From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bill White Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Open info file directly in emacs info reader Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:10:02 GMT Organization: MediaCom High Speed Internet Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87r7q9cxe5.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1092597081 30239 80.91.224.253 (15 Aug 2004 19:11:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:11:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 15 21:11:11 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BwQPP-0007j9-00 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:11:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BwQTQ-0002lQ-W2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:15:21 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!wns13feed!worldnet.att.net!attbi_s52.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:903DPnwIScCtL/sgVaRMOhjRkoQ= Original-Lines: 25 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.214.236.108 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@mchsi.com Original-X-Trace: attbi_s52 1092597002 12.214.236.108 (Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:10:02 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:10:02 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:124775 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:20121 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:20121 On Sat Aug 14 2004 at 14:50, Pascal Bourguignon said: > Harry Putnam 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- or >> C-h v Info- > > Yes, I too have always difficulties to (re)find how to do it. When I want to view an info file, I'm usually in the file's parent directory in dired. Then I put the cursor on the file and type 'I' (dired-info), which is documented at (info "(dired-x)Miscellaneous Commands") Cheers - bw -- Bill White . billw@mchsi.com . http://minutiae.stblogs.org