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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <!-- Created by GNU Texinfo 6.8, https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/ --> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <!-- This manual is for Stand-alone GNU Info (version 6.8, 22 November 2020), a program for viewing documents in Info format (usually created from Texinfo source files). Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. 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This window displays the most concise information about GNU Info available. </p> </dd> <dt id='index-h'><span><kbd>h</kbd> (<code>get-info-help-node</code>)<a href='#index-h' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-get_002dinfo_002dhelp_002dnode"></span> <p>Try hard to visit the node <code>(info)Help</code>. The Info file <samp>info.texi</samp> distributed with GNU Emacs contains this node. Of course, the file must first be processed with <code>makeinfo</code>, and then placed into the location of your Info directory. </p> </dd> <dt id='index-current-file_002c-information-about'><span><kbd>=</kbd> (<code>display-file-info</code>)<a href='#index-current-file_002c-information-about' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-display_002dfile_002dinfo"></span> <span id="index-_003d_002c-in-Info-windows"></span> <p>Show information about what’s currently being viewed in the echo area: the Info file name, and current line number and percentage within the current node. </p> </dd> <dt id='index-info_002dversion'><span><kbd>M-x info-version</kbd><a href='#index-info_002dversion' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><p>Display the name and version of the currently running Info program. </p> </dd> </dl> <p>Here are the commands for creating a numeric argument: </p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt id='index-numeric-arguments'><span><kbd>C-u</kbd> (<code>universal-argument</code>)<a href='#index-numeric-arguments' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-C_002du"></span> <span id="index-universal_002dargument"></span> <p>Start (or multiply by 4) the current numeric argument. ‘<samp>C-u</samp>’ is a good way to give a small numeric argument to cursor movement or scrolling commands; ‘<samp>C-u C-v</samp>’ scrolls the screen 4 lines, while ‘<samp>C-u C-u C-n</samp>’ moves the cursor down 16 lines. ‘<samp>C-u</samp>’ followed by digit keys sets the numeric argument to the number thus typed: <kbd>C-u 1 2 0</kbd> sets the argument to 120. </p> </dd> <dt id='index-M_002d0-_2026-M_002d9'><span><kbd>M-1</kbd> (<code>add-digit-to-numeric-arg</code>)<a href='#index-M_002d0-_2026-M_002d9' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>1</kbd>, vi-like operation</span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>M-2</kbd> … <kbd>M-9</kbd></span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>2</kbd> … <kbd>9</kbd>, vi-like operation</span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>M-0</kbd></span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>0</kbd>, vi-like operation</span></dt> <dd><span id="index-0-_2026-9_002c-vi_002dlike-operation"></span> <span id="index-add_002ddigit_002dto_002dnumeric_002darg"></span> <p>Add the digit value of the invoking key to the current numeric argument. Once Info is reading a numeric argument, you may just type the digits of the argument, without the Meta prefix. For example, you might give ‘<samp>C-l</samp>’ a numeric argument of 32 by typing: </p> <div class="example"> <pre class="example"><kbd>C-u 3 2 C-l</kbd> </pre></div> <p>or </p> <div class="example"> <pre class="example"><kbd>M-3 2 C-l</kbd> </pre></div> </dd> <dt id='index-M_002d_002d'><span><kbd>M--</kbd> (<code>add-digit-to-numeric-arg</code>)<a href='#index-M_002d_002d' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>-</kbd></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-_002d"></span> <span id="index-negative-arguments"></span> <span id="index-arguments_002c-negative"></span> <span id="index-numeric-arguments_002c-negative"></span> <p>To make a negative argument, type <kbd>-</kbd>. Typing <kbd>-</kbd> alone makes a negative argument with a value of -1. If you continue to type digit or Meta-digit keys after <kbd>-</kbd>, the result is a negative number produced by those digits. </p> <p><kbd>-</kbd> doesn’t work when you type in the echo area, because you need to be able to insert the ‘<samp>-</samp>’ character itself; use <kbd>M--</kbd> instead, if you need to specify negative arguments in the echo area. </p></dd> </dl> <p><tt class="key">C-g</tt> is used to abort the reading of a multi-character key sequence, to cancel lengthy operations (such as multi-file searches) and to cancel reading input in the echo area. </p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt id='index-cancelling-typeahead'><span><kbd>C-g</kbd> (<code>abort-key</code>)<a href='#index-cancelling-typeahead' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-cancelling-the-current-operation"></span> <span id="index-C_002dg_002c-in-Info-windows"></span> <span id="index-abort_002dkey"></span> <p>Cancel current operation. </p></dd> </dl> <p>The ‘<samp>q</samp>’ command of Info simply quits running Info. </p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt id='index-quitting'><span><kbd>q</kbd> (<code>quit</code>)<a href='#index-quitting' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dt><span><kbd>C-x C-c</kbd></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-q"></span> <span id="index-C_002dx-C_002dc"></span> <span id="index-quit"></span> <p>Exit GNU Info. </p></dd> </dl> <p>If the operating system tells GNU Info that the screen is 60 lines tall, and it is actually only 40 lines tall, here is a way to tell Info that the operating system is correct. </p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt id='index-set_002dscreen_002dheight'><span><kbd>M-x set-screen-height</kbd><a href='#index-set_002dscreen_002dheight' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-screen_002c-changing-the-height-of"></span> <p>Read a height value in the echo area and set the height of the displayed screen to that value. </p></dd> </dl> <p>On MS-DOS/MS-Windows, this command actually tries to change the dimensions of the visible screen to the value you type in the echo area. </p> <p>Finally, Info provides a convenient way to display footnotes which might be associated with the current node that you are viewing: </p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt id='index-ESC-C_002df'><span><kbd>ESC C-f</kbd> (<code>show-footnotes</code>)<a href='#index-ESC-C_002df' class='copiable-anchor'> ¶</a></span></dt> <dd><span id="index-show_002dfootnotes"></span> <span id="index-footnotes_002c-displaying"></span> <p>Show the footnotes (if any) associated with the current node in another window. 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