Emacs: Search Documentation, List Commands
Search for Function
- Alt+x
apropos-command - Search command by name. (In emacs, a “command” means: a function that can be called interactively (by typing Alt+x).)
- Ctrl+u Alt+x
apropos-command - Search all function names.
- Alt+x
apropos-variable - Search variable names.
- Alt+x
apropos-value - Search variable values.
- Alt+x
apropos - Search all symbols (commands, functions, variables, faces).
Search in Elisp Manual
Emacs is bundled with emacs lisp manual in “Texinfo” format. [see Emacs: View Info Page]
- Alt+x
elisp-index-search - Find a function's documentation in the emacs lisp manual. (info "(elisp) index")
- Alt+x
emacs-index-search - Find a function's documentation in the emacs manual. (info "(emacs) index")
