Keyword Search for Lisp Libraries

The C-h p command lets you search the standard Emacs Lisp libraries by topic keywords. Here is a partial list of keywords you can use:

`abbrev'

Abbreviation handling, typing shortcuts, macros.

`bib'

Support for the bibliography processor bib.

`c'

C and C++ language support.

`calendar'

Calendar and time management support.

`comm'

Communications, networking, remote access to files.

`data'

Support for editing files of data.

`debugging'

Support for debugging programs.

`docs'

Support for Emacs documentation.

`emulations'

Emulations of other editors.

`extensions'

Emacs Lisp language extensions.

`faces'

Support for using faces (fonts and colors; see section Using Multiple Typefaces).

`frames'

Support for Emacs frames and window systems.

`games'

Games, jokes and amusements.

`hardware'

Support for interfacing with exotic hardware.

`help'

Support for on-line help systems.

`hypermedia'

Support for links within text, or other media types.

`i18n'

Internationalization and alternate character-set support.

`internal'

Code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults.

`languages'

Specialized modes for editing programming languages.

`lisp'

Support for using Lisp (including Emacs Lisp).

`local'

Libraries local to your site.

`maint'

Maintenance aids for the Emacs development group.

`mail'

Modes for electronic-mail handling.

`matching'

Searching and matching.

`news'

Support for netnews reading and posting.

`non-text'

Support for editing files that are not ordinary text.

`oop'

Support for object-oriented programming.

`outlines'

Hierarchical outlining.

`processes'

Process, subshell, compilation, and job control support.

`terminals'

Support for terminal types.

`tex'

Support for the TeX formatter.

`tools'

Programming tools.

`unix'

Front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, Unix features.

`vms'

Support code for VMS.

`wp'

Word processing.