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* Table of Contents :TOC_4_org:noexport:
- [[Description][Description]]
- [[Install][Install]]
- [[Key bindings][Key bindings]]
* Description
This layer replaces =helm-M-x= by [[https://github.com/nonsequitur/smex][smex]] which is built on top of =ido=.
=ido= can perform flex matching with the [[https://github.com/lewang/flx][flx-ido]] mode which is already
activated in the Spacemacs layer.
* Install
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =smex= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.
* Key bindings
| Key Binding | Description |
|-------------+--------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC :~ | all Emacs commands (interactive functions) |
| ~SPC m :~ | current major mode commands |
