14: How do I find out how to do something in GNU Emacs? There are several methods for finding out how to do things in Emacs. * The complete text of the Emacs manual is available online via the Info hypertext reader. Type "C-h i" to invoke Info. * You can order a hardcopy of the manual from the FSF. See question 15. * You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $1 (or 10 for $5), or you can print your own from the etc/refcard.tex file in the Emacs distribution. {Are PostScript versions of this available for FTP?} + * You can list all of the commands whose names contain a certain word (actually which match a regular expression) using "C-h a" (M-x command-apropos). * You can list all of the functions and variables whose names contain a certain word using M-x apropos. * There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and information. To get a list of these commands, type "C-h C-h C-h". NOTE: You may find that command-apropos and apropos are extremely slow on your system. This will be fixed in Emacs 19. If you can't wait that long, there is a fast-apropos.el file available in the Emacs Lisp Archive (see question 91) that contains the fix.