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1 ;;; help.el --- help commands for Emacs
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3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5 ;; Maintainer: FSF
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6 ;; Keywords: help, internal
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8 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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10 ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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11 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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12 ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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13 ;; any later version.
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15 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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16 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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17 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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18 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
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20 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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21 ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
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22 ;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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24 ;;; Commentary:
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26 ;; This code implements GNU Emac's on-line help system, the one invoked by
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27 ;;`M-x help-for-help'.
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29 ;;; Code:
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31 ;; Get the macro make-help-screen when this is compiled,
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32 ;; or run interpreted, but not when the compiled code is loaded.
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33 (eval-when-compile (require 'help-macro))
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35 (defvar help-map (make-sparse-keymap)
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36 "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
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38 (defvar help-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)
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39 "Keymap for help mode.")
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41 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command)
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42 (fset 'help-command help-map)
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45 (define-key help-map "?" 'help-for-help)
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47 (define-key help-map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
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48 (define-key help-map "\C-d" 'describe-distribution)
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49 (define-key help-map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
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50 (define-key help-map "\C-p" 'describe-project)
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51 (define-key help-map "a" 'command-apropos)
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53 (define-key help-map "b" 'describe-bindings)
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55 (define-key help-map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
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56 (define-key help-map "k" 'describe-key)
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58 (define-key help-map "d" 'describe-function)
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59 (define-key help-map "f" 'describe-function)
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61 (define-key help-map "i" 'info)
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62 (define-key help-map "\C-f" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
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65 (define-key help-map "l" 'view-lossage)
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67 (define-key help-map "m" 'describe-mode)
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74 "Find packages matching a given keyword." t)
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86 (defun help-mode ()
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87 "Major mode for viewing help text.
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88 Entry to this mode runs the normal hook `help-mode-hook'.
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89 Commands:
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90 \\{help-mode-map}"
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92 (kill-all-local-variables)
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93 (use-local-map help-mode-map)
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94 (setq mode-name "Help")
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95 (setq major-mode 'help-mode)
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96 (run-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
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99 (interactive)
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102 (defun help-with-tutorial ()
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103 "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial."
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104 (interactive)
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105 (let ((file (expand-file-name "~/TUTORIAL")))
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107 (if (get-file-buffer file)
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108 (switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
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109 (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
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110 (setq buffer-file-name file)
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111 (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
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112 (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
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113 (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name "TUTORIAL" data-directory))
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114 (goto-char (point-min))
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115 (search-forward "\n<<")
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116 (beginning-of-line)
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117 (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
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118 (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
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119 (count-lines (point-min) (point))
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121 (if (< n 12)
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122 (newline n)
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123 ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
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124 (newline (/ n 2))
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125 (insert "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes. "
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126 "Text continues below]")
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127 (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
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128 (goto-char (point-min))
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129 (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
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131 (defun describe-key-briefly (key)
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132 "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string."
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133 (interactive "kDescribe key briefly: ")
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134 ;; If this key seq ends with a down event, discard the
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135 ;; following click or drag event. Otherwise that would
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136 ;; erase the message.
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137 (let ((type (aref key (1- (length key)))))
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138 (if (listp type) (setq type (car type)))
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139 (and (symbolp type)
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140 (memq 'down (event-modifiers type))
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141 (read-event)))
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142 (let ((defn (key-binding key)))
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143 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
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144 (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
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145 (message "%s runs the command %s"
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146 (key-description key)
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147 (if (symbolp defn) defn (prin1-to-string defn))))))
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149 (defun print-help-return-message (&optional function)
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150 "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
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151 Computes a message and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
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152 If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it."
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153 (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
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155 (cond ((or (member (buffer-name standard-output)
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156 special-display-buffer-names)
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157 (assoc (buffer-name standard-output)
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158 special-display-buffer-names)
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159 (let (found
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160 (tail special-display-regexps)
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161 (name (buffer-name standard-output)))
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162 (while (and tail (not found))
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164 (string-match (car (car tail)) name))
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165 (and (stringp (car tail))
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166 (string-match (car tail) name)))
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167 (setq found t))
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168 (setq tail (cdr tail)))
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169 found))
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170 ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer,
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171 ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it.
