How do I get bash info nodes on the ubuntu terminal?

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When I'm on my phones terminal termux and I run the commandbash info I get The GNU Bash Reference Manual info nodes . Yet then I run the same command on my ubuntu terminal all I get is the man pages from the info command.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 21 '21 at 23:34

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They're in a separate bash-doc package:

$ apt-file search bash.info
bash-doc: /usr/share/info/bash.info.gz

answered Jan 21 '21 at 23:34

u1686_grawity

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Yo thank you!! All I had to do was `sudo apt install bash-doc`. Great answer. – Okey Jan 22 '21 at 01:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '23 at 02:12

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Update and install like this:

$ sudo apt-file update


$ sudo apt-file search bash.info


$ sudo apt install bash-doc

answered Apr 14 '23 at 02:12

Okey

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You could improve your answer by providing references or citations – Rohit Gupta Apr 14 '23 at 02:18

How do I get bash info nodes on the ubuntu terminal?

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