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10 @c This file is maintained by Romain Francoise <rfrancoise@gnu.org>.
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12 @c appreciate a notice if you do).
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15 Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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20 Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1991, 1992 Joseph Brian Wells@*
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22 @quotation
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23 This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers
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24 (``FAQ'') may be translated into other languages, transformed into other
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25 formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new information.
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27 The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to the FAQ
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28 itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an approved
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29 translation, information on who is currently maintaining the FAQ and how to
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30 contact them (including their e-mail address), and information on where the
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34 the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work
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37 [This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs
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60 @node Top, FAQ notation, (dir), (dir)
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61 @top The GNU Emacs FAQ
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64 This is the GNU Emacs FAQ, last updated on @today{}.
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66 This FAQ is maintained as a part of GNU Emacs. If you find any errors,
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67 or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
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68 them.
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70 This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs @value{VER}, and
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71 mainly describes that version. Although there is some information on
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72 older versions, details about very old versions (now only of historical
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73 interest) have been removed. If you are interested in this, consult
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74 either the version of the FAQ distributed with older versions of Emacs,
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78 latest release.
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140 @kbd{C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Control} key
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144 (if your computer doesn't have a @key{Meta} key, @pxref{No Meta key})
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147 @kbd{M-C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down both @key{Control}
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196 @kbd{C-?} (aka @key{DEL}) is @acronym{ASCII} code 127. It is a misnomer to call
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212 what @kbd{M-x} and @key{RET} mean.)
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215 @code{execute-extended-command}. This command allows you to run any
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225 @code{execute-extended-command}. A function key labeled @kbd{Do} is a
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232 @section How do I read topic XXX in the Emacs manual?
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235 @cindex Finding topics in the Emacs manual
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238 When we refer you to some @var{topic} in the Emacs manual, you can
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240 typing @kbd{C-h i m emacs @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET}}.
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242 This invokes Info, the GNU hypertext documentation browser. If you don't
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245 If we refer to @var{topic}:@var{subtopic}, type @kbd{C-h i m emacs
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246 @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET} m @var{subtopic} @key{RET}}.
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273 @kbd{C-h v Info-default-directory-list @key{RET}} to see the value of
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366 The real legal meaning of the GNU General Public License (copyleft) will
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378 @quotation
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379 The legal meaning of the GNU copyleft is less important than the spirit,
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381 to Emacs should also be free software. ``Free'' means that all users
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382 have the freedom to study, share, change and improve Emacs. To make
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383 sure everyone has this freedom, pass along source code when you
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384 distribute any version of Emacs or a related program, and give the
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385 recipients the same freedom that you enjoyed.
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411 freely modify the source code and exchange enhancements. Be careful to
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413 posting a followup that recommends such software.
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415 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug} is a place where bug reports appear, but avoid
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454 newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of
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466 Sending bug reports to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} (which has the
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480 @code{gnu.emacs.help} asking if anyone can help you.
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481 @end quotation
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483 If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, consider the following
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486 @quotation
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487 If Emacs crashes, that is a bug. If Emacs gets compilation errors
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488 while building, that is a bug. If Emacs crashes while building, that
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495 @cindex Unsubscribing from GNU mailing lists
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496 @cindex Removing yourself from GNU mailing lists
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506 @section What is the current address of the FSF?
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510 @cindex Free Software Foundation, contacting
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526 @item Postal address
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527 Free Software Foundation@*
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528 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor@*
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538 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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540 @chapter Getting help
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543 This chapter tells you how to get help with Emacs.
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545 @menu
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560 @cindex Basic editing with Emacs
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563 @cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the
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566 Type @kbd{C-h t} to invoke the self-paced tutorial. Just typing
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567 @kbd{C-h} enters the help system. Starting with Emacs 22, the tutorial
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569 Russian, etc. Use @kbd{M-x help-with-tutorial-spec-language @key{RET}}
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570 to choose your language and start the tutorial.
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573 @key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x
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575 invokes help on your system, type @kbd{M-x where-is @key{RET}
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577 sequences in the echo area. Ignore the last character in each key
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581 Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value
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585 @section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs?
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587 @cindex Learning to do something in Emacs
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599 Typing @key{h} immediately after entering Info will provide a short
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605 To quickly locate the section of the manual which discusses a certain
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611 @kbd{,} keys invoke the index-searching functions, which look for the
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645 @file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution.
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647 translations of the reference card into several languages; look for
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648 files named @file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang}
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649 is a two-letter code of the language. For example, the German version
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651 and @file{etc/recards/de-refcard.pdf}.
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654 There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and
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655 information. To get a list of these commands, type @samp{?} after
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656 @kbd{C-h}.
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657
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658 @end itemize
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659
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660 @node Getting a printed manual
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661 @section How do I get a printed copy of the Emacs manual?
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662 @cindex Printed Emacs manual, obtaining
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663 @cindex Manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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664 @cindex Emacs manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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666 You can order a printed copy of the Emacs manual from the FSF. For
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669 The full Texinfo source for the manual also comes in the @file{doc/emacs}
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671 print out this several-hundred-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo
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672 file}).
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673
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674 If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{},
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675 you can get a PostScript or PDF (or HTML) version from
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676
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677 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/}
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679 @xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual.
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680
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681 @node Emacs Lisp documentation
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682 @section Where can I get documentation on Emacs Lisp?
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683 @cindex Documentation on Emacs Lisp
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684 @cindex Function documentation
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685 @cindex Variable documentation
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686 @cindex Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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687 @cindex Reference manual for Emacs Lisp
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688
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689 Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a
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690 function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable.
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691
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692 For more information, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available
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694 Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
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695
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696 You can also order a hardcopy of the manual, details on ordering it from
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697 FSF are on the @uref{http://shop.fsf.org/, FSF on-line store}.
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698
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699 An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at
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700
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701 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/elisp.html}
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702
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703 @node Installing Texinfo documentation
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704 @section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation?
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705 @cindex Texinfo documentation, installing
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706 @cindex Installing Texinfo documentation
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707 @cindex New Texinfo files, installing
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708 @cindex Documentation, installing new Texinfo files
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709 @cindex Info files, how to install
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710
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711 First, you must turn the Texinfo files into Info files. You may do this
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712 using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part of the
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713 Texinfo package at
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714
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715 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/}
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716
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717 For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which
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718 comes with the Texinfo package. This manual also comes installed in
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719 Info format, so you can read it from Emacs; type @kbd{C-h i m texinfo
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720 @key{RET}}.
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721
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722 Alternatively, you could use the Emacs command @kbd{M-x
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723 texinfo-format-buffer}, after visiting the Texinfo source file of the
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724 manual you want to convert.
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725
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726 Neither @code{texinfo-format-buffer} nor @file{makeinfo} installs the
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727 resulting Info files in Emacs's Info tree. To install Info files,
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728 perform these steps:
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729
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730 @enumerate
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731 @item
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732 Move the files to the @file{info} directory in the installed Emacs
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733 distribution. @xref{File-name conventions}, if you don't know where that
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734 is.
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735
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736 @item
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737 Run the @code{install-info} command, which is part of the Texinfo
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738 distribution, to update the main Info directory menu, like this:
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739
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740 @example
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741 install-info --info-dir=@var{dir-path} @var{dir-path}/@var{file}
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742 @end example
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743
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744 @noindent
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745 where @var{dir-path} is the full path to the directory where you copied
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746 the produced Info file(s), and @var{file} is the name of the Info file
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747 you produced and want to install.
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748
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749 If you don't have the @code{install-info} command installed, you can
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750 edit the file @file{info/dir} in the installed Emacs distribution, and
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751 add a line for the top level node in the Info package that you are
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752 installing. Follow the examples already in this file. The format is:
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754 @example
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755 * Topic: (relative-pathname). Short description of topic.
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756 @end example
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758 @end enumerate
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760 If you want to install Info files and you don't have the necessary
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761 privileges, you have several options:
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763 @itemize @bullet
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764 @item
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765 Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used.
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766 You can use a prefix argument for the @code{info} command and specify
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767 the name of the Info file in the minibuffer. This goes to the node
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768 named @samp{Top} in that file. For example, to view a Info file named
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769 @file{@var{info-file}} in your home directory, you can type this:
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771 @example
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772 @kbd{C-u C-h i ~/@var{info-file} @key{RET}}
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773 @end example
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774
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775 Alternatively, you can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node}
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776 command (invoked by pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name
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777 of the file in parentheses, like this:
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779 @example
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780 @kbd{C-h i g (~/@var{info-file}) @key{RET}}
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781 @end example
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783 @item
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784 You can create your own Info directory. You can tell Emacs where that
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786 @code{Info-default-directory-list}. For example, to use a private Info
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787 directory which is a subdirectory of your home directory named @file{Info},
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788 you could put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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789
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790 @lisp
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791 (setq Info-default-directory-list
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792 (cons "~/Info" Info-default-directory-list))
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793 @end lisp
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795 You will need a top-level Info file named @file{dir} in this directory
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799 files. The node lists from all @file{dir} files in
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800 @code{Info-default-directory-list} are merged by the Info system.
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804 @node Printing a Texinfo file
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805 @section How do I print a Texinfo file?
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806 @cindex Printing a Texinfo file
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807 @cindex Texinfo file, printing
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808 @cindex Printing documentation
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809
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810 You can't get nicely printed output from Info files; you must still have
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811 the original Texinfo source file for the manual you want to print.
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812
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813 Assuming you have @TeX{} installed on your system, follow these steps:
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814
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815 @enumerate
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817 @item
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818 Make sure the first line of the Texinfo file looks like this:
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819
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820 @example
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821 \input texinfo
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822 @end example
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824 You may need to change @samp{texinfo} to the full pathname of the
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825 @file{texinfo.tex} file, which comes with Emacs as
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826 @file{doc/misc/texinfo.tex} (or copy or link it into the current directory).
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827
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828 @item
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829 Type @kbd{texi2dvi @var{texinfo-source}}, where @var{texinfo-source} is
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831 printed copy.
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832
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833 The @samp{texi2dvi} script is part of the GNU Texinfo distribution
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834 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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835
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836 Alternatively, @samp{texi2pdf} produces PDF files.
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837
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838 @item
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839 Print the DVI file @file{@var{texinfo-source}.dvi} in the normal way for
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840 printing DVI files at your site. For example, if you have a PostScript
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841 printer, run the @code{dvips} program to print the DVI file on that
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842 printer.
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843
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844 @end enumerate
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845
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846 To get more general instructions, retrieve the latest Texinfo package
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847 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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848
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849 @node Viewing Info files outside of Emacs
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850 @section Can I view Info files without using Emacs?
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851 @cindex Viewing Info files
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852 @cindex Info file viewers
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853 @cindex Alternative Info file viewers
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854
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855 Yes. Here are some alternative programs:
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856
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857 @itemize @bullet
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858
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859 @item
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860 @code{info}, a stand-alone version of the Info program, comes as part of
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861 the Texinfo package. @xref{Installing Texinfo documentation}, for
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862 details.
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863
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864 @item
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865 Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Window system and uses Tcl/Tk.
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866 You can get Tkinfo at
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867 @uref{http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/tkinfo/}.
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868
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869 @end itemize
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870
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871 @node Informational files for Emacs
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872 @section What informational files are available for Emacs?
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873 @cindex Informational files included with Emacs
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874 @cindex Files included with Emacs
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875 @cindex @file{COPYING}, description of file
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876 @cindex @file{DISTRIB}, description of file
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877 @cindex @file{GNU}, description of file
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878 @cindex @file{INTERVIEW}, description of file
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879 @cindex @file{MACHINES}, description of file
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880 @cindex @file{MAILINGLISTS}, description of file
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881 @cindex @file{NEWS}, description of file
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882
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883 This isn't a frequently asked question, but it should be! A variety of
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884 informational files about Emacs and relevant aspects of the GNU project
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885 are available for you to read.
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886
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887 The following files are available in the @file{etc} directory of the
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888 Emacs distribution (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're not sure
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890
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891 @table @file
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892
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893 @item COPYING
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894 GNU General Public License
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896 @item DISTRIB
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897 Emacs Availability Information
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899 @item GNU
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900 The GNU Manifesto
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903 Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software
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904 system with BYTE editors
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905
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907 Status of Emacs on Various Machines and Systems
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908
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909 @item MAILINGLISTS
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910 GNU Project Electronic Mailing Lists
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911
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912 @item NEWS
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913 Emacs news, a history of recent user-visible changes
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914
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915 @end table
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916
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917 More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's
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918 Bulletin}, are at
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919
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921
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922 @uref{http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/gnu.html}
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924 @node Help installing Emacs
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925 @section Where can I get help in installing Emacs?
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926 @cindex Installation help
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927 @cindex Help installing Emacs
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929 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for some basic installation hints, and see
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930 @ref{Problems building Emacs}, if you have problems with the installation.
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932 The web-page @uref{http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/} lists
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933 companies and individuals willing to sell you help in installing or
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934 using Emacs.
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936 @node Obtaining the FAQ
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937 @section Where can I get the latest version of this FAQ?
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938 @cindex FAQ, obtaining the
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939 @cindex Latest FAQ version, obtaining the
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941 The Emacs FAQ is distributed with Emacs in Info format. You can read it
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942 by selecting the @samp{Emacs FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of
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943 the Emacs menu bar at the top of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h
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944 C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}).
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947 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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948 @node Status of Emacs
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949 @chapter Status of Emacs
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950 @cindex Status of Emacs
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951
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952 This chapter gives you basic information about Emacs, including the
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953 status of its latest version.
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955 @menu
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957 * Latest version of Emacs::
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958 * New in Emacs 23::
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959 * New in Emacs 22::
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962 @end menu
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964 @node Origin of the term Emacs
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965 @section Where does the name ``Emacs'' come from?
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966 @cindex Origin of the term ``Emacs''
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967 @cindex Emacs name origin
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968 @cindex TECO
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969 @cindex Original version of Emacs
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971 Emacs originally was an acronym for Editor MACroS. RMS says he ``picked
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973 the time.'' The first Emacs was a set of macros written in 1976 at MIT
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975 Editor and COrrector) under ITS on a PDP-10. RMS had already extended
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976 TECO with a ``real-time'' full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys.
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977 Emacs was started by @email{gls@@east.sun.com, Guy Steele} as a project
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978 to unify the many divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT,
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979 and completed by RMS.
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980
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981 Many people have said that TECO code looks a lot like line noise; you
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985 original TECO Emacs inside of Emacs.
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986
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987 @cindex Why Emacs?
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988 For some not-so-serious alternative reasons for Emacs to have that
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989 name, check out the file @file{etc/JOKES} (@pxref{File-name
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990 conventions}).
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991
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992 @node Latest version of Emacs
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993 @section What is the latest version of Emacs?
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994 @cindex Version, latest
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995 @cindex Latest version of Emacs
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997 Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing. A version
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999 version; three components indicate a development
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1000 version (e.g. @samp{23.0.50} is what will eventually become @samp{23.1}).
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1001
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1002 Because Emacs undergoes many changes before a release, the version
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1003 number of a development version is not especially meaningful. It is
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1004 better to refer to the date on which the sources were retrieved from the
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1005 development repository.
