Cygwin info file
File type: Various data file
A .info-8 file is a numbered GNU Info documentation file used by Cygwin, a Linux-like environment for Microsoft Windows.
It contains part of a Cygwin manual in plain-text Info format.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
Cygwin is a Unix-like environment for Microsoft Windows. Its documentation can be distributed as GNU Info files, which are readable manuals with navigation links between sections.
The .info-8 file is the eighth numbered part of a split Info manual. It belongs with the other files in the same manual and is not an executable program or a general-purpose data file.
The format is intended for use within Cygwin on Windows and remains associated with Cygwin's traditional command-line documentation tools.
Open the .info-8 file with the GNU Info reader included in a Cygwin installation. The reader can follow the links between this numbered part and the other files belonging to the same manual.
The file is plain text, so a text editor or a pager can also display its contents, although those programs will not provide Info navigation.
A .info-8 file is already a documentation text file and normally does not need conversion. It can be copied or saved as plain text for basic viewing.
Converting it to another documentation format requires the original Texinfo source or a suitable documentation-processing tool; the numbered Info file alone is not a practical source for a reliable conversion.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving info-8 files:
Microsoft Windows
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