Emacs: Search Function by Name
Show All Symbols (names)
- Alt+x
apropos -
Show all Symbol (commands, functions, variables, Font Face) whose names match a Regular Expression pattern.
Show All Commands
- Alt+x
apropos-command -
Show all commands whose names match a Regular Expression pattern.
- commands are subset of function.
- commands are functions that can be called interactively.
Show All Functions
Ctrl+u Alt+x apropos-command
Show all commands and functions whose names match a Regular Expression pattern.
Search in Manual
Emacs comes with Emacs manual and emacs lisp manual. [see Emacs: View Info Page]
- Alt+x
elisp-index-search -
Search the emacs lisp manual.
- Alt+x
emacs-index-search -
Search the emacs manual.