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@ -45,22 +45,27 @@ window displaying the @samp{*Help*} buffer will be reused instead.
@cindex searching documentation efficiently
@cindex looking for a subject in documentation
If you are looking for a certain feature, but don't know what it is
called or where to look, we recommend three methods. First, try an
apropos command, then try searching the manual index, then look in the
called or where to look, we recommend three methods. First, try
apropos commands, then try searching the manual index, then look in the
FAQ and the package keywords, and finally try listing external packages.
@table @kbd
@item C-h a @var{topics} @key{RET}
This searches for commands whose names match the argument
@var{topics}. The argument can be a keyword, a list of keywords, or a
regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}). @xref{Apropos}.
@var{topics}. The argument can be a keyword, a list of keywords
separated by whitespace, or a regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}).
@xref{Apropos}.
@item C-h i d m emacs @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET}
@item C-h d @var{topics} @key{RET}
Similar, but searches the @emph{text} of the documentation strings
rather than the names of commands and functions.
@item C-h r i @var{topic} @key{RET}
This searches for @var{topic} in the indices of the Emacs Info manual,
displaying the first match found. Press @kbd{,} to see subsequent
matches. You can use a regular expression as @var{topic}.
@item C-h i d m emacs @key{RET} s @var{topic} @key{RET}
@item C-h r s @var{topic} @key{RET}
Similar, but searches the @emph{text} of the manual rather than the
indices.
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@section Apropos
@cindex apropos
@cindex apropos pattern
@cindex apropos commands, list of keywords
The @dfn{apropos} commands answer questions like, ``What are the
commands for working with files?'' More precisely, you specify your
query as an @dfn{apropos pattern}, which is either a word, a list of
words, or a regular expression.
words separated by whitespace, or a regular expression.
Each of the following apropos commands reads an apropos pattern in
the minibuffer, searches for items that match the pattern, and