Re: find out in which file a key is defined

[Jambunathan K]

Jim Green <student.northwestern@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello:
>
> Could anyone help on this question from an emacs learner:
>
> is there a command to find out why c-r is defined as isearch-backward?
> and how to disable this behavior?

r => reverse

I would recommend that you stick with (and adapt yourself to) the
in-built key bindings. You will save yourself plenty of time in the long
run.

Jambunathnan K.

> Thanks!
>
> Jim.
>
> below is obtained by c-h k c-r
>
> C-r runs the command isearch-backward, which is an interactive
> compiled Lisp function.
>
> It is bound to C-r, <menu-bar> <edit> <search> <i-search>
> <isearch-backward>.
>
> (isearch-backward &optional REGEXP-P NO-RECURSIVE-EDIT)
>
> Do incremental search backward.
> With a prefix argument, do a regular expression search instead.
> See the command `isearch-forward' for more information.
>
>

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