* On 2024 23 Jul 07:18 -0500, songbird wrote: > i run debian testing most of the time with bits of > unstable (firefox). > > once in a while i want more detail than man pages > supply and so i reach for info pages instead. > > if you've never explored info pages in general > you can just start with the command "info". > > this is just a tidbit for those who wander once in > a while into strange realms... :) The GNU info documentation is really intended to be read in Emacs where some nice formatting is done in the GUI Emacs version. The stand alone GNU info browser is rather obtuse. I found a much better option to be the independent pinfo (Debian package of the same name) browser which provides navigation up and down through the document using Lynx style key bindings. If pinfo doesn't find an info document it will open a man page when one is available. - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819
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