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|| '''[[Icicles]]''' || [[Icicles - Command Index]] || [[Icicles - Options Index]] ||

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This is a general conceptual index for '''[[Icicles]]'''.  For user options, see [[Icicles - Options Index]].  For commands, see [[Icicles - Command Index]].

==== Symbols ====

* `##$##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]
* `##*##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]
* `##?##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `##.##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]
* `##..##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]], [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* `##\##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]
* `##/##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* `##~/##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* `##C-!##' -- [[Icicles - Choose All Candidates]]
* `##C-<##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C->##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-{##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Input]]
* `##C-}##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Input]]
* `##C-%##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-:##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-~##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C--##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-+##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-*##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-^##' -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `<tt>C-#</tt>' -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `##C-(##" -- [[Icicles - Completion Methods and Styles]], [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `##C-,##' -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `##C-.##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* `##C-M-/##' -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* `##C-M-<##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M->##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M-{##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M-}##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M-,##' -- [[Icicles - Sorting Candidates]], [[Icicles - Key Completion]], [[Icicles - History Enhancements]], [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `##^G^J##' separator for multi-completion -- [[Icicles - Multi-Completions]]
* `M-*' -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `##M-/##' -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* `##M-.##' -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* `##M-,##' -- [[Icicles - Sorting Candidates]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `M-SPC' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `S-C-M-TAB' -- [[Icicles - Large Candidate Sets]]
* `SPC' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `S-RET' -- [[Icicles - S-RET]]
* `S-SPC' -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `S-TAB'
** apropos completion -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
** navigation in `*Completions*' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
** search string, Isearch to '''Icicles search''' -- [[Icicles - Search Enhancements#IciclesSearchFromIsearch]]

* `##\W$##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]], [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]


==== A ====

* abbreviation, command -- [[Icicles - Multi M-x#icicle-command-abbrev|Icicles Multi M-x]]
* all candidates, choosing together -- [[Icicles - Choose All Candidates]]
* all matching completions, showing -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
* alternative sorting of completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Sorting Candidates]], [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* apropos
** '''Icicles''' apropos commands -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
** using Emacs help commands -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* apropos completion -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
* apropos icompletion (incremental completion) -- [[Icicles - Icompletion]]


==== B ====

* Boolean operations on candidate sets -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* buffer configurations -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* buffer-text completion -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* bugs -- IciclesIssues


==== C ====

* `##C-!##' -- [[Icicles - Choose All Candidates]]
* `##C-<##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C->##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]], [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
* `##C-{##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Input]]
* `##C-}##' -- [[Icicles - File-Name Input]]
* `##C-%##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-:##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-~##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C--##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-+##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-*##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-^##' -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `<tt>C-#</tt>' -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `##C-(##" -- [[Icicles - Completion Methods and Styles]], [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `##C-,##' -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `##C-c `##' -- [[Icicles - Other Search Commands]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings#IcicleModeBindings]]
* `##C-c TAB##' -- [[Icicles - Other Search Commands]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings#IcicleModeBindings]]
* `C-down' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-f1' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-g'
** aborting input -- [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
** `##^G^J##' separator for multi-completion -- [[Icicles - Multi-Completions]]
* `C-h' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `C-help' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-l' -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `##C-M-/##' -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* `##C-M-<##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M->##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M-{##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##C-M-}##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `C-M-down' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-M-mouse-2' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-M-next' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-M-prior' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-M-RET' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-M-TAB' -- [[Icicles - Large Candidate Sets]]
* `C-M-up' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `C-mouse-2' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-mouse-3' in buffer `*Completions*' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `C-next' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-o' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-prior' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-RET' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-up' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-x C-x' -- [[Icicles - Multiple Regions]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `C-y' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]

* `icicle-candidate-action-fn', `icicle-candidate-alternative-action-fn' -- bind to provide candidate action or alternative action -- [[Icicles - More About Multi-Commands]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]


* `icicle-candidate-help-fn' -- bind to provide customized candidate help -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]
* cascaded completion -- see progressive completion
* case-sensitivity -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* comint mode enhancements -- [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
* commands, abbreviation -- [[Icicles - Multi M-x#icicle-command-abbrev|Icicles Multi M-x]]

* commands, '''Icicles'''
** defining -- [[Icicles - Defining Icicles Commands]], 
[[Icicles - Multiple-Choice Menus]], 
[[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]
** top-level -- [[Icicles - Defining Icicles Commands]]

* common-match completion, expanded (longest) -- [[Icicles - Expanded-Common-Match Completion]] 


* complement of set of completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `*Completions*' buffer display -- [[Icicles - Completions Display]]
** displaying initially -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* complex completions -- [[Icicles - Complex Completions]]

* confirmation of input -- [[Icicles - Alternative Libraries]], [[Icicles - S-RET]]

