Creating an Info File

makeinfo is a utility that converts a Texinfo file into an Info file; texinfo-format-region and texinfo-format-buffer are GNU Emacs functions that do the same.

A Texinfo file must possess an @setfilename line near its beginning, otherwise the Info formatting commands will fail.

For information on installing the Info file in the Info system, see section Installing an Info File.

• Invoking makeinfo: How to run makeinfo from a shell.
• makeinfo options: Specify fill-column and other options.
• Pointer Validation: How to check that pointers point somewhere.
• makeinfo in Emacs: How to run makeinfo from Emacs.
• texinfo-format commands: Two Info formatting commands written in Emacs Lisp are an alternative to makeinfo.
• Batch Formatting: How to format for Info in Emacs Batch mode.
• Tag and Split Files: How tagged and split files help Info to run better.

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