Creating an Info File - GNU Texinfo 4.8

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21.1 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: makeinfo provides better error checking.
Invoking makeinfo: How to run makeinfo from a shell.
makeinfo options: Specify fill-column and other options.
Pointer Validation: How to check that pointers point somewhere.
makeinfo in Emacs: How to run makeinfo from Emacs.
texinfo-format commands: Two Info formatting commands written in Emacs Lisp are an alternative to makeinfo.
Batch Formatting: How to format for Info in Emacs Batch mode.
Tag and Split Files: How tagged and split files help Info to run better.