Variable: help-map

help-map is a variable defined in help.el.gz.

Value

.       display-local-help
4 i     info-other-window
<f1>    help-for-help
<help>  help-for-help
?       help-for-help
C       describe-coding-system
C-\     describe-input-method
C-a     about-emacs
C-c     describe-copying
C-d     view-emacs-debugging
C-e     view-external-packages
C-f     view-emacs-FAQ
C-h     help-for-help
C-n     view-emacs-news
C-o     describe-distribution
C-p     view-emacs-problems
C-s     search-forward-help-for-help
C-t     view-emacs-todo
C-w     describe-no-warranty
F       Info-goto-emacs-command-node
I       describe-input-method
K       Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node
L       describe-language-environment
P       describe-package
R       info-display-manual
RET     view-order-manuals
S       info-lookup-symbol
a       apropos-command
b       describe-bindings
c       describe-key-briefly
d       apropos-documentation
e       view-echo-area-messages
f       describe-function
g       describe-gnu-project
h       view-hello-file
i       info
k       describe-key
l       view-lossage
m       describe-mode
n       view-emacs-news
o       describe-symbol
p       finder-by-keyword
q       help-quit
r       info-emacs-manual
s       describe-syntax
t       help-with-tutorial
v       describe-variable
w       where-is
x       describe-command

Documentation

Keymap for characters following the Help key.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/help.el.gz
(defvar help-map
  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
    (define-key map (char-to-string help-char) 'help-for-help)
    (define-key map [help] 'help-for-help)
    (define-key map [f1] 'help-for-help)
    (define-key map "." 'display-local-help)
    (define-key map "?" 'help-for-help)

    (define-key map "\C-a" 'about-emacs)
    (define-key map "\C-c" 'describe-copying)
    (define-key map "\C-d" 'view-emacs-debugging)
    (define-key map "\C-e" 'view-external-packages)
    (define-key map "\C-f" 'view-emacs-FAQ)
    (define-key map "\C-m" 'view-order-manuals)
    (define-key map "\C-n" 'view-emacs-news)
    (define-key map "\C-o" 'describe-distribution)
    (define-key map "\C-p" 'view-emacs-problems)
    (define-key map "\C-s" 'search-forward-help-for-help)
    (define-key map "\C-t" 'view-emacs-todo)
    (define-key map "\C-w" 'describe-no-warranty)

    ;; This does not fit the pattern, but it is natural given the C-\ command.
    (define-key map "\C-\\" 'describe-input-method)

    (define-key map "C" 'describe-coding-system)
    (define-key map "F" 'Info-goto-emacs-command-node)
    (define-key map "I" 'describe-input-method)
    (define-key map "K" 'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node)
    (define-key map "L" 'describe-language-environment)
    (define-key map "S" 'info-lookup-symbol)

    (define-key map "a" 'apropos-command)
    (define-key map "b" 'describe-bindings)
    (define-key map "c" 'describe-key-briefly)
    (define-key map "d" 'apropos-documentation)
    (define-key map "e" 'view-echo-area-messages)
    (define-key map "f" 'describe-function)
    (define-key map "g" 'describe-gnu-project)
    (define-key map "h" 'view-hello-file)

    (define-key map "i" 'info)
    (define-key map "4i" 'info-other-window)

    (define-key map "k" 'describe-key)
    (define-key map "l" 'view-lossage)
    (define-key map "m" 'describe-mode)
    (define-key map "o" 'describe-symbol)
    (define-key map "n" 'view-emacs-news)
    (define-key map "p" 'finder-by-keyword)
    (define-key map "P" 'describe-package)
    (define-key map "r" 'info-emacs-manual)
    (define-key map "R" 'info-display-manual)
    (define-key map "s" 'describe-syntax)
    (define-key map "t" 'help-with-tutorial)
    (define-key map "v" 'describe-variable)
    (define-key map "w" 'where-is)
    (define-key map "x" 'describe-command)
    (define-key map "q" 'help-quit)
    map)
  "Keymap for characters following the Help key.")