Search symbol definition in emacs/slime

[HalfEmpty]

Is there an emacs/slime utility that allow me to find in which file
(and line) a symbol is
defined or used?

Currently, I just have my own script that does the trick, but it's
rather primitive.

[Joshua Taylor]

From the SLIME Manual:

3.5 Finding definitions (“Meta-Point” commands).
http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/doc/html/Finding-definitions.html#Finding-definitions

includes

slime-edit-definition
Go to the definition of the symbol at point.
slime-pop-find-definition-stack
Go back to the point where M-. was invoked.
This gives multi-level backtracking when M-.
has been used several times.
slime-edit-definition-other-window
Like slime-edit-definition but switches
to the other window to edit the definition in.
slime-edit-definition-other-frame
Like slime-edit-definition but opens another
frame to edit the definition in.
slime-edit-definition-with-etags
Use an ETAGS table to find definition at point.

3.7 Cross-reference commands
http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/doc/html/Cross_002dreference.html#Cross_002dreference

includes

slime-who-calls
Show function callers.
slime-calls-who
Show all known callees.
slime-who-references
Show references to global variable.
slime-who-binds
Show bindings of a global variable.
slime-who-sets
Show assignments to a global variable.
slime-who-macroexpands
Show expansions of a macro.
slime-who-specializes
Show all known methods specialized on a class.

[HalfEmpty]

Thanks Joshua.

I feel rather stupid that I didn't even try to look into the slime
manual.

[Thomas A. Russ]

HalfEmpty <ToPacif...@gmail.com> writes:

> Is there an emacs/slime utility that allow me to find in which file
> (and line) a symbol is
> defined or used?

Generally, if it is available, this function gets bound to
M-. (Meta-period)

--
Thomas A. Russ, USC/Information Sciences Institute