annotate lisp/help.el @ 19431:9c5fdc90d3c6

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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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9
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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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19
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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 the
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22 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
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23 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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25 ;;; Commentary:
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27 ;; This code implements GNU Emacs' on-line help system, the one invoked by
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28 ;;`M-x help-for-help'.
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30 ;;; Code:
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32 ;; Get the macro make-help-screen when this is compiled,
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33 ;; or run interpreted, but not when the compiled code is loaded.
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34 (eval-when-compile (require 'help-macro))
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36 (defvar help-map (make-sparse-keymap)
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37 "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")
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39 (defvar help-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)
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40 "Keymap for help mode.")
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42 (define-key global-map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-command)
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43 (define-key global-map [help] 'help-command)
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44 (define-key global-map [f1] 'help-command)
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45 (fset 'help-command help-map)
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48 (define-key help-map [help] 'help-for-help)
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49 (define-key help-map [f1] 'help-for-help)
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50 (define-key help-map "?" 'help-for-help)
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52 (define-key help-map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
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53 (define-key help-map "\C-d" 'describe-distribution)
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54 (define-key help-map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)
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55 (define-key help-map "\C-p" 'describe-project)
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56 (define-key help-map "a" 'apropos-command)
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58 (define-key help-map "b" 'describe-bindings)
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60 (define-key help-map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
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61 (define-key help-map "k" 'describe-key)
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63 (define-key help-map "d" 'describe-function)
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64 (define-key help-map "f" 'describe-function)
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68 (define-key help-map "i" 'info)
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69 (define-key help-map "\C-f" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
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82 "Find packages matching a given keyword." t)
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94 (defvar help-font-lock-keywords
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96 (let ((name-char "[-+a-zA-Z0-9_*]") (sym-char "[-+a-zA-Z0-9_:*]"))
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97 (list
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98 ;;
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99 ;; The symbol itself.
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100 (list (concat "\\`\\(" name-char "+\\)\\(\\(:\\)\\|\\('\\)\\)")
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101 '(1 (if (match-beginning 3)
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102 font-lock-function-name-face
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103 font-lock-variable-name-face)))
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104 ;;
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105 ;; Words inside `' which tend to be symbol names.
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106 (list (concat "`\\(" sym-char sym-char "+\\)'")
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107 1 'font-lock-reference-face t)
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108 ;;
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109 ;; CLisp `:' keywords as references.
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110 (list (concat "\\<:" sym-char "+\\>") 0 'font-lock-reference-face t))))
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111 "Default expressions to highlight in Help mode.")
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113 (defun help-mode ()
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114 "Major mode for viewing help text.
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115 Entry to this mode runs the normal hook `help-mode-hook'.
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116 Commands:
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117 \\{help-mode-map}"
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118 (interactive)
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119 (kill-all-local-variables)
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120 (use-local-map help-mode-map)
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121 (setq mode-name "Help")
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122 (setq major-mode 'help-mode)
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123 (make-local-variable 'font-lock-defaults)
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124 (setq font-lock-defaults '(help-font-lock-keywords))
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125 (view-mode)
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126 (make-local-variable 'view-no-disable-on-exit)
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127 (setq view-no-disable-on-exit t)
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128 (run-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
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130 (defun help-quit ()
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131 (interactive)
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132 nil)
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134 (defun help-with-tutorial (&optional arg)
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135 "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
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136 If there is a tutorial version written in the language
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137 of the selected anguage envgironment, that version is used.
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138 If there's no tutorial in that language, `TUTORIAL' is selected.
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139 With arg, you are asked to select which language."
