.texinfo TeXInfo document

Text & source code

MIME typetext/x-texinfo
DescriptionTeXInfo document
CategoryText & source code
Based ontext/plain
Other extensions.texi

Frequently asked questions

What is a .texinfo file?

A .texinfo file is a “TeXInfo document” (MIME type text/x-texinfo).

How do I open a .texinfo file?

With any text editor – Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, or gedit and vim on Linux. The file contains readable text, possibly source code or configuration.

How can you tell a genuine .texinfo file?

No fixed signature at the start of the file is registered for this format; it is recognised mainly by its extension. On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.texinfo shows the guessed type.

Which format is .texinfo based on?

Technically a .texinfo file is a subtype of “Plain text document” (text/plain), so programs for that base format can often read it too.

Which MIME type belongs to .texinfo?

The MIME type is text/x-texinfo. In the Apache web server: AddType text/x-texinfo .texinfo; in nginx: types { text/x-texinfo texinfo; }.

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