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Searching
an info
file
GNU
info
allows you to search for a sequence of characters throughout an
entire info file, search through the indices of an info
file, or find areas within an info
file which discuss a particular topic.
-
s
(search)
-
Reads a string in the echo area
and searches for it.
-
C-s
(isearch-forward)
-
Interactively searches forward
through the info file for a string you type.
-
C-r
(isearch-backward)
-
Interactively searches backward
through the info file for a string as you type it.
-
i
(index-search)
-
Looks up a string in the indices
for this info file, and selects the node that the found index entry points
to.
-
,
(next-index-match)
-
Moves to the node containing
the next matching index item from the last ‘i’
command.
The most basic searching command
is ‘s’
(search).
The ‘s’
command prompts you for a string in the echo area, and then searches the
remainder of the info
file for an occurrence of that string. If the string is found, the
node containing it is selected, and the cursor is left positioned at the
start of the found string. Subsequent ‘s’
commands show you the default search string within ‘[’
and ‘]’;
pressing Enter,
instead of typing a new string will use the default search string.
Incremental searching
is similar to basic searching, but the string is looked up while you
are typing it, instead of waiting until the entire search string has been
specified.
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