1 This is the directory file `dir' a.k.a. `DIR', which contains the
2 topmost node of the Info hierarchy. This file is merely made available
3 for your hacking pleasure, not official or standard in any way.
4 If it doesn't make sense to you, or you don't like it, ignore it.
6 $Id: dir-example,v 1.1.1.1 1997/09/16 10:56:17 olaf Exp $
8 File: dir Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree.
10 This node gives a menu of the major topics accessible through Info.
13 `?' lists all Info commands;
14 `h' starts the Info tutorial;
15 `mTexinfo RET' visits the Texinfo manual, etc.
20 * Bash: (bash). Bourne again shell.
21 * Cpio: (cpio). Cpio archiver.
22 * DC: (dc). Postfix arbitrary expression calculator.
23 * Diff: (diff). Comparing and merging programs.
24 * Ed: (ed). Line editor.
25 * Emacs: (emacs). Extensible self-documenting text editor.
26 * File utilities: (fileutils). GNU file utilities.
27 * Finding files: (find). Operating on files matching certain criteria.
28 * Font utilities: (fontu). Programs for font manipulation.
29 * Gawk: (gawk). A text processing and scanning language.
30 * Gzip: (gzip). General (de)compression.
31 * Identifier DB: (id-utils). Identifier database utilities.
32 * Ispell: (ispell). Interactive spelling corrector.
33 * M4: (m4). Macro processor.
34 * Make: (make). Remake files automatically.
35 * Ptx: (ptx). Permuted index generator.
36 * Shar: (sharutils). Shell archiver, uudecode/uuencode.
37 * Shell utilities: (sh-utils). GNU shell utilities.
38 * Tar: (tar). ``Tape'' archiver.
39 * Text utilities: (textutils). GNU text utilities.
40 * Time: (time). Measuring program resource usage.
41 * UUCP: (uucp). Copying between machines, offline.
42 * Wdiff: (wdiff). Word-by-word comparison.
45 * As: (as). Assembler.
46 * Binutils: (binutils). ar/copy/objdump/nm/size/strip/ranlib.
47 * Bison: (bison). LALR(1) parser generator.
48 * CPP: (cpp). C preprocessor.
49 * CVS: (cvs). Concurrent versions system for source control.
50 * DejaGnu: (dejagnu). Testing framework.
51 * Flex: (flex). A fast scanner generator.
52 * Gasp: (gasp). GNU Assembler preprocessor.
53 * Libtool: (libtool). Generic library support script.
54 * GCC: (gcc). C compiler.
55 * GDB: (gdb). Source-level debugger for C and C++.
56 * Gperf: (gperf). Perfect hash function generator.
57 * Gprof: (gprof). Profiler.
58 * Indent: (indent). Prettyprinter for programs.
61 Texinfo documentation system
62 * Info: (info). Documentation browsing system.
63 * Texinfo: (texinfo). The GNU documentation format.
64 * install-info: (texinfo)Invoking install-info. Updating info/dir entries.
65 * texi2dvi: (texinfo)Format with texi2dvi. Printing Texinfo documentation.
66 * texindex: (texinfo)Format with tex/texindex. Sorting Texinfo index files.
67 * info program: (info-stnd). Standalone Info-reading program.
68 * makeinfo: (makeinfo). Convert Texinfo source to Info or plain ASCII.
71 * Elisp: (elisp). GNU Emacs Lisp reference manual.
72 * Intro Elisp: (emacs-lisp-intro). Introduction to Elisp programming.
74 * Calc: (calc). Calculator and more.
75 * CC-mode: (ccmode). Editing C, C++, and Objective C.
76 * Common Lisp: (cl). Partial Common Lisp support for Emacs Lisp.
77 * Dired-x: (dired-x). Extra directory editor features.
78 * Edebug: (edebug). Source-level debugger for Emacs Lisp.
79 * Ediff: (ediff). Comprehensive visual interface to diff & patch.
80 * EDB: (edb). Database for Emacs.
81 * Forms: (forms). Fill-in-the-form data entry.
82 * Gmhist: (gmhist). Generic minibuffer history.
83 * GNUS: (gnus). Netnews reading and posting.
84 * Mailcrypt: (mailcrypt). Use PGP in Emacs.
85 * MH-E: (mh-e). Emacs interface to the MH mail system.
86 * PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs). Emacs front end to CVS.
87 * Supercite: (sc). Supercite for including other people's words.
88 * VIP: (vip). vi emulation.
89 * VIPER: (viper). The new VI-emulation mode in Emacs-19.29.
90 * VM: (vm). Mail reader.
91 * W3: (w3). WWW browser.
93 GNU programming support
94 * Autoconf: (autoconf). Automatic generation of package configuration.
95 * Automake: (automake). Making Makefile.in's.
