[jrmg]

Does anyone here actually use the GNU info documentation?

[teddyh]

I use it all the time, preferring it to everything else¹. Especially when reading the Python documentation.

1. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44213303>

[scoops_]

This sounds interesting, how are you getting python docs in the `texinfo` format? I’ve used zeal a fair amount or *.read the docs.io, but always looking for local alternatives. A quick search online didn’t have much info

[jrmg]

I’m sorry people are downvoting you for just replying to my question!

[mook]

I use it in particular for bash, mostly because it has better expositions for parameter expansions. To the point that I know searching for "%%" in particular will get me to the correct section.

For everything else… I think it's also necessary for GNU find expressions?

[kevin_thibedeau]

I occasionally use gnu info. My favorite tool is pinfo which has a man mode that adds navigable links to cross references in man pages and can shell out to hyperlinks. I usually have that aliased as man.

[krunck]

Just installed pinfo. Nice. Thanks!

[advisedwang]

I use the online versions, e.g. https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/index.htm.... In this form they are pretty good documentation (although that is usually due to being comprehensive and adequately written, nothing really to do with info beyond supporting adequate structure).

[ho_schi]

No. Every man page is better, concise, easy to access.

GNU Info should be like a browser but it makes something simple into something complicated.

[SoftTalker]

No. I have no idea how it works, it's like being a new user in vi and not knowing how to quit.

[fanf2]

`info foo | less` is a better info reader than `info foo`