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<H1>INSTALL-INFO</H1>
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Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: September 2019<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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install-info - update info/dir entries
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>install-info</B>
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[<I>,OPTION/</I>]... [<I>,INFO-FILE /</I>[<I>,DIR-FILE/</I>]]
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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Add or remove entries in INFO-FILE from the Info directory DIR-FILE.
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INFO-FILE and DIR-FILE are required unless the <B>--info-file</B>
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or <B>--dir-file</B> (or <B>--info-dir</B>) options are given, respectively.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>--add-once</B><DD>
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add only to first matching section, not all.
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<DT id="2"><B>--align</B>=<I>,COL/</I><DD>
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start description of new entries at column COL.
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<DT id="3"><B>--calign</B>=<I>,COL/</I><DD>
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format second and subsequent description lines to
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start at column COL.
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<DT id="4"><B>--debug</B><DD>
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report what is being done.
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<DT id="5"><B>--delete</B><DD>
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delete existing entries for INFO-FILE from DIR-FILE;
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don't insert any new entries.
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<DT id="6"><B>--defsection</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I><DD>
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like <B>--section</B>, but only use TEXT if no sections
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are present in INFO-FILE (replacing "Miscellaneous").
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<DT id="7"><B>--description</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I><DD>
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the description of the entry is TEXT; used with
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the <B>--name</B> option to become synonymous with the
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<B>--entry</B> option.
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<DT id="8"><B>--dir-file</B>=<I>,NAME/</I><DD>
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specify file name of Info directory file;
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equivalent to using the DIR-FILE argument.
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<DT id="9"><B>--dry-run</B><DD>
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same as <B>--test</B>.
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<DT id="10"><B>--entry</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I><DD>
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insert TEXT as an Info directory entry,
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overriding any corresponding entry from DIR-FILE.
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TEXT is written as an Info menu item line followed
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<DT id="11">by zero or more extra lines starting with whitespace.<DD>
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If you specify more than one entry, all are added.
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If you don't specify any entries, they are determined
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<DT id="12"><DD>
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from information in the Info file itself.
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<DT id="13"><B>--help</B><DD>
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display this help and exit.
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<DT id="14"><B>--info-dir</B>=<I>,DIR/</I><DD>
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same as <B>--dir-file</B>=<I>,DIR/</I>/dir.
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<DT id="15"><B>--info-file</B>=<I>,FILE/</I><DD>
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specify Info file to install in the directory;
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equivalent to using the INFO-FILE argument.
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<DT id="16"><B>--item</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I><DD>
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same as <B>--entry</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I>.
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<DT id="17"><B>--keep-old</B><DD>
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do not replace entries, or remove empty sections.
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<DT id="18"><B>--maxwidth</B>, <B>--max-width</B>=<I>,COL/</I><DD>
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wrap description at column COL.
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<DT id="19"><B>--menuentry</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I><DD>
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same as <B>--name</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I>.
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<DT id="20"><B>--name</B>=<I>,TEXT/</I><DD>
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the name of the entry is TEXT; used with <B>--description</B>
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to become synonymous with the <B>--entry</B> option.
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<DT id="21"><B>--no-indent</B><DD>
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do not format new entries in the DIR file.
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<DT id="22"><B>--quiet</B><DD>
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suppress warnings.
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<DT id="23"><B>--regex</B>=<I>,R/</I><DD>
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put this file's entries in all sections that match the
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regular expression R (ignoring case).
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<DT id="24"><B>--remove</B><DD>
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same as <B>--delete</B>.
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<DT id="25"><B>--remove-exactly</B><DD>
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only remove if the info file name matches exactly;
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suffixes such as .info and .gz are not ignored.
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<DT id="26"><B>--section</B>=<I>,SEC/</I><DD>
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put entries in section SEC of the directory.
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If you specify more than one section, all the entries
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<DT id="27">are added in each of the sections.<DD>
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If you don't specify any sections, they are determined
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<DT id="28">from information in the Info file itself;<DD>
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if nothing is available there, the <B>--defsection</B>
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value is used; if that is not specified, the
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final default is "Miscellaneous".
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<DT id="29"><B>--section</B> R SEC<DD>
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equivalent to <B>--regex</B>=<I>,R/</I> <B>--section</B>=<I>,SEC/</I> <B>--add-once</B>.
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<DT id="30"><B>--silent</B><DD>
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suppress warnings.
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<DT id="31"><B>--test</B><DD>
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suppress updating of DIR-FILE.
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<DT id="32"><B>--version</B><DD>
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display version information and exit.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>REPORTING BUGS</H2>
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Email bug reports to <A HREF="mailto:bug-texinfo@gnu.org">bug-texinfo@gnu.org</A>,
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general questions and discussion to <A HREF="mailto:help-texinfo@gnu.org">help-texinfo@gnu.org</A>.
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<BR>
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Texinfo home page: <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/">http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/</A>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>COPYRIGHT</H2>
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Copyright © 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <<A HREF="http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</A>>
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<BR>
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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The full documentation for
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<B>install-info</B>
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is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
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<B>info</B>
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and
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<B>install-info</B>
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programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="33"><DD>
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<B>info install-info</B>
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</DL>
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<P>
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should give you access to the complete manual.
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="34"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="35"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="36"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="37"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT id="38"><A HREF="#lbAF">REPORTING BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="39"><A HREF="#lbAG">COPYRIGHT</A><DD>
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<DT id="40"><A HREF="#lbAH">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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