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bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command'


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command'
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:59:24 +0200

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  46627@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:56:09 +0100
> 
> `C-h c' would be more natural for this command, and the `c' mnemonic for
> `describe-key-briefly' is pretty weak -- I'm guessing it ended up there
> because `C-h k' and `C-h K' were already taken?

No, I think it's because 'c' stands for "character".

> But I agree 100% with Eli that we can't change `C-h c' -- it's a key
> binding that I think is deeply ingrained in many people's muscle memory.

Yes, there should be a limit to moving such old bindings.

> I do, however, think that `C-h x' isn't that bad of a binding for
> `describe-command', really.

I agree.





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