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1006
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1007 The following sections list some of the major new features in the last
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1008 few Emacs releases. For full details of the changes in any version of
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1009 Emacs, type @kbd{C-h C-n} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-news}). As of Emacs 22,
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1010 you can give this command a prefix argument to read about which features
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1012
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1013 @node New in Emacs 23
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1014 @section What is different about Emacs 23?
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1015 @cindex Differences between Emacs 22 and Emacs 23
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1018 @cindex Default features
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1019
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1020 @itemize
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1021
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1022 @cindex Anti-aliased fonts
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1023 @cindex Freetype fonts
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1024 @item
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1025 Emacs has a new font code that can use multiple font backends,
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1026 including freetype and fontconfig. Emacs can use the Xft library for
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1027 anti-aliasing, and the otf and m17n libraries for complex text layout and
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1028 text shaping.
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1029
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1030 @cindex Unicode
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1031 @cindex Character sets
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1032 @item
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1033 The Emacs character set is now a superset of Unicode. Several new
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1034 language environments have been added.
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1035
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1036 @cindex Multi-tty support
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1037 @cindex X and tty displays
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1038 @item
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1039 Emacs now supports using both X displays and ttys in the same session
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1040 (@samp{multi-tty}).
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1041
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1042 @cindex Daemon mode
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1043 @item
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1044 Emacs can be started as a daemon in the background.
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1045
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1046 @cindex NeXTSTEP port
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1047 @cindex GNUstep port
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1048 @cindex Mac OS X Cocoa
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1049 @item
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1050 There is a new NeXTSTEP port of Emacs. This supports GNUstep and Mac OS
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1051 X (via the Cocoa libraries). The Carbon port of Emacs, which supported
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1052 Mac OS X in Emacs 22, has been removed.
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1053
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1054 @cindex Directory-local variables
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1055 @item
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1056 Directory-local variables can now be defined, in a similar manner to
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1057 file-local variables.
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1058
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1059 @item
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1060 Transient Mark mode (@pxref{Highlighting a region}) is on by default.
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1061
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1062 @end itemize
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1063
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1064 @noindent
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1065 Other changes include: support for serial port access; D-Bus bindings; a
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1066 new Visual Line mode for line-motion; improved completion; a new mode
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1067 (@samp{DocView}) for viewing of PDF, PostScript, and DVI documents; nXML
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1068 mode (for editing XML documents) is included; VC has been updated for
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1069 newer version control systems; etc. As always, consult the @file{NEWS}
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1073 @node New in Emacs 22
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1074 @section What is different about Emacs 22?
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1075 @cindex Differences between Emacs 21 and Emacs 22
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1076 @cindex Emacs 22, new features in
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1077
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1078 @itemize
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1079 @cindex GTK+ Toolkit
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1081 @item
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1082 Emacs can be built with GTK+ widgets, and supports drag-and-drop
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1083 operation on X.
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1085 @cindex Supported systems
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1086 @item
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1087 Emacs 22 features support for GNU/Linux systems on S390 and x86-64
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1089 systems.
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1091 @item
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1093 for images, toolbar, and tooltips.
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1095 @item
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1096 Font Lock mode, Auto Compression mode, and File Name Shadow Mode are
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1099 @item
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1100 The maximum size of buffers has been doubled and is 256M on 32-bit
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1101 machines.
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1108 Mouse wheel support is enabled by default.
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1120 Abbrev definitions are read automatically at startup.
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1122 @item
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1123 Grep mode is separate from Compilation mode and has many new options and
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1124 commands specific to grep.
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1126 @item
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1127 The original Emacs macro system has been replaced by the new Kmacro
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1128 package, which provides many new commands and features and a simple
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1129 interface that uses the function keys F3 and F4. Macros are stored in a
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1130 macro ring, and can be debugged and edited interactively.
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1132 @item
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1133 The Grand Unified Debugger (GUD) can be used with a full graphical user
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1134 interface to GDB; this provides many features found in traditional
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1135 development environments, making it easy to manipulate breakpoints, add
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1136 watch points, display the call stack, etc. Breakpoints are visually
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1137 indicated in the source buffer.
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1138
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1139 @item
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1140 @cindex New modes
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1141 Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Calc,
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1142 TRAMP, URL, IDO, CUA, ERC, rcirc, Table, Image-Dired, SES, Ruler, Org,
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1143 PGG, Flymake, Password, Printing, Reveal, wdired, t-mouse, longlines,
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1144 savehist, Conf mode, Python mode, DNS mode, etc.
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1145
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1146 @cindex Multilingual Environment
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1147 @item
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1148 Leim is now part of Emacs. Unicode support has been much improved, and
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1149 the following input methods have been added: belarusian, bulgarian-bds,
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1150 bulgarian-phonetic, chinese-sisheng, croatian, dutch, georgian,
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1151 latin-alt-postfix, latin-postfix, latin-prefix, latvian-keyboard,
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1152 lithuanian-numeric, lithuanian-keyboard, malayalam-inscript, rfc1345,
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1153 russian-computer, sgml, slovenian, tamil-inscript, ucs,
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1154 ukrainian-computer, vietnamese-telex, and welsh.
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1155
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1156 The following language environments have also been added: Belarusian,
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1157 Bulgarian, Chinese-EUC-TW, Croatian, French, Georgian, Italian, Latin-6,
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1158 Latin-7, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish,
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1159 Tajik, Tamil, UTF-8, Ukrainian, Welsh, and Windows-1255.
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1160
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1161 @cindex Documentation
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1162 @cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
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1163 @item
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1164 In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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1165 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.
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1166 @end itemize
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1167
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1168
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1169 @node New in Emacs 21
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1170 @section What is different about Emacs 21?
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1171 @cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21
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1172 @cindex Emacs 21, new features in
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1173
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1174 @cindex Variable-size fonts
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1175 @cindex Toolbar support
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1176 Emacs 21 features a thorough rewrite of the display engine. The new
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1177 display engine supports variable-size fonts, images, and can play sounds
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1178 on platforms which support that. As a result, the visual appearance of
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1179 Emacs, when it runs on a windowed display, is much more reminiscent of
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1180 modern GUI programs, and includes 3D widgets (used for the mode line and
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1181 the scroll bars), a configurable and extensible toolbar, tooltips
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1182 (a.k.a.@: balloon help), and other niceties.
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1183
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1184 @cindex Colors on text-only terminals
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1185 @cindex TTY colors
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1186 In addition, Emacs 21 supports faces on text-only terminals. This means
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1187 that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console
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1188 and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
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1189
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1190
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1191 @node New in Emacs 20
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1192 @section What is different about Emacs 20?
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1193 @cindex Differences between Emacs 19 and Emacs 20
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1194 @cindex Emacs 20, new features in
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1195
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1196 The differences between Emacs versions 18 and 19 were rather dramatic;
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1197 the introduction of frames, faces, and colors on windowing systems was
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1198 obvious to even the most casual user.
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1199
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1200 There are differences between Emacs versions 19 and 20 as well, but many
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1201 are more subtle or harder to find. Among the changes are the inclusion
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1202 of MULE code for languages that use non-Latin characters and for mixing
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1203 several languages in the same document; the ``Customize'' facility for
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1204 modifying variables without having to use Lisp; and automatic conversion
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1205 of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix platforms.
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1207 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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1208 @node Common requests
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1209 @chapter Common requests
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1210 @cindex Common requests
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1211
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1212 @menu
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1213 * Setting up a customization file::
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1214 * Using Customize::
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1215 * Colors on a TTY::
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1216 * Debugging a customization file::
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1217 * Displaying the current line or column::
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1218 * Displaying the current file name in the titlebar::
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1219 * Turning on abbrevs by default::
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1220 * Associating modes with files::
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1221 * Highlighting a region::
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1222 * Replacing highlighted text::
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1223 * Controlling case sensitivity::
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1224 * Working with unprintable characters::
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1225 * Searching for/replacing newlines::
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1226 * Yanking text in isearch::
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1227 * Wrapping words automatically::
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1228 * Turning on auto-fill by default::
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1229 * Changing load-path::
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1230 * Using an already running Emacs process::
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1231 * Compiler error messages::
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1232 * Indenting switch statements::
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1233 * Customizing C and C++ indentation::
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1234 * Horizontal scrolling::
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1235 * Overwrite mode::
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1236 * Turning off beeping::
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1237 * Turning the volume down::
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1238 * Automatic indentation::
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1239 * Matching parentheses::
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1240 * Hiding #ifdef lines::
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1241 * Repeating commands::
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1242 * Valid X resources::
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1243 * Evaluating Emacs Lisp code::
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1244 * Changing the length of a Tab::
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1245 * Inserting text at the beginning of each line::
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1246 * Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column::
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1248 * Using regular expressions::
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1249 * Replacing text across multiple files::
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1250 * Documentation for etags::
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1251 * Disabling backups::
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1252 * Disabling auto-save-mode::
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1253 * Going to a line by number::
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1254 * Modifying pull-down menus::
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1255 * Deleting menus and menu options::
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1256 * Turning on syntax highlighting::
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1257 * Scrolling only one line::
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1258 * Editing MS-DOS files::
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1259 * Filling paragraphs with a single space::
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1260 * Escape sequences in shell output::
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1261 * Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows::
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1262 @end menu
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1264 @node Setting up a customization file
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1265 @section How do I set up a @file{.emacs} file properly?
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1266 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, setting up
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1267 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, locating
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1268 @cindex Init file, setting up
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1269 @cindex Customization file, setting up
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1270
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1271 @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}.
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1273 In general, new Emacs users should not be provided with @file{.emacs}
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1275 they send questions to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs
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1277
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1278 Emacs includes the Customize facility (@pxref{Using Customize}). This
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1279 allows users who are unfamiliar with Emacs Lisp to modify their
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1280 @file{.emacs} files in a relatively straightforward way, using menus
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1281 rather than Lisp code.
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1282
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1283 While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs,
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1284 consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your
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1285 @file{.emacs} directly. Simple configuration options are described
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1286 rather completely in @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}, for users
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1287 interested in performing frequently requested, basic tasks.
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1288
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1289 Sometimes users are unsure as to where their @file{.emacs} file should
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1290 be found. Visiting the file as @file{~/.emacs} from Emacs will find
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1291 the correct file.
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1292
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1293 @node Using Customize
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1294 @section How do I start using Customize?
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1295 @cindex Customize groups
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1296 @cindex Customizing variables
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1297 @cindex Customizing faces
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1298
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1299 The main Customize entry point is @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}. This
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1300 command takes you to a buffer listing all the available Customize
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1301 groups. From there, you can access all customizable options and faces,
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1302 change their values, and save your changes to your init file.
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1303 @inforef{Easy Customization, Easy Customization, emacs}.
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1304
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1305 If you know the name of the group in advance (e.g. ``shell''), use
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1306 @kbd{M-x customize-group @key{RET}}.
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1307
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1308 If you wish to customize a single option, use @kbd{M-x customize-option
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1309 @key{RET}}. This command prompts you for the name of the option to
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1310 customize, with completion.
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1311
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1312 @node Colors on a TTY
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1313 @section How do I get colors and syntax highlighting on a TTY?
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1314 @cindex Colors on a TTY
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1315 @cindex Syntax highlighting on a TTY
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1316 @cindex Console, colors
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1317
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1318 In Emacs 21.1 and later, colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode,
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1319 i.e.@: on Unix and GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when
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1320 invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X, and MS-Windows. (Colors and faces were
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1321 supported in the MS-DOS port since Emacs 19.29.) Emacs automatically
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1322 detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you think
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1323 that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, check the
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1324 @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related
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1325 capabilities.
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1326
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1327 The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which
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1328 exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display.
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1329
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1330 Syntax highlighting is on by default since version 22.1.
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1331
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1332 @node Debugging a customization file
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1333 @section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file?
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1334 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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1335 @cindex @file{.emacs} debugging
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1336 @cindex Init file debugging
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1337 @cindex @samp{-debug-init} option
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1338
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1339 Start Emacs with the @samp{-debug-init} command-line option. This
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1340 enables the Emacs Lisp debugger before evaluating your @file{.emacs}
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1341 file, and places you in the debugger if something goes wrong. The top
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1342 line in the @file{trace-back} buffer will be the error message, and the
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1343 second or third line of that buffer will display the Lisp code from your
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1344 @file{.emacs} file that caused the problem.
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1345
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1346 You can also evaluate an individual function or argument to a function
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1347 in your @file{.emacs} file by moving the cursor to the end of the
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1348 function or argument and typing @kbd{C-x C-e} (@kbd{M-x
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1349 eval-last-sexp}).
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1350
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1351 Use @kbd{C-h v} (@kbd{M-x describe-variable}) to check the value of
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1352 variables which you are trying to set or use.
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1353
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1354 @node Displaying the current line or column
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1355 @section How do I make Emacs display the current line (or column) number?
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1356 @cindex @code{line-number-mode}
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1357 @cindex Displaying the current line or column
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1358 @cindex Line number, displaying the current
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1359 @cindex Column, displaying the current
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1360 @cindex @code{mode-line-format}
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1361
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1362 By default, Emacs displays the current line number of the point in the
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1363 mode line. You can toggle this feature off or on with the command
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1364 @kbd{M-x line-number-mode}, or by setting the variable
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1365 @code{line-number-mode}. Note that Emacs will not display the line
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1366 number if the buffer's size in bytes is larger than the value of the
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1367 variable @code{line-number-display-limit}.
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1368
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1369 You can similarly display the current column with
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1370 @kbd{M-x column-number-mode}, or by putting the form
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1371
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1372 @lisp
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1373 (setq column-number-mode t)
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1374 @end lisp
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1375
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1376 @noindent
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1377 in your @file{.emacs} file. This feature is off by default.
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1378
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1379 The @code{"%c"} format specifier in the variable @code{mode-line-format}
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1380 will insert the current column's value into the mode line. See the
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1381 documentation for @code{mode-line-format} (using @kbd{C-h v
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1382 mode-line-format @key{RET}}) for more information on how to set and use
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1383 this variable.
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1384
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1385 @cindex Set number capability in @code{vi} emulators
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1386 The @samp{linum} package (distributed with Emacs since version 23.1)
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1387 displays line numbers in the left margin, like the ``set number''
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1388 capability of @code{vi}. The packages @samp{setnu} and
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1389 @samp{wb-line-number} (not distributed with Emacs) also implement this
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1390 feature.
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1391
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1392 @node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
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1393 @section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name?
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1394 @cindex Titlebar, displaying the current file name in
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1395 @cindex File name, displaying in the titlebar
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1396 @cindex @code{frame-title-format}
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1397
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1398 The contents of an Emacs frame's titlebar is controlled by the variable
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1399 @code{frame-title-format}, which has the same structure as the variable
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1400 @code{mode-line-format}. (Use @kbd{C-h v} or @kbd{M-x
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1401 describe-variable} to get information about one or both of these
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1402 variables.)
