This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the
topmost node of the Info hierarchy, called (dir)Top.
The first time you invoke Info you start off looking at this node.
File: dir, Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree
This (the Directory node) gives a menu of major topics.
Typing "q" exits, "?" lists all Info commands, "d" returns here,
"h" gives a primer for first-timers,
"mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual, etc.
In Emacs, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item or cross reference
to select it.
* Menu:
GNU packages
* Diff: (diff). Comparing and merging files.
Printing Tools
* PreScript: (a2ps) PreScript. Input language for a2ps
* a2ps: (a2ps). PostScript Generating Utility
* card: (a2ps) card. Print Reference Cards
* fixnt: (a2ps) fixnt. Fixing Microsoft NT PostScript Files
* fixps: (a2ps) fixps. Fixing Some Ill Designed PostScript Files
* ogonkify: (ogonkify). Ogonkify
* pdiff: (a2ps) pdiff. Produce Pretty Comparison of Files
* psmandup: (a2ps) psmandup. Printing Duplex on Simplex Printers
* psset: (a2ps) psset. Inserting calls to setpagedevice
Libraries
* AA-lib: (aalib). An ASCII-art graphics library
* History: (history). The GNU history library API
* RLuserman: (rluserman). The GNU readline library User's Manual.
* Readline: (readline). The GNU readline library API
Emacs
* Ada mode: (ada-mode). The GNU Emacs mode for editing Ada.
* Autotype: (autotype). Convenient features for text that you enter frequently
in Emacs.
* CC Mode: (ccmode). Emacs mode for editing C, C++, Objective-C,
Java, Pike, and IDL code.
* CL: (cl). Partial Common Lisp support for Emacs Lisp.
* Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features.
* EUDC: (eudc). A client for directory servers (LDAP, PH)
* Ebrowse: (ebrowse). A C++ class browser for Emacs.
* Ediff: (ediff). A visual interface for comparing and merging programs.
* Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text editor.
* Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
* Emacs MIME: (emacs-mime). The MIME de/composition library.
* Eshell: (eshell). A command shell implemented in Emacs Lisp.
* Forms: (forms). Emacs package for editing data bases
by filling in forms.
* Gnus: (gnus). The newsreader Gnus.
* IDLWAVE: (idlwave). Major mode and shell for IDL and WAVE/CL files.
* MH-E: (mh-e). Emacs interface to the MH mail system.
* Message: (message). Mail and news composition mode that goes with Gnus.
* PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs). Emacs front-end to CVS.
* RefTeX: (reftex). Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
* SC: (sc). Supercite lets you cite parts of messages you're
replying to, in flexible ways.
* Speedbar: (speedbar). File/Tag summarizing utility.
* VIP: (vip). An older VI-emulation for Emacs.
* VIPER: (viper). The newest Emacs VI-emulation mode.
(also, A VI Plan for Emacs Rescue
or the VI PERil.)
* Widget: (widget). Documenting the "widget" package used by the
Emacs Custom facility.
* WoMan: (woman). Browse UN*X Manual Pages `Wo (without) Man'.
Miscellaneous
* As: (as). The GNU assembler.
* Bfd: (bfd). The Binary File Descriptor library.
* Binutils: (binutils). The GNU binary utilities.
* CVS: (cvs). Concurrent Versions System
* Fdutils: (fdutils). Fdutils: Linux' floppy utilities
* File utilities: (fileutils). GNU file utilities.
* Finding Files: (find). Listing and operating on files
that match certain criteria.
* Flex: (flex). A fast scanner generator.
* Gpm: (gpm). A server wich hands mouse events to non-X programs.
* Ld: (ld). The GNU linker.
* Mtools: (mtools). Mtools: utilities to access DOS disks in Unix.
* Shar utilities: (sharutils). GNU shar utilities.
* Shell utilities: (sh-utils). GNU shell utilities.
* Standards: (standards). GNU coding standards.
* Text utilities: (textutils). GNU text utilities.
