#1135234 info --where enters man pages when info does not exist

Package:
info
Source:
info
Description:
Standalone GNU Info documentation browser
Submitter:
Paul Carman
Date:
2026-04-29 21:49:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1135234#5
Date:
2026-04-29 19:16:02 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

Option --where is supposed to
print the physical location of the info file.

But, info ignores the --where option
for any search where an info file does not exist.

When an info file does not exist,
info --where acts like man.

Option --where should always output a list of file names.
Any other output adds programming difficulties
when info is being used to locate info data files.
#1135234#10
Date:
2026-04-29 21:47:44 UTC
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To:
Am 29.04.2026 um 21:16 schrieb Paul Carman:

Hello,

I do not really understand, what means "acts like man". If try to find a
non existing info page nothing is printed:

(tl-upgrade)hille@rasppi3:~$ info --where wrdlwrump
(tl-upgrade)hille@rasppi3:~$

Could you be more specific, what you expect instead?

Hilmar