From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:46:28 +0000 (+0200) Subject: * help.texi (Misc Help): Mention `describe-prefix-bindings' explicitly. X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-24.0.90~104^2~244 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=89671e16b34f41fd4b56cf01f329bbed26c483f8;p=emacs.git * help.texi (Misc Help): Mention `describe-prefix-bindings' explicitly. Fixes: debbugs:8904 --- diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 531bf206a80..e10b9a83a43 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-07-15 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen + + * help.texi (Misc Help): Mention `describe-prefix-bindings' + explicitly (bug#8904). + 2011-07-14 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen * trouble.texi (Checklist): Use an `M-x' example instead of an diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi index 76a9f2413b1..9a75bfb1887 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/help.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi @@ -589,11 +589,13 @@ displays the contents of the syntax table, with explanations of each character's syntax (@pxref{Syntax Tables,, Syntax Tables, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}). +@findex describe-prefix-bindings You can get a list of subcommands for a particular prefix key by -typing @kbd{C-h} after the prefix key. (There are a few prefix keys -for which this does not work---those that provide their own bindings -for @kbd{C-h}. One of these is @key{ESC}, because @kbd{@key{ESC} C-h} -is actually @kbd{C-M-h}, which marks a defun.) +typing @kbd{C-h} (@code{describe-prefix-bindings}) after the prefix +key. (There are a few prefix keys for which this does not +work---those that provide their own bindings for @kbd{C-h}. One of +these is @key{ESC}, because @kbd{@key{ESC} C-h} is actually +@kbd{C-M-h}, which marks a defun.) @node Help Files @section Help Files