Bug#792328: info: can no longer find the Emacs manual
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:08:47 +0200
> From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
> Cc: Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>, gavinsmith0123@gmail.com,
> 792328@bugs.debian.org, bug-texinfo@gnu.org
>
> > > Then one could do
> > > info emacs-24::emacs
> > > etc?
> >
> > Please don't make characters other than slashes magic in file names.
> > Next thing we will hear is someone asking how to use a file name with
> > a real colon.
>
> However using a real colon in a filename may not be a good idea due
> to potential conflict with URL schemes, for programs that accept both
> filenames and URL's as arguments.
Users are entitled to do as they please, even if they are not good
ideas.
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