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1403
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1404 By default, the titlebar for a frame does contain the name of the buffer
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1405 currently being visited, except if there is a single frame. In such a
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1406 case, the titlebar contains Emacs invocation name and the name of the
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1407 machine at which Emacs was invoked. This is done by setting
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1408 @code{frame-title-format} to the default value of
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1409
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1410 @lisp
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1411 (multiple-frames "%b" ("" invocation-name "@@" system-name))
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1412 @end lisp
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1413
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1414 To modify the behavior such that frame titlebars contain the buffer's
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1415 name regardless of the number of existing frames, include the following
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1416 in your @file{.emacs}:
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1417
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1418 @lisp
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1419 (setq frame-title-format "%b")
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1420 @end lisp
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1421
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1422 @node Turning on abbrevs by default
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1423 @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
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1424 @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
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1425
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1426 Abbrev mode expands abbreviations as you type them. To turn it on in a
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1427 specific buffer, use @kbd{M-x abbrev-mode}. To turn it on in every
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1428 buffer by default, put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1429
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1430 @lisp
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1431 (setq-default abbrev-mode t)
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1432 @end lisp
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1433
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1434 @noindent To turn it on in a specific mode, use:
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1435
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1436 @lisp
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1437 (add-hook '@var{mymode}-mode-hook
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1438 (lambda ()
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1439 (setq abbrev-mode t)))
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1440 @end lisp
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1441
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1442 @noindent If your Emacs version is older then 22.1, you will also need to use:
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1443
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1444 @lisp
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1445 (condition-case ()
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1446 (quietly-read-abbrev-file)
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1447 (file-error nil))
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1448 @end lisp
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1449
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1450 @node Associating modes with files
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1451 @section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files?
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1452 @cindex Associating modes with files
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1453 @cindex File extensions and modes
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1454 @cindex @code{auto-mode-alist}, modifying
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1455 @cindex Modes, associating with file extensions
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1456
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1457 If you want to use a certain mode @var{foo} for all files whose names end
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1458 with the extension @file{.@var{bar}}, this will do it for you:
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1459
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1460 @lisp
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1461 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.@var{bar}\\'" . @var{foo}-mode))
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1462 @end lisp
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1463
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1464 Alternatively, put this somewhere in the first line of any file you want to
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1465 edit in the mode @var{foo} (in the second line, if the first line begins
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1466 with @samp{#!}):
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1467
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1468 @example
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1469 -*- @var{foo} -*-
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1470 @end example
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1471
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1472 @cindex Major mode for shell scripts
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1473 The variable @code{interpreter-mode-alist} specifies which mode to use
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1474 when loading an interpreted script (e.g. shell, python, etc.). Emacs
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1476 the script. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x describe-variable}) on
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1477 @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more.
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1478
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1479 @node Highlighting a region
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1480 @section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
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1481 @cindex Highlighting text
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1482 @cindex Text, highlighting
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1483 @cindex @code{transient-mark-mode}
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1484 @cindex Region, highlighting a
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1485
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1486 You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by
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1487 including
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1488
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1489 @lisp
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1490 (transient-mark-mode 1)
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1491 @end lisp
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1492
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1493 @noindent
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1494 in your @file{.emacs} file. Since Emacs 23.1, this feature is on by default.
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1495
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1496 @node Replacing highlighted text
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1497 @section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
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1498 @cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1499 @cindex Replacing highlighted text
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1500 @cindex Highlighting and replacing text
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1501
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1502 Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
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1503 placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1504
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1505 @lisp
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1506 (delete-selection-mode 1)
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1507 @end lisp
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1508
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1509 According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1510 (which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
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1511 delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
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1512
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1513 @quotation
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1514 When Delete Selection mode is enabled, Transient Mark mode is also
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1515 enabled and typed text replaces the selection if the selection is
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1516 active. Otherwise, typed text is just inserted at point regardless of
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1517 any selection.
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1518 @end quotation
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1519
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1520 This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
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1521 pressing @key{DEL}.
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1522
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1523 @node Controlling case sensitivity
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1524 @section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
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1525 @cindex @code{case-fold-search}
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1526 @cindex Case sensitivity of searches
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1527 @cindex Searching without case sensitivity
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1528 @cindex Ignoring case in searches
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1529
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1530 @c FIXME
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1531 The value of the variable @code{case-fold-search} determines whether
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1532 searches are case sensitive:
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1533
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1534 @lisp
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1535 (setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive
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1536 (setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive
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1537 @end lisp
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1538
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1539 @cindex Case sensitivity in replacements
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1540 @cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity
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1541 @cindex @code{case-replace}
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1542 Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
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1543 whether replacements preserve case.
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1544
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1545 You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
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1546
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1547 To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
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1548 mode's hook. For example:
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1549
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1550 @lisp
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1551 (add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook
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1552 (lambda ()
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1553 (setq case-fold-search nil)))
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1554 @end lisp
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1555
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1556 @node Working with unprintable characters
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1557 @section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
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1558 @cindex Unprintable characters, working with
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1559 @cindex Working with unprintable characters
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1560 @cindex Control characters, working with
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1561 @cindex Eight-bit characters, working with
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1562 @cindex Searching for unprintable characters
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1563 @cindex Regexps and unprintable characters
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1564
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1565 To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for
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1566 example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}.
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1567 Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a
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1568 regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for
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1569 the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable
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1570 chars.
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1571
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1572 @itemize @bullet
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1573
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1574 @item
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1575 Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1576
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1577 @item
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1578 Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1579
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1580 @end itemize
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1581
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1582 To type these special characters in an interactive argument to
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1583 @code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to
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1584 use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand
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1586 to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}:
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1587
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1588 @kbd{M-x re-search-forward @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET}}
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1589
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1590 Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}:
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1591
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1592 @kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]}
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1594 To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp:
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1595
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1596 @kbd{M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} @key{RET}}
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1597
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1598 Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable
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1599 characters with a colon, use:
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1600
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1601 M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} : @key{RET}
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1603 @node Searching for/replacing newlines
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1604 @section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace?
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1605 @cindex Searching for newlines
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1606 @cindex Replacing newlines
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1607
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1608 Use @kbd{C-q C-j}. For more information, see @inforef{Special Isearch,
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1609 Special Input for Incremental Search, emacs}.
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1610
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1612 @node Yanking text in isearch
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1613 @section How do I copy text from the kill ring into the search string?
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1614 @cindex Yanking text into the search string
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1615 @cindex isearch yanking
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1616
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1617 Use @kbd{M-y}. @inforef{Isearch Yank, Isearch Yanking, emacs}.
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1618
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1619 @node Wrapping words automatically
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1620 @section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me?
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1621 @cindex Wrapping word automatically
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1622 @cindex Wrapping lines
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1623 @cindex Line wrap
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1624 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, introduction to
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1625 @cindex Maximum line width, default value
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1626 @cindex @code{fill-column}, default value
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1627
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1628 Use @code{auto-fill-mode}, activated by typing @kbd{M-x auto-fill-mode}.
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1629 The default maximum line width is 70, determined by the variable
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1630 @code{fill-column}. To learn how to turn this on automatically, see
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1631 @ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}.
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1632
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1633 @node Turning on auto-fill by default
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1634 @section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
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1635 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
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1636 @cindex Filling automatically
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1637 @cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
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1638
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1639 To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
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1640 auto-fill-mode}.
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1641
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1642 To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
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1643 for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
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1644 text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1645
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1646 @lisp
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1647 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
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1648 @end lisp
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1649
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1650 If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
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1651
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1652 @lisp
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1653 (setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
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1654 @end lisp
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1655
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1656 @node Changing load-path
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1657 @section How do I change @code{load-path}?
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1658 @cindex @code{load-path}, modifying
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1659 @cindex Modifying @code{load-path}
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1660 @cindex Adding to @code{load-path}
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1661
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1662 In general, you should only add to the @code{load-path}. You can add
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1663 directory @var{/dir/subdir} to the load path like this:
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1664
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1665 @lisp
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1666 (setq load-path (cons "/dir/subdir/" load-path))
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1667 @end lisp
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1668
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1669 To do this relative to your home directory:
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1670
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1671 @lisp
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1672 (setq load-path (cons "~/mysubdir/" load-path))
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1673 @end lisp
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1674
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1675 @node Using an already running Emacs process
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1676 @section How do I use an already running Emacs from another window?
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1677 @cindex @code{emacsclient}
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1678 @cindex Emacs server functions
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1679 @cindex Using an existing Emacs process
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1680
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1681 @code{emacsclient}, which comes with Emacs, is for editing a file using
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1682 an already running Emacs rather than starting up a new Emacs. It does
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1683 this by sending a request to the already running Emacs, which must be
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1684 expecting the request.
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1685
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1686 @itemize @bullet
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1687
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1688 @item
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1689 Setup:
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1690
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1691 Emacs must have executed the @code{server-start} function for
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1692 @samp{emacsclient} to work. This can be done either by a command line
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1693 option:
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1694
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1695 @example
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1696 emacs -f server-start
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1697 @end example
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1698
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1699 or by invoking @code{server-start} from @file{.emacs}:
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1700
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1701 @lisp
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1702 (if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start))
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1703 @end lisp
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1704
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1705 When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket named
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1706 @file{server} in @file{/tmp/emacs@var{userid}}. See
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1707 @code{server-socket-dir}.
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1708
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1709 To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke
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1710 @samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR}
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1711 (or sometimes @code{VISUAL}) to the value @samp{emacsclient}. You may
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1712 have to specify the full pathname of the @samp{emacsclient} program
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1713 instead. Examples:
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1714
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1715 @example
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1716 # csh commands:
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1717 setenv EDITOR emacsclient
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1718
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1719 # using full pathname
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1720 setenv EDITOR /usr/local/emacs/etc/emacsclient
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1721
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1722 # sh command:
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1723 EDITOR=emacsclient ; export EDITOR
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1724 @end example
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1725
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1726 @item
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1727 Normal use:
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1728
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1729 When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the socket and passes its
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1730 command line options to Emacs, which at the next opportunity will visit
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1731 the files specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with
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1732 Emacs.) The user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When
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1733 the user is done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or
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1734 @kbd{M-x server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer
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1735 requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise
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1736 @code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue.
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1737
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1738 @cindex @code{gnuserv}
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1739 There is an alternative version of @samp{emacsclient} called
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1740 @samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman}
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1741 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses
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1742 Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections.
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1743
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1744 The most recent @samp{gnuserv} package is available at
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1745
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1746 @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/}
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1747
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1748 @end itemize
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1750 @node Compiler error messages
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1751 @section How do I make Emacs recognize my compiler's funny error messages?
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1752 @cindex Compiler error messages, recognizing
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1753 @cindex Recognizing non-standard compiler errors
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1754 @cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors
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1755 @cindex Errors, recognizing compiler
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1757 Customize the @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} variable.
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1758
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1759 @node Indenting switch statements
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1760 @section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}?
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1761 @cindex @code{switch}, indenting
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1762 @cindex Indenting of @code{switch}
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1763
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1764 Many people want to indent their @code{switch} statements like this:
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1765
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1766 @example
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1767 f()
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1768 @{
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1769 switch(x) @{
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1770 case A:
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1771 x1;
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1772 break;
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1773 case B:
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1774 x2;
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1775 break;
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1776 default:
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1777 x3;
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1778 @}
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1779 @}
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1780 @end example
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1781
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1782 @noindent To achieve this, add the following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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1783
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1784 @lisp
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1785 (c-set-offset 'case-label '+)
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1786 @end lisp
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1787
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1788 @node Customizing C and C++ indentation
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1789 @section How to customize indentation in C, C@t{++}, and Java buffers?
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1790 @cindex Indentation, how to customize
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1791 @cindex Customize indentation
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1792
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1793 The Emacs @code{cc-mode} features an interactive procedure for
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1794 customizing the indentation style, which is fully explained in the
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1795 @cite{CC Mode} manual that is part of the Emacs distribution, see
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1796 @ref{Customizing Indentation, , Customization Indentation, ccmode,
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1797 The CC Mode Manual}. Here's a short summary of the procedure:
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1798
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1799 @enumerate
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1800 @item
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1801 Go to the beginning of the first line where you don't like the
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1802 indentation and type @kbd{C-c C-o}. Emacs will prompt you for the
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1803 syntactic symbol; type @key{RET} to accept the default it suggests.
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1804
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1805 @item
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1806 Emacs now prompts for the offset of this syntactic symbol, showing the
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1807 default (the current definition) inside parentheses. You can choose
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1808 one of these:
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1809
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1810 @table @code
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1811 @item 0
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1812 No extra indentation.
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1813 @item +
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1814 Indent one basic offset.
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1815 @item -
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1816 Outdent one basic offset.
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1817 @item ++
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1818 Indent two basic offsets
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1819 @item --
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1820 Outdent two basic offsets.
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1821 @item *
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1822 Indent half basic offset.
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1823 @item /
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1824 Outdent half basic offset.
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1825 @end table
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1826
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1827 @item
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1828 After choosing one of these symbols, type @kbd{C-c C-q} to reindent
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1829 the line or the block according to what you just specified.
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1830
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1831 @item
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1832 If you don't like the result, go back to step 1. Otherwise, add the
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1833 following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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1834
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1835 @lisp
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1836 (c-set-offset '@var{syntactic-symbol} @var{offset})
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1837 @end lisp
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1838
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1839 @noindent
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1840 where @var{syntactic-symbol} is the name Emacs shows in the minibuffer
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1841 when you type @kbd{C-c C-o} at the beginning of the line, and
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1842 @var{offset} is one of the indentation symbols listed above (@code{+},
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1843 @code{/}, @code{0}, etc.) that you've chosen during the interactive
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1844 procedure.
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1845
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1846 @item
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1847 Go to the next line whose indentation is not to your liking and repeat
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1848 the process there.
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1849 @end enumerate
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1850
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1851 It is recommended to put all the resulting @code{(c-set-offset ...)}
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1852 customizations inside a C mode hook, like this:
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1853
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1854 @lisp
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1855 (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
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1856 (c-set-offset ...)
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1857 (c-set-offset ...))
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1858 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
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1859 @end lisp
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1860
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1861 @noindent
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1862 Using @code{c-mode-hook} avoids the need to put a @w{@code{(require
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1863 'cc-mode)}} into your @file{.emacs} file, because @code{c-set-offset}
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1864 might be unavailable when @code{cc-mode} is not loaded.
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1865
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1866 Note that @code{c-mode-hook} runs for C source files only; use
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1867 @code{c++-mode-hook} for C@t{++} sources, @code{java-mode-hook} for
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1868 Java sources, etc. If you want the same customizations to be in
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1869 effect in @emph{all} languages supported by @code{cc-mode}, use
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1870 @code{c-mode-common-hook}.
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1871
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1872 @node Horizontal scrolling
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1873 @section How can I make Emacs automatically scroll horizontally?
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1874 @cindex @code{hscroll-mode}
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1875 @cindex Horizontal scrolling
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1876 @cindex Scrolling horizontally
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1877
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1878 In Emacs 21 and later, this is on by default: if the variable
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1879 @code{truncate-lines} is non-@code{nil} in the current buffer, Emacs
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1880 automatically scrolls the display horizontally when point moves off the
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1881 left or right edge of the window.
