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Description:
Official documentation format of the GNU project

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: documentation latex info gnu formatting

Install: brew install texinfo

About:
Texinfo is the official documentation system used by the GNU project. It allows developers to write a single source file that can be output to multiple formats, including Info for online browsing, HTML, PDF, and DVI. Its primary value is providing a unified workflow for creating and maintaining high-quality software manuals.

Key Features:

Single-source authoring for multiple output formats
Built-in support for cross-referencing and indexing
Generates native Info files for terminal-based reading
Extensive macro and command set for technical documentation

Use Cases:

Generating documentation for command-line utilities
Creating and maintaining software manuals for Linux distributions
Authoring multi-format technical books

Alternatives:

Sphinx – Python-based, primarily targets HTML/PDF, uses reStructuredText
Mandoc – Specialized for UNIX manpages, lighter weight than Texinfo
Doxygen – Focuses on source code extraction and API reference generation

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 10, 2025 6:42pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e4378909
Dec 23, 2024 11:11am		0	VERSION_BUMP	948c902c