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172 ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window
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173 ;; manager, not with Emacs.
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174 ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
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175 ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
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176 ;; Even the message about scrolling the help
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177 ;; might be wrong, but it seems worth showing it anyway.
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178 nil)
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179 ((not (one-window-p t))
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180 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET to restore the other window.")
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181 (pop-up-windows
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182 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
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183 (t
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184 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))))
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185 (funcall (or function 'message)
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186 (concat
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187 (if first-message
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188 (substitute-command-keys first-message)
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189 "")
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190 (if first-message " " "")
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191 (substitute-command-keys
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192 "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))
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194 (defun describe-key (key)
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195 "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY. KEY is a string."
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196 (interactive "kDescribe key: ")
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197 ;; If this key seq ends with a down event, discard the
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198 ;; following click or drag event. Otherwise that would
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199 ;; erase the message.
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200 (let ((type (aref key (1- (length key)))))
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201 (if (listp type) (setq type (car type)))
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202 (and (symbolp type)
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203 (memq 'down (event-modifiers type))
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204 (read-event)))
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205 (let ((defn (key-binding key)))
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206 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
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207 (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
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208 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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209 (prin1 defn)
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210 (princ ":\n")
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211 (if (documentation defn)
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212 (princ (documentation defn))
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213 (princ "not documented"))
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215 (set-buffer standard-output)
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216 (help-mode))
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217 (print-help-return-message)))))
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219 (defun describe-mode ()
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220 "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
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222 \(listed in `minor-mode-alist') must also be a function whose documentation
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224 (interactive)
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226 (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist)
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227 (locals (buffer-local-variables)))
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228 (while minor-modes
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229 (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
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230 (indicator (car (cdr (car minor-modes))))
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231 (local-binding (assq minor-mode locals)))
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232 ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
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233 ;; bound locally in this buffer, non-nil, and has a function
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234 ;; definition.
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235 (if (and local-binding
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236 (cdr local-binding)
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237 (fboundp minor-mode))
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238 (let ((pretty-minor-mode minor-mode))
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239 (if (string-match "-mode$" (symbol-name minor-mode))
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240 (setq pretty-minor-mode
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241 (capitalize
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242 (substring (symbol-name minor-mode)
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243 0 (match-beginning 0)))))
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244 (while (and indicator (symbolp indicator))
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245 (setq indicator (symbol-value indicator)))
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246 (princ (format "%s minor mode (indicator%s):\n"
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247 pretty-minor-mode indicator))
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248 (princ (documentation minor-mode))
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249 (princ "\n\n"))))
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250 (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes))))
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251 (princ mode-name)
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252 (princ " mode:\n")
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255 (set-buffer standard-output)
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256 (help-mode))
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257 (print-help-return-message)))
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259 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly
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260 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro))
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262 (defun describe-distribution ()
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263 "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs."
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264 (interactive)
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265 (find-file-read-only
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266 (expand-file-name "DISTRIB" data-directory)))
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268 (defun describe-copying ()
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269 "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs."
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270 (interactive)
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271 (find-file-read-only
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272 (expand-file-name "COPYING" data-directory))
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273 (goto-char (point-min)))
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275 (defun describe-project ()
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276 "Display info on the GNU project."
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277 (interactive)
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278 (find-file-read-only
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279 (expand-file-name "GNU" data-directory))
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280 (goto-char (point-min)))
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281
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282 (defun describe-no-warranty ()
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283 "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have."
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284 (interactive)
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285 (describe-copying)
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286 (let (case-fold-search)
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287 (search-forward "NO WARRANTY")
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288 (recenter 0)))
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290 (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
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291 "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
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292 The prefix described consists of all but the last event
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293 of the key sequence that ran this command."
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294 (interactive)
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295 (let* ((key (this-command-keys))
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296 (prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
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297 i)
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298 (setq i 0)
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299 (while (< i (length prefix))
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300 (aset prefix i (aref key i))
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301 (setq i (1+ i)))
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302 (describe-bindings prefix)))
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303 ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
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304 ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
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305 (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
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306
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307 (defun view-emacs-news ()
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308 "Display info on recent changes to Emacs."
