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UPDATE-INFO-DIR(8) System Manager's Manual UPDATE-INFO-DIR(8)

update-info-dir - update or create index file from all installed info files in directory

update-info-dir [options] [directory]

Update, or create, the index file dir of available documentation in /usr/share/info/ (the default) or in given DIRECTORY. The index file info is the directory is usually presented by info browsers on startup.

Display help and exit.

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This manual page was written by Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original script was designed for Debian packaging system.