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8.5 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           code related to the `bib' bibliography processor
     c             C, C++, and Objective-C language support
     calendar      calendar and time management support
     comm          communications, networking, remote access to files
     data          support for editing files of data
     docs          support for Emacs documentation
     dumped        files preloaded into Emacs
     emulations    emulations of other editors
     extensions    Emacs Lisp language extensions
     faces         support for multiple fonts
     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 between 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          Lisp support, including Emacs Lisp
     local         code local to your site
     maint         maintenance aids for the Emacs development group
     mail          modes for electronic-mail handling
     matching      various sorts of searching and matching
     mouse         mouse support
     mule          multi-language extensions
     news          support for netnews reading and posting
     oop           support for object-oriented programming
     outlines      support for hierarchical outlining
     processes     process, subshell, compilation, and job control support
     terminals     support for terminal types
     tex           code related to the TeX formatter
     tools         programming tools
     unix          front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, UNIX features
     vms           support code for vms
     wp            word processing