Emacs: Search Documentation, List Commands
Search for Function
- Alt+x
apropos-command
- Search command by name.
- Ctrl+u Alt+x
apropos-command
- Search both function and command names. (In emacs, “commands” are a subset of “functions”. Commands are functions that can be called interactively (by typing Alt+x).)
- 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")