JuliaLang/julia — Issue #229: simple help() feature
Author: JeffBezanson
Created: 2011-10-17 20:11:00+00:00
State: open
Labels: features

We're hoping to get some new users soon, and to support that julia needs to be a bit more discoverable. I propose writing a simple help database in the format

function name
keyword list
function(x, y) computes something interesting involving x and y

help("keyword") shows a list of all functions matching the keyword.
help(function) shows the third line, describing the function
help() shows a list of keywords or function categories, and prints the documentation URL.