Emacs: Find Major Mode Name

By Xah Lee. Date: .

Current buffer's major mode's name is stored in the variable major-mode.

To find out its value, Alt + x describe-variable, then type “major-mode”.

emacs find current major mode
M-x describe-variable, then type “major-mode”.

Major Mode and Minor Mode


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