emacs - help system
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Just remember Ctrl h and read the prompt in the minibuffer.
To use the Help features, type the Ctrl h character, and then a character saying what kind of help you want.
If you are REALLY lost, type Ctrl h ? and Emacs will tell you what kinds of help it can give.
help with emacs
| Ctrl h m | Describe mode - getting help on editing modes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl h k and Ctrl h c | Getting help on keybindings and commands | |
| example | >> Type Ctrl h k Ctrl p. | |
| Ctrl h k | To get more information about a command, use Ctrl h k instead of Ctrl h c. | |
| Ctrl h f | Describe functions | |
| Ctrl h t | Launch emacs tutorial | |
| Ctrl h Ctrl a | For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system. | |
| Ctrl h m | To view documentation on your current major mode. | |
| Ctrl h | To launch help mode on the fly. | |
| Ctrl h a | Command Apropos. Type in a keyword and Emacs will list | |
| all the commands whose names contain that keyword. | ||
| These commands can all be invoked with META-x. | ||
| For some commands, Command Apropos will also list a | ||
| sequence of one or more characters which runs the same | ||
| command. | ||
| example | >> Type Ctrl h a file <Return>. | |
| This displays in another window a list of all Meta x commands with “file” | ||
| in their names. You will see character-commands listed beside the | ||
| corresponding command names (such as Ctrl x Ctrl f beside find-file). | ||
| Ctrl h i | Read included Manuals (a.k.a. Info). This command puts | |
| you into a special buffer called “info” where you | ||
| can read manuals for the packages installed on your system. | ||
| Type m emacs <Return> to read the Emacs manual. | ||
| If you have never before used Info, type h and Emacs | ||
| will take you on a guided tour of Info mode facilities. | ||
| Once you are through with the tutorial, you should | ||
| consult the Emacs Info manual as your primary documentation. |