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140 (interactive "P")
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141 (let (lang filename file)
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142 (if arg
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143 (or (setq lang (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: "))
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144 (error "No tutorial file of the specified language"))
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145 (setq lang current-language-environment))
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146 (setq filename (or (get-language-info lang 'tutorial)
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147 "TUTORIAL"))
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148 (setq file (expand-file-name (concat "~/" filename)))
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150 (if (get-file-buffer file)
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151 (switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
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152 (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
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153 (setq buffer-file-name file)
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154 (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
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155 (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
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156 (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name filename data-directory))
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157 (goto-char (point-min))
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158 (search-forward "\n<<")
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159 (beginning-of-line)
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160 (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
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161 (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
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162 (count-lines (point-min) (point))
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163 6)))
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164 (if (< n 12)
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165 (newline n)
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166 ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
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167 (newline (/ n 2))
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168 (insert "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes. "
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169 "Text continues below]")
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170 (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
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171 (goto-char (point-min))
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172 (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
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174 (defun describe-key-briefly (key &optional insert)
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175 "Print the name of the function KEY invokes. KEY is a string.
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176 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
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177 (interactive "kDescribe key briefly: \nP")
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178 ;; If this key seq ends with a down event, discard the
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179 ;; following click or drag event. Otherwise that would
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180 ;; erase the message.
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181 (let ((type (aref key (1- (length key)))))
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182 (if (listp type) (setq type (car type)))
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183 (and (symbolp type)
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184 (memq 'down (event-modifiers type))
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185 (read-event)))
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186 (save-excursion
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187 (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
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188 (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t))
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189 window position)
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190 ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to
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191 ;; to get the right key bindings. And go to the right place
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192 ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked.
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193 (if (or (memq 'click modifiers) (memq 'down modifiers)
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194 (memq 'drag modifiers))
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195 (setq window (posn-window (event-start (aref key 0)))
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196 position (posn-point (event-start (aref key 0)))))
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197 (if (windowp window)
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198 (progn
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199 (set-buffer (window-buffer window))
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200 (goto-char position)))
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201 ;; Ok, now look up the key and name the command.
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202 (let ((defn (key-binding key))
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203 (key-desc (key-description key)))
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204 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
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205 (princ (format "%s is undefined" key-desc))
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206 (princ (format (if insert
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207 "%s (%s)"
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208 (if (windowp window)
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209 "%s at that spot runs the command %s"
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210 "%s runs the command %s"))
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211 key-desc
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212 (if (symbolp defn) defn (prin1-to-string defn)))))))))
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214 (defun print-help-return-message (&optional function)
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215 "Display or return message saying how to restore windows after help command.
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216 Computes a message and applies the optional argument FUNCTION to it.
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217 If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it."
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218 (and (not (get-buffer-window standard-output))
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219 (let ((first-message
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220 (cond ((special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output))
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221 ;; If the help output buffer is a special display buffer,
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222 ;; don't say anything about how to get rid of it.
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223 ;; First of all, the user will do that with the window
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224 ;; manager, not with Emacs.
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225 ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
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226 ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
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227 nil)
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228 ((not (one-window-p t))
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229 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer-other-window] RET to restore the other window.")
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230 (pop-up-windows
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231 "Type \\[delete-other-windows] to remove help window.")
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232 (t
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233 "Type \\[switch-to-buffer] RET to remove help window."))))
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234 (funcall (or function 'message)
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235 (concat
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236 (if first-message
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237 (substitute-command-keys first-message)
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238 "")
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239 (if first-message " " "")
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240 ;; If the help buffer will go in a separate frame,
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241 ;; it's no use mentioning a command to scroll, so don't.
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242 (if (special-display-p (buffer-name standard-output))
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243 nil
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244 (if (same-window-p (buffer-name standard-output))
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245 ;; Say how to scroll this window.
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246 (substitute-command-keys
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247 "\\[scroll-up] to scroll the help.")
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248 ;; Say how to scroll some other window.
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249 (substitute-command-keys
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250 "\\[scroll-other-window] to scroll the help."))))))))
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252 (defun describe-key (key)
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253 "Display documentation of the function invoked by KEY. KEY is a string."
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254 (interactive "kDescribe key: ")
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255 ;; If this key seq ends with a down event, discard the
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256 ;; following click or drag event. Otherwise that would
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257 ;; erase the message.
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258 (let ((type (aref key (1- (length key)))))
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259 (if (listp type) (setq type (car type)))
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260 (and (symbolp type)
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261 (memq 'down (event-modifiers type))
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262 (read-event)))
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263 (save-excursion
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264 (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (aref key 0)))
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265 window position)
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266 ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to
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267 ;; to get the right key bindings. And go to the right place
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268 ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked.