* cursor, inserting text at -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* customizing -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]], [[Icicles - Customizing Key Bindings]]
* cycling completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]

==== D ====

* default value and initial value -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]

* defining Icicles commands -- [[Icicles - Defining Icicles Commands]], 
[[Icicles - Multiple-Choice Menus]], 
[[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]

* `icicle-delete-candidate-object' -- bind to provide candidate deletion action -- [[Icicles - More About Multi-Commands]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]
* delete-selection mode -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* <tt>[[delsel.el]]</tt> library -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* dictionary-lookup completion -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* difference of completion-candidate sets -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* Dired on a set of files matching a regexp -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* discussion of '''Icicles''' - IciclesDiscussion
* DoReMi libraries -- [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `down' key -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]
* dynamic abbreviation -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]

==== E ====

* Emacs-Lisp programming -- [[Icicles - Note to Programmers]]
* erasing completion in minibuffer -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]

* `ESC-TAB' -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* expand regexp input to common match -- [[Icicles - Expanded-Common-Match Completion]] 

* expanded-common-match completion -- [[Icicles - Expanded-Common-Match Completion]] 




==== F ====

* `f1' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* file and directory name completion -- [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* filtering minibuffer input -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]
** global filters -- [[Icicles - Global Filters]]
* finding file at point -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* ##ffap.el## library -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]], [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* functions, applying to completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Complex Completions]]
* future of '''Icicles''' - IciclesDiscussion
* fuzzy completion -- [[Icicles - Completion Methods and Styles]]



==== G ====

* `##^G^J##' separator for multi-completion -- [[Icicles - Multi-Completions]]
* globbing -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]
* `grep'
** '''Icicles''' search enhancement for -- [[Icicles - Other Search Commands]]
** progressive-completion analogy -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]]


==== H ====

* help
** on completion -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
** on individual completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]

* highlighting 
** in `*Completions*' buffer -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]

* history, minuffer -- [[Icicles - History Enhancements]]
** standard Emacs [[Icicles - Traversing Minibuffer Histories]]
* history, search -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]], [[Icicles - Isearch Enhancements]]



==== I ====

* icompletion (incremental completion) -- [[Icicles - Icompletion]]
** screenshot: remaining completions indication -- [[Icicles - Completions Display]]
* ##ido.el## library -- [[Icicles - Alternative Libraries]], [[Icicles - S-RET]]
* Imenu, browsing -- [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
* incremental completion -- see icompletion
* Info, searching with `icicle-search' -- [[Icicles - Info Enhancements]]
* initial value and default value -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]

* `insert' key -- [[Icicles - Completions Display]]
* inserting text found at cursor -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]

* installing '''Icicles''' -- [[Icicles - Libraries]], [[Icicles - Nutshell View]]

* intersection of completion-candidate sets -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]], [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]]

* ##iswitchb.el## library -- [[Icicles - Alternative Libraries]], [[Icicles - S-RET]]

==== J ====

==== K ====

* key bindings -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]], [[Icicles - Customizing Key Bindings]]

* keyword search -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]]

==== L ====

* `left' key -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* libraries, '''Icicles''' -- [[Icicles - Libraries]]
* Lisp programming -- [[Icicles - Note to Programmers]]
* Lisp-symbol completion -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* locating files anywhere -- [[Icicles - File-Name Input]]
* longest-common-match completion -- [[Icicles - Expanded-Common-Match Completion]] 


==== M ====

* `##M-*##' -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]]
* `##M-/##' -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* `##M-.##' -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* `##M-C-/##' -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* `##M-C-{##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `##M-C-}##' -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `M-C-down' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `M-C-mouse-2' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `M-C-next' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `M-C-prior' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `M-C-RET' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `M-C-TAB' -- [[Icicles - Large Candidate Sets]]
* `M-C-up' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
* `M-h' -- [[Icicles - History Enhancements]]
* `M-pause' -- [[Icicles - History Enhancements]]
* `M-q' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `M-S-backspace' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `M-S-delete' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `M-SPC' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `M-TAB' -- [[Icicles - Isearch Enhancements]]
* mapping functions over sets interactively -- [[Icicles - Complex Completions]]

* menus
** completion of menu items -- LaCarte
** defining multiple-choice menus -- [[Icicles - Defining Icicles Commands]], 
[[Icicles - Multiple-Choice Menus]], 
[[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]
** help on menu items -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]]
** modification of standard menus -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
** context popup menu in buffer `*Completions*' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]

* `C-mouse-2' -- [[Icicles - Help on Candidates]], [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]]
* `C-mouse-3' in buffer `*Completions*' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]

* multi-commands -- [[Icicles - Multi-Commands]], 
[[Icicles - Defining Icicles Commands]], 
[[Icicles - Multiple-Choice Menus]], 
[[Icicles - Multi-Commands the Hard Way]]* multi-completions -- [[Icicles - Multi-Completions]]
* multiple-choice commands and menus -- see multi-commands


