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The First Node
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   The first node of a Texinfo file is the `Top' node, except in an
included file (Include Files).

   The `Top' node (which must be named `top' or `Top') should have as
its `Up' and `Previous' nodes the name of a node in another file, where
there is a menu that leads to this file.  Specify the file name in
parentheses.  If the file is to be installed directly in the Info
directory file, use `(dir)' as the parent of the `Top' node; this is
short for `(dir)top', and specifies the `Top' node in the `dir' file,
which contains the main menu for Info.  For example, the `@node Top'
line of this manual looks like this:

     @node Top, Overview, (dir), (dir)

(You may use the Texinfo updating commands or the `makeinfo' utility to
insert these `Next' and `(dir)' pointers automatically.)

   Install an Info File , for more information about installing
an Info file in the `info' directory.

   The `Top' node contains the main or master menu for the document.