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25829 | 1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual. |
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3 @c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
25829 | 4 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. |
5 @node Help, Mark, M-x, Top | |
6 @chapter Help | |
7 @kindex Help | |
8 @cindex help | |
9 @cindex self-documentation | |
10 @findex help-command | |
11 @kindex C-h | |
12 @kindex F1 | |
13 | |
14 Emacs provides extensive help features accessible through a single | |
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16 commands that display documentation. The characters that you can type after |
25829 | 17 @kbd{C-h} are called @dfn{help options}. One help option is @kbd{C-h}; |
18 that is how you ask for help about using @kbd{C-h}. To cancel, type | |
19 @kbd{C-g}. The function key @key{F1} is equivalent to @kbd{C-h}. | |
20 | |
21 @kindex C-h C-h | |
22 @findex help-for-help | |
23 @kbd{C-h C-h} (@code{help-for-help}) displays a list of the possible | |
24 help options, each with a brief description. Before you type a help | |
25 option, you can use @key{SPC} or @key{DEL} to scroll through the list. | |
26 | |
27 @kbd{C-h} or @key{F1} means ``help'' in various other contexts as | |
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28 well. After a prefix key, it displays a list of the alternatives that |
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29 can follow the prefix key. (A few prefix keys don't support |
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30 @kbd{C-h}, because they define other meanings for it, but they all |
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31 support @key{F1}.) |
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33 Most help buffers use a special major mode, Help mode, which lets you | |
28433 | 34 scroll conveniently with @key{SPC} and @key{DEL}. It also offers |
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35 hyperlinks to URLs and further help regarding cross-referenced names, Info |
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36 nodes, customization buffers and the like. @xref{Help Mode}. |
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38 @cindex searching documentation efficiently |
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39 @cindex looking for a subject in documentation |
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40 If you are looking for a certain feature, but don't know where |
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42 related command or variable, we recommend trying these methods. Usually |
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43 it is best to start with an apropos command, then try searching the |
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44 manual index, then finally look in the FAQ and the package keywords. |
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46 @table @kbd |
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47 @item C-h a @var{topic} @key{RET} |
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48 This searches for commands whose names match @var{topic}, which should |
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49 be a list of words or a regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}). Browse |
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50 the buffer that this command displays to find what you are looking |
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51 for. @xref{Apropos}. |
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53 @item M-x apropos @key{RET} @var{topic} @key{RET} |
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55 functions and for variables. @xref{Apropos}. |
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57 @item C-h d @var{topic} @key{RET} |
32432 | 58 This searches the @emph{documentation strings} (the built-in short |
59 descriptions) of all variables and functions (not their names) for a | |
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60 match for @var{topic}, a list or words or a regular expression. |
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61 @xref{Apropos}. |
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63 @item C-h i d m emacs @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET} |
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64 This looks up @var{topic} in the indices of the Emacs on-line manual. |
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66 press @kbd{,} to move to other matches, until you find what you are |
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67 looking for. |
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69 @item C-h i d m emacs @key{RET} s @var{topic} @key{RET} |
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70 Similar, but searches for @var{topic} (which can be a regular |
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74 @item C-h C-f |
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75 This brings up the Emacs FAQ. You can use the Info commands |
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79 Finally, you can try looking up a suitable package using keywords |
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80 pertinent to the feature you need. @xref{Library Keywords}. |
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81 @end table |
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83 To find the documentation of a key sequence or a menu item, type |
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84 @kbd{C-h K} and then type that key sequence or select the menu |
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25829 | 90 @menu |
91 * Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands. | |
92 * Key Help:: Asking what a key does in Emacs. | |
93 * Name Help:: Asking about a command, variable or function name. | |
94 * Apropos:: Asking what pertains to a given topic. | |
95 * Library Keywords:: Finding Lisp libraries by keywords (topics). | |
96 * Language Help:: Help relating to international language support. | |
97 * Help Mode:: Special features of Help mode and Help buffers. | |
98 * Misc Help:: Other help commands. | |
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99 * Help Files:: Commands to display pre-written help files. |
28433 | 100 * Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips (`balloon help') |
