Emacs: Show Function/Command Documentation

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Alt + x describe-function
Show a function's inline doc. (commands are also functions.)

Note: Some Symbols are variables, not function. e.g. sentence-end-double-space and some symbol can be both function and variable. e.g. buffer-file-name is both function and variable. To lookup variable doc, see Emacs: Show Variable Value, List Variables

emacs describe-function 2022-06-18
emacs describe-function 2022-06-18

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