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20.1 Creating an Info File

makeinfo is a program that converts a Texinfo file into an Info file, HTML file, or plain text. texinfo-format-region and texinfo-format-buffer are GNU Emacs functions that convert Texinfo to Info.

For information on installing the Info file in the Info system, see Installing an Info File.

• makeinfo Advantages
• Running makeinfo Within Emacs
• The texinfo-format… Commands
• Batch Formatting
• Tag Files and Split Files