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GNU Info

stand-alone program, part of the Texinfo distribution, which is used to view Info files on a text terminal
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GNU Info

Summary

GNU Info is a computer program[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (computer_program category, ranking #52 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Info is the creator of Richard Stallman[3].
  • GNU Info's instance of is recorded as computer program[4].
  • GNU Info's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • GNU Info's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[6].
  • GNU Info's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • GNU Info's programmed in is recorded as TECO[8].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as TOPS-10[9].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as Incompatible Timesharing System[10].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[12].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as BSD[13].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as macOS[14].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • GNU Info's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[16].
  • GNU Info is part of Texinfo[17].
  • GNU Info is used for browser[18].
  • 1977 marks the founding of GNU Info[19].
  • GNU Info's official website is recorded as https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/texinfo.git/tree/info[20].
  • GNU Info's readable file format is recorded as GNU Info document[21].
  • GNU Info's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/info[22].
  • GNU Info's different from is recorded as Texinfo[23].
  • GNU Info's different from is recorded as Emacs Info[24].
  • GNU Info's copyright holder is recorded as Q48413[25].
  • GNU Info's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU Info is the creator of Richard Stallman[3].

Publication

GNU Info is part of Texinfo[17].

Why It Matters

GNU Info draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (computer_program category, ranking #52 of 130).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

BSD Emacs Info free software GNU/Hurd Incompatible Timesharing System macOS Microsoft Windows Richard Stallman TECO TOPS-10 Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · DiscreetParrot · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    License → —
    Copyright license → Q27016754
    Operating system → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P4742]]: info"
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