Variable: help-map

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

Value

.       display-local-help
4 i     info-other-window
4 s     help-find-source
<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-q     help-quick-toggle
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       hyperbole
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.

View in manual

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/help.el.gz
(defvar-keymap help-map
  :doc "Keymap for characters following the Help key."
  (help-key) #'help-for-help
  "<help>" #'help-for-help
  "<f1>" #'help-for-help
  "."    #'display-local-help
  "?"    #'help-for-help

  "C-a"  #'about-emacs
  "C-c"  #'describe-copying
  "C-d"  #'view-emacs-debugging
  "C-e"  #'view-external-packages
  "C-f"  #'view-emacs-FAQ
  "RET"  #'view-order-manuals
  "C-n"  #'view-emacs-news
  "C-o"  #'describe-distribution
  "C-p"  #'view-emacs-problems
  "C-q"  #'help-quick-toggle
  "C-s"  #'search-forward-help-for-help
  "C-t"  #'view-emacs-todo
  "C-w"  #'describe-no-warranty

  ;; This does not fit the pattern, but it is natural given the C-\ command.
  "C-\\" #'describe-input-method

  "C"    #'describe-coding-system
  "F"    #'Info-goto-emacs-command-node
  "I"    #'describe-input-method
  "K"    #'Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node
  "L"    #'describe-language-environment
  "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
  "4 i"  #'info-other-window

  "k"    #'describe-key
  "l"    #'view-lossage
  "m"    #'describe-mode
  "o"    #'describe-symbol
  "n"    #'view-emacs-news
  "p"    #'finder-by-keyword
  "P"    #'describe-package
  "r"    #'info-emacs-manual
  "R"    #'info-display-manual
  "s"    #'describe-syntax
  "t"    #'help-with-tutorial
  "4 s"  #'help-find-source
  "v"    #'describe-variable
  "w"    #'where-is
  "x"    #'describe-command
  "q"    #'help-quit)