Re: info files

[Sam Peterson <skpeterson@nospam.please.ucdavis.edu>]

>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Bensen <randomgeek@cyberspace.net> writes:

    > There are tons of .info.gz files in /usr/info, but Emacs info
    > doesn't seem to see them.  When I type M-x info, this appears in
    > the window:

    > Emacs * Info: (info).  How to use the documentation browsing
    > system.  * Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text
    > editor.  * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about
    > Emacs.

    > etc.  But nothing from /usr/info.  How do you access those
    > files?

The dir file has to have entries pointing to 'em.  You need to use the
install-info command for this.  sudo install-info <filename> <dir
file> is the typical incantation on Unix systems.

There may be a way to point info directly at a file path, it's not
something I know how to do off the top of my head right now.

-- 
Sam Peterson
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