Re: Converting info files to text

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From: Frank Sweetser
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 00:00

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Graham Daveney (daveney@altus.speednet.com.au) wrote:
: Hi There,

: Being the ardent vi user that I am I find myself being forced to use the info
: command in order to read the gcc documentation.

: 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".


I've got a script that converts them to html.  If anyone's interested, I'll
mail/post it here.
--
					frank sweetser

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From: rasmusin@paramount.res.wpi.edu (Frank Sweetser)
Subject: Re: Converting info files to text
Date: 1997/02/12
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