@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001,
-@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2011
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Help, Mark, M-x, Top
@chapter Help
@end table
@menu
-* Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands.
-* Key Help:: Asking what a key does in Emacs.
-* Name Help:: Asking about a command, variable or function name.
-* Apropos:: Asking what pertains to a given topic.
+* Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands.
+* Key Help:: Asking what a key does in Emacs.
+* Name Help:: Asking about a command, variable or function name.
+* Apropos:: Asking what pertains to a given topic.
* Help Mode:: Special features of Help mode and Help buffers.
-* Library Keywords:: Finding Lisp libraries by keywords (topics).
+* Library Keywords:: Finding Lisp libraries by keywords (topics).
* Language Help:: Help relating to international language support.
-* Misc Help:: Other help commands.
+* Misc Help:: Other help commands.
* Help Files:: Commands to display pre-written help files.
* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips (`balloon help').
@end menu
Display the name and documentation of the command that @var{key} runs
(@code{describe-key}).
@item C-h l
-Display a description of your last 300 keystrokes
+Display a description of your last 300 keystrokes
(@code{view-lossage}).
@item C-h m
Display documentation of the current major mode (@code{describe-mode}).
@item C-h n
Display news of recent Emacs changes (@code{view-emacs-news}).
@item C-h p
-Find packages by topic keyword (@code{finder-by-keyword}).
+Find packages by topic keyword (@code{finder-by-keyword}). This lists
+packages using a package menu buffer (@pxref{Package Menu}); for an
+alternative interface to the same information, try the
+@code{info-finder} command.
+@item C-h P @var{package} @key{RET}
+Display documentation about the package named @var{package}
+(@code{describe-package}; @pxref{Packages}).
@item C-h r
Display the Emacs manual in Info (@code{info-emacs-manual}).
@item C-h s
-Display the current contents of the syntax table, with an explanation of
-what they mean (@code{describe-syntax}). @xref{Syntax}.
+Display the current contents of the @dfn{syntax table}, with an
+explanation of what they mean (@code{describe-syntax}). The syntax
+table says which characters are opening delimiters, which are parts of
+words, which are string quotes, and so on. @xref{Syntax Tables,,
+Syntax Tables, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, for details.
@item C-h t
Enter the Emacs interactive tutorial (@code{help-with-tutorial}).
@item C-h v @var{var} @key{RET}
@node Help Mode
@section Help Mode Commands
- Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{Misc File
-Ops}), plus a few special commands of their own.
+ Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{View
+Mode}), plus a few special commands of their own.
@table @kbd
@item @key{SPC}
modes, then the local bindings defined by the current major mode, and
finally the global bindings (@pxref{Key Bindings}). @kbd{C-h s}
displays the contents of the syntax table, with explanations of each
-character's syntax (@pxref{Syntax}).
+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
Display the Emacs copying conditions (@code{describe-copying}).
These are the rules under which you can copy and redistribute Emacs.
@item C-h C-d
-Display how to debug Emacs problems (@code{view-emacs-debugging}).
+Display help for debugging Emacs (@code{view-emacs-debugging}).
+@item C-h C-e
+Display external packages and information about Emacs
+(@code{view-external-packages}).
@item C-h C-f
Display the Emacs frequently-answered-questions list (@code{view-emacs-FAQ}).
@item C-h g
character after point, using the echo area. To display help text
automatically whenever it is available on the character after point, set
the variable @code{help-at-pt-display-when-idle} to @code{t}.
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-@ignore
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