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Regular nodes look like this:
<node> = ^_ File: <fn>, Node: <id1>, (Next: <id2>, )? (Prev: <id3>, )? Up: <id4> <general text, until the next ^_ or end-of-file>
The Next
and Prev
pointers are optional. The Up
pointer may technically also be absent, although this is most likely the
case of a wrongly-structured Info manual. At least one space must be
present after each colon and comma, but any number of spaces are
ignored.
This <node> defines <id1> in file <fn>, which is typically just ‘manualname’ or perhaps ‘manualname.info’. Each of the other references <id2>, <id3>, and <id4> must be defined with either ‘Node’ or ‘Ref’ in the <tag table>.
Conventionally the nodes are arranged to form a tree, but this is not a requirement of the format. Each pointer can refer to any defined identifier.
Identifiers cannot include periods, commas, colons or parentheses (including @-commands which produce any of these); these can confuse Info readers. See Node Line Requirements.
The <general text> of the node can include the special constructs described next.