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Rearrange nodes. (Top): Update menu. Change ref `Info for Experts' to `Advanced Info Commands'. (Getting Started): Fix description of manual's parts. (Help-Int): Change xref `Info Search' to `Search Index', and `Expert Info' to `Advanced'. (Advanced): Move node one level up. (Search Text, Search Index): New nodes split out from `Info Search'. (Go to node, Choose menu subtopic, Create Info buffer): New nodes split out from `Advanced'. (Advanced, Emacs Info Variables): De-document editing an Info file in Info. (Emacs Info Variables): Move node from `Expert Info' to `Advanced'. (Creating an Info File): Delete node and move its text to `Expert Info'.
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1 -*- Text -*-
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2 This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the topmost node of the
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3 Info hierarchy. The first time you invoke Info you start off
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4 looking at that node, which is (dir)Top.
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5 
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6 File: dir Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree
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8 The Info Directory
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9 ******************
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11 The Info Directory is the top-level menu of major Info topics.
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12 Type "d" in Info to return to the Info Directory. Type "q" to exit Info.
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13 Type "?" for a list of Info commands, or "h" to visit an Info tutorial.
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14 Type "m" to choose a menu item--for instance,
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15 "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual.
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16 In Emacs Info, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item
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17 or cross reference to follow it to its target.
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18 Each menu line that starts with a * is a topic you can select with "m".
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19 Every third topic has a red * to help pick the right number to type.
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21 * Menu:
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23 * Info: (info). How to use the documentation browsing system.
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25 Emacs
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26 * Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text editor.
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27 * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
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28 * Emacs Lisp Introduction: (eintr).
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29 A simple introduction to Emacs Lisp programming.
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30 * Elisp: (elisp). The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
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32 * CL: (cl). Partial Common Lisp support for Emacs Lisp.
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33 * Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features.
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34 * Ediff: (ediff). A visual interface for comparing and merging programs.
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35 * Emacs-Xtra: (emacs-xtra). Specialized Emacs features.
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36 * Org Mode: (org). Outline-based notes management and organizer.
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37 * PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs). Emacs front-end to CVS.
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38 * Speedbar: (speedbar). File/Tag summarizing utility.
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40 * Ada mode: (ada-mode). Emacs mode for editing Ada code.
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41 * CC mode: (ccmode). Emacs mode for editing C, C++, Objective-C,
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42 Java, Pike, and IDL code.
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43 * Ebrowse: (ebrowse). A C++ class browser for Emacs.
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44 * Flymake: (flymake). An on-the-fly syntax checker for Emacs.
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45 * IDLWAVE: (idlwave). Major mode and shell for IDL and WAVE/CL files.
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47 * Gnus: (gnus). The news reader Gnus.
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48 * Message: (message). Mail and news composition mode that goes with Gnus.
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49 * MH-E: (mh-e). Emacs interface to the MH mail system.
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50 * MIME: (emacs-mime). Emacs MIME de/composition library.
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51 * Newsticker: (newsticker). A News ticker for Emacs.
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52 * PGG: (pgg). Emacs interface to various PGP implementations.
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53 * SC: (sc). Supercite lets you cite parts of messages you're
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54 replying to, in flexible ways.
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55 * SMTP: (smtpmail). Emacs library for sending mail via SMTP.
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56 * Sieve: (sieve). Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
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58 * Autotype: (autotype). Convenient features for text that you enter frequently
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59 in Emacs.
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60 * Calc: (calc). Advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool.
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61 * Eshell: (eshell). A command shell implemented in Emacs Lisp.
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62 * EUDC: (eudc). An Emacs client for directory servers (LDAP, PH).
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63 * Forms: (forms). Emacs package for editing data bases
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64 by filling in forms.
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65 * RefTeX: (reftex). Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
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66 * SES: (ses). Simple Emacs Spreadsheet
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67 * Tramp: (tramp). Transparent Remote (file) Access, Multiple Protocol.
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68 Edit remote files via a remote shell (rsh,
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69 ssh, telnet).
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70 * URL: (url). URL loading package.
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71 * Widget: (widget). The "widget" package used by the Emacs Customization
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72 facility.
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73 * WoMan: (woman). Browse UN*X Manual Pages "Wo (without) Man".
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75 * VIPER: (viper). The newest Emacs VI-emulation mode.
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76 (also, A VI Plan for Emacs Rescue
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77 or the VI PERil.)
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78 * VIP: (vip). An older VI-emulation for Emacs.