Does the use-package ":bind" command bind the keys to the global key map if it doesn't contain the "map keyword?

You can expand the use-package macro to see exactly what it does.

I've already done that and it displays a `bind-key` command with a `map` The use-package for marginalia expands to the progn below (use-package marginalia ;; Either bind `marginalia-cycle` globally or only in the minibuffer :bind (("M-A" . marginalia-cycle) :map minibuffer-local-map ("M-A" . marginalia-cycle)) ;; The :init configuration is always executed (Not lazy!) :init ;; Must be in the :init section of use-package such that the mode gets ;; enabled right away. Note that this forces loading the package. (marginalia-mode)) The bind expands to this. Does the `bind-keys :package` make it global? (bind-keys :package marginalia ("M-A" . marginalia-cycle) :map minibuffer-local-map ("M-A" . marginalia-cycle)) --- macrostep expanded --- (progn (use-package-ensure-elpa 'marginalia '(t) 'nil) (defvar use-package--warning107 (function (lambda (keyword err) (let ((msg (format "%s/%s: %s" 'marginalia keyword (error-message-string err)))) (display-warning 'use-package msg :error))))) (condition-case-unless-debug err (progn (unless (fboundp 'marginalia-cycle) (autoload (function marginalia-cycle) "marginalia" nil t)) (condition-case-unless-debug err (marginalia-mode) (error (funcall use-package--warning107 :init err))) (bind-keys :package marginalia ("M-A" . marginalia-cycle) :map minibuffer-local-map ("M-A" . marginalia-cycle))) (error (funcall use-package--warning107 :catch err))))

Yes. It will put the keybindings into the global key map unless you specify otherwise.

You need to go deeper. The `bind-keys` is also a macro. Try [macrostep](https://github.com/joddie/macrostep) to interactively expand these nested macros. Or dig the answer out of the [man](https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package#binding-within-local-keymaps): > Any binding occurring before the first use of `:map` are applied to the global keymap

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