Re: TAGS documentation

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Hadron <hadronquark@googlemail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:07:26 +0200
>> 
>> >      C-h i d m emacs RET g Tags RET
>> >
>> > spits out some error message instead of getting you to the description
>> > of tags tables and associated commands and features?  If so, you need
>> > to fix your installation of the Emacs manual, because what you want is
>> > an integral part of it.
>> 
>> Thank you Eli - that command sequence found tags!
>> 
>> What Search command should find it from the top index level?
>
> In Info manuals, never use search commands -- they are for sissies. ;-)
> Instead, use the index search feature of Info.  Any well-written Info
> manual should have an index which will get you to the description of
> every important concept quickly and efficiently.  In this case, the
> command "i tags RET" inside the Emacs manual will land you on the
> above spot (this is how I found the node when answering your question,
> btw).
>
> The `i' command is the way to use an Info manual as a reference (as
> opposed to just reading through it, which is typical of the first time
> you learn to use a program).

But when I used the `i' command in the Info directory (where the `d' led me
to), I got following message:
The Info directory node has no index; use m to select a manual

so it seems an `m' command is inevitable.
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