infosearch (1) - search and view documentation

INFOSEARCH(1)

NAME

infosearch - search and view documentation

SYNOPSIS

infosearch [ -server server_spec ] [ -relnotes | -man | -bks ]
infosearch -opt

DESCRIPTION

infosearch allows users to search and browse virtually all SGI documentation: online books & help cards, man pages and release notes. Various command line options allows the program to be invoked in different states.

The infosearch command launches your (system) web-browser to access the available content and information.

For more details, please consult the on-line help.

OPTIONS

Command line options are described below.

-server: Starts up infosearch and points at the value given for server_spec. This value can be specified as "foo.domain" or as a fully-qualifed HTTP address; such as "http://foo.domain.com".

-relnotes | -man | -books | -bks: Starts up infosearch and loads the content-specific page (rather than the initial infosearch page) for the given information source: release notes, man pages, or online books; respectively. That content area may then be browsed or searched.

-opt: Invokes the infosearch options panel. This allows you to configure infosearch and specify various launch options. Those include : if you wish to use an existing or new web-browser window and which URL (site) you wish to go to.

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