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(What Is a Function): Wording cleanup. (Function Documentation): Minor cleanup. Explain purpose of calling convention at end of doc string. (Function Names): Wording cleanup. (Calling Functions): Wording cleanup. Explain better how funcall calls the function. (Function Cells): Delete example of saving and redefining function.

-*- Text -*-
This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the topmost node of the
Info hierarchy.  The first time you invoke Info you start off
looking at that node, which is (dir)Top.

File: dir	Node: Top	This is the top of the INFO tree

The Info Directory
******************

  The Info Directory is the top-level menu of major Info topics.
  Type "d" in Info to return to the Info Directory.  Type "q" to exit Info.
  Type "?" for a list of Info commands, or "h" to visit an Info tutorial.
  Type "m" to choose a menu item--for instance,
    "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual.
  In Emacs Info, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item
  or cross reference to follow it to its target.
  Each menu line that starts with a * is a topic you can select with "m".
  Every third topic has a red * to help pick the right number to type.

* Menu:

* Info: (info).		How to use the documentation browsing system.

Emacs
* Emacs: (emacs).	The extensible self-documenting text editor.
* Emacs FAQ: (efaq).	Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
* Emacs Lisp Introduction: (eintr).
  			A simple introduction to Emacs Lisp programming.
* Elisp: (elisp).	The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.

* CL: (cl).		Partial Common Lisp support for Emacs Lisp.
* Dired-X: (dired-x).   Dired Extra Features.
* Ediff: (ediff).	A visual interface for comparing and merging programs.
* Emacs-Xtra: (emacs-xtra).    Specialized Emacs features.
* Org Mode: (org).	Outline-based notes management and organizer.
* PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs).	Emacs front-end to CVS.
* Speedbar: (speedbar).	File/Tag summarizing utility.

* Ada mode: (ada-mode). Emacs mode for editing Ada code.
* CC mode: (ccmode).	Emacs mode for editing C, C++, Objective-C,
			  Java, Pike, and IDL code.
* Ebrowse: (ebrowse).	A C++ class browser for Emacs.
* Flymake: (flymake).   An on-the-fly syntax checker for Emacs.
* IDLWAVE: (idlwave).	Major mode and shell for IDL and WAVE/CL files.

* Gnus: (gnus).		The news reader Gnus.
* Message: (message).	Mail and news composition mode that goes with Gnus.
* MH-E: (mh-e).		Emacs interface to the MH mail system.
* MIME: (emacs-mime).   Emacs MIME de/composition library.
* PGG: (pgg).   	Emacs interface to various PGP implementations.
* SC: (sc).		Supercite lets you cite parts of messages you're
			  replying to, in flexible ways.
* SMTP: (smtpmail).     Emacs library for sending mail via SMTP.
* Sieve: (sieve).       Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.

* Autotype: (autotype). Convenient features for text that you enter frequently
                          in Emacs.
* Calc: (calc). 	Advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool.
* Eshell: (eshell).	A command shell implemented in Emacs Lisp.
* EUDC: (eudc).		An Emacs client for directory servers (LDAP, PH).
* Forms: (forms).	Emacs package for editing data bases
			  by filling in forms.
* RefTeX: (reftex).	Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
* SES: (ses).           Simple Emacs Spreadsheet
* Tramp: (tramp).	Transparent Remote (file) Access, Multiple Protocol.
                          Edit remote files via a remote shell (rsh,
                          ssh, telnet).
* URL: (url).           URL loading package.
* Widget: (widget).     The "widget" package used by the Emacs Customization
                          facility.
* WoMan: (woman).       Browse UN*X Manual Pages "Wo (without) Man".

* VIPER: (viper).       The newest Emacs VI-emulation mode.
                          (also, A VI Plan for Emacs Rescue
                           or the VI PERil.)
* VIP: (vip).		An older VI-emulation for Emacs.