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On 5/10/06, Eric Hodel <drbrain / segment7.net> wrote:
>
> On May 9, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Phil Hagelberg wrote:
> >
> > On a related note, is it possible to get RDoc in GNU Info format? IMHO
> > that really gives you the best of both worlds in terms of it being
> > hyperlinked, searchable, and not making you switch out of the editor.
> >
> > If no such thing exists, could someone comment on how difficult such a
> > thing would be to implement? (I may smell a challenge here.)
>
> $ ri --help
> [...]
>     --format, -f <name>
>                    Format to use when displaying output:
>                       ansi, bs, html, plain, simple
>                    Use 'bs' (backspace) with most pager programs.
>                    To use ANSI, either also use the -T option, or
>                    tell your pager to allow control characters
>                    (for example using the -R option to less)


I'm not sure what you mean. GNU Info format (more specifically texinfo) does
not appear to be one of the format options for ri in the --help output. (Or
is that exactly what you're getting at? That no such thing exists?)

John Emerson Conrad

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