retitle 381008 info should search recursively for nodes matching the given text
severity 381008 wishlist
tag 381008 +wontfix
quit
Hi Aurel!
On Die, 01 Aug 2006, Aurel (DustyDingo) W. wrote:
> I am using Debian testing, and when i type "info <command>", info
> often shows me the man page, though there is a info page on the
> system.
> As an example, "info du" shows me the same thing as "man du", but when
> i search in "info binutils" i can find an info page for "du". I have
> the same problem with several other programs, like cut, info, ps,
> sort,.....
This is the way info system works. You have an info file with several
nodes. Info will go to the top of the specified INFO file when invoced
like
info binutils
but you can also go direct to a subnode by eg
info gettext msgcat
You have two options:
* live with this
* bugger the writes of the respective docs to create du.info files
(wont happen, nobody will write single info files for any node,
this is what man is for)
* rewrite info (patches welcome) to recursively search all nodes
reachable from the top for a matching entry (could take a while,
if info has to open and read *all* info files on the system).
I am retitling the bug to the last option, setting it to wishlist and to
wontfix, as none of us will do this, and I am also sure that Karl will
not accept patches doing this.
Best wishes
Norbert
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