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user760613
user760613

Reputation:

list of emacs commands executed

I am using emacs and the auto-newline feature is not working as expected. I have a pretty large number of customizations done to my emacs. So it would be no wonder if one of the other customizations is not what auto-line is expecting. I would like to know if there is a way to know the list of commands (list of emacs commands) executed by emacs at a particular point, for e.g. when ctrl-s ctrl-c or in my case when auto-line feature is called.

edit : I think you have misunderstood the question. I would like to know what command emacs calls 'internally'.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 587

Answers (3)

Drew
Drew

Reputation: 30701

To add to what @event_jr said --

What you seem to be asking is the history of the functions called by the command you last invoked. (You speak of Emacs "internal commands", but it seems you just mean functions.)

To get that history for any given command you invoke (e.g., by a key), use M-x debug-on-entry and then enter the command name. The next time you use that command, you can walk through its execution in the Emacs debugger (hit d to step, c to continue past a step).

Upvotes: 0

event_jr
event_jr

Reputation: 17707

Basically at this point, you need to bite the bullet and learn some Emacs-lisp. The debugger is what you are looking for to dig further into your problem (I use edebug). It's not just about seeing what functions get called, you also need to see the values of the relevant variables when those functions are called.

If you feel you're not up to it, then you can bi-sect your init file until you find the culprit, but at that point you still need some Emacs-lisp to investigate further.

Upvotes: 1

Craig Citro
Craig Citro

Reputation: 6625

I believe view-lossage is what you're looking for -- M-x view-lossage, or C-h l.

If you want to know what a keystroke is bound to, consider using describe-key, which is usually bound to C-h k.

Upvotes: 1

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