25829 | 101 @end menu |
102 | |
103 @iftex | |
104 @node Help Summary | |
105 @end iftex | |
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25829 | 107 @node Help Summary |
108 @section Help Summary | |
55626 | 109 @end ifnottex |
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113 pre-written file of information. |
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115 @table @kbd | |
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116 @item C-h a @var{topic} @key{RET} |
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117 Display a list of commands whose names match word list or regexp @var{topic} |
25829 | 118 (@code{apropos-command}). |
119 @item C-h b | |
120 Display a table of all key bindings in effect now, in this order: minor | |
121 mode bindings, major mode bindings, and global bindings | |
122 (@code{describe-bindings}). | |
123 @item C-h c @var{key} | |
38488 | 124 Show the name of the command that @var{key} runs |
36185 | 125 (@code{describe-key-briefly}). Here @kbd{c} stands for ``character.'' |
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127 @item C-h d @var{topic} @key{RET} |
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25829 | 134 @item C-h f @var{function} @key{RET} |
135 Display documentation on the Lisp function named @var{function} | |
136 (@code{describe-function}). Since commands are Lisp functions, | |
137 a command name may be used. | |
138 @item C-h h | |
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139 Display the @file{HELLO} file, which shows examples of various character |
25829 | 140 sets. |
141 @item C-h i | |
142 Run Info, the program for browsing documentation files (@code{info}). | |
143 The complete Emacs manual is available on-line in Info. | |
144 @item C-h k @var{key} | |
145 Display the name and documentation of the command that @var{key} runs | |
146 (@code{describe-key}). | |
147 @item C-h l | |
148 Display a description of the last 100 characters you typed | |
149 (@code{view-lossage}). | |
150 @item C-h m | |
151 Display documentation of the current major mode (@code{describe-mode}). | |
152 @item C-h p | |
153 Find packages by topic keyword (@code{finder-by-keyword}). | |
154 @item C-h s | |
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25829 | 156 what they mean (@code{describe-syntax}). @xref{Syntax}. |
157 @item C-h t | |
158 Enter the Emacs interactive tutorial (@code{help-with-tutorial}). | |
159 @item C-h v @var{var} @key{RET} | |
38488 | 160 Display the documentation of the Lisp variable @var{var} |
25829 | 161 (@code{describe-variable}). |
162 @item C-h w @var{command} @key{RET} | |
38488 | 163 Show which keys run the command named @var{command} (@code{where-is}). |
25829 | 164 @item C-h C @var{coding} @key{RET} |
38488 | 165 Describe coding system @var{coding} |
25829 | 166 (@code{describe-coding-system}). |
167 @item C-h C @key{RET} | |
168 Describe the coding systems currently in use. | |
169 @item C-h I @var{method} @key{RET} | |
170 Describe an input method (@code{describe-input-method}). | |
171 @item C-h L @var{language-env} @key{RET} | |
38745 | 172 Display information on the character sets, coding systems, and input |
38488 | 173 methods used for language environment @var{language-env} |
25829 | 174 (@code{describe-language-environment}). |
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175 @item C-h F @var{function} @key{RET} |
25829 | 176 Enter Info and go to the node documenting the Emacs function @var{function} |
177 (@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}). | |
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178 @item C-h K @var{key} |
25829 | 179 Enter Info and go to the node where the key sequence @var{key} is |
180 documented (@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}). | |
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181 @item C-h S @var{symbol} @key{RET} |
25829 | 182 Display the Info documentation on symbol @var{symbol} according to the |
183 programming language you are editing (@code{info-lookup-symbol}). | |
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25829 | 187 @end table |
188 | |
189 @node Key Help | |
190 @section Documentation for a Key | |
191 | |
192 @kindex C-h c | |
193 @findex describe-key-briefly | |
194 The most basic @kbd{C-h} options are @kbd{C-h c} | |
195 (@code{describe-key-briefly}) and @w{@kbd{C-h k}} (@code{describe-key}). | |
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197 that @var{key} is bound to. For example, @kbd{C-h c C-f} displays |
25829 | 198 @samp{forward-char}. Since command names are chosen to describe what |
199 the commands do, this is a good way to get a very brief description of | |
200 what @var{key} does. | |
201 | |
202 @kindex C-h k | |
203 @findex describe-key | |
204 @kbd{C-h k @var{key}} is similar but gives more information: it | |
205 displays the documentation string of the command as well as its name. | |
206 This is too big for the echo area, so a window is used for the display. | |
207 | |
208 @kbd{C-h c} and @kbd{C-h k} work for any sort of key sequences, | |
209 including function keys and mouse events. | |
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219 @section Help by Command or Variable Name | |
220 | |
221 @kindex C-h f | |
222 @findex describe-function | |
223 @kbd{C-h f} (@code{describe-function}) reads the name of a Lisp function | |
224 using the minibuffer, then displays that function's documentation string | |
225 in a window. Since commands are Lisp functions, you can use this to get | |
226 the documentation of a command that you know by name. For example, | |
227 | |
228 @example | |
229 C-h f auto-fill-mode @key{RET} | |
230 @end example | |
231 | |
232 @noindent | |
233 displays the documentation of @code{auto-fill-mode}. This is the only | |
234 way to get the documentation of a command that is not bound to any key | |
235 (one which you would normally run using @kbd{M-x}). | |
236 | |
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238 to use in a Lisp program. For example, if you have just written the |
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239 expression @code{(make-vector len)} and want to check that you are |
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38488 | 247 The default function name for @kbd{C-h f} to describe, if you type |
248 just @key{RET}, is the name of the function called by the innermost Lisp | |
