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GNU info is a software utility which forms a hypertextual, multipage documentation and help viewer working on a command line interface, useful when there is no GUI available.

GNU info is a software utility which forms a hypertextual, multipage documentation and help viewer working on a command line interface, useful when there is no GUI available. It allows software developers to provide more detail - and more sensible sectioning - than a manual page.

Here are some useful keystrokes for GNU info.

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Not all info files are found on Windows

For some reason Emacs running in Windows 7 only loads the info files installed from Cygwin. If I try to C-u C-h id:/cygwin/usr/local/lib/emacs-24.3/info/dired-x.info the info file loads and renders ok. The value of Info-default-directory-list…
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How to efficiently search Info documentation?

I was looking for documentation on tr program. As you would imagine the combination of characters t and r happens fairly often in English language... Although I was sure about the name, I wasn't sure about the name of the section it belongs to, so I…
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emacs info documentation different color for nodes/headers

when I launch info documentation for general Emacs or the specific one for Org-mode, there are some nodes which show up with white color stars (asterisks) and others with red stars. What does this mean? What is the difference?
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Ansible set_fact is overwriting the items

Here is my main.yml --- - name: Gathering VCenter facts vmware_vm_info: hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}" username: "{{ vcenter_user }}" password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}" validate_certs: false register: vcenter_facts delegate_to:…
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erlang change a fun environment

Would it be possible to change the environment variables of an erlang fun without interfering with the code concerning the function definition and the lambda lifting? Specifically I would like to explicitly change the pid(<12036.69.0>) on the env of…
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Can't find description for 'date' command in info bash - find a list of all commands callable from the shell

I'll mention this first - the goal of this question is really to bolster my understanding of bash and the info bash pages rather than to get specific answers on the functionality of the date command. I'm unable to find any mention of the date…
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Transfer a string from widget configuration screen to the AppWidget itself?

I am creating a Weather Widget.The first time I drag the widget to the home screen a configuration screen should appear with three buttons representing three cities. When the user clicks on a button (say Copenhagen) I want the string "Copenhagen""…
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Apache httpd server-info and server-status

I am on Windows 7, using Apache 2.2.29. I modified my httpd.conf file to load moduels for mod-info.so and mod-status.so and in my extra/httpd-info.conf, I updated server-status and server-info Location stancas to allow from So, in my httpd.conf, I…
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CSS Transition on another class img:hover

I have a class with this :hover effect that gives the image color. And I have this separate class that shows the '+' on :hover, but only when I hover this class. I want to have both :hover effects on one img:hover: Code for the img:hover effect.…
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Android image from camera

My app is using image from phone camera or from image gallery. The issue is when picture from gallery/library is taken with front facing camera, because it would have diferent orientation than back camera. Is there any way to get info on which…
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Get info from the ip&port inserted on url

I am trying to make script, I want to show the info from the gameserver ip inserted from the URL. In current config I have:
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Create information tooltip about your own methods and classes

My question is very simple. How can you create your own tooltip information for your own created methods and classes, the way all methods and classes of the standard library of java have, when you are writing code and choosing methods and…
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How to obtain device's info from WM_DEVICECHANGE?

I'm working on a C# program to retrieve information of the device as soon as it is plugged in. I want to ask that is there any ways to obtain a device's info (name, id, ...) based on the WM_DEVICECHANGE event that is fired when the device has been…
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Where are info document files in Mac or in Linux, and how can I install some missing info files?

I wanted read coreutils info, but I could not find it. Now, I wonder where the info documents in my computer (mac or linux). I want to know how I can install info files. Thank you, SangChul
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Extract info from zepp in python

I need to take information from the "Zepp" app for use in another project. If possible in python but it's ok if there is another language in use. The Zepp app is a fitness app for android connected with a smart watch. Thank you in advance.
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