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- From: jonathan@cats.ucsc.edu (Jonathan Cano)
- Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
- Subject: Re: emacs 'info' reader and info related questions.
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 23:11:08 GMT
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- >> 2) Is there a way to get the emacs info reader to read the diff
- >> distribution info files *without* changing the info files that came
- >> in the emacs distribution? E.g. pass some sort of parameter to the
- >> info command?
- >
- >"M-x info". Then type "g" then type "(" then the name of the info file you
- >want to look at (including a path) then ")" then the node you want to look at.
- >
- >The node part can be omitted if you mean the "Top" node.
-
- You *WIN* the award for the most useful reply!!! Your kilometers ahead
- of the competition! This is exactly the sort of information I was looking for
- but no-one else seemed to know. Everyone else told me that what you describe
- above couldn't be done - they said I *had* to edit the main info file and
- and my new info file as a new node ...
-
- Bless you, Bless you ...
-
- --Jonathan
-
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- > Kai Grossjohann Phone (voice): 49 231 75 30 15
- > Baroper Str. 331 App. 510 E-Mail:
- > W-4600 Dortmund 50 grossjoh@ls6.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
- > Germany
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