249 expression in the buffer around point, @emph{provided} that is a valid, | |
250 defined Lisp function name. For example, if point is located following | |
251 the text @samp{(make-vector (car x)}, the innermost list containing | |
252 point is the one that starts with @samp{(make-vector}, so the default is | |
253 to describe the function @code{make-vector}. | |
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255 @kbd{C-h f} is often useful just to verify that you have the right | |
256 spelling for the function name. If @kbd{C-h f} mentions a name from the | |
257 buffer as the default, that name must be defined as a Lisp function. If | |
258 that is all you want to know, just type @kbd{C-g} to cancel the @kbd{C-h | |
259 f} command, then go on editing. | |
260 | |
261 @kbd{C-h v} (@code{describe-variable}) is like @kbd{C-h f} but describes | |
262 Lisp variables instead of Lisp functions. Its default is the Lisp symbol | |
263 around or before point, but only if that is the name of a known Lisp | |
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268 (@xref{Hyperlinking}.) If you know Lisp (or C), this provides the |
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269 ultimate documentation. If you don't know Lisp, you should learn it. |
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271 (file), then you don't really love it. For true intimacy with your |
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275 @section Apropos | |
276 | |
277 @kindex C-h a | |
278 @findex apropos-command | |
279 @cindex apropos | |
280 A more sophisticated sort of question to ask is, ``What are the | |
281 commands for working with files?'' To ask this question, type @kbd{C-h | |
282 a file @key{RET}}, which displays a list of all command names that | |
283 contain @samp{file}, including @code{copy-file}, @code{find-file}, and | |
284 so on. With each command name appears a brief description of how to use | |
285 the command, and what keys you can currently invoke it with. For | |
286 example, it would say that you can invoke @code{find-file} by typing | |
36185 | 287 @kbd{C-x C-f}. The @kbd{a} in @kbd{C-h a} stands for ``Apropos''; |
25829 | 288 @kbd{C-h a} runs the command @code{apropos-command}. This command |
289 normally checks only commands (interactive functions); if you specify a | |
290 prefix argument, it checks noninteractive functions as well. | |
291 | |
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293 specify, you may not find what you want on the first try. In that |
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294 case, don't just give up. You can give Apropos a list of words to |
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295 search for. When more than one word is specified, at least two of |
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296 those words must be present for an item to match. If you are looking |
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298 back behind before @key{RET}}. For even greater flexibility, you can |
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299 also supply a regular expression to Apropos (@pxref{Regexps}). |
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301 Here is a set of arguments to give to @kbd{C-h a} that covers many | |
302 classes of Emacs commands, since there are strong conventions for naming | |
303 the standard Emacs commands. By giving you a feel for the naming | |
304 conventions, this set should also serve to aid you in developing a | |
305 technique for picking @code{apropos} strings. | |
306 | |
307 @quotation | |
308 char, line, word, sentence, paragraph, region, page, sexp, list, defun, | |
309 rect, buffer, frame, window, face, file, dir, register, mode, beginning, end, | |
310 forward, backward, next, previous, up, down, search, goto, kill, delete, | |
311 mark, insert, yank, fill, indent, case, change, set, what, list, find, | |
312 view, describe, default. | |
313 @end quotation | |
314 | |
315 @findex apropos-variable | |
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323 regexp, not just the ones that are defined as commands, use the |
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324 command @kbd{M-x apropos} instead of @kbd{C-h a}. This command does |
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330 The @code{apropos-documentation} command is like @code{apropos} except | |
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334 @findex apropos-value | |
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336 searches symbols' values for matches for the specified word list or regular |
25829 | 337 expression. This command does not check function definitions or |
338 property lists by default; specify a numeric argument if you want it to | |
339 check them. | |
340 | |
341 @vindex apropos-do-all | |
342 If the variable @code{apropos-do-all} is non-@code{nil}, the commands | |
343 above all behave as if they had been given a prefix argument. | |
344 | |
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362 @node Library Keywords | |
363 @section Keyword Search for Lisp Libraries | |
364 | |
365 @kindex C-h p | |
366 @findex finder-by-keyword | |
367 The @kbd{C-h p} command lets you search the standard Emacs Lisp | |
368 libraries by topic keywords. Here is a partial list of keywords you can | |
369 use: | |
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389 @item i18n@tab internationalization and alternate character-set support. |
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390 @item internal@tab code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults. |
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410 @node Language Help | |
411 @section Help for International Language Support | |
412 | |
413 You can use the command @kbd{C-h L} | |
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421 The command @kbd{C-h h} (@code{view-hello-file}) displays the file | |
422 @file{etc/HELLO}, which shows how to say ``hello'' in many languages. | |
423 | |
424 The command @kbd{C-h I} (@code{describe-input-method}) describes | |
425 information about input methods---either a specified input method, or by | |
426 default the input method in use. @xref{Input Methods}. | |
427 | |
428 The command @kbd{C-h C} (@code{describe-coding-system}) describes | |
429 information about coding systems---either a specified coding system, or | |