==== N ====

* `next' key -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]


==== O ====

* `occur', '''Icicles''' enhancement for -- [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
* options -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* overview -- [[Icicles - Nutshell View]], [[Icicles]]

==== P ====

* '''Page Down''', '''Page Up''' keys -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
* parallel completion -- [[Icicles - Multi-Completions]]
* persistent completion sets -- [[Icicles - Persistent Completions]]
* piecewise completion -- see progressive completion
* point, inserting text at -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* pop-up frames problem on Microsoft Windows -- [[Icicles - pop-up-frames on MS Windows]]
* preferences -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* prefix completion, introduction -- [[Icicles - Background on Input Completion]]
* `prior' key -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
* programming Emacs-Lisp with '''Icicles''' -- [[Icicles - Note to Programmers]]
* progressive completion -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]]
* prompt -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* proxy candidates -- [[Icicles - Completions Display]], [[Icicles - Candidates with Text Properties]]



==== Q ====

* query-replacing text -- [[Icicles - Search-And-Replace]]


==== R ====

* recent files, accessing -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]
* refreshing the minibuffer -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]
* regexp (regular-expression) matching and completion -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
** special characters -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]

* regexp text replacement -- [[Icicles - Search-And-Replace]]
* remapping commands -- [[Icicles - Customizing Key Bindings]]
* replacing text -- [[Icicles - Search-And-Replace]]
* requiring a match -- [[Icicles - S-RET]], [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* `right' key -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]




* retrieving minibuffer input -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]
* retrieving the set of completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]

==== S ====

* `S-C-M-TAB' -- [[Icicles - Large Candidate Sets]]
* `SPC' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `S-RET' -- [[Icicles - S-RET]]
* `S-SPC' -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `S-TAB'
** apropos completion -- [[Icicles - Apropos Completions]]
** key completion -- [[Icicles - Key Completion]]
** navigation in `*Completions*' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
** search string, Isearch to '''Icicles search''' -- [[Icicles - Search Enhancements#IciclesSearchFromIsearch]]

* SaveHist and library <tt>[[savehist-20+.el]]</tt> -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* saving the set of completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* searching with '''Icicles'''
** '''Icicles''' search -- [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
** IncrementalSearch -- [[Icicles - Search Enhancements]]
** Info, searching with `icicle-search' -- [[Icicles - Info Enhancements]]
** other '''Icicles''' searches: `grep', Imenu,... -- [[Icicles - Other Search Commands]]
** search history -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]

* screenshots -- [[Icicles - Screenshots]]
* sequential completion -- see progressive completion
* sets of completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
** all, act on -- [[Icicles - Choose All Candidates]]
** filter to previous inputs -- [[Icicles - History Enhancements]]
** intersection via progressive completion -- [[Icicles - Progressive Completion]]
** persistent -- [[Icicles - Persistent Completions]]

* settings -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
* shell mode enhancements -- [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
* sorting of completion candidates -- [[Icicles - Sorting Candidates]], [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]
** file and directory names -- [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]

* space sensitivity -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]],  [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* `SPC' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* special characters -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]]
* spell-checking -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* swap completion-candidate sets -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* substring match, longest, expand regexp input to -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]], [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]], [[Icicles - Expanded-Common-Match Completion]]
* suggestions IciclesDiscussion
* symbol completion -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* synonym completion -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]

==== T ====

* `TAB' -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* tags -- [[Icicles - Emacs Tags Enhancements]], [[Icicles - Other Search Commands#IciclesImenu|Imenu vs Tags]]
* telnet mode enhancements -- [[Icicles - Search Commands, Overview]]
* text completion in a buffer -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* thesaurus-lookup completion -- [[Icicles - Completion in Other Buffers]]
* thing at point -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* toggling options -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* top-level '''Icicles''' commands -- [[Icicles - Defining Icicles Commands]]


==== U ====

* union of completion-candidate sets  -- [[Icicles - Candidate Sets]]
* `up' key -- [[Icicles - Cycling Completions]]
* user options -- [[Icicles - Customization and General Tips]]

==== V ====

==== W ====

* `##\W$##' -- [[Icicles - Special Characters in Input Patterns]], [[Icicles - File-Name Completion Tips]]
* Windows, Microsoft, pop-up frames problem -- [[Icicles - pop-up-frames on MS Windows]]

==== X ====

* `C-x C-x' -- [[Icicles - Multiple Regions]], [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]
* XEmacs -- IciclesForXEmacs

==== Y ====

* yanking text at point -- [[Icicles - Inserting Text from Cursor]]
* yanking with completion and cycling -- [[Icicles - Key Bindings]]

==== Z ====

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|| '''[[Icicles]]''' || [[Icicles - Command Index]] || [[Icicles - Options Index]] ||