diff -r aa36ae6b955e -r 32523b65a388 doc-src/TutorialI/Rules/find2.thy --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/doc-src/TutorialI/Rules/find2.thy Thu Jun 23 07:32:59 2005 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +(*<*) +theory find2 imports Main begin +lemma "A \ B" +(*>*) + +txt{*\index{finding theorems}\index{searching theorems} In +\S\ref{sec:find} we introduced Proof General's \pgmenu{Find} button +for finding theorems in the database via pattern matching. If we are +inside a proof we can be more specific and search for introduction, +elimination and destruction rules \emph{w.r.t.\ the current goal}. +For this purpose \pgmenu{Find} provides 3 aditional search criteria: +\texttt{intro}, \texttt{elim} and \texttt{dest}. + +For example, given the goal @{subgoals[display,indent=0,margin=65]} +when you click on \pgmenu{Find} and type in the search expression +\texttt{intro} you are shown a few rules ending in @{text"\ ?P \ ?Q"}, +among them @{thm[source]conjI}. This can be very effective for finding +if the very theorem you are trying to prove is already in the +database: given the goal *} +(*<*) +oops +lemma "A \ A" +(*>*) +txt{*\vspace{-\bigskipamount} +@{subgoals[display,indent=0,margin=65]} +the search for \texttt{intro} finds not just @{thm[source] impI} +but also @{thm[source] imp_refl}: @{thm imp_refl}. + +As before, search criteria can be combined freely: for example, +\begin{ttbox} +"_ \at\ _" intro +\end{ttbox} +searches for all introduction rules that match the current goal and +contain the @{text"@"} function. + +Searching for elimination and destruction rules via \texttt{elim} and +\texttt{dest} is analogous to \texttt{intro} but takes the assumptions +into account, too. +*} +(*<*) +oops +end +(*>*)