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270 (memq 'drag modifiers))
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271 (setq window (posn-window (event-start (aref key 0)))
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272 position (posn-point (event-start (aref key 0)))))
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273 (if (windowp window)
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274 (progn
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275 (set-buffer (window-buffer window))
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276 (goto-char position)))
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277 (let ((defn (key-binding key)))
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278 (if (or (null defn) (integerp defn))
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279 (message "%s is undefined" (key-description key))
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280 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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281 (princ (key-description key))
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282 (if (windowp window)
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283 (princ " at that spot"))
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284 (princ " runs the command ")
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285 (prin1 defn)
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286 (princ "\n")
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287 (let ((doc (documentation defn)))
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288 (if doc
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289 (progn (terpri)
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290 (princ doc))
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291 (princ "not documented")))
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292 (save-excursion
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293 (set-buffer standard-output)
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294 (help-mode))
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295 (print-help-return-message)))))))
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297 (defun describe-mode ()
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298 "Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes.
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302 (interactive)
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304 (let ((minor-modes minor-mode-alist)
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305 (first t))
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306 (while minor-modes
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307 (let* ((minor-mode (car (car minor-modes)))
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308 (indicator (car (cdr (car minor-modes)))))
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309 ;; Document a minor mode if it is listed in minor-mode-alist,
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310 ;; bound locally in this buffer, non-nil, and has a function
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311 ;; definition.
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312 (if (and (symbol-value minor-mode)
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313 (fboundp minor-mode))
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314 (let ((pretty-minor-mode minor-mode))
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315 (if (string-match "-mode$" (symbol-name minor-mode))
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316 (setq pretty-minor-mode
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317 (capitalize
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318 (substring (symbol-name minor-mode)
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319 0 (match-beginning 0)))))
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320 (while (and indicator (symbolp indicator))
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321 (setq indicator (symbol-value indicator)))
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322 (if first
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323 (princ "The minor modes are described first,
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324 followed by the major mode, which is described on the last page.\n\f\n"))
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325 (setq first nil)
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326 (princ (format "%s minor mode (%s):\n"
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327 pretty-minor-mode
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328 (if indicator
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329 (format "indicator%s" indicator)
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330 "no indicator")))
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331 (princ (documentation minor-mode))
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332 (princ "\n\f\n"))))
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333 (setq minor-modes (cdr minor-modes))))
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334 (princ mode-name)
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335 (princ " mode:\n")
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336 (princ (documentation major-mode))
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337 (save-excursion
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338 (set-buffer standard-output)
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339 (help-mode))
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340 (print-help-return-message)))
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341
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342 ;; So keyboard macro definitions are documented correctly
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343 (fset 'defining-kbd-macro (symbol-function 'start-kbd-macro))
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344
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345 (defun describe-distribution ()
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346 "Display info on how to obtain the latest version of GNU Emacs."
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347 (interactive)
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348 (find-file-read-only
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349 (expand-file-name "DISTRIB" data-directory)))
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351 (defun describe-copying ()
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352 "Display info on how you may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs."
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353 (interactive)
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354 (find-file-read-only
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355 (expand-file-name "COPYING" data-directory))
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356 (goto-char (point-min)))
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357
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358 (defun describe-project ()
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359 "Display info on the GNU project."
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360 (interactive)
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361 (find-file-read-only
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362 (expand-file-name "GNU" data-directory))
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363 (goto-char (point-min)))
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364
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365 (defun describe-no-warranty ()
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366 "Display info on all the kinds of warranty Emacs does NOT have."
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367 (interactive)
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368 (describe-copying)
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369 (let (case-fold-search)
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370 (search-forward "NO WARRANTY")
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371 (recenter 0)))
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372
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373 (defun describe-prefix-bindings ()
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374 "Describe the bindings of the prefix used to reach this command.
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375 The prefix described consists of all but the last event
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376 of the key sequence that ran this command."
