You need to read the text to understand what an option does, the text in question clearly explains what the --no-number-footnotes option does. A itemized list does not mean that options are aliases, '--no-ifdocbook', '--no-ifhtml' etc are also listed in one group.
- makeinfo man page: note --no-* toggles off 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
- Re: makeinfo man page: note --no-* toggles off Alfred M. Szmidt
- Re: makeinfo man page: note --no-* toggles off Gavin Smith
