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I enable BBDB as below

  (el-get-bundle! bbdb
    (defun ec--bbdb-initialize ()
      (flyspell-mode t)
      (bbdb-initialize 'message)
      (bbdb-initialize 'gnus)
      (local-set-key "<TAB>" 'bbdb-complete-name))

    (add-hook 'message-mode-hook #'ec--bbdb-initialize)
    )

When I try to write message in Gnus after press a in a group. I can't insert < char. Because it is define as Prefix Command. But I can't find where it is defined in BBDB package.

The reason I think it is the issue related to BBDB is when I comments the code above in my config file, I can insert < char and it is not show as Prefix Command in describe-bindings.

Doesn't anyone know how to fix it?

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    Doesn't C-h k < (describe-key <) tell what it's bound to? – JeanPierre Dec 24 '15 at 9:25
  • < is bound as a prefix command. You can't get the description for prefix command. C-h b can list the bind. But I how to find where it is bind and how to unbind it. – Enze Chi Dec 25 '15 at 10:12
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You can pretty much always insert any character using C-q: C-q <. I'd be surprised if that didn't work in your context. (Of course, often there is an easier, more direct way to insert a given character.)

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  • That works and I can insert <. But I really hope to find where it is bound and how to unbind it. – Enze Chi Dec 25 '15 at 10:13
  • Check bbdb-mode-map (or whatever the map is called - you might need to check more than one map). If you use library help-fns+.el then you can use C-h M-k, entering the map-variable name, to see a human-readable list of the keys in that map. – Drew Dec 25 '15 at 18:27

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