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ironsand
ironsand

Reputation: 15151

Emacs menu bar functions

I want to call function "copy text in region between mark and current position" in menubar of Emacs by key.

How can I know the function names in menubar? Is there a function like describe-key for menubar?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 108

Answers (2)

Drew
Drew

Reputation: 30701

Others have given you the answer (C-h k).

But do you not also see the keyboard shortcut next to the menu item, like this: Copy      M-w?

If you do not, check whether you see it when you start without an init file (~/.emacs), that is, using emacs -Q. If you do not, then please report that as a bug: M-x report-emacs-bug.

Upvotes: 0

Ian Miller
Ian Miller

Reputation: 603

You can use C-h k (describe-key) and then click the menu item. That is, describe-key works for the menu too.

The keyboard shortcut you're after is probably M-w, by the way.

Upvotes: 4

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