From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Barry Margolin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: where is a function defined Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:37:15 GMT Organization: Genuity, Woburn, MA Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <%dnQ9.14$3v3.956@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1041367866 16911 80.91.224.249 (31 Dec 2002 20:51:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:51:06 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18TTLt-0004OV-00 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 21:51:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18TTLQ-0003qr-06 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:50:36 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!news.compaq.com!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!mtvwca1-snh1.ops.genuity.net!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!paloalto-snr1.gtei.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Mail-Copies-To: never X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test72 (19 April 1999) Originator: barmar@genuity.net (Barry Margolin) Original-Lines: 27 Original-X-Trace: /K49oAH5UjUnEM83V++/dcDWPDFtcNGwqE2yKNGoR6uq8dO7lZvIBJyIMvB5dFODEDVtsD3z2z/m!Wre+pmrbHxY5XUMgEHGsAk/1HfmlqEWrk0VNXzwiyDPQXgcZe/VUK1M2Q/jq6VK2JGx51DWyhXRD!cZ3sL/D8UgWm Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@gte.net X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:37:15 GMT Original-Distribution: world Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:108633 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:5163 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:5163 In article , Z. Huang wrote: >"Alfred M. Szmidt" writes: > >> load-path seems to be not I wanted. I have to go to each of the >> directories to find a symbol that I need. Is there any simpler way >> to find the definition of a function? >> >> Maybe I misunderstood the question, but what is wrong with using `C-h >> C-f' (describe-function)? >> >> > I need to find the lisp code for a function, not only the >description. Thanks for the response anyway. describe-function's output tells you which file contains the function definition, e.g.: do-auto-fill is a compiled Lisp function in `simple'. This tells you to look in simple.el. -- Barry Margolin, barmar@genuity.net Genuity, Woburn, MA *** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups. Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group.