96 * Configure: (configure). Cygnus configure.
97 * Gnats: (gnats). Cygnus bug tracking system.
98 * Remsync: (remsync). Remote synchronization of directory trees.
99 * Send PR: (send-pr). Cygnus bug reporting for Gnats.
102 * Annotate: (annotate). High-level GDB to GUI's.
103 * BFD: (bfd). Binary file descriptors for object file IO.
104 * GDB library: (libgdb). Application programming interface to GDB.
105 * GDBM: (gdbm). Hashed databases.
106 * Gettext: (gettext). Internationalization.
107 * History: (history). Recall previous lines of input.
108 * Iostream: (iostream). C++ input/output.
109 * Libc: (libc). C library.
110 * Libg++: (libg++). C++ classes.
111 * Mmalloc: (mmalloc). Memory-mapped malloc.
112 * Readline: (readline). General command-line interface.
113 * Regex: (regex). Regular expressions.
114 * Termcap: (termcap). All about /etc/termcap.
116 GNU programming documentation
117 * GDB internals: (gdbint). Debugger internals.
118 * Ld internals: (ldint). GNU linker internals.
119 * Maintaining: (maintain). Maintaining GNU software.
120 * Source config: (cfg-paper). Some theory on configuring source packages.
121 * Stabs: (stabs). Symbol table debugging information format.
122 * Standards: (standards). GNU coding standards.
125 * Demacs: (demacs). GNU Emacs for DOS.
126 * GNUish: (gnuish). GNU utilities for DOS.
129 * Afm2tfm: (dvips)Invoking afm2tfm. Making Type 1 fonts available to TeX.
130 * Dvips: (dvips). DVI-to-PostScript translator.
131 * Eplain: (eplain). Expanding on plain TeX.
132 * Kpathsearch: (kpathsea). File lookup along search paths.
133 * LaTeX: (latex). LaTeX.
134 * MakeIndex: (makeindex). Index creation for TeX.
135 * Naming fonts: (fontname). Filenames for TeX fonts.
136 * TDS: (tds). Standard TeX directory structure.
137 * TeXDraw: (texdraw). Drawing PostScript diagrams within TeX.
138 * Web2c: (web2c). TeX, Metafont, and their companion programs.
141 * Amd: (amdref). Filesystem automounter.
142 * CMUCL: (cmu-user). CMU Common Lisp.
143 * File headers: (filehdr). Bibliographic information for computer files.
144 * HTML: (snafu). Hypertext Markup Language 2.0 specification.
145 * Jargon: (jargon). The jargon file.
146 * Perl: (perl). Practical extraction and report language.
147 * PRCS: (prcs). Project revision control system.
148 * Screen: (screen). Virtual screen manager.
149 * UMB C.S. Dept.: (csinfo). UMass/Boston Computer Science Dept. info.
152 * aid: (id-utils)aid invocation. Matching strings.
153 * ar: (binutils)ar. Create/modify/extract archives.
154 * at-pr: (gnats)at-pr. Bug report timely reminders.
155 * autoreconf: (autoconf)Invoking autoreconf. Remake multiple configure's.
156 * autoscan: (autoconf)Invoking autoscan. Automate initial configure.in.
157 * awk: (Gawk)Invoking gawk. Text processing and scanning.
158 * basename: (sh-utils)basename invocation. Strip directory and suffix.
159 * bibtex: (web2c)BibTeX invocation. Maintaining bibliographies.
160 * c++filt: (binutils)c++filt. Demangle C++ symbols.
161 * cat: (textutils)cat invocation. Concatenate and write files.
162 * chgrp: (fileutils)chgrp invocation. Change file groups.
163 * chmod: (fileutils)chmod invocation. Change file permissions.
164 * chown: (fileutils)chown invocation. Change file owners/groups.
165 * chroot: (sh-utils)chroot invocation. Specify the root directory.
166 * cksum: (textutils)cksum invocation. Print POSIX CRC checksum.
167 * cmp: (diff)Invoking cmp. Character-by-character diff.
168 * comm: (textutils)comm invocation. Compare sorted files by line.
169 * cp: (fileutils)cp invocation. Copy files.
170 * csplit: (textutils)csplit invocation. Split by context.
171 * cut: (textutils)cut invocation. Print selected parts of lines.
172 * date: (sh-utils)date invocation. Print/set system date and time.
173 * dd: (fileutils)dd invocation. Copy and convert a file.
174 * df: (fileutils)df invocation. Report filesystems' disk usage.
175 * diff3: (diff)Invoking diff3. Three-way diff.
176 * dir: (fileutils)dir invocation. List directories briefly.
177 * dirname: (sh-utils)dirname invocation. Strip non-directory suffix.
178 * dmp: (web2c)Dmp invocation. Troff->MPX (MetaPost pictures).