* UUCP: (uucp). Transfer mail and news across phone lines.
* addr2line: (binutils)addr2line. Convert addresses to file and line
* ar: (binutils)ar. Create, modify, and extract from archives
* basename: (sh-utils)basename invocation. Strip directory and suffix.
* bison: (bison). GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement).
* c++filt: (binutils)c++filt. Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols
* cat: (textutils)cat invocation. Concatenate and write files.
* chgrp: (fileutils)chgrp invocation. Change file groups.
* chmod: (fileutils)chmod invocation. Change file permissions.
* chown: (fileutils)chown invocation. Change file owners/groups.
* chroot: (sh-utils)chroot invocation. Specify the root directory.
* cksum: (textutils)cksum invocation. Print POSIX CRC checksum.
* comm: (textutils)comm invocation. Compare sorted files by line.
* cp: (fileutils)cp invocation. Copy files.
* cpio: (cpio). Making tape (or disk) archives.
* csplit: (textutils)csplit invocation. Split by context.
* cut: (textutils)cut invocation. Print selected parts of lines.
* cxxfilt: (binutils)c++filt. MS-DOS name for c++filt
* date: (sh-utils)date invocation. Print/set system date and time.
* dc: (dc). Arbritrary precision RPN "Desktop Calculator".
* dd: (fileutils)dd invocation. Copy and convert a file.
* df: (fileutils)df invocation. Report filesystem disk usage.
* dir: (fileutils)dir invocation. List directories briefly.
* dircolors: (fileutils)dircolors invocation. Color setup for ls.
* dirname: (sh-utils)dirname invocation. Strip non-directory suffix.
* dlltool: (binutils)dlltool. Create files needed to build and use DLLs
* du: (fileutils)du invocation. Report on disk usage.
* echo: (sh-utils)echo invocation. Print a line of text.
* env: (sh-utils)env invocation. Modify the environment.
* expand: (textutils)expand invocation. Convert tabs to spaces.
* expr: (sh-utils)expr invocation. Evaluate expressions.
* factor: (sh-utils)factor invocation. Print prime factors
* false: (sh-utils)false invocation. Do nothing, unsuccessfully.
* fmt: (textutils)fmt invocation. Reformat paragraph text.
* fold: (textutils)fold invocation. Wrap long input lines.
* gasp: (gasp). The GNU Assembler Preprocessor
* gprof: (gprof). Profiling your program's execution
* grep: (grep). print lines matching a pattern.
* groups: (sh-utils)groups invocation. Print group names a user is in.
* head: (textutils)head invocation. Output the first part of files.
* hostname: (sh-utils)hostname invocation. Print or set system name.
* id: (sh-utils)id invocation. Print real/effective uid/gid.
* install: (fileutils)install invocation. Copy and change attributes.
* ipc: (ipc). System V style inter process communication
* join: (textutils)join invocation. Join lines on a common field.
* ln: (fileutils)ln invocation. Make links between files.
* logname: (sh-utils)logname invocation. Print current login name.
* ls: (fileutils)ls invocation. List directory contents.
* m4: (m4). A powerful macro processor.
* mail-files: (sharutils)mail-files invocation. Send files to remote site.
* mailshar: (sharutils)mailshar invocation. Make and send a shell archive.
* md5sum: (textutils)md5sum invocation. Print or check message-digests.
* mkdir: (fileutils)mkdir invocation. Create directories.
* mkfifo: (fileutils)mkfifo invocation. Create FIFOs (named pipes).
* mknod: (fileutils)mknod invocation. Create special files.
* mv: (fileutils)mv invocation. Rename files.
* mysql: (mysql). MySQL documentation.
* nice: (sh-utils)nice invocation. Modify scheduling priority.
* nl: (textutils)nl invocation. Number lines and write files.
* nlmconv: (binutils)nlmconv. Converts object code into an NLM
* nm: (binutils)nm. List symbols from object files
* nohup: (sh-utils)nohup invocation. Immunize to hangups.
