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(file)Node #lines where
Truncation of long lines (as opposed to wrapping them to the next
display line, see toggle-wrap) is indicated by a
‘$’ at the left edge of the mode line:
When Info makes a node internally, such that there is no corresponding
info file on disk, the name of the node is surrounded by asterisks
(‘*’). The name itself tells you what the contents of the window
are; the sample mode line below shows an internally constructed node
showing possible completions: