Here are some very useful help functions:
C-h a <keyword>
: Apropos. Displays all the commands containing
keyword.C-h b
: (describe-bindings
) List all key bindings.C-h k
: displays what function is bound to the key sequence entered
in the mini-buffer.C-h m
: mode informations, describes all the bindings made
available by the major and minor modes.C-h f
: displays the description of the function entered in the
minibuffer.C-h v
: displays the description and value of a variable.C-h l
: (view-lossage
) lists the commands that were run. (Since
25.1)C-h C
: Coding system for the current buffer.
C-h w command RET
: where-is
Displays key bindings that calls command
.M-x shortdoc-display-group
: Display documentation for a group of
functions, e.g. string
, buffer
, etc. Use TAB
to display.