Mercurial > emacs
changeset 32362:c74db5a73b6f
Fix last change for docs search procedure (suggested by Dave Love).
author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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date | Tue, 10 Oct 2000 12:46:32 +0000 |
parents | ff1b5b7a651c |
children | 5af1b2ea1825 |
files | man/help.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/help.texi Tue Oct 10 11:11:10 2000 +0000 +++ b/man/help.texi Tue Oct 10 12:46:32 2000 +0000 @@ -44,15 +44,19 @@ @table @kbd @item C-h a @var{topic} @key{RET} -This searches the built-in short documentation of each command for -strings which match @var{topic}. @var{topic} can be a regular -expression (@pxref{Regexps}). Browse the buffer popped up by Emacs, to -find what you are looking for. +This searches for commands whose names match @var{topic}. @var{topic} +is a regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}). Browse the buffer popped up +by Emacs, to find what you are looking for. @xref{Apropos}. @item M-x apropos @var{topic} @key{RET} -This works like @kbd{C-h a}, but it also searches the documentation of -user options and other variables, in case the feature you are looking -for is controlled by an option, not a command. +This works like @kbd{C-h a}, but it also searches for user options and +other variables, in case the feature you are looking for is controlled +by an option, not a command. @xref{Apropos}. + +@item M-x apropos-documentation @var{topic} @key{RET} +This searches the @emph{documentation strings} of all variables and +functions (not their names) for a match for @var{topic}, a regular +expression. @xref{Apropos}. @item C-h i emacs @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET} This looks up @var{topic} in the indices of the Emacs on-line manual. @@ -67,9 +71,9 @@ This brings up the Emacs FAQ, where you can use the usual search commands (@pxref{Search}) to find the information. -@item M-x finder-by-keyword +@item C-h p Finally, you can try looking up a suitable package using keywords -pertinent to the feature you need. +pertinent to the feature you need. @xref{Library Keywords}. @end table @menu