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| author | Eli Zaretskii | 2000-10-10 12:46:32 +0000 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii | 2000-10-10 12:46:32 +0000 |
| commit | 3085f862f5ececc01be627cd3a37b6cd51aa9405 (patch) | |
| tree | 8df9132bed4c7c4351802e4cc4d16177351d6e1f | |
| parent | b40bfb99b0238b6a0b3fc15d231899d68e7231e3 (diff) | |
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Fix last change for docs search procedure (suggested by Dave Love).
| -rw-r--r-- | man/help.texi | 22 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/man/help.texi b/man/help.texi index 75128092084..7cac1e80e74 100644 --- a/man/help.texi +++ b/man/help.texi | |||
| @@ -44,15 +44,19 @@ command or option, we recommend the following procedure: | |||
| 44 | 44 | ||
| 45 | @table @kbd | 45 | @table @kbd |
| 46 | @item C-h a @var{topic} @key{RET} | 46 | @item C-h a @var{topic} @key{RET} |
| 47 | This searches the built-in short documentation of each command for | 47 | This searches for commands whose names match @var{topic}. @var{topic} |
| 48 | strings which match @var{topic}. @var{topic} can be a regular | 48 | is a regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}). Browse the buffer popped up |
| 49 | expression (@pxref{Regexps}). Browse the buffer popped up by Emacs, to | 49 | by Emacs, to find what you are looking for. @xref{Apropos}. |
| 50 | find what you are looking for. | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | @item M-x apropos @var{topic} @key{RET} | 51 | @item M-x apropos @var{topic} @key{RET} |
| 53 | This works like @kbd{C-h a}, but it also searches the documentation of | 52 | This works like @kbd{C-h a}, but it also searches for user options and |
| 54 | user options and other variables, in case the feature you are looking | 53 | other variables, in case the feature you are looking for is controlled |
| 55 | for is controlled by an option, not a command. | 54 | by an option, not a command. @xref{Apropos}. |
| 55 | |||
| 56 | @item M-x apropos-documentation @var{topic} @key{RET} | ||
| 57 | This searches the @emph{documentation strings} of all variables and | ||
| 58 | functions (not their names) for a match for @var{topic}, a regular | ||
| 59 | expression. @xref{Apropos}. | ||
| 56 | 60 | ||
| 57 | @item C-h i emacs @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET} | 61 | @item C-h i emacs @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET} |
| 58 | This looks up @var{topic} in the indices of the Emacs on-line manual. | 62 | This looks up @var{topic} in the indices of the Emacs on-line manual. |
| @@ -67,9 +71,9 @@ rather than in its indices. | |||
| 67 | This brings up the Emacs FAQ, where you can use the usual search | 71 | This brings up the Emacs FAQ, where you can use the usual search |
| 68 | commands (@pxref{Search}) to find the information. | 72 | commands (@pxref{Search}) to find the information. |
| 69 | 73 | ||
| 70 | @item M-x finder-by-keyword | 74 | @item C-h p |
| 71 | Finally, you can try looking up a suitable package using keywords | 75 | Finally, you can try looking up a suitable package using keywords |
| 72 | pertinent to the feature you need. | 76 | pertinent to the feature you need. @xref{Library Keywords}. |
| 73 | @end table | 77 | @end table |
| 74 | 78 | ||
| 75 | @menu | 79 | @menu |