* objcopy: (binutils)objcopy. Copy and translate object files
* objdump: (binutils)objdump. Display information from object files
* od: (textutils)od invocation. Dump files in octal, etc.
* paste: (textutils)paste invocation. Merge lines of files.
* pathchk: (sh-utils)pathchk invocation. Check file name portability.
* pr: (textutils)pr invocation. Paginate or columnate files.
* printenv: (sh-utils)printenv invocation. Print environment variables.
* printf: (sh-utils)printf invocation. Format and print data.
* ptx: (textutils)ptx invocation. Produce permuted indexes.
* pwd: (sh-utils)pwd invocation. Print working directory.
* ranlib: (binutils)ranlib. Generate index to archive contents
* readelf: (binutils)readelf. Display the contents of ELF format files.
* remsync: (sharutils)remsync invocation. Synchronize remote files.
* rm: (fileutils)rm invocation. Remove files.
* rmdir: (fileutils)rmdir invocation. Remove empty directories.
* sed: (sed). Stream EDitor.
* seq: (sh-utils)seq invocation. Print numeric sequences
* shar: (sharutils)shar invocation. Make a shell archive.
* shred: (fileutils)shred invocation. Remove files more securely.
* size: (binutils)size. List section sizes and total size
* sleep: (sh-utils)sleep invocation. Delay for a specified time.
* sort: (textutils)sort invocation. Sort text files.
* split: (textutils)split invocation. Split into fixed-size pieces.
* strings: (binutils)strings. List printable strings from files
* strip: (binutils)strip. Discard symbols
* stty: (sh-utils)stty invocation. Print/change terminal settings.
* su: (sh-utils)su invocation. Modify user and group id.
* sum: (textutils)sum invocation. Print traditional checksum.
* sync: (fileutils)sync invocation. Synchronize memory and disk.
* tac: (textutils)tac invocation. Reverse files.
* tail: (textutils)tail invocation. Output the last part of files.
* tee: (sh-utils)tee invocation. Redirect to multiple files.
* test: (sh-utils)test invocation. File/string tests.
* touch: (fileutils)touch invocation. Change file timestamps.
* tr: (textutils)tr invocation. Translate characters.
* true: (sh-utils)true invocation. Do nothing, successfully.
* tsort: (textutils)tsort invocation. Topological sort.
* tty: (sh-utils)tty invocation. Print terminal name.
* uname: (sh-utils)uname invocation. Print system information.
* unexpand: (textutils)unexpand invocation. Convert spaces to tabs.
* uniq: (textutils)uniq invocation. Uniquify files.
* unshar: (sharutils)unshar invocation. Explode a shell archive.
* users: (sh-utils)users invocation. Print current user names.
* uudecode: (sharutils)uudecode invocation. Restore file from 7-bits.
* uuencode: (sharutils)uuencode invocation. Force binary file to 7-bits.
* vdir: (fileutils)vdir invocation. List directories verbosely.
* wc: (textutils)wc invocation. Byte, word, and line counts.
* who: (sh-utils)who invocation. Print who is logged in.
* whoami: (sh-utils)whoami invocation. Print effective user id.
* windres: (binutils)windres. Manipulate Windows resources
* yes: (sh-utils)yes invocation. Print a string indefinitely.
GNU admin
* Autoconf: (autoconf). Create source code configuration scripts
Individual utilities
* aclocal: (automake)Invoking aclocal. Generating aclocal.m4.
* autoconf: (autoconf)autoconf Invocation.
How to create configuration scripts
* autoconf-invocation: (autoconf)autoconf Invocation.
How to create configuration
scripts
* autoheader: (autoconf)autoheader Invocation. How to create configuration
templates
* autom4te: (autoconf)autom4te Invocation. The Autoconf executables
backbone
* automake: (automake)Invoking Automake. Generating Makefile.in.
