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<H3>INFOSEARCH(1)</H3>

<H4>NAME</H4>
     <P>infosearch - search and view documentation</P>

<H4>SYNOPSIS</H4>
<DL>
<DT><B>infosearch</B> [ <B>-server</B> <I>server</I>_<I>spec</I> ] [ <B>-relnotes</B> | <B>-man</B> | <B>-bks</B> ]</DT>
<DT><B>infosearch</B> <B>-opt</B></DT>
</DL>

<H4>DESCRIPTION</H4>
     <P><I>infosearch</I> 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.</P>

     <P>The <I>infosearch</I> command launches your (system)
     web-browser to access the available content and information.</P>

     <P>For more details, please consult the on-line help.</P>

<H4>OPTIONS</H4>
     <P>Command line options are described below.</P>

<DL><DT>-server</DT>
<DD>	  Starts up <I>infosearch</I> and points at the value given for
	  <I>server</I>_<I>spec</I>. This value can be
	  specified as "foo.domain" or as a fully-qualifed HTTP address;
	  such as "http://foo.domain.com".</DD>
</DL>

<DL><DT>-relnotes | -man | -books | -bks</DT>
<DD>	  Starts up <I>infosearch</I> and loads the
	  content-specific page (rather than the initial <I>infosearch</I>
	  page) for the given information source: release
	  notes, man pages, or online books; respectively. That content
	  area may then be browsed or searched.</DD>
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<DL><DT>-opt</DT>
<DD>	  Invokes the <I>infosearch</I> options panel. This allows you
	  to configure <I>infosearch</I> 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. </DD>
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<H4>FILES</H4>
<DL>
<DT><TT>/usr/sbin/infosearch</TT></DT>
<DT><TT>$HOME/.infosearchrc</TT></DT>
</DL>

<H4>SEE ALSO</H4>
     <P><A HREF="/cgi-bin/infosrch.cgi?cmd=getdoc&db=man&fname=1%20sgindexAdmin">sgindexAdmin(1)</A>, <A HREF="/cgi-bin/infosrch.cgi?cmd=getdoc&db=man&fname=1%20booksAdmin">booksAdmin(1)</A>, <A HREF="/cgi-bin/infosrch.cgi?cmd=getdoc&db=man&fname=1%20infosrch.cgi">infosrch.cgi(1)</A></P>

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