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I can use C-h c (describe-key-briefly) and type a key combination and it will return me the function bound to it. But I'd also like to type only a prefix of a key combination and have it list and describe all functions bound to key sequences starting with it, like "all bound keys starting with C-x".

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Do the key combo then C-h. For your example of C-x, do C-x C-h. This also works with sub-maps, e.g. C-x r C-h to see everything under C-x r

scottfrazer
Should have been obvious...thanks
dmckee
Awesome, I never knew this. Not at all obvious, though. Almost nothing in emacs is obvious.
Drew Hoskins
Perfect! Thanks :)
obvio171
Yeah, the section of the manual that describes this in detail is not very obvious. Reading, what a waste of time!
jrockway