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NAME
       install-info - update info/dir entries

SYNOPSIS
       install-info [OPTION]... [INFO-FILE [DIR-FILE]]

DESCRIPTION
       Install or delete dir entries from INFO-FILE in the Info directory file DIR-FILE.

OPTIONS
       --delete
              delete existing entries for INFO-FILE from DIR-FILE; don't insert any new entries.

       --dir-file=NAME
              specify  file name of Info directory file.  This is equivalent to using the DIR-FILE argument.

       --entry=TEXT
              insert TEXT as an Info directory entry.  TEXT should have the form of an Info menu  item  line
              plus  zero  or more extra lines starting with whitespace.  If you specify more than one entry,
              they are all added.  If you don't specify any entries, they are determined from information in
              the Info file itself.

       --help display this help and exit.

       --info-file=FILE
              specify  Info  file  to  install  in the directory.  This is equivalent to using the INFO-FILE
              argument.

       --info-dir=DIR
              same as --dir-file=DIR/dir.

       --item=TEXT
              same as --entry TEXT.  An Info directory entry is actually a menu item.

       --quiet
              suppress warnings.

       --remove
              same as --delete.

       --section=SEC
              put this file's entries in section SEC of the directory.  If you specify more  than  one  sec-tion, section,
              tion,  all  the entries are added in each of the sections.  If you don't specify any sections,
              they are determined from information in the Info file itself.

       --version
              display version information and exit.

REPORTING BUGS
       Email bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org, general questions and discussion  to  help-texinfo@gnu.org.
       Texinfo home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  There is NO warranty.  You may redistribute this
       software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.  For more information  about  these  mat-
       ters, see the files named COPYING.

SEE ALSO
       The  full documentation for install-info is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and install-
       info programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info install-info

       should give you access to the complete manual.



install-info 4.8                                December 2004                                INSTALL-INFO(1)