# Can't use C-h S to view Guile manual

**URL:** https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/cant-use-c-h-s-to-view-guile-manual/978
**Category:** General
**Tags:** guile
**Created:** [September 10, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/cant-use-c-h-s-to-view-guile-manual/978 "2024-09-10T03:40:13Z")
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### Author: ![Turth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/turth/32/691_2.png) [@Turth](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Turth)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/cant-use-c-h-s-to-view-guile-manual/978/1 "2024-09-10T03:40:13Z")

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Hello, I’m having some difficulty getting `C-h S` to work in Guile buffers. I have Geiser installed and working, and I have the Guile info manual installed, but opening a Guile file and hitting `C-h S` over a symbol yields:  
`Cannot access Info node ‘(r5rs)Index’`  
Can anyone tell me what I should try from here?

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### Author: ![Turth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/turth/32/691_2.png) [@Turth](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Turth)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/cant-use-c-h-s-to-view-guile-manual/978/2 "2024-10-11T03:29:11Z")

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Fixed it, if anyone’s curious:

- Googled for “r5rs.info.gz” to find [Package: guile - MSYS2 Packages](https://packages.msys2.org/packages/guile)
- Downloaded the package, decompressed it, and moved “r5rs.info.gz” to /usr/share/info
- Installed the new info file with install-info
- C-h S now brings up the relevant documentation for Scheme symbols

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### Author: ![443](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/443/32/822_2.png) [@443](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/443)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/cant-use-c-h-s-to-view-guile-manual/978/3 "2024-10-29T19:35:00Z")

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I am having the same problem in debian 12. Is there a way to get that file from debian stable repos?

EDIT: it seems like there isn’t. I yielded and I manually added the r5rs.info.gz file to /usr/share/info dir, adn applied the @Turth 's instructions.
