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From: Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Getting _help_ on last response from C-h c
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 17:06:48 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160601010648.GD840@mail.akwebsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160601005909.GC840@mail.akwebsoft.com>

* Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> [160531 17:05]:
> * Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> [160531 16:51]:
> > Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> writes:
> > 
> > > On GNU Emacs 24.3.1 :
> > > Let's say I type C-h c C-M-a
> > >
> > > Help returns 
> > > C-M-a runs the command beginning-of-defun
> > >
> > > As I understand it, to get _help_ on beginning-of-defun, I have to
> > > then type C-h f beginning-of-defun
> > >
> > > Is there a way that would return both the binding and help on the
> > > bound function?
> > 
> > C-h k.
> > 
> > I suggest to learn a bit about the different help commands Emacs offers.
> > Use C-h C-h (`help-for-help') when in doubt.
>   Thanks for the quick reply Michael.
> 
>   I use C-h C-h frequently
> 
>   From what I read there, I see no built-in way to get a "one-stop"
>   response such as I have described in my opening post.
> 
>   Perhaps I have missed something?
  Additionally - I have searched the package list.
  from M-x list-packages, I haven't found anything like that.

-- 
Tim 
http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com



  reply	other threads:[~2016-06-01  1:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-06-01  0:41 Getting _help_ on last response from C-h c Tim Johnson
2016-06-01  0:49 ` Michael Heerdegen
2016-06-01  0:59   ` Tim Johnson
2016-06-01  1:06     ` Tim Johnson [this message]
2016-06-01  2:21     ` Dmitry Alexandrov
2016-06-01  2:46       ` Tim Johnson

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