This package defines two additional Org link types "elisp-function" and "elisp-variable" which are intended to be used mainly in user documentation. By default opening these links is done by calling `describe-function' and `describe-variable'. That is only possible when the function/variable is defined; therefor urls should include the library defining the respective symbol. If the symbol is not `fbound'/`bound' when the link is opened and the url contains information about the defining feature then that is loaded first. [[elisp-function:FEATURE:SYMBOL][...]] [[elisp-variable:FEATURE:SYMBOL][...]] [[elisp-function::SYMBOL][...]] [[elisp-variable::SYMBOL][...]] If you want to capture information about a symbol while working on elisp code you should instead use the "elisp-symbol" Org link type defined in `org-elisp-symbol' (which is distributed with Org-Mode). The link types defined here cannot be captured as that would conflict with the "elisp-symbol" type. Instead use the command: `org-elisp-help-function-insert-link' and `org-elisp-help-variable-insert-link'.