179 * du: (fileutils)du invocation. Report on disk usage.
180 * dvicopy: (web2c)DVIcopy invocation. Virtual font expansion
181 * dvitomp: (web2c)DVItoMP invocation. DVI to MPX (MetaPost pictures).
182 * dvitype: (web2c)DVItype invocation. DVI to human-readable text.
183 * echo: (sh-utils)echo invocation. Print a line of text.
184 * edit-pr: (gnats)Invoking edit-pr. Changing bugs.
185 * eid: (id-utils)eid invocation. Invoking an editor on matches.
186 * emacsclient: (emacs)Emacs Server. Connecting to a running Emacs.
187 * emacsserver: (emacs)Emacs Server. Connecting to a running Emacs.
188 * env: (sh-utils)env invocation. Modify the environment.
189 * etags: (emacs)Create Tags Table. Creating a TAGS table.
190 * expand: (textutils)expand invocation. Convert tabs to spaces.
191 * expr: (sh-utils)expr invocation. Evaluate expressions.
192 * false: (sh-utils)false invocation. Do nothing, unsuccessfully.
193 * fid: (id-utils)fid invocation. Listing a file's identifiers.
194 * file-pr: (gnats)file-pr. Processing incoming traffic.
195 * find: (find)Invoking find. Finding and acting on files.
196 * fmt: (textutils)fmt invocation. Reformat paragraph text.
197 * fold: (textutils)fold invocation. Wrap long input lines.
198 * g++: (gcc)Invoking G++. The GNU C++ compiler.
199 * gftodvi: (web2c)GFtoDVI invocation. Generic font proofsheets.
200 * gftopk: (web2c)GFtoPK invocation. Generic to packed fonts.
201 * gftype: (web2c)GFtype invocation. GF to human-readable text.
202 * gid: (id-utils)gid invocation. Listing all matching lines.
203 * groups: (sh-utils)groups invocation. Print group names a user is in.
204 * gunzip: (gzip)Overview. Decompression.
205 * head: (textutils)head invocation. Output the first part of files.
206 * hostname: (sh-utils)hostname invocation. Print or set system name.
207 * id: (sh-utils)id invocation. Print real/effective uid/gid.
208 * idx: (id-utils)idx invocation. Testing mkid scanners.
209 * ifnames: (autoconf)Invoking ifnames. List conditionals in source.
210 * iid: (id-utils)iid invocation. Interactive complex queries.
211 * inimf: (web2c)inimf invocation. Initial Metafont.
212 * inimp: (web2c)inimp invocation. Initial MetaPost.
213 * initex: (web2c)initex invocation. Initial TeX.
214 * install: (fileutils)install invocation. Copy and change attributes.
215 * join: (textutils)join invocation. Join lines on a common field.
216 * kpsewhich: (kpathsea)Invoking kpsewhich. TeX file searching.
217 * lid: (id-utils)lid invocation. Matching identifier patterns.
218 * ln: (fileutils)ln invocation. Make links between files.
219 * locate: (find)Invoking locate. Finding files in a database.
220 * logname: (sh-utils)logname invocation. Print current login name.
221 * ls: (fileutils)ls invocation. List directory contents.
222 * makempx: (web2c)MakeMPX invocation. MetaPost label typesetting.
223 * maketexmf: (kpathsea)MakeTeX scripts. MF source generation.
224 * maketexpk: (kpathsea)MakeTeX scripts. PK bitmap generation.
225 * maketextex: (kpathsea)MakeTeX scripts. TeX source generation.
226 * maketextfm: (kpathsea)MakeTeX scripts. TeX font metric generation.
227 * mf: (web2c)mf invocation. Creating typeface families.
228 * mft: (web2c)MFT invocation. Prettyprinting Metafont source.
229 * mkdir: (fileutils)mkdir invocation. Create directories.
230 * mkfifo: (fileutils)mkfifo invocation. Create FIFOs: (named pipes).
231 * mkid: (id-utils)mkid invocation. Creating an ID database.
232 * mknod: (fileutils)mknod invocation. Create special files.
233 * mp: (web2c)mp invocation. Creating technical diagrams.
234 * mpto: (web2c)MPto invocation. MetaPost label extraction.
235 * mv: (fileutils)mv invocation. Rename files.
236 * newer: (web2c)Newer invocation. Compare modification times.
237 * nice: (sh-utils)nice invocation. Modify scheduling priority.
238 * nl: (textutils)nl invocation. Number lines and write files.
239 * nlmconv: (binutils)nlmconv. Convert object to NetWare LM.
240 * nm: (binutils)nm. List symbols in object files.
241 * nohup: (sh-utils)nohup invocation. Immunize to hangups.
242 * objcopy: (binutils)objcopy. Copy/translate object files.
243 * objdump: (binutils)objdump. Display info from object files.
