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3.4. Practice: Using the pinfo Command
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3
Outcomes ............................................................................................................................ 3
Lab Topology ....................................................................................................................... 4
Lab Settings ......................................................................................................................... 5
1 Guided Exercise........................................................................................................... 6
Introduction
In this lab, you will browse GNU Info documentation using command-line tools.
Outcomes
Lab Topology
Lab Settings
The information in the table below will be needed in order to complete the lab. The
task sections below provide details on the use of this information.
1 Guided Exercise
The topology includes two virtual machines that are accessible to users. Take care to
perform the tasks as instructed, including using the appropriate virtual machine as
directed.
The symbols -- signify the end of command options and the start of
command arguments in complex commands where the shell's command-line
parser might not correctly make the distinction.
Press u again. Observe that when positioned at the top of a topic node,
moving up returns to the directory of topics. Alternately, pressing d from any
level or topic will move directly to the directory of topics.
Press / followed by the search pattern nano. With the topic highlighted,
press Enter.
9. In the Introduction, locate and select Command Line Options. Browse the
topic.
10. Move up one level to return to Introduction. Move to the next topic.
Press u to move up one level. The new location will be nano's topic 1
Introduction. Now press n. You will have moved to nano's topic 2 Editor
Basics.
12. Invoke pinfo again, specifying nano as the destination topic from the command
line.
Use arrow keys to highlight a topic, PageUp and PageDown to browse the
text, then press u to move up one level.