Try this:

(defun fboundp-and-subrp (symbol)
  (and (fboundp symbol) (subrp (symbol-function symbol))))

(setq my-primitives (apropos-internal "^.*$" 'fboundp-and-subrp))

(defun my-describe (symbol) (format "(describe-function '%S)\n" symbol))

(insert (mapconcat 'my-describe my-primitives ""))


On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 at 00:01, Jean-Christophe Helary <
jean.christophe.helary@traduction-libre.org> wrote:

> Is there a list of elisp primitive functions defined in C somewhere ?
>
> I was thinking that because of the sheer amount of functions in the elisp
> reference, it might be much easier to start programming with the primitives
> to understand how elisp works at its core, and then climb the ladder when
> need arises...
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>
> Jean-Christophe Helary
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> http://mac4translators.blogspot.com @brandelune
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