Mention ?"..." help mode search in apropos docstring, fixes JuliaLang…

…#42732(JuliaLang#42748)
shirodkara · Oct 22, 2021 · 59aa3ed · 59aa3ed
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diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/docview.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/docview.jl
@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ stripmd(x::Markdown.Table) =
 Search available docstrings for entries containing `pattern`.
 
 When `pattern` is a string, case is ignored. Results are printed to `io`.
+
+`apropos` can be called from the help mode in the REPL by wrapping the query in double quotes:
+```
+help?> "pattern"
+```
 """
 apropos(string) = apropos(stdout, string)
 apropos(io::IO, string) = apropos(io, Regex("\\Q$string", "i"))