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bug#46627: [External] : bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describ


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#46627: [External] : bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command'
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:44:53 +0200

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 21:25:27 -0600
> Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>, "46627@debbugs.gnu.org" 
> <46627@debbugs.gnu.org>
> 
> I see your point regarding #2, but thinking about it a bit I think it is
> preferable to have an easier keybinding than `C-u C-h f' for commands.

Indeed.  Help commands must be simple and should not use any fancy
mechanisms that are likely to evade newbies.  We have the F1 binding
for that very reason.

IMO, adding arguments to Help commands when the respective direct
commands are already available is just creeping featurism.





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