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377 (interactive)
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378 (let* ((key (this-command-keys)))
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379 (describe-bindings
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380 (if (stringp key)
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381 (substring key 0 (1- (length key)))
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382 (let ((prefix (make-vector (1- (length key)) nil))
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383 (i 0))
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384 (while (< i (length prefix))
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385 (aset prefix i (aref key i))
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386 (setq i (1+ i)))
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387 prefix)))))
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388 ;; Make C-h after a prefix, when not specifically bound,
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389 ;; run describe-prefix-bindings.
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390 (setq prefix-help-command 'describe-prefix-bindings)
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391
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392 (defun view-emacs-news ()
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393 "Display info on recent changes to Emacs."
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394 (interactive)
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395 (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "NEWS" data-directory)))
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397 (defun view-emacs-FAQ ()
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398 "Display the Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file."
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399 (interactive)
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400 (find-file-read-only (expand-file-name "FAQ" data-directory)))
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402 (defun view-lossage ()
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403 "Display last 100 input keystrokes."
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404 (interactive)
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405 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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406 (princ (mapconcat (function (lambda (key)
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407 (if (or (integerp key)
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408 (symbolp key)
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409 (listp key))
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410 (single-key-description key)
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411 (prin1-to-string key nil))))
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412 (recent-keys)
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413 " "))
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414 (save-excursion
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415 (set-buffer standard-output)
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416 (goto-char (point-min))
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417 (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
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418 (search-forward " " nil t)
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419 (insert "\n"))
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420 (help-mode))
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421 (print-help-return-message)))
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423 (defalias 'help 'help-for-help)
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424 (make-help-screen help-for-help
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425 "a b c C f F C-f i I k C-k l L m n p s t v w C-c C-d C-n C-p C-w; ? for help:"
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426 "You have typed \\[help-command], the help character. Type a Help option:
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427 \(Use SPC or DEL to scroll through this text. Type \\<help-map>\\[help-quit] to exit the Help command.)
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430 (functions interactively callable) that contain
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431 that substring. See also the apropos command.
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432 b describe-bindings. Display table of all key bindings.
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433 c describe-key-briefly. Type a command key sequence;
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434 it prints the function name that sequence runs.
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435 C describe-coding-system. This describes either a specific coding system
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436 (if you type its name) or the coding systems currently in use
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437 (if you type just RET).
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438 f describe-function. Type a function name and get documentation of it.
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439 C-f Info-goto-emacs-command-node. Type a function name;
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440 it takes you to the Info node for that command.
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441 i info. The info documentation reader.
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442 I describe-input-method. Describe a specific input method (if you type
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443 its name) or the current input method (if you type just RET).
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444 k describe-key. Type a command key sequence;
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445 it displays the full documentation.
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446 C-k Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node. Type a command key sequence;
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447 it takes you to the Info node for the command bound to that key.
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448 l view-lossage. Shows last 100 characters you typed.
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449 L describe-language-environment. This describes either the a
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450 specific language environment (if you type its name)
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451 or the current language environment (if you type just RET).
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452 m describe-mode. Print documentation of current major mode,
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453 which describes the commands peculiar to it.
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454 n view-emacs-news. Shows emacs news file.
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455 p finder-by-keyword. Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
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456 s describe-syntax. Display contents of syntax table, plus explanations
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457 t help-with-tutorial. Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
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458 v describe-variable. Type name of a variable;
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459 it displays the variable's documentation and value.
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460 w where-is. Type command name; it prints which keystrokes
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461 invoke that command.
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462
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463 F Display the frequently asked questions file.
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464 h Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts.
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465 C-c Display Emacs copying permission (General Public License).
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466 C-d Display Emacs ordering information.
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467 C-n Display news of recent Emacs changes.
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468 C-p Display information about the GNU project.
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469 C-w Display information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
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470 help-map)
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472 ;; Return a function which is called by the list containing point.
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473 ;; If that gives no function, return a function whose name is around point.
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474 ;; If that doesn't give a function, return nil.
