{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "UPDATE-INFO-DIR",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/UPDATE-INFO-DIR/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-16T06:01:23Z",
    "synopsis": "update-info-dir [options] [directory]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "update-info-dir - update or create index file from all installed info files in directory\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "update-info-dir [options] [directory]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Update, or create, the index file dir of available documentation in /usr/share/info/ (the de‐\nfault) or in given DIRECTORY. The index file info is the directory is  usually  presented  by\ninfo browsers on startup.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h,--help",
                    "content": "Display help and exit.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "emacs(1) info(1) install-info(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This  manual  page  was  written  by  Norbert  Preining  <preining@logic.at>,  for the Debian\nGNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).\n\nThis manual page was written for the  Debian  GNU/Linux  distribution  because  the  original\nscript was designed for Debian packaging system.\n\n\n\nUPDATE-INFO-DIR(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "update-info-dir - update or create index file from all installed info files in directory",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display help and exit."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "emacs",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/emacs/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "info",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/info/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "install-info",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/install-info/1/json"
        }
    ]
}