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From: Annius Groenink
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00

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In article <5dta61$5fe@news.mel.aone.net.au> daveney@altus.speednet.com.au (Graham Daveney) writes:

>Does anyone have any bright ideas as to how to convert the *.info files into
>regular text so I can read them with vi.
>
>Just a pointer in the right direction would be enough, something like
>"user _this_ package".

Use Edith Pro (http://www.nl.net/~zfc/);  open Edith info; click
`info directory', select your info page; select all; save selection.

Of course you might then also prefer to use Edith to read the info
files, but that's up to you (unlike in info and emacs, info files are
displayed completely).

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Subject: Re: Converting info files to text
Date: 1997/02/19
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