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309 (interactive)
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310 (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "NEWS" data-directory)))
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312 (defun view-lossage ()
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313 "Display last 100 input keystrokes."
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314 (interactive)
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315 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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316 (princ (mapconcat (function (lambda (key)
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317 (if (or (integerp key)
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318 (symbolp key)
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319 (listp key))
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320 (single-key-description key)
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321 (prin1-to-string key nil))))
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322 (recent-keys)
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323 " "))
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324 (save-excursion
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325 (set-buffer standard-output)
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326 (goto-char (point-min))
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327 (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
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328 (search-forward " " nil t)
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329 (insert "\n"))
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330 (help-mode))
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331 (print-help-return-message)))
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333 (defalias 'help 'help-for-help)
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334 (make-help-screen help-for-help
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335 "a b c f C-f i k C-k l m n p s t v w C-c C-d C-n C-w, or ? for more help:"
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336 "You have typed \\[help-command], the help character. Type a Help option:
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337 \(Use \\<help-map>\\[scroll-up] or \\[scroll-down] to scroll through this text.
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338 Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
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341 (functions interactively callable) that contain
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342 that substring. See also the apropos command.
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343 b describe-bindings. Display table of all key bindings.
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344 c describe-key-briefly. Type a command key sequence;
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345 it prints the function name that sequence runs.
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346 f describe-function. Type a function name and get documentation of it.
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347 C-f Info-goto-emacs-command-node. Type a function name;
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348 it takes you to the Info node for that command.
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349 i info. The info documentation reader.
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350 k describe-key. Type a command key sequence;
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351 it displays the full documentation.
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352 C-k Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node. Type a command key sequence;
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353 it takes you to the Info node for the command bound to that key.
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354 l view-lossage. Shows last 100 characters you typed.
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355 m describe-mode. Print documentation of current major mode,
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356 which describes the commands peculiar to it.
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357 n view-emacs-news. Shows emacs news file.
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358 p finder-by-keyword. Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
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359 s describe-syntax. Display contents of syntax table, plus explanations
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360 t help-with-tutorial. Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
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361 v describe-variable. Type name of a variable;
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362 it displays the variable's documentation and value.
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363 w where-is. Type command name; it prints which keystrokes
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364 invoke that command.
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365 C-c print Emacs copying permission (General Public License).
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366 C-d print Emacs ordering information.
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367 C-n print news of recent Emacs changes.
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368 C-p print information about the GNU project.
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369 C-w print information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
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370 help-map)
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372 ;; Return a function which is called by the list containing point.
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373 ;; If that gives no function, return a function whose name is around point.
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374 ;; If that doesn't give a function, return nil.
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375 (defun function-called-at-point ()
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376 (or (condition-case ()
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377 (save-excursion
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378 (save-restriction
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379 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min) (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
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380 (backward-up-list 1)
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381 (forward-char 1)
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382 (let (obj)
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383 (setq obj (read (current-buffer)))
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384 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
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385 (error nil))
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386 (condition-case ()
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387 (save-excursion
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388 (forward-sexp -1)
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389 (skip-chars-forward "'")
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390 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
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391 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
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392 (error nil))))
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394 (defun describe-function-find-file (function)
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395 (let ((files load-history)
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396 file functions)
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397 (while files
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398 (if (memq function (cdr (car files)))
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399 (setq file (car (car files)) files nil))
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400 (setq files (cdr files)))
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401 file))
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403 (defun describe-function (function)
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404 "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
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405 (interactive
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406 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
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407 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
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408 val)
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409 (setq val (completing-read (if fn
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410 (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
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411 "Describe function: ")
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412 obarray 'fboundp t))
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413 (list (if (equal val "")
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415 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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417 (princ ": ")
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418 (let* ((def (symbol-function function))
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419 (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))
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421 (vectorp def))
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422 "a keyboard macro")
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423 ((subrp def)
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424 (concat beg "built-in function"))
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425 ((byte-code-function-p def)
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426 (concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
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427 ((symbolp def)
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428 (format "alias for `%s'" def))
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429 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
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430 (concat beg "Lisp function"))
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432 "a Lisp macro")
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433 ((eq (car-safe def) 'mocklisp)
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434 "a mocklisp function")
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435 ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
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436 (format "%s autoloaded Lisp %s"
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437 (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
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438 (if (nth 4 def) "macro" "function")
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439 ;;; Including the file name made this line too long.
