What is MIME type "application/x-texinfo"?

A MIME type is a string that tells browsers and other tools how to handle a particular kind of file.

application/x-texinfo is a MIME type for files written in the Texinfo markup language. Texinfo helps produce both online and printed manuals with one coherent source. It is not a standard Internet MIME type, but it is common in systems that build documentation.

• Creates technical documentation for software and projects.
• Generates Info pages, HTML documents, and printed manuals from a single source file.
• Uses simple commands to structure content, create cross-references, and format text automatically.
• Works with tools like GNU Texinfo to compile various documentation formats.

This MIME type is associated with files like TEXI and TEXINFO. These plain text files include Texinfo commands that the tools read and convert into user-friendly manuals.

For more details on Texinfo’s capabilities and its tools, visit the official GNU Texinfo page.

Associated file extensions

.texi, .texinfo

Usage Examples

HTTP Header

When serving content with this MIME type, set the Content-Type header:

    Content-Type: application/x-texinfo
  

HTML

In HTML, you can specify the MIME type in various elements:

    <a href="file.dat" type="application/x-texinfo">Download file</a>
  

Server-side (Node.js)

Setting the Content-Type header in Node.js:

    const http = require('http');
    
    http.createServer((req, res) => {
      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-texinfo');
      res.end('Content here');
    }).listen(3000);
  

Associated file extensions

.texi, .texinfo