command-apropos(2)

NAME

command-apropos - List commands involving a concept

SYNOPSIS

n command-apropos "string" (C-h a)

DESCRIPTION

command-apropos compiles a list of all commands with string in their name, also giving their current key bindings. Only commands that are not hidden are displayed, if a numeric argument of 0 is supplied then all commands are displayed, irrespective of their visibility.

EXAMPLE

To find all of the commands with "command" in their name space then issue the command "C-h a command" which generates a list of commands such as:

abort-command ................. "C-g" 
                                "esc C-g" 
                                "C-x C-g" 
command-apropos ............... "C-h a" 
command-complete 
execute-named-command ......... "esc x" 
help-command .................. "C-h C-c" 
ipipe-shell-command ........... "esc \\" 
list-commands ................. "C-h c" 
pipe-shell-command ............ "esc !" 
                                "esc @" 
                                "C-x @" 
shell-command 

SEE ALSO

describe-bindings(2).

Ref: command-apropos(2) File: m2cmd009.2 Date: 2022/06/12

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