* autoreconf: (autoconf)autoreconf Invocation. Remaking multiple `configure'
scripts
* autoscan: (autoconf)autoscan Invocation. Semi-automatic `configure.ac'
writing
* autoupdate: (autoconf)autoupdate Invocation. Automatic update of
`configure.ac'
* awk: (gawk)Invoking gawk. Text scanning and processing.
* cmp: (diff)Invoking cmp. Compare 2 files byte by byte.
* config.status: (autoconf)config.status Invocation.
Recreating configurations.
* configure: (autoconf)configure Invocation. Configuring a package.
* diff: (diff)Invoking diff. Compare 2 files line by line.
* diff3: (diff)Invoking diff3. Compare 3 files line by line.
* ifnames: (autoconf)ifnames Invocation. Listing conditionals in source.
* libtoolize: (libtool)Invoking libtoolize. Adding libtool support.
* patch: (diff)Invoking patch. Apply a patch to a file.
* sdiff: (diff)Invoking sdiff. Merge 2 files side-by-side.
* tar: (tar)tar invocation. Invoking GNU `tar'
* testsuite: (autoconf)testsuite Invocation. Running an Autotest test suite.
GNU programming tools
* Libtool: (libtool). Generic shared library support script.
This is libtool.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.11 from libtool.texi.
* automake: (automake). Making Makefile.in's
Software development
* Autoconf: (autoconf). Create source code configuration scripts.
* Automake: (automake). Making GNU standards-compliant Makefiles.
Utilities
* Bash: (bash). The GNU Bourne-Again SHell.
* Enscript: (enscript). GNU Enscript
* Gzip: (gzip). The gzip command for compressing files.
* ZSH: (zsh). The Z Shell Manual.
Programming
* Cpp: (cpp). The GNU C preprocessor.
* cvsclient: (cvsclient). The CVS client/server protocol.
* g77: (g77). The GNU Fortran compiler.
* gcc: (gcc). The GNU Compiler Collection.
GNU Packages
* Gawk: (gawk). A text scanning and processing language.
* Gawkinet: (gawkinet). TCP/IP Internetworking With `gawk'.
* Make: (make). Remake files automatically.
* Tar: (tar). Making tape (or disk) archives.
Programming & development tools.
* Gdb: (gdb). The GNU debugger.
* Gdb-Internals: (gdbint). The GNU debugger's internals.
User Interface Toolkit
* GDK: (gdk). The General Drawing Kit
* GTK: (gtk). The GIMP Toolkit
GNU Gettext Utilities
* Gettext: (gettext). GNU gettext utilities.
* gettextize: (gettext)gettextize Invocation. Prepare a package for gettext.
* msgfmt: (gettext)msgfmt Invocation. Make MO files out of PO files.
* msgmerge: (gettext)msgmerge Invocation. Update two PO files into one.
* xgettext: (gettext)xgettext Invocation. Extract strings into a PO file.
Library of useful routines for 'C' programing
* GLIB: (glib). useful routines for 'C' programming
GNU libraries
* Libc: (libc). C library.
* gmp: (gmp). GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library.
Indent Code Formatter
* Indent: (indent). C code formatter.
Texinfo documentation system
* Info: (info). Documentation browsing system.
* Standalone info program: (info-stnd). Standalone Info-reading program.
* Texinfo: (texinfo). The GNU documentation format.
* install-info: (texinfo)Invoking install-info. Update info/dir entries.
* makeinfo: (texinfo)makeinfo Preferred. Translate Texinfo source.
* texi2dvi: (texinfo)Format with texi2dvi. Print Texinfo documents.
* texindex: (texinfo)Format with tex/texindex. Sort Texinfo index files.
Development
* libext2fs: (libext2fs.info). The EXT2FS library.
C library code
* Regex: (regex). Regular expression library.
General Commands
* Screen: (screen). Full-screen window manager.
Net Utilities
* Wget: (wget). The non-interactive network downloader.
World Wide Web
* Wget: (wget). The non-interactive network downloader.
Games
* xboard: (xboard). An X Window System graphical chessboard.