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1882
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1883 Note that this is overridden by the variable
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1884 @code{truncate-partial-width-windows} if that variable is non-nil
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1885 and the current buffer is not full-frame width.
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1886
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1887 In Emacs 20, use @code{hscroll-mode}.
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1888
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1889 @node Overwrite mode
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1890 @section How do I make Emacs ``typeover'' or ``overwrite'' instead of inserting?
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1891 @cindex @key{Insert}
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1892 @cindex @code{overwrite-mode}
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1893 @cindex Overwriting existing text
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1894 @cindex Toggling @code{overwrite-mode}
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1895
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1896 @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode} (a minor mode). This toggles
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1897 @code{overwrite-mode} on and off, so exiting from @code{overwrite-mode}
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1898 is as easy as another @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode}.
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1899
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1900 On some systems, @key{Insert} toggles @code{overwrite-mode} on and off.
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1902 @node Turning off beeping
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1903 @section How do I stop Emacs from beeping on a terminal?
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1904 @cindex Beeping, turning off
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1905 @cindex Visible bell
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1906 @cindex Bell, visible
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1907
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1908 @email{martin@@cc.gatech.edu, Martin R. Frank} writes:
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1909
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1910 Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell,
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1911 and set the visible bell to nothing.
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1912
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1913 That is, put the following in your @code{TERMCAP} environment variable
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1914 (assuming you have one):
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1915
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1916 @example
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1917 ... :vb=: ...
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1918 @end example
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1919
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1920 And evaluate the following Lisp form:
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1921
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1922 @example
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1923 (setq visible-bell t)
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1924 @end example
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1925
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1926 @node Turning the volume down
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1927 @section How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X?
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1928 @cindex Bell, volume of
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1929 @cindex Volume of bell
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1930
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1931 On X Window system, you can adjust the bell volume and duration for all
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1932 programs with the shell command @code{xset}.
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1934 Invoking @code{xset} without any arguments produces some basic
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1937 @example
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1938 usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ...
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1939 To turn bell off:
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1940 -b b off b 0
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1941 To set bell volume, pitch and duration:
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1942 b [vol [pitch [dur]]] b on
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1943 @end example
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1945 @node Automatic indentation
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1946 @section How do I tell Emacs to automatically indent a new line to the indentation of the previous line?
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1947 @cindex Indenting new lines
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1948 @cindex New lines, indenting of
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1949 @cindex Previous line, indenting according to
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1950 @cindex Text indentation
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1952 Such behavior is automatic in Emacs 20 and later. From the
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1953 @file{etc/NEWS} file for Emacs 20.2:
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1955 @example
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1956 ** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes
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1957 it possible to get the full benefit of Adaptive Fill mode in Text mode,
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1958 and other modes derived from it (such as Mail mode). @key{TAB} in Text
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1959 mode now runs the command @code{indent-relative}; this makes a practical
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1962 As a result, the old Indented Text mode is now identical to Text mode,
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1964
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1965 If you want spaces at the beginning of a line to start a paragraph, use
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1966 the new mode, Paragraph Indent Text mode.
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1967 @end example
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1969 @cindex Prefixing lines
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1970 @cindex Fill prefix
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1971 If you have @code{auto-fill-mode} turned on (@pxref{Turning on auto-fill
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1972 by default}), you can tell Emacs to prefix every line with a certain
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1973 character sequence, the @dfn{fill prefix}. Type the prefix at the
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1974 beginning of a line, position point after it, and then type @kbd{C-x .}
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1975 (@code{set-fill-prefix}) to set the fill prefix. Thereafter,
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1976 auto-filling will automatically put the fill prefix at the beginning of
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1977 new lines, and @kbd{M-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}) will maintain any fill
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1980 If you have paragraphs with different levels of indentation, you will
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1981 have to set the fill prefix to the correct value each time you move to a
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1982 new paragraph. There are many packages available to deal with this
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1983 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Look for ``fill'' and
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1984 ``indent'' keywords for guidance.
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1986 @node Matching parentheses
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1987 @section How do I show which parenthesis matches the one I'm looking at?
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1988 @cindex Parentheses, matching
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1989 @cindex @file{paren.el}
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1990 @cindex Highlighting matching parentheses
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1991 @cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting
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1992 @cindex Matching parentheses
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1993
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1994 Call @code{show-paren-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1995
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1996 @lisp
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1997 (show-paren-mode 1)
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1998 @end lisp
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2000 You can also enable this mode by selecting the @samp{Paren Match
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2001 Highlighting} option from the @samp{Options} menu of the Emacs menu bar
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2002 at the top of any Emacs frame.
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2003
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2004 Alternatives to this mode include:
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2006 @itemize @bullet
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2008 @item
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2009 If you're looking at a right parenthesis (or brace or bracket) you can
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2010 delete it and reinsert it. Emacs will momentarily move the cursor to
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2011 the matching parenthesis.
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2013 @item
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2014 @kbd{C-M-f} (@code{forward-sexp}) and @kbd{C-M-b} (@code{backward-sexp})
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2015 will skip over one set of balanced parentheses, so you can see which
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2016 parentheses match. (You can train it to skip over balanced brackets
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2017 and braces at the same time by modifying the syntax table.)
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2019 @cindex Show matching paren as in @code{vi}
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2020 @item
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2021 Here is some Emacs Lisp that will make the @key{%} key show the matching
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2022 parenthesis, like in @code{vi}. In addition, if the cursor isn't over a
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2023 parenthesis, it simply inserts a % like normal.
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2025 @lisp
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2026 ;; By an unknown contributor
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2027
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2028 (global-set-key "%" 'match-paren)
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2030 (defun match-paren (arg)
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2031 "Go to the matching paren if on a paren; otherwise insert %."
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2032 (interactive "p")
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2033 (cond ((looking-at "\\s\(") (forward-list 1) (backward-char 1))
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2034 ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1))
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2035 (t (self-insert-command (or arg 1)))))
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2036 @end lisp
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2037
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2038 @end itemize
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2040 @node Hiding #ifdef lines
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2041 @section In C mode, can I show just the lines that will be left after @code{#ifdef} commands are handled by the compiler?
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2042 @cindex @code{#ifdef}, selective display of
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2043 @cindex @code{hide-ifdef-mode}
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2044 @cindex Hiding @code{#ifdef} text
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2045 @cindex Selectively displaying @code{#ifdef} code
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2046
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2047 @kbd{M-x hide-ifdef-mode}. (This is a minor mode.) You might also want
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2048 to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs.
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2050 @node Repeating commands
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2051 @section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
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2052 @cindex Repeating commands many times
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2053 @cindex Commands, repeating many times
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2054 @cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command
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2056 As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z})
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2057 that repeats the last command. If you preface it with a prefix
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2058 argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command.
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2059
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2060 You can also type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}
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2061 (@code{repeat-complex-command}) to reinvoke commands that used the
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2062 minibuffer to get arguments. In @code{repeat-complex-command} you can
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2063 type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} (and also up-arrow and down-arrow, if your
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2065 commands you've typed.
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2066
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2067 To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and
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2068 @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then
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2069 type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
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2071 If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that
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2072 redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation
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2076 @section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)?
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2077 @cindex Resources, X
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2078 @cindex X resources
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2079 @cindex Setting X resources
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2081 @inforef{X Resources, X Resources, emacs}.
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2083 You can also use a resource editor, such as editres (for X11R5 and
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2087 @node Evaluating Emacs Lisp code
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2088 @section How do I execute (``evaluate'') a piece of Emacs Lisp code?
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2089 @cindex Evaluating Lisp code
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2090 @cindex Lisp forms, evaluating
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2091
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2092 There are a number of ways to execute (@dfn{evaluate}, in Lisp lingo) an
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2093 Emacs Lisp @dfn{form}:
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2095 @itemize @bullet
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2097 @item
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2098 If you want it evaluated every time you run Emacs, put it in a file
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2100 @file{.emacs} file,'' and contains all of your personal customizations.
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2101
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2102 @item
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2103 You can type the form in the @file{*scratch*} buffer, and then type
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2104 @key{LFD} (or @kbd{C-j}) after it. The result of evaluating the form
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2105 will be inserted in the buffer.
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2106
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2107 @item
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2108 In @code{emacs-lisp-mode}, typing @kbd{C-M-x} evaluates a top-level form
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2109 before or around point.
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2110
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2111 @item
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2112 Typing @kbd{C-x C-e} in any buffer evaluates the Lisp form immediately
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2113 before point and prints its value in the echo area.
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2114
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2115 @item
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2116 Typing @kbd{M-:} or @kbd{M-x eval-expression} allows you to type a Lisp
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2117 form in the minibuffer which will be evaluated once you press @key{RET}.
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2118
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2119 @item
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2120 You can use @kbd{M-x load-file} to have Emacs evaluate all the Lisp
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2121 forms in a file. (To do this from Lisp use the function @code{load}
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2122 instead.)
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2123
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2124 The functions @code{load-library}, @code{eval-region},
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2125 @code{eval-buffer}, @code{require}, and @code{autoload} are also
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2126 useful; see @ref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, if you want to learn more
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2127 about them.
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2128
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2129 @end itemize
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2130
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2131 @node Changing the length of a Tab
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2132 @section How do I change Emacs's idea of the @key{TAB} character's length?
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2133 @cindex Tab length
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2134 @cindex Length of tab character
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2135 @cindex @code{default-tab-width}
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2136
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2137 Set the variable @code{default-tab-width}. For example, to set
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2138 @key{TAB} stops every 10 characters, insert the following in your
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2139 @file{.emacs} file:
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2140
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2141 @lisp
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2142 (setq default-tab-width 10)
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2143 @end lisp
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2144
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2145 Do not confuse variable @code{tab-width} with variable
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2146 @code{tab-stop-list}. The former is used for the display of literal
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2147 @key{TAB} characters. The latter controls what characters are inserted
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2148 when you press the @key{TAB} character in certain modes.
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2149
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2150 @node Inserting text at the beginning of each line
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2151 @section How do I insert <some text> at the beginning of every line?
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2152 @cindex Prefixing a region with some text
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2153 @cindex Prefix character, inserting in mail/news replies
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2154 @cindex Replies to mail/news, inserting a prefix character
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2155 @cindex @code{mail-yank-prefix}
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2156 @cindex Mail replies, inserting a prefix character
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2157 @cindex News replies, inserting a prefix character
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2158
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2159 To do this to an entire buffer, type @kbd{M-< M-x replace-regexp
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2160 @key{RET} ^ @key{RET} your text @key{RET}}.
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2162 To do this to a region, use @code{string-insert-rectangle}.
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2163 Set the mark (@kbd{C-@key{SPC}}) at the beginning of the first line you
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2164 want to prefix, move the cursor to last line to be prefixed, and type
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2165 @kbd{M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}. To do this for the whole
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2166 buffer, type @kbd{C-x h M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}.
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2167
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2168 If you are trying to prefix a yanked mail message with @samp{>}, you
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2169 might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. In Message
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2170 buffers, you can even use @kbd{M-;} to cite yanked messages (@kbd{M-;}
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2171 runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
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2173
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2174 @node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column
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2175 @section How do I make Emacs behave like this: when I go up or down, the cursor should stay in the same column even if the line is too short?
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2176 @cindex @code{picture-mode}
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2177 @cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents
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2178 @cindex Vertical movement in empty documents
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2179
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2180 Use @kbd{M-x picture-mode}.
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2181
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2182 See also the variable @code{track-eol} and the command
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2183 @code{set-goal-column} bound to @kbd{C-x C-n}
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2184 (@pxref{Moving Point, , , emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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2185
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2186 @node Forcing Emacs to iconify itself
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2187 @section How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself?
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2188 @cindex Iconification under the X Window System
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2189 @cindex X Window System and iconification
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2190 @cindex Suspending Emacs
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2191
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2192 @kbd{C-z} iconifies Emacs when running under X and suspends Emacs
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2193 otherwise. @inforef{Frame Commands, Frame Commands, emacs}.
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2194
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2195 @node Using regular expressions
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2196 @section How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs?
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2197 @cindex Regexps
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2198 @cindex Regular expressions
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2199 @cindex Differences between Unix and Emacs regexps
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2200 @cindex Unix regexps, differences from Emacs
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2201 @cindex Text strings, putting regexps in
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2202
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2203 @inforef{Regexp Backslash, Regexp Backslash, emacs}.
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2205 The @code{or} operator is @samp{\|}, not @samp{|}, and the grouping operators
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2206 are @samp{\(} and @samp{\)}. Also, the string syntax for a backslash is
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2207 @samp{\\}. To specify a regular expression like @samp{xxx\(foo\|bar\)}
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2208 in a Lisp string, use @samp{xxx\\(foo\\|bar\\)}.
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2209
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2210 Note the doubled backslashes!
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2211
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2212 @itemize @bullet
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2213
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2214 @item
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2215 Unlike in Unix @file{grep}, @file{sed}, etc., a complement character set
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2216 (@samp{[^...]}) can match a newline character (@key{LFD} a.k.a.@:
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2217 @kbd{C-j} a.k.a.@: @samp{\n}), unless newline is mentioned as one of the
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2218 characters not to match.
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2219
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2220 @item
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2221 The character syntax regexps (e.g., @samp{\sw}) are not
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2222 meaningful inside character set regexps (e.g., @samp{[aeiou]}). (This
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2224
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2225 @end itemize
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2226
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2227 @node Replacing text across multiple files
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2228 @section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file?
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2229 @cindex Replacing strings across files
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2230 @cindex Multiple files, replacing across
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2231 @cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple
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2232 @cindex Recursive search/replace operations
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2233
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2234 Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x d}) supports the
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2235 command @code{dired-do-query-replace-regexp} (@kbd{Q}), which allows
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2236 users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.
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2237
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2238 You can use this command to perform search/replace operations on
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2239 multiple files by following the following steps:
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2240
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2241 @itemize @bullet
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2242 @item
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2243 Assemble a list of files you want to operate on with either
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2244 @code{find-dired}, @code{find-name-dired} or @code{find-grep-dired}.
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2246 @item
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2247 Mark all files in the resulting Dired buffer using @kbd{t}.
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2249 @item
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2250 Use @kbd{Q} to start a @code{query-replace-regexp} session on the marked
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2251 files.
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2253 @item
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2254 To accept all replacements in each file, hit @kbd{!}.
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2255 @end itemize
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2256
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2257 Another way to do the same thing is to use the ``tags'' feature of
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2258 Emacs: it includes the command @code{tags-query-replace} which performs
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2259 a query-replace across all the files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file.
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2260 @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search, emacs}.
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2261
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2262 @node Documentation for etags
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2263 @section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}?
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2264 @cindex Documentation for @code{etags}
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2265 @cindex @code{etags}, documentation for
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2266
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2267 The @code{etags} man page should be in the same place as the
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2268 @code{emacs} man page.
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2269
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2270 Quick command-line switch descriptions are also available. For example,
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2271 @samp{etags -H}.
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2272
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2273 @node Disabling backups
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2274 @section How do I disable backup files?
