Emacs: Lookup Function / Command Documentation
- Alt+x
describe-function
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Show a function's inline doc.
(commands are also functions.)
Note: Some Symbol are variable, not function, e.g. sentence-end-double-space. Some symbol are both function and variable. e.g.
buffer-file-name
.To lookup variable, see Emacs: Show Variable Value, List Variables
- Alt+x
describe-command
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Show a command's inline doc.
Like
describe-function
, but exclude functions that are not commands.New in Emacs 29 (Released 2023-07)
