6. Nodes

Nodes are the primary segments of a Texinfo file. They do not in and of themselves impose a hierarchical or any other kind of structure on a file. Nodes contain node pointers that name other nodes, and can contain menus which are lists of nodes. In Info, the movement commands can carry you to a pointed-to node or to a node listed in a menu.

Node pointers and menus provide structure for Info files just as chapters, sections, subsections, and the like, provide structure for printed books.

Because node names are used in cross-references, it is not desirable to casually change them. Such name changes invalidate references from other manuals, from mail archives, and so on.

6.1 Two Paths		Different commands to structure Info output and printed output.
6.2 Node and Menu Illustration		A diagram, and sample nodes and menus.
6.3 The `@node` Command		Creating nodes, in detail.
6.4 Creating Pointers with `makeinfo`		Letting makeinfo determine node pointers.
6.5 `@anchor`: Defining Arbitrary Cross-reference Targets		Defining arbitrary cross-reference targets.