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2275 @cindex Backups, disabling
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2276 @cindex Disabling backups
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2277
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2278 You probably don't want to do this, since backups are useful, especially
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2279 when something goes wrong.
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2280
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2281 To avoid seeing backup files (and other ``uninteresting'' files) in Dired,
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2282 load @code{dired-x} by adding the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2283
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2284 @lisp
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2285 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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2286 (lambda ()
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2287 (require 'dired-x)))
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2288 @end lisp
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2289
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2290 With @code{dired-x} loaded, @kbd{M-o} toggles omitting in each dired buffer.
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2291 You can make omitting the default for new dired buffers by putting the
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2292 following in your @file{.emacs}:
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2293
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2294 @lisp
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2295 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'dired-omit-toggle)
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2296 @end lisp
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2297
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2298 If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an @samp{ls} at
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2299 the Unix shell, try GNU @code{ls} with the @samp{-B} option. GNU
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2300 @code{ls} is part of the GNU Fileutils package, available from
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2301 @samp{ftp.gnu.org} and its mirrors (@pxref{Current GNU distributions}).
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2302
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2303 To disable or change the way backups are made, @inforef{Backup Names, ,
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2304 emacs}.
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2305
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2306 @cindex Backup files in a single directory
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2307 Beginning with Emacs 21.1, you can control where Emacs puts backup files
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2308 by customizing the variable @code{backup-directory-alist}. This
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2309 variable's value specifies that files whose names match specific patters
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2310 should have their backups put in certain directories. A typical use is
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2311 to add the element @code{("." . @var{dir})} to force Emacs to put
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2312 @strong{all} backup files in the directory @file{dir}.
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2313
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2314 @node Disabling auto-save-mode
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2315 @section How do I disable @code{auto-save-mode}?
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2316 @cindex Disabling @code{auto-save-mode}
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2317 @cindex Auto-saving
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2318 @cindex Saving at frequent intervals
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2319
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2320 You probably don't want to do this, since auto-saving is useful,
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2321 especially when Emacs or your computer crashes while you are editing a
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2322 document.
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2323
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2324 Instead, you might want to change the variable
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2325 @code{auto-save-interval}, which specifies how many keystrokes Emacs
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2326 waits before auto-saving. Increasing this value forces Emacs to wait
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2327 longer between auto-saves, which might annoy you less.
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2328
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2329 You might also want to look into Sebastian Kremer's @code{auto-save}
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2330 package (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). This
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2331 package also allows you to place all auto-save files in one directory,
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2332 such as @file{/tmp}.
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2333
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2334 To disable or change how @code{auto-save-mode} works, @inforef{Auto
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2335 Save, , emacs}.
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2336
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2337 @node Going to a line by number
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2338 @section How can I go to a certain line given its number?
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2339 @cindex Going to a line by number
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2340 @cindex Compilation error messages
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2341 @cindex Recompilation
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2342
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2343 Are you sure you indeed need to go to a line by its number? Perhaps all
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2344 you want is to display a line in your source file for which a compiler
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2345 printed an error message? If so, compiling from within Emacs using the
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2346 @kbd{M-x compile} and @kbd{M-x recompile} commands is a much more
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2347 effective way of doing that. Emacs automatically intercepts the compile
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2348 error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called
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2349 @code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in
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2350 the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by
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2351 one (starting with Emacs 22, you can also use @kbd{M-g M-p} and
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2352 @kbd{M-g M-n} to go to the previous and next matches directly). Click
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2353 @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the
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2354 @code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned
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2355 in that message.
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2356
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2357 But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-g M-g}
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2358 (which is the default binding of the @code{goto-line} function starting
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2359 with Emacs 22). Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line and go
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2360 to that line.
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2361
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2362 You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric
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2363 argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-g M-g}
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2364 will jump to line number 286 in the current buffer.
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2365
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2366 @node Modifying pull-down menus
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2367 @section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options?
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2368 @cindex Pull-down menus, creating or modifying
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2369 @cindex Menus, creating or modifying
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2370 @cindex Creating new menu options
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2371 @cindex Modifying pull-down menus
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2372 @cindex Menus and keymaps
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2373 @cindex Keymaps and menus
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2374
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2375 Each menu title (e.g., @samp{File}, @samp{Edit}, @samp{Buffers})
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2377 mouse displays that keymap's non-@code{nil} contents in the form of a menu.
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2378
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2379 So to add a menu option to an existing menu, all you have to do is add a
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2380 new definition to the appropriate keymap. Adding a @samp{Forward Word}
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2381 item to the @samp{Edit} menu thus requires the following Lisp code:
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2382
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2383 @lisp
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2384 (define-key global-map
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2385 [menu-bar edit forward]
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2386 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2387 @end lisp
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2388
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2389 @noindent
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2390 The first line adds the entry to the global keymap, which includes
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2391 global menu bar entries. Replacing the reference to @code{global-map}
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2392 with a local keymap would add this menu option only within a particular
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2393 mode.
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2394
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2395 The second line describes the path from the menu-bar to the new entry.
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2396 Placing this menu entry underneath the @samp{File} menu would mean
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2397 changing the word @code{edit} in the second line to @code{file}.
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2398
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2399 The third line is a cons cell whose first element is the title that will
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2400 be displayed, and whose second element is the function that will be
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2401 called when that menu option is invoked.
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2402
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2403 To add a new menu, rather than a new option to an existing menu, we must
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2404 define an entirely new keymap:
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2405
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2406 @lisp
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2407 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words]
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2408 (cons "Words" (make-sparse-keymap "Words")))
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2409 @end lisp
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2410
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2411 The above code creates a new sparse keymap, gives it the name
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2412 @samp{Words}, and attaches it to the global menu bar. Adding the
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2413 @samp{Forward Word} item to this new menu would thus require the
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2414 following code:
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2415
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2416 @lisp
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2417 (define-key global-map
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2418 [menu-bar words forward]
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2419 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2420 @end lisp
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2421
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2422 @noindent
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2423 Note that because of the way keymaps work, menu options are displayed
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2424 with the more recently defined items at the top. Thus if you were to
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2425 define menu options @samp{foo}, @samp{bar}, and @samp{baz} (in that
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2426 order), the menu option @samp{baz} would appear at the top, and
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2427 @samp{foo} would be at the bottom.
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2428
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2429 One way to avoid this problem is to use the function @code{define-key-after},
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2430 which works the same as @code{define-key}, but lets you modify where items
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2431 appear. The following Lisp code would insert the @samp{Forward Word}
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2432 item in the @samp{Edit} menu immediately following the @samp{Undo} item:
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2433
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2434 @lisp
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2435 (define-key-after
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2436 (lookup-key global-map [menu-bar edit])
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2437 [forward]
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2438 '("Forward word" . forward-word)
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2439 'undo)
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2440 @end lisp
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2441
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2442 Note how the second and third arguments to @code{define-key-after} are
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2443 different from those of @code{define-key}, and that we have added a new
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2444 (final) argument, the function after which our new key should be
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2445 defined.
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2446
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2447 To move a menu option from one position to another, simply evaluate
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2448 @code{define-key-after} with the appropriate final argument.
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2449
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2450 More detailed information---and more examples of how to create and
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2451 modify menu options---are in the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, under
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2452 ``Menu Keymaps.'' (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on
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2453 this manual.)
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2454
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2455 @node Deleting menus and menu options
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2456 @section How do I delete menus and menu options?
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2457 @cindex Deleting menus and menu options
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2458 @cindex Menus, deleting
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2459
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2460 The simplest way to remove a menu is to set its keymap to @samp{nil}.
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2461 For example, to delete the @samp{Words} menu (@pxref{Modifying pull-down
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2462 menus}), use:
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2463
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2464 @lisp
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2465 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words] nil)
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2466 @end lisp
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2467
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2468 Similarly, removing a menu option requires redefining a keymap entry to
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2469 @code{nil}. For example, to delete the @samp{Forward word} menu option
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2470 from the @samp{Edit} menu (we added it in @ref{Modifying pull-down
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2471 menus}), use:
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2472
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2473 @lisp
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2474 (define-key global-map [menu-bar edit forward] nil)
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2475 @end lisp
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2476
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2477 @node Turning on syntax highlighting
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2478 @section How do I turn on syntax highlighting?
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2479 @cindex Syntax highlighting
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2480 @cindex @code{font-lock-mode}
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2481 @cindex Highlighting based on syntax
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2482 @cindex Colorizing text
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2483 @cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
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2484
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2485 @code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
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2486 highlighting in the current buffer. It is enabled by default in Emacs
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2487 22.1 and later.
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2488
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2489 With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will
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2490 appear in different colors. For instance, in a programming mode,
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2491 variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in
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2492 a third.
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2493
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2494 To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use
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2495 @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
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2496
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2497 In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in
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2498 your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally:
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2499
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2500 @lisp
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2501 (global-font-lock-mode 1)
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2502 @end lisp
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2503
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2504 Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
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2505 and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
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2506 work around this.
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2507
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2508 @cindex Just-In-Time syntax highlighting
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2509 In Emacs 21 and later, turning on @code{font-lock-mode} automatically
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2510 activates the new @dfn{Just-In-Time fontification} provided by
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2511 @code{jit-lock-mode}. @code{jit-lock-mode} defers the fontification of
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2512 portions of buffer until you actually need to see them, and can also
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2513 fontify while Emacs is idle. This makes display of the visible portion
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2514 of a buffer almost instantaneous. For details about customizing
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2515 @code{jit-lock-mode}, type @kbd{C-h f jit-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
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2516
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2517 @cindex Levels of syntax highlighting
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2518 @cindex Decoration level, in @code{font-lock-mode}
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2519 In versions of Emacs before 21, different levels of decoration are
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2520 available, from slight to gaudy. More decoration means you need to wait
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2521 more time for a buffer to be fontified (or a faster machine). To
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2522 control how decorated your buffers should become, set the value of
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2523 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} in your @file{.emacs} file, with a
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2524 @code{nil} value indicating default (usually minimum) decoration, and a
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2525 @code{t} value indicating the maximum decoration. For the gaudiest
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2526 possible look, then, include the line
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2527
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2528 @lisp
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2529 (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration t)
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2530 @end lisp
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2531
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2532 @noindent
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2533 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can also set this variable such that
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2534 different modes are highlighted in a different ways; for more
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2535 information, see the documentation for
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2536 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} with @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
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2537 describe-variable @key{RET}}).
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2538
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2539 Also see the documentation for the function @code{font-lock-mode},
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2540 available by typing @kbd{C-h f font-lock-mode} (@kbd{M-x
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2541 describe-function @key{RET} font-lock-mode @key{RET}}).
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2542
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2543 To print buffers with the faces (i.e., colors and fonts) intact, use
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2544 @kbd{M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces} or @kbd{M-x
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2545 ps-print-region-with-faces}. You will need a way to send text to a
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2546 PostScript printer, or a PostScript interpreter such as Ghostscript;
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2547 consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name},
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2548 @code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details.
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2549
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2550 @node Scrolling only one line
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2551 @section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen?
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2552 @cindex Scrolling only one line
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2553 @cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
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2554
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2555 Customize the @code{scroll-conservatively} variable with @kbd{M-x
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2556 customize-variable @key{RET} scroll-conservatively @key{RET}} and set it
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2557 to a large value like, say, 10000. For an explanation of what this
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2558 means, @inforef{Auto Scrolling, Auto Scrolling, emacs}.
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2559
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2560 Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs}:
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2561
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2562 @lisp
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2563 (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
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2564 @end lisp
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2565
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2566 @node Editing MS-DOS files
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2567 @section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
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2568 @cindex Editing MS-DOS files
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2569 @cindex MS-DOS files, editing
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2570 @cindex Microsoft files, editing
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2571 @cindex Windows files, editing
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2572
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2573 As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is
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2574 performed transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system,
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2575 edit it, and save it without having to worry about the file format.
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2577 When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it
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2579 the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line;
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2581 default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
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2583 @node Filling paragraphs with a single space
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2584 @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period?
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2585 @cindex One space following periods
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2586 @cindex Single space following periods
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2587 @cindex Periods, one space following
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2588
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2589 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2590
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2591 @lisp
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2592 (setq sentence-end-double-space nil)
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2593 @end lisp
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2594
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2595 @node Escape sequences in shell output
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2596 @section Why these strange escape sequences from @code{ls} from the Shell mode?
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2597 @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output
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2598 @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode
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2599
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2600 This happens because @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color} in your
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2601 shell init file. You have two alternatives to solve this:
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2602
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2603 @itemize @bullet
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2604 @item
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2605 Make the alias conditioned on the @code{EMACS} variable in the
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2606 environment. When Emacs runs a subsidiary shell, it exports the
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2607 @code{EMACS} variable to that shell, with value equal to the absolute
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2608 file name of Emacs. You can
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2609 unalias @code{ls} when that happens, thus limiting the alias to your
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2610 interactive sessions.
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2611
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2612 @item
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2613 Install the @code{ansi-color} package (bundled with Emacs 21.1 and
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2614 later), which converts these ANSI escape sequences into colors.
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2615 @end itemize
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2616
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2617 @node Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows
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2618 @section How can I start Emacs in fullscreen mode on MS-Windows?
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2619 @cindex Maximize frame
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2620 @cindex Fullscreen mode
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2621
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2622 Use the function @code{w32-send-sys-command}. For example, you can
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2623 put the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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2624
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2625 @lisp
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2626 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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2627 #'(lambda () (w32-send-sys-command ?\xF030)))
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2628 @end lisp
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2629
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2630 To avoid the slightly distracting visual effect of Emacs starting with
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2631 its default frame size and then growing to fullscreen, you can add an
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2632 @samp{Emacs.Geometry} entry to the Windows registry settings (see
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2633 @pxref{(emacs)X Resources}).
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2634
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2635 To compute the correct values for width and height, first maximize the
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2636 Emacs frame and then evaluate @code{(frame-height)} and
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2637 @code{(frame-width)} with @kbd{M-:}.
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2638
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2639 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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2640 @node Bugs and problems
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2641 @chapter Bugs and problems
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2642 @cindex Bugs and problems
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2643
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2644 The Emacs manual lists some common kinds of trouble users could get
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2645 into, see @ref{Lossage, , Dealing with Emacs Trouble, emacs, The GNU
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2646 Emacs Manual}, so you might look there if the problem you encounter
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2647 isn't described in this chapter. If you decide you've discovered a bug,
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2648 see @ref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}, for
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2649 instructions how to do that.
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2650
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2651 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the Emacs distribution lists various
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2652 known problems with building and using Emacs on specific platforms;
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2653 type @kbd{C-h C-p} to read it.
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2654
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2655 @menu
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2656 * Problems with very large files::
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2657 * ^M in the shell buffer::
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2658 * Problems with Shell Mode::
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2659 * Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs::
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2660 * Errors with init files::
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2661 * Emacs ignores X resources::
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2662 * Emacs ignores frame parameters::
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2663 * Editing files with $ in the name::
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2664 * Shell mode loses the current directory::
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2665 * Security risks with Emacs::
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2666 * Dired claims that no file is on this line::
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2667 @end menu
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2668
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2669 @node Problems with very large files
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2670 @section Does Emacs have problems with files larger than 8 megabytes?
