From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Michele Bert Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: help of some commands not found Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 16:34:48 +0100 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1483976153 5234 195.159.176.226 (9 Jan 2017 15:35:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 15:35:53 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jan 09 16:35:50 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cQbyy-0008Gd-55 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:35:36 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40642 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cQbz2-00042L-GT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:35:40 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33220) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cQbyE-00042G-UQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:34:51 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cQbyE-0007JC-1P for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:34:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-io0-x234.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c06::234]:34479) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cQbyD-0007J2-Sy for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:34:49 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-io0-x234.google.com with SMTP id f103so84789106ioi.1 for ; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 07:34:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Vrc+URh+RnZ2uBaQJ54PCCOzl9t3W8KyKgCE9TGKc0M=; b=INibgh0EXpg/t1qnKO2iJFZ/MBtBF9ymIcj3lSx+dqdzMQSuAwLw2dD13VkRaJOgHh bbyaVP96VllDYoOcLVuYixdyBvpiocSybuRV4C7Nu4mJIlA2YJd6ahPqFmh6/fUMha5x xF9bUVHbRY8rbrGJ2yYsEM+ibCe4oxfnYLeWsdhnrIolqTFYwWbulhmjPFfBTyD1rD9G hdizMsv01v8Z19fX/9kV/Vd1YCaFf37dZTfxlgMCXI9JM1zavQJDIddEmRcE9FNS4sMe 59GhV088IB7zpFMVQyRvMqE/0V9nYF+qoUlYjmJuWdYPImpj6UEmtk5+pZiei8viIlQ5 DxcA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Vrc+URh+RnZ2uBaQJ54PCCOzl9t3W8KyKgCE9TGKc0M=; b=qWxzw/gUqkTH0hXpYKPUk3goZbL2PdIP5Z3qn/55VZW+p5sAOIcIt1aY55RmIE5F+M dExJy/alPykKO//ULe9RDdKYzb/gfIEDcT09grUR78eOCIuln0HY8QeQIzbxbypw+wYc 5kcv3VHfohc8JwMzyKonud6NUbN77I4hMet/DFbbRGd4F92EifR6Rx+QCzjkpXO6FKWX uqqFyb0CiLAfj9emo5KXzQjGGk+EqOzrUJm8YlBLsWAPg5aK6dz53jHzBdmLGdb7gxU5 XM9oCe+9mZ8SJ4ecOEV/pYlhM1MoFFdilmxfQiQ6xYS+VIfLYNxkMTmlsi8klwvg/kBr 5Nsw== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXJyVZDwBCNu+/Ld/A5iWbZljrydZmXRLqow+NAeEX/OZuhgrwE4yRz7DDh2qq8U9v075kJjiLJa9B2vJA== X-Received: by 10.107.53.36 with SMTP id c36mr72423074ioa.55.1483976088937; Mon, 09 Jan 2017 07:34:48 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.36.50.149 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Jan 2017 07:34:48 -0800 (PST) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4001:c06::234 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:112064 Archived-At: 2017-01-09 16:19 GMT+01:00 : > What are you exactly trying to do? > Nothing important, I was just reading documentation of radomly choosen commands. But the same happens on a number of commands. > Trying to guess, I assumed that you are searching for a function's > description. Trying "C-h f" (same as menu "Help" -> "Describe" -> > "Describe Function...") gives for me: > > What happens for you if you try those steps? Really I am searching for _command_ help: "C-h F replace-string" gives: Next: Regexp Replace, Prev: Replace, Up: Replace (emacs)Top > Search > Replace > Unconditional Replace | 19.9.1 Unconditional Replacement | -------------------------------- | | `M-x replace-string STRING NEWSTRING ' | Replace every occurrence of STRING with NEWSTRING. | | To replace every instance of `foo' after point with `bar', use the | command `M-x replace-string' with the two arguments `foo' and `bar'. | Replacement happens only in the text after point, so if you want to | cover the whole buffer you must go to the beginning first. All | occurrences up to the end of the buffer are replaced; to limit | replacement to part of the buffer, activate the region around that | part. When the region is active, replacement is limited to the region | (see Mark). | [...] With "C-h F format-decode-buffer", I get: Next: Acknowledgments, Prev: Variable Index, Up: Top (emacs)Top > Concept Index | Next: Acknowledgments, Prev: Variable Index, Up: Top | (emacs)Top > Concept Index | | Concept Index | ************* | | * Menu: | | * $ in file names: File Names. | * ( in leftmost column: Left Margin Paren. | * *Messages* buffer: Echo Area. | [...] -- Mick