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440 ;;; (nth 1 def)
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441 ))
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442 (t "")))
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443 (let ((file (describe-function-find-file function)))
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444 (if file
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445 (progn
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446 (princ " in `")
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447 (princ file)
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448 (princ ".el'"))))
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449 (princ ".")
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450 (terpri)
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451 (let ((arglist (cond ((byte-code-function-p def)
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452 (car (append def nil)))
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453 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
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454 (nth 1 def))
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455 (t t))))
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456 (if (listp arglist)
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457 (progn
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458 (princ (cons function
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459 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
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460 (if (memq arg '(&optional &rest))
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461 arg
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462 (intern (upcase (symbol-name arg)))))
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463 arglist)))
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464 (terpri))))
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465 (if (documentation function)
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466 (progn (terpri)
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467 (princ (documentation function)))
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468 (princ "not documented"))
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469 )
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472 (set-buffer standard-output)
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474 ;; Return the text we displayed.
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475 (buffer-string))))
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476
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477 (defun variable-at-point ()
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478 (condition-case ()
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479 (save-excursion
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480 (forward-sexp -1)
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481 (skip-chars-forward "'")
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482 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
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483 (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)))
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484 (error nil)))
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485
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486 (defun describe-variable (variable)
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487 "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
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488 Returns the documentation as a string, also."
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489 (interactive
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490 (let ((v (variable-at-point))
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491 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
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492 val)
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494 (format "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
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495 "Describe variable: ")
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496 obarray 'boundp t))
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497 (list (if (equal val "")
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498 v (intern val)))))
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499 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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500 (prin1 variable)
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501 (princ "'s value is ")
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504 (prin1 (symbol-value variable)))
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509 (if (or (eq variable (car locals))
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510 (eq variable (car-safe (car locals))))
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511 (setq is-local t locals nil))
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512 (setq locals (cdr locals)))
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513 (if is-local
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514 (princ (format "Local in buffer %s\n" (buffer-name)))))
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515 (terpri)
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517 (terpri)
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518 (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)))
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519 (if doc
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520 (princ (substitute-command-keys doc))
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521 (princ "not documented as a variable.")))
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522 (print-help-return-message)
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524 (set-buffer standard-output)
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526 ;; Return the text we displayed.
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527 (buffer-string))))
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529 (defun where-is (definition)
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530 "Print message listing key sequences that invoke specified command.
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531 Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition."
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532 (interactive
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533 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
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534 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
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535 val)
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536 (setq val (completing-read (if fn
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537 (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn)
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538 "Where is command: ")
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539 obarray 'fboundp t))
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540 (list (if (equal val "")
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541 fn (intern val)))))
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542 (let* ((keys (where-is-internal definition overriding-local-map nil nil))
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543 (keys1 (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")))
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544 (if (> (length keys1) 0)
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545 (message "%s is on %s" definition keys1)
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546 (message "%s is not on any key" definition)))
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547 nil)
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548
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549 (defun command-apropos (string)
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550 "Like apropos but lists only symbols that are names of commands
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551 \(interactively callable functions). Argument REGEXP is a regular expression
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553 documentation found."
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554 (interactive "sCommand apropos (regexp): ")
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555 (let ((message
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556 (let ((standard-output (get-buffer-create "*Help*")))
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557 (print-help-return-message 'identity))))
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558 (if (apropos string t 'commandp t)
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559 (and message (message message)))))
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561 (defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix)
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562 "Show the full path name of Emacs library LIBRARY.
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563 This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
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565 Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `.elc' or `.el'
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567 (interactive "sLocate library: ")
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568 (catch 'answer
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569 (mapcar
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570 '(lambda (dir)
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571 (mapcar
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573 (let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir)))
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574 (and (file-readable-p try)
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575 (null (file-directory-p try))
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576 (progn
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577 (message "Library is file %s" try)
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578 (throw 'answer try)))))
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579 (if nosuffix '("") '(".elc" ".el" ""))))
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580 load-path)
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581 (message "No library %s in search path" library)
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582 nil))
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583
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584 ;;; help.el ends here