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Re: Finding variables by their value
From: |
Jesper Harder |
Subject: |
Re: Finding variables by their value |
Date: |
Mon, 04 Aug 2003 19:52:32 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Jim Crossley <jim@crossleys.org> writes:
> I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that it was possible to search
> for lisp variables that had a particular value. Anyone know if that's
> possible?
Yup,
,----[ C-h f apropos-value RET ]
| apropos-value is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `apropos'.
| It is bound to <menu-bar> <help-menu> <apropos> <apropos-value>.
| (apropos-value APROPOS-REGEXP &optional DO-ALL)
|
| Show all symbols whose value's printed image matches APROPOS-REGEXP.
| With optional prefix DO-ALL or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also looks
| at the function and at the names and values of properties.
| Returns list of symbols and values found.
|
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