
C-q (echo-area-quoted-insert) Insert next character verbatim
C-t (echo-area-transpose-chars) Transpose characters at point
C-u (universal-argument)
Start (or multiply by 4) the current numeric argument
C-x o (next-window) Select the next window
C-x DEL (echo-area-backward-kill-line) Kill to the beginning of the line
C-y (echo-area-yank) Yank back the contents of the last kill
ESC C-g (echo-area-abort) Cancel or quit operation
ESC TAB (echo-area-tab-insert) Insert a TAB character
ESC C-v (echo-area-scroll-completions-window)Scroll the completions window
ESC - (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC 0 .. ESC 9 (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC ? (echo-area-possible-completions)List possible completions
ESC b (echo-area-backward-word) Move backward a word
ESC d (echo-area-kill-word) Kill the word following the cursor
ESC f (echo-area-forward-word) Move forward a word
ESC y (echo-area-yank-pop) Yank back a previous kill
ESC DEL (echo-area-backward-kill-word) Kill the word preceding the cursor
SPC (echo-area-complete) Insert completion
! .. > (echo-area-insert) Insert this character
? (echo-area-possible-completions)List possible completions
@ .. ~ (echo-area-insert) Insert this character
DEL (echo-area-rubout) Delete the character behind the cursor
--- Use `l' or `C-x k' to exit ---
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