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475 (defun function-called-at-point ()
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476 (or (condition-case ()
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477 (save-excursion
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478 (save-restriction
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479 (narrow-to-region (max (point-min) (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
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480 (backward-up-list 1)
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481 (forward-char 1)
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482 (let (obj)
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483 (setq obj (read (current-buffer)))
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484 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
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485 (error nil))
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486 (condition-case ()
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487 (let ((stab (syntax-table)))
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488 (unwind-protect
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489 (save-excursion
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490 (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
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491 (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
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492 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
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493 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
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494 (forward-sexp -1))
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495 (skip-chars-forward "'")
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496 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
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497 (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
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498 (set-syntax-table stab)))
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499 (error nil))))
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500
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501 (defun describe-function-find-file (function)
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502 (let ((files load-history)
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503 file functions)
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504 (while files
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505 (if (memq function (cdr (car files)))
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506 (setq file (car (car files)) files nil))
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507 (setq files (cdr files)))
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508 file))
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509
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510 (defun describe-function (function)
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511 "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
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512 (interactive
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513 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
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514 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
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515 val)
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516 (setq val (completing-read (if fn
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517 (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
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518 "Describe function: ")
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519 obarray 'fboundp t))
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520 (list (if (equal val "")
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521 fn (intern val)))))
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522 (if function
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523 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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524 (prin1 function)
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525 ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
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526 ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
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527 (princ " is ")
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528 (let* ((def (symbol-function function))
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529 file-name
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530 (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))
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531 (princ (cond ((or (stringp def)
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532 (vectorp def))
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533 "a keyboard macro")
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534 ((subrp def)
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535 (concat beg "built-in function"))
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536 ((byte-code-function-p def)
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537 (concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
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538 ((symbolp def)
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539 (format "alias for `%s'" def))
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540 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
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541 (concat beg "Lisp function"))
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542 ((eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
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543 "a Lisp macro")
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544 ((eq (car-safe def) 'mocklisp)
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545 "a mocklisp function")
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546 ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
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547 (setq file-name (nth 1 def))
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548 (format "%s autoloaded Lisp %s"
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549 (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
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550 (if (nth 4 def) "macro" "function")
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551 ))
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552 (t "")))
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553 (or file-name
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554 (setq file-name (describe-function-find-file function)))
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555 (if file-name
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556 (progn
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557 (princ " in `")
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558 ;; We used to add .el to the file name,
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559 ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
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560 (princ file-name)
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561 (princ "'")))
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562 (princ ".")
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563 (terpri)
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564 (let ((arglist (cond ((byte-code-function-p def)
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565 (car (append def nil)))
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566 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
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567 (nth 1 def))
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568 (t t))))
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569 (if (listp arglist)
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570 (progn
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571 (princ (cons function
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572 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
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573 (if (memq arg '(&optional &rest))
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574 arg
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575 (intern (upcase (symbol-name arg)))))
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576 arglist)))
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577 (terpri))))
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578 (let ((doc (documentation function)))
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579 (if doc
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580 (progn (terpri)
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581 (princ doc))
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582 (princ "not documented"))))
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583 (print-help-return-message)
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584 (save-excursion
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585 (set-buffer standard-output)
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586 (help-mode)
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587 ;; Return the text we displayed.
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588 (buffer-string)))
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589 (message "You didn't specify a function")))
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590
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591 ;; We return 0 if we can't find a variable to return.
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592 (defun variable-at-point ()
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593 (condition-case ()
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594 (let ((stab (syntax-table)))
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595 (unwind-protect
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596 (save-excursion
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597 (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
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598 (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
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599 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
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600 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
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601 (forward-sexp -1))
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602 (skip-chars-forward "'")
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603 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
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604 (or (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)
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605 0)))
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606 (set-syntax-table stab)))
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607 (error 0)))
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608
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609 (defun describe-variable (variable)
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610 "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
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611 Returns the documentation as a string, also."