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2671 @cindex Very large files, opening
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2672 @cindex Large files, opening
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2673 @cindex Opening very large files
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2674 @cindex Maximum file size
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2675 @cindex Files, maximum size
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2676
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2677 Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing
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2678 files larger than 8 megabytes. In versions 19.29 and later, the maximum
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2679 buffer size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes.
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2680 And in Emacs 22, the maximum buffer size has been increased to
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2681 268,435,455 bytes (or 256 MBytes) on 32-bit machines.
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2682
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2683 Emacs compiled on a 64-bit machine can handle much larger buffers.
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2684
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2685 @node ^M in the shell buffer
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2686 @section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
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2687 @cindex Shell buffer, echoed commands and @samp{^M} in
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2688 @cindex Echoed commands in @code{shell-mode}
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2689
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2690 Try typing @kbd{M-x shell-strip-ctrl-m @key{RET}} while in @code{shell-mode} to
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2691 make them go away. If that doesn't work, you have several options:
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2692
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2693 For @code{tcsh}, put this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2694 file:
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2695
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2696 @example
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2697 if ($?EMACS) then
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2698 if ("$EMACS" =~ /*) then
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2699 if ($?tcsh) unset edit
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2700 stty nl
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2701 endif
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2702 endif
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2703 @end example
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2704
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2705 Or put this in your @file{.emacs_tcsh} or @file{~/.emacs.d/init_tcsh.sh} file:
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2706
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2707 @example
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2708 unset edit
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2709 stty nl
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2710 @end example
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2711
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2712 Alternatively, use @code{csh} in your shell buffers instead of
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2713 @code{tcsh}. One way is:
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2714
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2715 @lisp
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2716 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "/bin/csh")
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2717 @end lisp
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2718
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2719 @noindent
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2720 and another is to do this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2721 file:
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2722
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2723 @example
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2724 setenv ESHELL /bin/csh
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2725 @end example
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2726
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2727 @noindent
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2728 (You must start Emacs over again with the environment variable properly
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2729 set for this to take effect.)
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2730
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2731 You can also set the @code{ESHELL} environment variable in Emacs Lisp
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2732 with the following Lisp form,
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2733
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2734 @lisp
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2735 (setenv "ESHELL" "/bin/csh")
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2736 @end lisp
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2737
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2738 The above solutions try to prevent the shell from producing the
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2739 @samp{^M} characters in the first place. If this is not possible
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2740 (e.g., if you use a Windows shell), you can get Emacs to remove these
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2741 characters from the buffer by adding this to your @file{.emacs} init
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2742 file:
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2743
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2744 @smalllisp
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2745 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m)
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2746 @end smalllisp
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2747
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2748 On a related note: if your shell is echoing your input line in the shell
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2749 buffer, you might want to customize the @code{comint-process-echoes}
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2750 variable in your shell buffers, or try the following command in your
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2751 shell start-up file:
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2752
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2753 @example
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2754 stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
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2755 @end example
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2756
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2757 @node Problems with Shell Mode
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2758 @section Why do I get an error message when I try to run @kbd{M-x shell}?
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2759
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2760 @cindex Shell Mode, problems
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2761 @cindex @code{explicit-shell-file-name}
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2762 This might happen because Emacs tries to look for the shell in a wrong
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2763 place. If you know where your shell executable is, set the variable
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2764 @code{explicit-shell-file-name} in your @file{.emacs} file to point to
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2765 its full file name.
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2766
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2767 @cindex Antivirus programs, and Shell Mode
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2768 Some people have trouble with Shell Mode on MS-Windows because of
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2769 intrusive antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program
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2771
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2772 @node Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs
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2773 @section Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type @samp{emacs}?
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2774 @cindex Termcap
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2775 @cindex Terminfo
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2776 @cindex Emacs entries for termcap/terminfo
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2777
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2778 The termcap entry for terminal type @samp{emacs} is ordinarily put in
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2779 the @samp{TERMCAP} environment variable of subshells. It may help in
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2780 certain situations (e.g., using rlogin from shell buffer) to add an
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2781 entry for @samp{emacs} to the system-wide termcap file. Here is a
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2782 correct termcap entry for @samp{emacs}:
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2783
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2784 @example
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2785 emacs:tc=unknown:
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2786 @end example
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2787
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2788 To make a terminfo entry for @samp{emacs}, use @code{tic} or
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2789 @code{captoinfo}. You need to generate
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2790 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}. It may work to simply copy
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2791 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/d/dumb} to @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}.
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2792
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2793 Having a termcap/terminfo entry will not enable the use of full screen
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2794 programs in shell buffers. Use @kbd{M-x terminal-emulator} for that
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2795 instead.
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2796
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2797 A workaround to the problem of missing termcap/terminfo entries is to
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2798 change terminal type @samp{emacs} to type @samp{dumb} or @samp{unknown}
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2799 in your shell start up file. @code{csh} users could put this in their
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2800 @file{.cshrc} files:
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2801
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2802 @example
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2803 if ("$term" == emacs) set term=dumb
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2804 @end example
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2805
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2806 @node Errors with init files
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2807 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Error in init file}?
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2808 @cindex Error in @file{.emacs}
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2809 @cindex Error in init file
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2810 @cindex Init file, errors in
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2811 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, errors in
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2812 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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2813
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2814 An error occurred while loading either your @file{.emacs} file or the
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2815 system-wide file @file{site-lisp/default.el}. Emacs 21.1 and later pops the
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2816 @file{*Messages*} buffer, and puts there some additional information
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2817 about the error, to provide some hints for debugging.
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2818
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2819 For information on how to debug your @file{.emacs} file, see
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2820 @ref{Debugging a customization file}.
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2821
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2822 It may be the case that you need to load some package first, or use a
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2823 hook that will be evaluated after the package is loaded. A common case
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2824 of this is explained in @ref{Terminal setup code works after Emacs has
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2825 begun}.
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2826
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2827 @node Emacs ignores X resources
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2828 @section Why does Emacs ignore my X resources (my .Xdefaults file)?
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2829 @cindex X resources being ignored
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2830 @cindex Ignored X resources
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2831 @cindex @file{.Xdefaults}
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2832
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2833 As of version 19, Emacs searches for X resources in the files specified
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2834 by the following environment variables:
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2835
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2836 @itemize @bullet
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2837
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2838 @item @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}
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2839 @item @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH}
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2840 @item @code{XAPPLRESDIR}
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2841
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2842 @end itemize
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2843
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2844 This emulates the functionality provided by programs written using the
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2845 Xt toolkit.
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2846
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2847 @code{XFILESEARCHPATH} and @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH} should be a list
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2848 of file names separated by colons. @code{XAPPLRESDIR} should be a list
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2849 of directory names separated by colons.
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2850
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2851 Emacs searches for X resources:
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2852
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2853 @enumerate
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2854
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2855 @item
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2856 specified on the command line, with the @samp{-xrm RESOURCESTRING} option,
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2857
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2858 @item
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2859 then in the value of the @samp{XENVIRONMENT} environment variable,
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2860
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2861 @itemize @minus
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2862
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2863 @item
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2864 or if that is unset, in the file named
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2865 @file{~/.Xdefaults-@var{hostname}} if it exists (where @var{hostname} is
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2866 the name of the machine Emacs is running on),
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2867
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2868 @end itemize
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2869
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2870 @item
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2871 then in the screen-specific and server-wide resource properties provided
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2872 by the server,
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2873
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2874 @itemize @minus
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2875
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2876 @item
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2877 or if those properties are unset, in the file named @file{~/.Xdefaults}
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2878 if it exists,
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2879
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2880 @end itemize
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2881
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2882 @item
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2883 then in the files listed in @samp{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH},
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2884
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2885 @itemize @minus
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2886
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2887 @item
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2888 or in files named @file{@var{lang}/Emacs} in directories listed in
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2889 @samp{XAPPLRESDIR} (where @var{lang} is the value of the @code{LANG}
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2891 @item
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2892 or in files named Emacs in the directories listed in @samp{XAPPLRESDIR}
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2893 @item
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2894 or in @file{~/@var{lang}/Emacs} (if the @code{LANG} environment variable
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2896 @item
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2897 or in @file{~/Emacs},
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2898
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2899 @end itemize
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2901 @item
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2902 then in the files listed in @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}.
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2904 @end enumerate
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2906 @node Emacs ignores frame parameters
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2907 @section Why don't my customizations of the frame parameters work?
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2908 @cindex Frame parameters
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2910 This probably happens because you have set the frame parameters in the
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2911 variable @code{initial-frame-alist}. That variable holds parameters
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2912 used only for the first frame created when Emacs starts. To customize
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2913 the parameters of all frames, change the variable
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2914 @code{default-frame-alist} instead.
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2915
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2916 These two variables exist because many users customize the initial frame
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2917 in a special way. For example, you could determine the position and
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2918 size of the initial frame, but would like to control the geometry of the
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2919 other frames by individually positioning each one of them.
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2921
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2922 @node Editing files with $ in the name
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2923 @section How do I edit a file with a @samp{$} in its name?
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2924 @cindex Editing files with @samp{$} in the name
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2925 @cindex @samp{$} in file names
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2926 @cindex File names containing @samp{$}, editing
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2927
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2928 When entering a file name in the minibuffer, Emacs will attempt to expand
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2929 a @samp{$} followed by a word as an environment variable. To suppress
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2930 this behavior, type @kbd{$$} instead.
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2931
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2932 @node Shell mode loses the current directory
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2933 @section Why does shell mode lose track of the shell's current directory?
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2934 @cindex Current directory and @code{shell-mode}
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2935 @cindex @code{shell-mode} and current directory
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2936 @cindex Directory, current in @code{shell-mode}
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2937
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2938 Emacs has no way of knowing when the shell actually changes its
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2939 directory. This is an intrinsic limitation of Unix. So it tries to
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2940 guess by recognizing @samp{cd} commands. If you type @kbd{cd} followed
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2941 by a directory name with a variable reference (@kbd{cd $HOME/bin}) or
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2942 with a shell metacharacter (@kbd{cd ../lib*}), Emacs will fail to
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2943 correctly guess the shell's new current directory. A huge variety of
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2944 fixes and enhancements to shell mode for this problem have been written
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2945 to handle this problem (@pxref{Finding a package with particular
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2946 functionality}).
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2947
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2948 You can tell Emacs the shell's current directory with the command
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2949 @kbd{M-x dirs}.
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2950
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2951 @node Security risks with Emacs
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2952 @section Are there any security risks in Emacs?
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2953 @cindex Security with Emacs
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2954 @cindex @samp{movemail} and security
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2955 @cindex @code{file-local-variable} and security
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2956 @cindex Synthetic X events and security
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2957 @cindex X events and security
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2958
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2959 @itemize @bullet
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2960
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2961 @item
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2962 The @file{movemail} incident. (No, this is not a risk.)
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2963
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2964 In his book @cite{The Cuckoo's Egg}, Cliff Stoll describes this in
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2965 chapter 4. The site at LBL had installed the @file{/etc/movemail}
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2966 program setuid root. (As of version 19, @file{movemail} is in your
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2967 architecture-specific directory; type @kbd{C-h v exec-directory
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2968 @key{RET}} to see what it is.) Since @code{movemail} had not been
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2969 designed for this situation, a security hole was created and users could
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2970 get root privileges.
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2971
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2972 @code{movemail} has since been changed so that this security hole will
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2973 not exist, even if it is installed setuid root. However,
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2974 @code{movemail} no longer needs to be installed setuid root, which
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2975 should eliminate this particular risk.
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2976
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2977 We have heard unverified reports that the 1988 Internet worm took
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2978 advantage of this configuration problem.
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2979
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2980 @item
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2981 The @code{file-local-variable} feature. (Yes, a risk, but easy to
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2982 change.)
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2983
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2984 There is an Emacs feature that allows the setting of local values for
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2985 variables when editing a file by including specially formatted text near
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2986 the end of the file. This feature also includes the ability to have
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2987 arbitrary Emacs Lisp code evaluated when the file is visited.
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2988 Obviously, there is a potential for Trojan horses to exploit this
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2989 feature.
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2990
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2991 As of Emacs 22, Emacs has a list of local variables that are known to
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2992 be safe to set. If a file tries to set any variable outside this
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2993 list, it asks the user to confirm whether the variables should be set.
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2994 You can also tell Emacs whether to allow the evaluation of Emacs Lisp
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2995 code found at the bottom of files by setting the variable
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2996 @code{enable-local-eval}.
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2997
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2998 For more information, @inforef{File Variables, File Variables, emacs}.
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2999
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3000 @item
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3001 Synthetic X events. (Yes, a risk; use @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1} or
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3002 better.)
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3003
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3004 Emacs accepts synthetic X events generated by the @code{SendEvent}
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3005 request as though they were regular events. As a result, if you are
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3006 using the trivial host-based authentication, other users who can open X
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3007 connections to your X workstation can make your Emacs process do
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3008 anything, including run other processes with your privileges.
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3009
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3010 The only fix for this is to prevent other users from being able to open
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3011 X connections. The standard way to prevent this is to use a real
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3012 authentication mechanism, such as @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. If using
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3013 the @code{xauth} program has any effect, then you are probably using
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3014 @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. Your site may be using a superior
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3015 authentication method; ask your system administrator.
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3016
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3017 If real authentication is not a possibility, you may be satisfied by
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3018 just allowing hosts access for brief intervals while you start your X
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3019 programs, then removing the access. This reduces the risk somewhat by
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3020 narrowing the time window when hostile users would have access, but
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3021 @emph{does not eliminate the risk}.
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3022
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3023 On most computers running Unix and X, you enable and disable
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3024 access using the @code{xhost} command. To allow all hosts access to
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3025 your X server, use
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3026
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3027 @example
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3028 xhost +
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3029 @end example
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3030
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3031 @noindent
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3032 at the shell prompt, which (on an HP machine, at least) produces the
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3033 following message:
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3034
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3035 @example
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3036 access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
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3037 @end example
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3038
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3039 To deny all hosts access to your X server (except those explicitly
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3040 allowed by name), use
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3041
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3042 @example
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3043 xhost -
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3044 @end example
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3045
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3046 On the test HP computer, this command generated the following message:
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3047
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3048 @example
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3049 access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
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3050 @end example
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3051
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3052 @end itemize
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3053
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3054 @node Dired claims that no file is on this line
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3055 @section Dired says, @samp{no file on this line} when I try to do something.
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3056 @cindex Dired does not see a file
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3057
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3058 Dired uses a regular expression to find the beginning of a file name.
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3059 In a long Unix-style directory listing (@samp{ls -l}), the file name
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3060 starts after the date. The regexp has thus been written to look for the
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3061 date. By default, it should understand dates and times regardless of
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3062 the language, but if your directory listing has an unusual format, Dired
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3063 may get confused.
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3064
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3065 There are two approaches to solving this. The first one involves
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3066 setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs a more standard format.
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3067 See your OS manual for more information.
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3068
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3069 The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by
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3070 dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}.
