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--- pages:man:info [2021/12/01 17:28] – created mischerh
+++ pages:man:info [2021/12/01 17:34] (current) – [info Page Structure] mischerh
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 The next source of Linux documentation is the GNU Info System.
-This is the GNU project's standard documentation format (info) which it prefers as an alternative to man. The info system is more free-form and supports linked sub-sections.
+This is the GNU project's standard documentation format (//info//) which it prefers as an alternative to //man//. The info system is more free-form and supports linked sub-sections.
-Functionally, the GNU Info System resembles man in many ways. However, topics are connected using links (even though its design predates the World Wide Web). Information can be viewed through either a command line interface, a graphical help utility, printed or viewed online.
+Functionally, the GNU Info System resembles //man// in many ways. However, topics are connected using links (even though its design predates the World Wide Web). Information can be viewed through either a command line interface, a graphical help utility, printed or viewed online.
 ===== Command Line Info Browser =====
-Typing info with no arguments in a terminal window displays an index of available topics. You can browse through the topic list using the regular movement keys: arrows, Page Up, and Page Down
+Typing //info// with no arguments in a terminal window displays an index of available topics. You can browse through the topic list using the regular movement keys: **arrows**, **Page Up**, and **Page Down**
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-You can view help for a particular topic by typing info <topic name>. The  system then searches for the topic in all available info files.
+You can view help for a particular topic by typing //info <topic name>//. The  system then searches for the topic in all available info files.
-Some useful keys are: q to quit, h for help, and Enter to select a menu item.
+Some useful keys are: **q** to quit, **h** for help, and **Enter** to select a menu item.
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 The topic which you view in the info page is called a node.
-Nodes are similar to sections and subsections in written documentation. You can move between nodes or view each node sequentially. Each node may contain menus and linked subtopics, or items.
+Nodes are similar to sections and subsections in written documentation. You can move between nodes or view each node sequentially. Each node may contain **menus** and linked subtopics, or **items**.
-Items can be compared to Internet hyperlinks. They are identified by an asterisk (***) at the beginning of the item name. Named items (outside a menu) are identified with double-colons (::**) at the end of the item name. Items can refer to other nodes within the file or to other files.
+Items can be compared to Internet hyperlinks. They are identified by an asterisk <nowiki>(***)</nowiki> at the beginning of the item name. Named items (outside a menu) are identified with double-colons <nowiki>(::**)</nowiki> at the end of the item name. Items can refer to other nodes within the file or to other files.
 The table lists the basic keystrokes for moving between nodes.
-| Key | Function                      |
+| **Key**  | **Function**                   |
-| n   | Go to the next node           |
+| n        | Go to the next node            |
-| p   | Go to the previous node       |
+| p        | Go to the previous node        |
-| u   | Move one node up in the index |
+| u        | Move one node up in the index  |