Selecting Xrefs (Stand-alone GNU Info 6.7)

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### 8.2 Selecting Xrefs

The following table lists the Info commands which operate on menu items.

`1` (`menu-digit`)
`2` … `9`
`M-1`, vi-like operation
`M-2` … `M-9`, vi-like operation

  Within an Info window, pressing a single digit, (such as ‘`1`’), selects that menu item, and places its node in the current window. For convenience, there is one exception; pressing ‘`0`’ selects the last item in the node’s menu. When ‘`--vi-keys`’ is in effect, digits set the numeric argument, so these commands are remapped to their ‘`M-`’ varieties. For example, to select the last menu item, press `M-0`.

`0` (`last-menu-item`)
`M-0`, vi-like operation

  Select the last item in the current node’s menu.

`m` (`menu-item`)

  Reads the name of a menu item in the echo area and selects its node. Completion is available while reading the menu label. See completion.

`M-x find-menu`

  Move the cursor to the start of this node’s menu.

This table lists the Info commands which operate on cross-references.

`f` (`xref-item`)
`r`

  Reads the name of a note cross-reference in the echo area and selects its node. Completion is available while reading the cross-reference label. See completion.

Finally, the next few commands operate on menu or note references alike:

`TAB` (`move-to-next-xref`)

  Move the cursor to the start of the next nearest menu item or note reference in this node. You can then use `RET` (`select-reference-this-line`) to select the menu or note reference.

`M-TAB` (`move-to-prev-xref`)
`BackTab`
`Shift-TAB` (on DOS/Windows only)

  Move the cursor the start of the nearest previous menu item or note reference in this node.

  The `BackTab` key can be produced on some terminals with `Shift-TAB`.

`RET` (`select-reference-this-line`)

  Select the menu item or note reference appearing on this line.

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