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612 (interactive
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613 (let ((v (variable-at-point))
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614 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
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615 val)
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616 (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v)
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617 (format "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
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618 "Describe variable: ")
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619 obarray 'boundp t))
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620 (list (if (equal val "")
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621 v (intern val)))))
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622 (if (symbolp variable)
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623 (let (valvoid)
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624 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
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625 (prin1 variable)
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626 (if (not (boundp variable))
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627 (progn
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628 (princ " is void")
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629 (terpri)
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630 (setq valvoid t))
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631 (princ "'s value is ")
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632 (terpri)
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633 (pp (symbol-value variable))
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634 (terpri))
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635 (if (local-variable-p variable)
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636 (progn
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637 (princ (format "Local in buffer %s; " (buffer-name)))
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638 (if (not (default-boundp variable))
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639 (princ "globally void")
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640 (princ "global value is ")
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641 (terpri)
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642 (pp (default-value variable)))
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643 (terpri)))
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644 (terpri)
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645 (save-current-buffer
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646 (set-buffer standard-output)
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647 (if (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
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648 (progn
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649 (goto-char (point-min))
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650 (if valvoid
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651 (forward-line 1)
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652 (forward-sexp 1)
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653 (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
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654 (insert "'s value is shown below.\n\n")
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655 (save-excursion
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656 (insert "\n\nValue:"))))))
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657 (princ "Documentation:")
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658 (terpri)
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659 (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)))
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660 (princ (or doc "not documented as a variable.")))
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661 (print-help-return-message)
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662 (save-excursion
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663 (set-buffer standard-output)
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664 (help-mode)
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665 ;; Return the text we displayed.
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666 (buffer-string))))
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667 (message "You did not specify a variable")))
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668
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669 (defun where-is (definition &optional insert)
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670 "Print message listing key sequences that invoke specified command.
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671 Argument is a command definition, usually a symbol with a function definition.
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672 If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer."
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673 (interactive
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674 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
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675 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
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676 val)
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677 (setq val (completing-read (if fn
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678 (format "Where is command (default %s): " fn)
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679 "Where is command: ")
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680 obarray 'fboundp t))
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681 (list (if (equal val "")
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682 fn (intern val))
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683 current-prefix-arg)))
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684 (let* ((keys (where-is-internal definition overriding-local-map nil nil))
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685 (keys1 (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
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686 (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t)))
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687 (if insert
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688 (if (> (length keys1) 0)
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689 (princ (format "%s (%s)" keys1 definition))
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690 (princ (format "M-x %s RET" definition)))
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691 (if (> (length keys1) 0)
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692 (princ (format "%s is on %s" definition keys1))
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693 (princ (format "%s is not on any key" definition)))))
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694 nil)
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695
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696 (defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix path interactive-call)
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697 "Show the precise file name of Emacs library LIBRARY.
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698 This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
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699 to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load.
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700 Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `.elc' or `.el'
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701 to the specified name LIBRARY.
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702
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703 If the optional third arg PATH is specified, that list of directories
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704 is used instead of `load-path'."
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705 (interactive (list (read-string "Locate library: ")
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706 nil nil
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707 t))
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708 (let (result)
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709 (catch 'answer
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710 (mapcar
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711 (lambda (dir)
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712 (mapcar
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713 (lambda (suf)
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714 (let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir)))
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715 (and (file-readable-p try)
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716 (null (file-directory-p try))
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717 (progn
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718 (setq result try)
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719 (throw 'answer try)))))
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720 (if nosuffix
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721 '("")
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722 (let ((basic '(".elc" ".el" ""))
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723 (compressed '(".Z" ".gz" "")))
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724 ;; If autocompression mode is on,
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725 ;; consider all combinations of library suffixes
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726 ;; and compression suffixes.
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727 (if (rassq 'jka-compr-handler file-name-handler-alist)
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728 (apply 'nconc
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729 (mapcar (lambda (compelt)
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730 (mapcar (lambda (baselt)
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731 (concat baselt compelt))
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732 basic))
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733 compressed))
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734 basic)))))
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735 (or path load-path)))
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736 (and interactive-call
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737 (if result
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738 (message "Library is file %s" result)
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739 (message "No library %s in search path" library)))
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740 result))
660
08eb386dd0f3 *** empty log message ***
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741
08eb386dd0f3 *** empty log message ***
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742 ;;; help.el ends here