INFO(1) User Commands INFO(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

info - read Info documents

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**info** \[*OPTION*]... \[*MENU-ITEM*...]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Read documentation in Info format.

## [Frequently-used options:](#Frequently-used_options:)

[**-a**, **--all**](#a)

use all matching manuals

[**-k**, **--apropos**=*STRING*](#k)

look up STRING in all indices of all manuals

[**-d**, **--directory**=*DIR*](#d)

add DIR to INFOPATH

[**-f**, **--file**=*MANUAL*](#f)

specify Info manual to visit

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

display this help and exit

[**--index-search**=*STRING*](#index)

go to node pointed by index entry STRING

[**-n**, **--node**=*NODENAME*](#n)

specify nodes in first visited Info file

[**-o**, **--output**=*FILE*](#o)

output selected nodes to FILE

[**--subnodes**](#subnodes)

recursively output menu items

[**-v**, **--variable** VAR=VALUE](#v)

assign VALUE to Info variable VAR

[**--version**](#version)

display version information and exit

[**-w**, **--where**, **--location**](#w)

print physical location of Info file

The first non-option argument, if present, is the menu entry to start from; it is searched for in all 'dir' files along INFOPATH. If it is not present, info merges all 'dir' files and shows the result. Any remaining arguments are treated as the names of menu items relative to the initial node visited.

For a summary of key bindings, type H within Info.

Examples:

[info](#info)

show top-level dir menu

info info-stnd

show the manual for this Info program

info emacs

start at emacs node from top-level dir

info emacs buffers

select buffers menu entry in emacs manual

info emacs **-n** Files

start at Files node within emacs manual

info '(emacs)Files'

alternative way to start at Files node

info **--subnodes** **-o** out.txt emacs

dump entire emacs manual to out.txt

info **-f** ./foo.info

show file ./foo.info, not searching dir

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

Email bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org, general questions and discussion to help-texinfo@gnu.org.  
Texinfo home page: https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>  
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

The full documentation for **info** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the **info** program is properly installed at your site, the command

**info info**

should give you access to the complete manual. (Or, if you have Emacs, M-x info will lead to the manual.)

August 2026 GNU texinfo 7.3

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Document: info(1) from texinfo 7.3-r8 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/texinfo.git