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3071
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3072 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3073 @node Compiling and installing Emacs
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3074 @chapter Compiling and installing Emacs
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3075 @cindex Compiling and installing Emacs
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3076
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3077 @menu
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3078 * Installing Emacs::
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3079 * Problems building Emacs::
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3080 @end menu
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3081
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3082 @node Installing Emacs
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3083 @section How do I install Emacs?
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3084 @cindex Installing Emacs
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3085 @cindex Unix systems, installing Emacs on
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3086 @cindex Downloading and installing Emacs
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3087 @cindex Building Emacs from source
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3088 @cindex Source code, building Emacs from
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3089
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3090 This answer is meant for users of Unix and Unix-like systems. Users of
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3091 other operating systems should see the series of questions beginning
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3092 with @ref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, which describe where to get non-Unix source
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3093 and binaries, and how to install Emacs on those systems.
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3094
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3095 Most GNU/Linux distributions provide pre-built Emacs packages.
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3096 If Emacs is not installed already, you can install it by running (as
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3097 root) a command such as @samp{yum install emacs} (Red Hat and
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3098 derivatives) or @samp{apt-get install emacs} (Debian and derivatives).
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3099
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3100 If you want to compile Emacs yourself, read the file @file{INSTALL} in
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3101 the source distribution. In brief:
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3102
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3103 @itemize @bullet
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3104
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3105 @item
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3106 First download the Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for
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3107 a list of ftp sites that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org},
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3108 the main GNU distribution site, sources are available as
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3109
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3110 @c Don't include VER in the file name, because pretests are not there.
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3111 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-VERSION.tar.gz}
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3112
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3113 (Replace @samp{VERSION} with the relevant version number, e.g. @samp{23.1}.)
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3114
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3115 @item
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3116 Next uncompress and extract the source files. This requires
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3117 the @code{gzip} and @code{tar} programs, which are standard utilities.
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3118 If your system does not have them, these can also be downloaded from
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3119 @file{ftp.gnu.org}.
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3120
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3121 GNU @code{tar} can uncompress and extract in a single-step:
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3122
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3123 @example
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3124 tar -zxvf emacs-VERSION.tar.gz
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3125 @end example
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3126
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3127 @item
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3128 At this point, the Emacs sources should be sitting in a directory called
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3129 @file{emacs-VERSION}. On most common Unix and Unix-like systems,
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3130 you should be able to compile Emacs with the following commands:
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3131
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3132 @example
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3133 cd emacs-VERSION
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3134 ./configure # configure Emacs for your particular system
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3135 make # use Makefile to build components, then Emacs
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3136 @end example
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3137
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3138 If the @code{make} completes successfully, the odds are fairly good that
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3139 the build has gone well. (@xref{Problems building Emacs}, if you weren't
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3140 successful.)
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3141
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3142 @item
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3143 By default, Emacs is installed in @file{/usr/local}. To actually
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3144 install files, become the superuser and type
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3145
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3146 @example
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3147 make install
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3148 @end example
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3149
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3150 Note that @samp{make install} will overwrite @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs}
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3151 and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/share/info/}.
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3152
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3153 @end itemize
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3154
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3155 @node Problems building Emacs
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3156 @section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs?
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3157 @cindex Problems building Emacs
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3158 @cindex Errors when building Emacs
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3159
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3160 First look in the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} (where you unpack the Emacs
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3161 source) to see if there is already a solution for your problem. Next,
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3162 look for other questions in this FAQ that have to do with Emacs
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3163 installation and compilation problems.
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3164
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3165 If you'd like to have someone look at your problem and help solve it,
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3166 see @ref{Help installing Emacs}.
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3167
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3168 If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, please report the
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3169 problem (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
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3171
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3172 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3173 @node Finding Emacs and related packages
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3174 @chapter Finding Emacs and related packages
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3175 @cindex Finding Emacs and related packages
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3176
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3177 @menu
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3178 * Finding Emacs on the Internet::
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3179 * Finding a package with particular functionality::
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3180 * Packages that do not come with Emacs::
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3181 * Current GNU distributions::
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3182 * Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
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3183 * Emacs for minimalists::
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3184 * Emacs for MS-DOS::
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3185 * Emacs for MS-Windows::
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3186 * Emacs for GNUstep::
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3187 * Emacs for Mac OS X::
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3188 @end menu
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3189
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3190 @node Finding Emacs on the Internet
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3191 @section Where can I get Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)?
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3192 @cindex Finding Emacs on the Internet
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3193 @cindex Snail mail, ordering Emacs via
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3194 @cindex Postal service, ordering Emacs via
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3195 @cindex Distribution, retrieving Emacs
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3196 @cindex Internet, retrieving from
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3197
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3198 Information on downloading Emacs is available at
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3199 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/, the Emacs home-page}.
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3200
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3201 For an order form for all Emacs and FSF distributions deliverable from
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3202 the USA, see @uref{http://shop.fsf.org/}.
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3204 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on how to obtain and build the latest
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3205 version of Emacs, and see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of
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3206 archive sites that make GNU software available.
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3207
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3208 @node Finding a package with particular functionality
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3209 @section How do I find a Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?
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3210 @cindex Package, finding
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3211 @cindex Finding an Emacs Lisp package
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3212 @cindex Functionality, finding a particular package
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3213
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3214 First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
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3215 already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET}
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3216 wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
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3217 string @samp{wordstar}.
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3218
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3219 It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
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3220 loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through
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3221 your computer's lisp directory (@pxref{File-name conventions}). The Lisp
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3222 source to most packages contains a short description of how they
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3223 should be loaded, invoked, and configured---so before you use or
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3224 modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided any hints in the
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3225 source code.
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3226
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3227 The command @kbd{C-h p} (@code{finder-by-keyword}) allows you to browse
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3228 the constituent Emacs packages.
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3229
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3230 For advice on how to find extra packages that are not part of Emacs,
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3231 see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}.
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3232
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3233 @node Packages that do not come with Emacs
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3234 @section Where can I get Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?
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3235 @cindex Unbundled packages
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3236 @cindex Finding other packages
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3237 @cindex Lisp packages that do not come with Emacs
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3238 @cindex Packages, those that do not come with Emacs
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3239 @cindex Emacs Lisp List
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3240 @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
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3241
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3242 @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp
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3243 List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{S.J.Eglen@@damtp.cam.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen},
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3244 aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs
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3245 Lisp files on the Internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or
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3246 from Emacs with @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.el,
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3247 the @file{ell} package}.
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3248
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3249 Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
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3250 Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
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3251 group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
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3252 or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
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3253
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3254 Several packages are stored in
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3255 @uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
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3256
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3257 Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
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3258 external packages.
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3259
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3260 @node Current GNU distributions
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3261 @section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
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3262 @cindex Current GNU distributions
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3263 @cindex Sources for current GNU distributions
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3264 @cindex Stuff, current GNU
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3265 @cindex Up-to-date GNU stuff
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3266 @cindex Finding current GNU software
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3267 @cindex Official GNU software sites
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3268
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3269 The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept at
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3270
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3271 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu}
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3272
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3273 A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.org} can be found at
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3274
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3275 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html}
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3276
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3277 @node Difference between Emacs and XEmacs
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3278 @section What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly Lucid Emacs)?
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3279 @cindex XEmacs
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3280 @cindex Difference Emacs and XEmacs
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3281 @cindex Lucid Emacs
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3282 @cindex Epoch
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3283
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3284 XEmacs is a branch version of Emacs. It was first called Lucid Emacs,
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3285 and was initially derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19. In
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3286 this FAQ, we use the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version.
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3287
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3288 Emacs and XEmacs each come with Lisp packages that are lacking in the
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3289 other. The two versions have some significant differences at the Lisp
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3290 programming level. Their current features are roughly comparable,
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3291 though the support for some operating systems, character sets and
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3292 specific packages might be quite different.
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3293
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3294 Some XEmacs code has been contributed to Emacs, and we would like to
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3295 use other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always
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3296 keep track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it
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3297 impossible for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code.
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3298 (The FSF requires these papers for all the code included in the Emacs
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3299 release, aside from generic C support packages that retain their
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3300 separate identity and are not integrated into the code of Emacs
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3301 proper.)
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3302
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3303 If you want to talk about these two versions and distinguish them,
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3304 please call them ``Emacs'' and ``XEmacs.'' To contrast ``XEmacs''
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3305 with ``GNU Emacs'' would be misleading, since XEmacs too has its
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3306 origin in the work of the GNU Project. Terms such as ``Emacsen'' and
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3307 ``(X)Emacs'' are not wrong, but they are not very clear, so it
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3308 is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.''
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3309
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3310 @node Emacs for minimalists
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3311 @section I don't have enough disk space to install Emacs
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3312 @cindex Zile
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3313 @cindex Not enough disk space to install Emacs
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3314
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3315 GNU Zile is a lightweight Emacs clone. Zile is short for @samp{Zile Is
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3316 Lossy Emacs}. It has all of Emacs's basic editing features. The Zile
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3317 binary typically has a size of about 130 kbytes, so this can be useful
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3318 if you are in an extremely space-restricted environment. More
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3319 information is available from
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3320
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3321 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/zile/}
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3322
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3323
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3324 @node Emacs for MS-DOS
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3325 @section Where can I get Emacs for MS-DOS?
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3326 @cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for
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3327 @cindex DOS, Emacs for
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3328 @cindex Compiling Emacs for DOS
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3329 @cindex Emacs for MS-DOS
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3330
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3331 To build Emacs from source for MS-DOS, see the instructions in the file
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3332 @file{msdos/INSTALL} in the distribution. The DOS port builds and runs
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3333 on plain DOS, and also on all versions of MS-Windows from version 3.X
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3334 onwards, including Windows XP and Vista.
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3335
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3336 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} contains some additional information
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3337 regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
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3338
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3339 A pre-built binary distribution of the old Emacs 20 is available, as
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3340 described at
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3341
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3342 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README}
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3343
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3344 For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
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3345 look-alikes), consult the list of ``Emacs implementations and literature,''
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3346 available at
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3347
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3348 @uref{http://www.finseth.com/emacs.html}
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3349
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3350 Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
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3351 lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
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3352
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3353 @node Emacs for MS-Windows
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3354 @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?
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3355 @cindex FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows
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3356 @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
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3357 @cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
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3358
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3359 There is a @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html,
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3360 separate FAQ} for Emacs on MS-Windows. For MS-DOS, @pxref{Emacs for MS-DOS}.
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3361
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3362
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3363 @node Emacs for GNUstep
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3364 @section Where can I get Emacs for GNUstep?
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3365 @cindex GNUstep, Emacs for
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3366
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3367 Beginning with version 23.1, Emacs supports GNUstep natively.
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3368 See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
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3369
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3370 @node Emacs for Mac OS X
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3371 @section Where can I get Emacs for Mac OS X?
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3372 @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
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3373 @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for
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3374 @cindex Mac OS X, Emacs for
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3376 Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
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3377 See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
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3379 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3380 @node Major packages and programs
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3381 @chapter Major packages and programs
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3382 @cindex Major packages and programs
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3383
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3384 @menu
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3385 * VM::
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3386 * AUCTeX::
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3387 * BBDB::
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3388 * Spell-checkers::
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3389 * Emacs/W3::
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3390 * EDB::
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3391 * JDEE::
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3392 @end menu
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3393
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3394 @node VM
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3395 @section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support
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3396 @cindex VM
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3397 @cindex Alternative mail software
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3398 @cindex View Mail
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3399 @cindex E-mail reader, VM
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3400
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3401 @table @b
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3402
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3403 @item Web site
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3404 @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/}
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3405
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3406 @item Informational newsgroup
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3407 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@*
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3408
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3409 @item Bug reports newsgroup
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3410 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@*
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3411 @end table
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3412
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3413 VM was originally written by @uref{http://www.wonderworks.com/vm/,Kyle Jones}.
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3414 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/,Older versions} of VM remain
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3415 available.
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3416
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3417
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3418 @node AUCTeX
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3419 @section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities
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3420 @cindex Mode for @TeX{}
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3421 @cindex @TeX{} mode
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3422 @cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{}
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3423 @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}
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3424
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3425 AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX,
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3426 ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting,
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3427 indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell
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3428 functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out
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3429 @ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}.
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3430 Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the
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3431 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex.html,preview-latex}
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3432 package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs
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3433 source buffer.
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3434
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3435 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/, AUCTeX}
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3436
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3437 @node BBDB
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3438 @section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers
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3439 @cindex BBDB
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3440 @cindex Rolodex-like functionality
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3441 @cindex Integrated contact database
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3442 @cindex Contact database
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3443 @cindex Big Brother Database
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3444 @cindex Address book
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3445
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3446 @uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/, The Insidious Big Brother Database}
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3447
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3448 @node Spell-checkers
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3449 @section Spell-checkers
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3450 @cindex Spell-checker
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3451 @cindex Checking spelling
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3452 @cindex Ispell
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3453 @cindex Aspell
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3454 @cindex Hunspell
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3455
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3456 Various spell-checkers are compatible with Emacs, including:
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3457
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3458 @table @b
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3459
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3460 @item GNU Aspell
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3461 @uref{http://aspell.net/}
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3462
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3463 @item Ispell
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3464 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
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3465
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3466 @item Hunspell
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3467 @uref{http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/}
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3468
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3469 @end table
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3470
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3471 @node Emacs/W3
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3472 @section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
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3473 @cindex WWW browser
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3474 @cindex Web browser
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3475 @cindex HTML browser in Emacs
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3476 @cindex @code{w3-mode}
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3477
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3478 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/w3/, Emacs/W3}
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3479
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3480 @node EDB
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3481 @section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
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3482 @cindex EDB
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3483 @cindex Database
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3484 @cindex Forms mode
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3485
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3486 @uref{http://gnuvola.org/software/edb/, The Emacs Database}
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3487
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3488 @node JDEE
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3489 @section JDEE --- Integrated development environment for Java
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3490 @cindex Java development environment
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3491 @cindex Integrated Java development environment
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3492 @cindex JDEE
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3493
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3494 @uref{http://jdee.sourceforge.net/, A Java Development Environment for Emacs}
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3495
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3496 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3497 @node Key bindings
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3498 @chapter Key bindings
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3499 @cindex Key bindings
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3500
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3501 @menu
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3502 * Binding keys to commands::
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3503 * Invalid prefix characters::
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3504 * Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun::
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3505 * Working with function and arrow keys::
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3506 * X key translations for Emacs::
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3507 * Backspace invokes help::
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3508 * Swapping keys::
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3511 * No Escape key::
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3512 * Compose Character::
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3513 * Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys::
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3514 * Meta key does not work in xterm::
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3515 * ExtendChar key does not work as Meta::
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3516 * SPC no longer completes file names::
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3517 @end menu
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3518
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3519 @node Binding keys to commands
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3520 @section How do I bind keys (including function keys) to commands?
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3521 @cindex Binding keys to commands
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3522 @cindex Keys, binding to commands
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3523 @cindex Commands, binding keys to
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3524
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3525 Keys can be bound to commands either interactively or in your
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3526 @file{.emacs} file. To interactively bind keys for all modes, type
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3527 @kbd{M-x global-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
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3528
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3529 To bind a key just in the current major mode, type @kbd{M-x
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3530 local-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
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3531
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3532 @inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details.
