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Here is a summary of the defined help commands.
C-h a regexp RET
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Display a list of commands whose names match regexp
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| C-h b | Display a table of all key bindings in effect now, in this order: minor
mode bindings, major mode bindings, and global bindings
(describe-bindings).
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| C-h c key | Print the name of the command that key runs
(describe-key-briefly). Here c stands for `character'. For more
extensive information on key, use C-h k.
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C-h f function RET
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Display documentation on the Lisp function named function
(describe-function). Since commands are Lisp functions,
a command name may be used.
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| C-h h | Display the `hello' file, which shows examples of various character
sets.
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| C-h i | Run Info, the program for browsing documentation files (info).
The complete Emacs manual is available on-line in Info.
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| C-h k key | Display the name and documentation of the command that key runs
(describe-key).
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| C-h l | Display a description of the last 100 characters you typed
(view-lossage).
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| C-h m | Display documentation of the current major mode (describe-mode).
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| C-h n | Display documentation of Emacs changes, most recent first
(view-emacs-news).
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| C-h p | Find packages by topic keyword (finder-by-keyword).
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| C-h s | Display current contents of the syntax table, plus an explanation of
what they mean (describe-syntax). See Syntax.
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| C-h t | Enter the Emacs interactive tutorial (help-with-tutorial).
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C-h v var RET
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Display the documentation of the Lisp variable var
(describe-variable).
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C-h w command RET
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Print which keys run the command named command (where-is).
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C-h C coding RET
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Describe coding system coding
(describe-coding-system).
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C-h C RET
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Describe the coding systems currently in use. |
C-h I method RET
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Describe an input method (describe-input-method).
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C-h L language-env RET
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Describe information on the character sets, coding systems and input
methods used for language environment language-env
(describe-language-environment).
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| C-h C-c | Display the copying conditions for GNU Emacs. |
| C-h C-d | Display information about getting new versions of GNU Emacs. |
C-h C-f function RET
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Enter Info and go to the node documenting the Emacs function function
(Info-goto-emacs-command-node).
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| C-h C-k key | Enter Info and go to the node where the key sequence key is
documented (Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node).
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| C-h C-p | Display information about the GNU Project. |
C-h TAB symbol RET
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Display the Info documentation on symbol symbol according to the
programming language you are editing (info-lookup-symbol).
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