Re: describe-mode "some-mode"?

[lee]

Rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:

> 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

That seems to work as well, thanks :)  I even thought of it briefly and
didn't try ...


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