From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: finding stuff Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:13:15 +0300 Message-ID: References: <87a6szjc81.fsf@logand.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34257"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.0 (3d08634) (2020-11-07) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 24 08:15:51 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1l3Zcl-0008nd-B3 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:15:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52960 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l3Zck-00020d-CA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:15:50 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47828) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l3Zbm-00020X-9R for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:14:50 -0500 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]:52619) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l3Zbk-0006tg-3Z for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:14:49 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:197.157.34.165]) (AUTH: PLAIN securesender, TLS: TLS1.2,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 000000000001E08E.00000000600D1E44.0000015B; Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:14:12 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87a6szjc81.fsf@logand.com> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:127336 Archived-At: * Tomas Hlavaty [2021-01-24 05:33]: > Hi, > > is there a way to search "everything" which comes with Emacs? There are ways to search everything that comes with Emacs. There is just no united way for everything. > Example: I do not remember Local Variables section syntax and have to > look it up. I try various things, fail and end up using web browser. > That is far from ideal. The menu item HELP - DESCRIBE contains many pointers. Then you have plethora of M-x apropos* and M-x describe* functions. Then you have the manual with {C-h r} and {C-h i} for other manuals. > Today I invested a bit more time and found C-h d command so C-h d "local > variables" and then C-s "local variables:" finds something: one hit > only. Now I discovered add-file-local-variable function. But still not > the syntax of the Local Variables section. Try here: (info "(emacs) Specifying File Variables") (info "(emacs) Safe File Variables") > Searching info is still a mystery to me. Is there a way to search > across all info files? M-x info-apropos searches through many info files. > Is there a way to search everything which comes with emacs, > e.g. function names, docstrings, info, NEWS etc? Obviously yes, there are various methods. But I do not think there is one unified method to search everything together. I also do not find it necessary. I also recommend using {M-x package-install RET hyperbole RET} as it will help with quicker jumping from function to function. For example when I am on some definition of a function such as (dolist (a b)) if I press M-RET on "dolist" then it brings me quickly to function definition in other window where I can see: (defmacro dolist (spec &rest body) "Loop over a list. Evaluate BODY with VAR bound to each car from LIST, in turn. ... Jean