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>>>>> "Javier" == Javier Oviedo <email_joviedo@yahoo.com> writes:

    > Is there any reason that apropos does not find "variable"
    > matches? It lists "commands" and "functions."  And yes,
    > apropos-do-all's value is t. :-)

Are you using ctrl-h-a?  That is bound to apropos-command which only
lists interactive commands by default.

M-x apropos is probably what you want.

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