244 * od: (textutils)od invocation. Dump files in octal, etc.
245 * paste: (textutils)paste invocation. Merge lines of files.
246 * patch: (diff)Invoking patch. Automatically applying diffs.
247 * patgen: (web2c)Patgen invocation. Creating hyphenation patterns.
248 * pathchk: (sh-utils)pathchk invocation. Check file name portability.
249 * pid: (id-utils)pid invocation. Looking up filenames.
250 * pktogf: (web2c)PKtoGF invocation. Packed to generic fonts.
251 * pktype: (web2c)PKtype invocation. PK to human-readable text.
252 * pltotf: (web2c)PLtoTF invocation. Property list to TFM.
253 * pooltype: (web2c)Pooltype invocation. Display WEB pool files.
254 * pr-addr: (gnats)pr-addr. Bug report address retrieval.
255 * pr-edit: (gnats)pr-edit. The edit-pr driver.
256 * pr: (textutils)pr invocation. Paginate or columnate files.
257 * printenv: (sh-utils)printenv invocation. Print environment variables.
258 * printf: (sh-utils)printf invocation. Format and print data.
259 * pwd: (sh-utils)pwd invocation. Print working directory.
260 * query-pr: (gnats)Invoking query-pr. Bug searching/reporting.
261 * queue-pr: (gnats)queue-pr. Handling incoming traffic.
262 * ranlib: (binutils)ranlib. Index archive file contents.
263 * rm: (fileutils)rm invocation. Remove files.
264 * rmdir: (fileutils)rmdir invocation. Remove empty directories.
265 * sdiff: (diff)Invoking sdiff. Interactively merge files.
266 * send-pr: (gnats)Invoking send-pr. Submitting bugs.
267 * shar: (sharutils)shar invocation. Create shell archive.
268 * size: (binutils)size. List object file section sizes.
269 * sleep: (sh-utils)sleep invocation. Delay for a specified time.
270 * sort: (textutils)sort invocation. Sort text files.
271 * split: (textutils)split invocation. Split into fixed-size pieces.
272 * strings: (binutils)strings. List printable strings.
273 * strip: (binutils)strip. Discard symbols.
274 * stty: (sh-utils)stty invocation. Print/change terminal settings.
275 * su: (sh-utils)su invocation. Modify user and group id.
276 * sum: (textutils)sum invocation. Print traditional checksum.
277 * sync: (fileutils)sync invocation. Synchronize memory and disk.
278 * tabs: (tput)Invoking tabs. Tab settings.
279 * tac: (textutils)tac invocation. Reverse files.
280 * tail: (textutils)tail invocation. Output the last part of files.
281 * tangle: (web2c)Tangle invocation. WEB to Pascal.
282 * tee: (sh-utils)tee invocation. Redirect to multiple files.
283 * test: (sh-utils)test invocation. File/string tests.
284 * tex: (web2c)tex invocation. Typesetting.
285 * tftopl: (web2c)TFtoPL invocation. TFM -> property list.
286 * touch: (fileutils)touch invocation. Change file timestamps.
287 * tput: (tput)Invoking tput. Termcap in shell scripts.
288 * tr: (textutils)tr invocation. Translate characters.
289 * true: (sh-utils)true invocation. Do nothing, successfully.
290 * tty: (sh-utils)tty invocation. Print terminal name.
291 * uname: (sh-utils)uname invocation. Print system information.
292 * unexpand: (textutils)unexpand invocation. Convert spaces to tabs.
293 * uniq: (textutils)uniq invocation. Uniqify files.
294 * unshar: (sharutils)unshar invocation. Extract from shell archive.
295 * updatedb: (find)Invoking updatedb. Building the locate database.
296 * users: (sh-utils)users invocation. Print current user names.
297 * vdir: (fileutils)vdir invocation. List directories verbosely.
298 * vftovp: (web2c)VFtoVP invocation. Virtual font -> virtual pl.
299 * view-pr: (gnats)Invoking view-pr. Showing bug reports.
300 * virmf: (web2c)virmf invocation. Virgin Metafont.
301 * virmp: (web2c)virmp invocation. Virgin MetaPost.
302 * virtex: (web2c)virtex invocation. Virgin TeX.
303 * vptovf: (web2c)VPtoVF invocation. Virtual pl -> virtual font.
304 * wc: (textutils)wc invocation. Byte, word, and line counts.
305 * weave: (web2c)Weave invocation. WEB to TeX.
306 * who: (sh-utils)who invocation. Print who is logged in.
307 * whoami: (sh-utils)whoami invocation. Print effective user id.
308 * xargs: (find)Invoking xargs. Operating on many files.
309 * yes: (sh-utils)yes invocation. Print a string indefinitely.
310 * zcat: (gzip)Overview. Decompression to stdout.
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