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user5321531
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Reputation: 3265

FInding key bindings referenced as a text string surrounded by angle brackets

Quoting from the help buffer for the function kill-line:

It is bound to <deleteline>.

The question is how to find out exactly what key sequence <deleteline> refers to?

Upvotes: 3

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Answers (1)

user5321531
user5321531

Reputation: 3265

The subject of the question is angle-bracket notation for 'pseudo keys'.

The describe-bindings command can be used to find the function that a pseudo key is bound to (if any) by the looks...

10.8 Other Help Commands ... C-h b displays a list of all the key bindings now in effect: first the local bindings of the current minor modes, then the local bindings defined by the current major mode, and finally the global bindings

where-is can be used to find the key, etc., that a function is bound to:

10.2 Documentation for a Key ... C-h w command RET lists the keys that are bound to command. It displays the list in the echo area. If it says the command is not on any key, that means you must use M-x to run it. C-h w runs the command where-is.

Upvotes: 2

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