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Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> I've forgotten how to open an *.info file directly within emacs info
> reader.   I mean one that is not listed in C-h i. 
> 
> And not getting good start at:
> 
> M-x Info-<SPC> or
> C-h v Info-<spc>

Yes, I too have always difficulties to (re)find how to do it.

It's because of having a public find-info-file or whatever command
that could be found with apropos, they've implemented the feature with
a prefix argument. Silly if you ask me. 

So the answer is to use C-u:   C-u C-h i


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