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<span id="Formatting-for-Info"></span><h3 class="section">D.6 Formatting for Info</h3>
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<span id="index-Running-an-Info-formatter"></span>
<span id="index-Info-formatting"></span>
<p>Texinfo mode provides several commands for formatting part or all of a
Texinfo file for Info. Often, when you are writing a document, you
want to format only part of a file—that is, a region.
</p>
<p>You can use either the <code>texinfo-format-region</code> or the
<code>makeinfo-region</code> command to format a region:
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dformat_002dregion-1"></span>
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<dt><kbd>C-c C-e C-r</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-format-region</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-m C-r</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x makeinfo-region</kbd></dt>
<dd><p>Format the current region for Info.
</p></dd>
</dl>
<p>You can use either the <code>texinfo-format-buffer</code> or the
<code>makeinfo-buffer</code> command to format a whole buffer:
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dformat_002dbuffer-1"></span>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-e C-b</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-format-buffer</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-m C-b</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x makeinfo-buffer</kbd></dt>
<dd><p>Format the current buffer for Info.
</p></dd>
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<p>For example, after writing a Texinfo file, you can type the following:
</p>
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<pre class="example">C-u C-c C-u m
</pre><pre class="example">or
</pre><pre class="example">C-u M-x texinfo-master-menu
</pre></div>
<p>This updates all the nodes and menus. Then type the following to create
an Info file:
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">C-c C-m C-b
</pre><pre class="example">or
</pre><pre class="example">M-x makeinfo-buffer
</pre></div>
<p>See <a href="Creating-an-Info-File.html">Creating an Info File</a> for details about Info formatting.
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