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created 2001 · complexity basic · author vimer · version 5.7
K in normal bring you the man page about the keyword under current cursor.
:nnoremap <F1> :exe ":!info ".expand("<cword>")
Now press F1 while the cursor is hold by a keyword such as printf will bring you to Gnu-info help page.
The word should be escaped before passing it on to the shell. Using Vim 7.2 or later, this is simple:
:nnoremap <F1> :exe ":!info ".shellescape(expand('<cword>'), 1)
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Far better to use Info browsing within Vim.
Then e.g. :nnoremap <F1> :exe ":Info ".expand("<cword>")<CR>
Also, set your shell to alias info to use vim: (bash)
function viminfo () { vim -c "Info $1" -c "bdelete 1"; }
alias info=viminfo
Another choice is simply to change the 'keywordprg' option to info. Then K will invoke info instead of man.
-- JamesVega 17:39, February 9, 2010 (UTC)