Re: where is a function defined

In article <yq0cvg1aue1e.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Z. Huang <zghuang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>      load-path seems to be not I wanted. I have to go to each of the
>>    directories to find a symbol that I need. Is there any simpler way
>>    to find the definition of a function?
>> 
>> Maybe I misunderstood the question, but what is wrong with using `C-h
>> C-f' (describe-function)?
>> 
>> 
>    I need to find the lisp code for a function, not only the
>description. Thanks for the response anyway. 

describe-function's output tells you which file contains the function
definition, e.g.:

do-auto-fill is a compiled Lisp function in `simple'.

This tells you to look in simple.el.

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