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master 905d08c 2/2: Add a reference to the shortdoc command in the Emacs
From: |
Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
master 905d08c 2/2: Add a reference to the shortdoc command in the Emacs manual |
Date: |
Sun, 11 Oct 2020 18:08:13 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit 905d08c98a5b6f5a9be1618049aa34ca8df4b6df
Author: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Commit: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Add a reference to the shortdoc command in the Emacs manual
* doc/emacs/help.texi (Name Help): Mention shortdoc.
---
doc/emacs/help.texi | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index 232b611..c5b59e5 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ name is defined as a Lisp function. Type @kbd{C-g} to
cancel the
@kbd{C-h f} command if you don't really want to view the
documentation.
+@findex shortdoc-display-group
+ You can get an overview of functions relevant for a particular topic
+by using the @kbd{M-x shortdoc-display-group} command. This will
+prompt you for an area of interest, e.g., @code{string}, and pop you
+to a buffer where many of the functions relevant for handling strings
+are listed.
+
@kindex C-h v
@findex describe-variable
@kbd{C-h v} (@code{describe-variable}) is like @kbd{C-h f} but