Texinfo Mode Summary (GNU Texinfo 6.8)

D.8 Texinfo Mode Summary

In Texinfo mode, each set of commands has default keybindings that begin with the same keys. All the commands that are custom-created for Texinfo mode begin with C-c. The keys are somewhat mnemonic.

Insert Commands

The insert commands are invoked by typing C-c twice and then the first letter of the @-command to be inserted. (It might make more sense mnemonically to use C-c C-i, for ‘custom insert’, but C-c C-c is quick to type.)

C-c C-c c       Insert ‘@code’.
C-c C-c d       Insert ‘@dfn’.
C-c C-c e       Insert ‘@end’.
C-c C-c i       Insert ‘@item’.
C-c C-c n       Insert ‘@node’.
C-c C-c s       Insert ‘@samp’.
C-c C-c v       Insert ‘@var’.
C-c {       Insert braces.
C-c ]
C-c }       Move out of enclosing braces.

C-c C-c C-d     Insert a node’s section title
               in the space for the description
               in a menu entry line.

Show Structure

The texinfo-show-structure command is often used within a narrowed region.

C-c C-s         List all the headings.

The Master Update Command

The texinfo-master-menu command creates a master menu; and can be used to update every node and menu in a file as well.

C-c C-u m
M-x texinfo-master-menu
               Create or update a master menu.

C-u C-c C-u m   With C-u as a prefix argument, first
               create or update all nodes and regular
               menus, and then create a master menu.

Update Pointers

The update pointer commands are invoked by typing C-c C-u and then either C-n for texinfo-update-node or C-e for texinfo-every-node-update.

C-c C-u C-n     Update a node.
C-c C-u C-e     Update every node in the buffer.

Update Menus

Invoke the update menu commands by typing C-c C-u and then either C-m for texinfo-make-menu or C-a for texinfo-all-menus-update. To update both nodes and menus at the same time, precede C-c C-u C-a with C-u.

C-c C-u C-m     Make or update a menu.

C-c C-u C-a     Make or update all
               menus in a buffer.

C-u C-c C-u C-a With C-u as a prefix argument,
               first create or update all nodes and
               then create or update all menus.

Format for Info

The Info formatting commands that are written in Emacs Lisp are invoked by typing C-c C-e and then either C-r for a region or C-b for the whole buffer.

The Info formatting commands that are written in C and based on the makeinfo program are invoked by typing C-c C-m and then either C-r for a region or C-b for the whole buffer.

Use the texinfo-format… commands:

C-c C-e C-r     Format the region.
C-c C-e C-b     Format the buffer.

Use makeinfo:

C-c C-m C-r     Format the region.
C-c C-m C-b     Format the buffer.
C-c C-m C-l     Recenter the makeinfo output buffer.
C-c C-m C-k     Kill the makeinfo formatting job.

Typeset and Print

The TeX typesetting and printing commands are invoked by typing C-c C-t and then another control command: C-r for texinfo-tex-region, C-b for texinfo-tex-buffer, and so on.

C-c C-t C-r     Run TeX on the region.
C-c C-t C-b     Run texi2dvi on the buffer.
C-c C-t C-i     Run texindex.
C-c C-t C-p     Print the DVI file.
C-c C-t C-q     Show the print queue.
C-c C-t C-d     Delete a job from the print queue.
C-c C-t C-k     Kill the current TeX formatting job.
C-c C-t C-x     Quit a currently stopped TeX formatting job.
C-c C-t C-l     Recenter the output buffer.

Other Updating Commands

The remaining updating commands do not have standard keybindings because they are rarely used.

M-x texinfo-insert-node-lines
               Insert missing @node lines in region.
               With C-u as a prefix argument,
               use section titles as node names.

M-x texinfo-multiple-files-update
               Update a multi-file document.
               With C-u 2 as a prefix argument,
               create or update all nodes and menus
               in all included files first.

M-x texinfo-indent-menu-description
               Indent descriptions.

M-x texinfo-sequential-node-update
               Insert node pointers in strict sequence.