430 the ones currently in use. @xref{Coding Systems}. | |
431 | |
432 @node Help Mode | |
433 @section Help Mode Commands | |
434 | |
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436 Ops}), plus a few special commands of their own. | |
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438 @table @kbd | |
439 @item @key{SPC} | |
440 Scroll forward. | |
441 @item @key{DEL} | |
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446 Follow a cross reference at point. | |
447 @item @key{TAB} | |
448 Move point forward to the next cross reference. | |
449 @item S-@key{TAB} | |
450 Move point back to the previous cross reference. | |
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454 @end table | |
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474 @findex help-next-ref | |
475 @kindex S-@key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)} | |
476 @findex help-previous-ref | |
477 There are convenient commands for moving point to cross references in | |
478 the help text. @key{TAB} (@code{help-next-ref}) moves point down to the | |
479 next cross reference. Use @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} to move point up to the | |
480 previous cross reference (@code{help-previous-ref}). | |
481 | |
482 @node Misc Help | |
483 @section Other Help Commands | |
484 | |
485 @kindex C-h i | |
486 @findex info | |
487 @cindex Info | |
488 @cindex manuals, on-line | |
489 @cindex on-line manuals | |
490 @kbd{C-h i} (@code{info}) runs the Info program, which is used for | |
491 browsing through structured documentation files. The entire Emacs manual | |
38488 | 492 is available within Info. Eventually all the documentation of the GNU |
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494 a tutorial on using Info. | |
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534 @kindex C-h l | |
535 @findex view-lossage | |
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539 know, you can use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do. | |
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548 @findex describe-mode | |
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553 mode. | |
554 | |
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556 @findex describe-bindings | |
557 @kbd{C-h b} (@code{describe-bindings}) and @kbd{C-h s} | |
558 (@code{describe-syntax}) present other information about the current | |
559 Emacs mode. @kbd{C-h b} displays a list of all the key bindings now in | |
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562 the global bindings (@pxref{Key Bindings}). @kbd{C-h s} displays the | |
563 contents of the syntax table, with explanations of each character's | |
564 syntax (@pxref{Syntax}). | |
565 | |
566 You can get a similar list for a particular prefix key by typing | |
567 @kbd{C-h} after the prefix key. (There are a few prefix keys for which | |
568 this does not work---those that provide their own bindings for | |
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582 @kindex C-h C-d | |
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584 @kindex C-h C-e |
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585 @findex view-emacs-problems |
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586 @kindex C-h C-f |
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587 @findex view-emacs-FAQ |
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588 @kindex C-h C-n |
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589 @findex view-emacs-news |
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592 @kindex C-h C-t |
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593 @findex view-emacs-todo |
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594 @kindex C-h C-w |
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596 The other @kbd{C-h} options display various files containing useful |
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597 information. |
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599 @table @kbd |
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600 @item C-h C-c |
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601 Displays the Emacs copying conditions (@code{describe-copying}). |
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602 These are the rules under which you can copy and redistribute Emacs. |
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603 @item C-h C-d |
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604 Displays information on how to download or order the latest version of |
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605 Emacs and other GNU software (@code{describe-distribution}). |
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606 @item C-h C-e |
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607 Displays the list of known Emacs problems, sometimes with suggested |
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608 workarounds (@code{view-emacs-problems}). |
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609 @item C-h C-f |
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610 Displays the Emacs frequently-answered-questions list (@code{view-emacs-FAQ}). |
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611 @item C-h C-n |
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612 Displays the Emacs ``news'' file, which lists new Emacs features, most |
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613 recent first (@code{view-emacs-news}). |
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615 Displays general information about the GNU Project |
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616 (@code{describe-project}). |
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617 @item C-h C-t |
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618 Displays the Emacs to-do list (@code{view-todo}). |
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620 Displays the full details on the complete absence of warranty for GNU |
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621 Emacs (@code{describe-no-warranty}). |
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624 @node Help Echo | |
625 @section Help on Active Text and Tooltips | |
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627 @cindex tooltips | |
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648 @ignore | |
649 arch-tag: 6f33ab62-bc75-4367-8057-fd67cc15c3a1 | |
650 @end ignore |