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On Friday, August 22, 2014 10:57:24 PM UTC+5:30, lee wrote:
> Hi,

> is there a function like describe-key which describes a mode specified
> by the user?

> The docstring of describe-mode says it either describes the mode of the
> current buffer or of the buffer given.  How can I get a description of a
> mode without enabling the mode in a buffer?

[I may be missing something but]
Why not

M-x describe-function RET mode-name

?