---
name: "cleanup-info"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dpkg"
version: "1.14.31"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cleanup-info"
---

# cleanup-info(8)

clean up the mess that bogus install-info may have done

## NAME

cleanup-info - clean up the mess that bogus install-info may have done

## SYNOPSIS

**cleanup-info** \[*options*\] \[**--**\] \[*dirname*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**cleanup-info** is a Perl script that tries to clean up the mess that bogus [**install-info**(8)](/install-info/8.md) may have done. It gathers all sections with the same heading into a single one. It tries to be smart about cases and trailing colon/spaces.\
 Other clean-ups include removing of empty sections, and squeezing the blank lines (in entries part only).

Order of sections is preserved (the first encountered section counts). Order of entries within a section is preserved.

Please be **extremely careful** when using this utility - it might not be 100% safe. cleanup-info tries to be careful with your info dir file, but only until it writes it. You should back the file up prior to using this script.

## OPTIONS

- **--unsafe**

  Set some additional possibly useful options.\
   **Warning: the \`--unsafe' option may garble an otherwise correct file!**

- **--help**

  Show the usage message and exit.

- **--version**

  Show the version and exit.

## FILES

- */usr/info/dir* or *\<dirname\>/dir*

  The info directory file. The lock file is named the same, with ".lock" suffix.

## BUGS

Probably many.

## SEE ALSO

[**install-info**(8)](/install-info/8.md), [**info**(1)](/info/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 1996 Kim-Minh Kaplan

This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.