The Info program described here is a stand-alone program, part
of the Texinfo distribution, which is used to view Info files on a
text terminal. Info files are typically the result of
processing Texinfo files with the program texi2any (also in the
Texinfo distribution).
Texinfo itself (see Texinfo) is a documentation system that uses a single source file to produce both on-line information and printed output. You can typeset and print the files that you read in Info.
GNU Emacs also provides an Info reader (just type M-x info
in Emacs). Emacs Info and stand-alone Info have nearly identical user
interfaces, although customization and other details are different
(this manual explains the stand-alone Info reader). The Emacs Info
reader supports the X Window System and other such bitmapped
interfaces, not just plain ASCII, so if you want a prettier display
for Info files, you should try it. You can use Emacs Info without
using Emacs for anything else. (Type C-x C-c to exit; this also
works in the stand-alone Info reader.) See Info for a
tutorial and more background information about the Info system, as well
as information about the Info reader that is part of GNU Emacs,
Please report bugs in this stand-alone Info program to bug-texinfo@gnu.org. Bugs in the Emacs Info reader should be sent to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org.