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3533
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3534 To make the process of binding keys interactively easier, use the
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3535 following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately
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3536 type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed
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3537 to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your
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3538 @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is global, no changes to the
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3539 command are required. For example,
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3540
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3541 @lisp
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3542 (global-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))
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3543 @end lisp
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3544
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3545 @noindent
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3547 local, the command is used in conjunction with the @samp{add-hook} function.
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3549
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3550 @lisp
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3551 (add-hook 'tex-mode-hook
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3552 (lambda ()
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3553 (local-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))))
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3554 @end lisp
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3555
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3556
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3557 @itemize @bullet
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3558
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3559 @item
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3560 Control characters in key sequences, in the form yanked from the kill
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3561 ring are given in their graphic form---i.e., @key{CTRL} is shown as
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3562 @samp{^}, @key{TAB} as a set of spaces (usually 8), etc. You may want
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3563 to convert these into their vector or string forms.
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3564
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3565 @item
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3566 If a prefix key of the character sequence to be bound is already
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3567 bound as a complete key, then you must unbind it before the new
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3568 binding. For example, if @kbd{ESC @{} is previously bound:
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3569
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3570 @lisp
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3571 (global-unset-key [?\e ?@{]) ;; or
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3572 (local-unset-key [?\e ?@{])
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3573 @end lisp
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3574
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3575 @item
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3576 Aside from commands and ``lambda lists,'' a vector or string also
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3577 can be bound to a key and thus treated as a macro. For example:
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3578
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3579 @lisp
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3580 (global-set-key [f10] [?\C-x?\e?\e?\C-a?\C-k?\C-g]) ;; or
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3581 (global-set-key [f10] "\C-x\e\e\C-a\C-k\C-g")
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3582 @end lisp
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3583
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3584 @end itemize
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3585
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3586 @node Invalid prefix characters
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3587 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Key sequence XXX uses invalid prefix characters}?
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3588 @cindex Prefix characters, invalid
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3589 @cindex Invalid prefix characters
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3590 @cindex Misspecified key sequences
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3591
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3592 Usually, one of two things has happened. In one case, the control
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3593 character in the key sequence has been misspecified (e.g. @samp{C-f}
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3594 used instead of @samp{\C-f} within a Lisp expression). In the other
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3595 case, a @dfn{prefix key} in the keystroke sequence you were trying to bind
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3596 was already bound as a @dfn{complete key}. Historically, the @samp{ESC [}
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3597 prefix was usually the problem, in which case you should evaluate either
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3598 of these forms before attempting to bind the key sequence:
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3599
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3600 @lisp
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3601 (global-unset-key [?\e ?[]) ;; or
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3602 (global-unset-key "\e[")
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3603 @end lisp
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3604
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3605 @node Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun
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3606 @section Why doesn't this [terminal or window-system setup] code work in my @file{.emacs} file, but it works just fine after Emacs starts up?
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3607 @cindex Terminal setup code in @file{.emacs}
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3608
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3609 During startup, Emacs initializes itself according to a given code/file
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3610 order. If some of the code executed in your @file{.emacs} file needs to
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3611 be postponed until the initial terminal or window-system setup code has
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3612 been executed but is not, then you will experience this problem (this
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3613 code/file execution order is not enforced after startup).
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3614
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3615 To postpone the execution of Emacs Lisp code until after terminal or
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3616 window-system setup, treat the code as a @dfn{lambda list} and set the
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3617 value of either the @code{term-setup-hook} or @code{window-setup-hook}
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3618 variable to this lambda function. For example,
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3619
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3620 @lisp
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3621 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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3622 (lambda ()
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3623 (when (string-match "\\`vt220" (or (getenv "TERM") ""))
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3624 ;; Make vt220's "Do" key behave like M-x:
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3625 (global-set-key [do] 'execute-extended-command))))
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3626 @end lisp
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3627
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3628 For information on what Emacs does every time it is started, see the
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3629 @file{lisp/startup.el} file.
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3630
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3631 @node Working with function and arrow keys
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3632 @section How do I tell what characters or symbols my function or arrow keys emit?
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3633 @cindex Working with arrow keys
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3634 @cindex Arrow keys, symbols generated by
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3635 @cindex Working with function keys
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3636 @cindex Function keys, symbols generated by
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3637 @cindex Symbols generated by function keys
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3638
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3639 Type @kbd{C-h c} then the function or arrow keys. The command will
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3640 return either a function key symbol or character sequence (see the
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3641 Emacs documentation for an explanation). This works for other
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3642 keys as well.
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3643
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3644 @node X key translations for Emacs
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3645 @section How do I set the X key ``translations'' for Emacs?
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3646 @cindex X key translations
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3647 @cindex Key translations under X
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3648 @cindex Translations for keys under X
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3649
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3650 Emacs is not written using the Xt library by default, so there are no
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3651 ``translations'' to be set. (We aren't sure how to set such translations
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3652 if you do build Emacs with Xt; please let us know if you've done this!)
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3653
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3654 The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through
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3655 @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs). The
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3656 @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the
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3657 @code{function-key-map} map. For instance,
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3658
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3659 @lisp
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3660 (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t])
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3661 @end lisp
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3662
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3663 @noindent
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3664 defines the @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} key sequence.
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3665
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3666 @node Backspace invokes help
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3667 @section Why does the @key{Backspace} key invoke help?
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3668 @cindex Backspace key invokes help
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3669 @cindex Help invoked by Backspace
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3670 @cindex DEL key does not delete
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3671
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3672 The @key{Backspace} key (on most keyboards) generates @acronym{ASCII} code 8.
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3673 @kbd{C-h} sends the same code. In Emacs by default @kbd{C-h} invokes
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3674 help-command. This is intended to be easy to remember since the first
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3675 letter of @samp{help} is @samp{h}. The easiest solution to this problem
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3676 is to use @kbd{C-h} (and @key{Backspace}) for help and @key{DEL} (the
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3677 @key{Delete} key) for deleting the previous character.
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3678
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3679 For many people this solution may be problematic:
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3680
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3681 @itemize @bullet
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3682
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3683 @item
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3684 They normally use @key{Backspace} outside of Emacs for deleting the
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3685 previous character. This can be solved by making @key{DEL} the command
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3686 for deleting the previous character outside of Emacs. On many Unix
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3687 systems, this command will remap @key{DEL}:
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3688
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3689 @example
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3690 stty erase `^?'
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3691 @end example
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3692
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3693 @item
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3694 The user may prefer the @key{Backspace} key for deleting the
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3695 previous character because it is more conveniently located on their
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3696 keyboard or because they don't even have a separate @key{Delete} key.
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3697 In this case, the @key{Backspace} key should be made to behave like
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3698 @key{Delete}. There are several methods.
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3699
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3700 @itemize @minus
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3701 @item
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3702 Some terminals (e.g., VT3## terminals) and terminal emulators (e.g.,
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3703 TeraTerm) allow the character generated by the @key{Backspace} key to be
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3704 changed from a setup menu.
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3705
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3706 @item
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3707 You may be able to get a keyboard that is completely programmable, or a
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3708 terminal emulator that supports remapping of any key to any other key.
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3710 @item
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3711 With Emacs 21.1 and later, you can control the effect of the
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3712 @key{Backspace} and @key{Delete} keys, on both dumb terminals and a
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3713 windowed displays, by customizing the option
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3714 @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode}, or by invoking @kbd{M-x
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3715 normal-erase-is-backspace}. See the documentation of these symbols
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3716 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) for more info.
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3717
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3718 @item
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3719 It is possible to swap the @key{Backspace} and @key{DEL} keys inside
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3720 Emacs:
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3721
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3722 @lisp
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3723 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?)
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3724 @end lisp
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3725
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3726 @noindent
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3727 This is the recommended method of forcing @key{Backspace} to act as
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3728 @key{DEL}, because it works even in modes which bind @key{DEL} to
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3729 something other than @code{delete-backward-char}.
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3730
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3731 Similarly, you could remap @key{DEL} to act as @kbd{C-d}, which by
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3732 default deletes forward:
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3733
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3734 @lisp
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3735 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-d)
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3736 @end lisp
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3737
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3738 @xref{Swapping keys}, for further details about @code{keyboard-translate}.
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3739
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3740 @item
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3741 Another approach is to switch key bindings and put help on @kbd{C-x h}
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3742 instead:
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3743
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3744 @lisp
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3745 (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char)
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3746
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3747 ;; overrides mark-whole-buffer
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3748 (global-set-key "\C-xh" 'help-command)
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3749 @end lisp
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3750
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3751 @noindent
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3752 This method is not recommended, though: it only solves the problem for
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3753 those modes which bind @key{DEL} to @code{delete-backward-char}. Modes
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3754 which bind @key{DEL} to something else, such as @code{view-mode}, will
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3755 not work as you expect when you press the @key{Backspace} key. For this
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3756 reason, we recommend the @code{keyboard-translate} method, shown
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3757 above.
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3758
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3759 Other popular key bindings for help are @kbd{M-?} and @kbd{C-x ?}.
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3760 @end itemize
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3761
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3762 Don't try to bind @key{DEL} to @code{help-command}, because there are
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3763 many modes that have local bindings of @key{DEL} that will interfere.
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3764
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3765 @end itemize
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3766
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3767 When Emacs 21 or later runs on a windowed display, it binds the
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3768 @key{Delete} key to a command which deletes the character at point, to
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3769 make Emacs more consistent with keyboard operation on these systems.
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3770
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3771 For more information about troubleshooting this problem, see @ref{DEL
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3772 Does Not Delete, , If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete, emacs, The GNU Emacs
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3773 Manual}.
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3774
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3775 @node Swapping keys
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3776 @section How do I swap two keys?
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3777 @cindex Swapping keys
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3778 @cindex Keys, swapping
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3779 @cindex @code{keyboard-translate}
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3780
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3781 You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
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3782 @code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h}
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3783 into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
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3784
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3785 @lisp
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3786 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL
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3787 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-h) ; translate DEL to `C-h'.
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3788 @end lisp
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3789
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3790 @noindent
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3791 The first key sequence of the pair after the function identifies what is
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3792 produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the
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3793 keymaps.
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3794
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3795 However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should
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3796 toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling
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3797 @code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete,
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3798 emacs}.
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3799
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3800 Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps.
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3801 Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but
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3802 there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every
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3803 character that Emacs reads from the terminal. Keyboard translations
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3804 take place at the lowest level of input processing; the keys that are
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3805 looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard
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3806 translation.
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3807
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3808 @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard
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3809 @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard?
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3810 @cindex Producing control characters
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3811 @cindex Generating control characters
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3812 @cindex Control characters, generating
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3813
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3814 On terminals (but not under X), some common ``aliases'' are:
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3815
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3816 @table @asis
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3817
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3818 @item @kbd{C-2} or @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}
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3819 @kbd{C-@@}
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3820
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3821 @item @kbd{C-6}
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3822 @kbd{C-^}
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3823
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3824 @item @kbd{C-7} or @kbd{C-S--}
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3825 @kbd{C-_}
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3826
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3827 @item @kbd{C-4}
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3828 @kbd{C-\}
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3829
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3830 @item @kbd{C-5}
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3831 @kbd{C-]}
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3832
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3833 @item @kbd{C-/}
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3834 @kbd{C-?}
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3835
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3836 @end table
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3837
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3838 Often other aliases exist; use the @kbd{C-h c} command and try
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3839 @key{CTRL} with all of the digits on your keyboard to see what gets
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3840 generated. You can also try the @kbd{C-h w} command if you know the
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3841 name of the command.
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3842
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3843 @node No Meta key
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3844 @section What if I don't have a @key{Meta} key?
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3845 @cindex No @key{Meta} key
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3846 @cindex @key{Meta} key, what to do if you lack it
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3847
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3848 On many keyboards, the @key{Alt} key acts as @key{Meta}, so try it.
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3849
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3850 Instead of typing @kbd{M-a}, you can type @kbd{@key{ESC} a}. In fact,
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3851 Emacs converts @kbd{M-a} internally into @kbd{@key{ESC} a} anyway
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3852 (depending on the value of @code{meta-prefix-char}). Note that you
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3853 press @key{Meta} and @key{a} together, but with @key{ESC}, you press
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3854 @key{ESC}, release it, and then press @key{a}.
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3855
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3856 @node No Escape key
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3857 @section What if I don't have an @key{Escape} key?
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3858 @cindex No Escape key
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3859 @cindex Lacking an Escape key
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3860 @cindex Escape key, lacking
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3861
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3862 Type @kbd{C-[} instead. This should send @acronym{ASCII} code 27 just like an
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3863 Escape key would. @kbd{C-3} may also work on some terminal (but not
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3864 under X). For many terminals (notably DEC terminals) @key{F11}
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3865 generates @key{ESC}. If not, the following form can be used to bind it:
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3866
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3867 @lisp
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3868 ;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals.
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3869 (define-key function-key-map [f11] [?\e])
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3870 @end lisp
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3871
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3872 @node Compose Character
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3873 @section Can I make my @key{Compose Character} key behave like a @key{Meta} key?
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3874 @cindex @key{Compose Character} key, using as @key{Meta}
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3875 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{Compose Character} for
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3876
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3877 On a dumb terminal such as a VT220, no. It is rumored that certain
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3878 VT220 clones could have their @key{Compose} key configured this way. If
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3879 you're using X, you might be able to do this with the @code{xmodmap}
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3880 command.
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3881
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3882 @node Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys
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3883 @section How do I bind a combination of modifier key and function key?
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3884 @cindex Modifiers and function keys
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3885 @cindex Function keys and modifiers
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3886 @cindex Binding modifiers and function keys
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3887
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3888 With Emacs 19 and later, you can represent modified function keys in
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3889 vector format by adding prefixes to the function key symbol. For
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3890 example (from the Emacs documentation):
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3891
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3892 @lisp
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3893 (global-set-key [?\C-x right] 'forward-page)
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3894 @end lisp
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3895
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3896 @noindent
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3897 where @samp{?\C-x} is the Lisp character constant for the character @kbd{C-x}.
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3898
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3899 You can use the modifier keys @key{Control}, @key{Meta}, @key{Hyper},
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3900 @key{Super}, @key{Alt}, and @key{Shift} with function keys. To
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3901 represent these modifiers, prepend the strings @samp{C-}, @samp{M-},
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3902 @samp{H-}, @samp{s-}, @samp{A-}, and @samp{S-} to the symbol name. Here
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3903 is how to make @kbd{H-M-RIGHT} move forward a word:
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3904
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3905 @lisp
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3906 (global-set-key [H-M-right] 'forward-word)
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3907 @end lisp
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3908
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3909 @itemize @bullet
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3910
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3911 @item
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3912 Not all modifiers are permitted in all situations. @key{Hyper},
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3913 @key{Super}, and @key{Alt} are not available on Unix character
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3914 terminals. Non-@acronym{ASCII} keys and mouse events (e.g. @kbd{C-=} and
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3915 @kbd{Mouse-1}) also fall under this category.
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3916
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3917 @end itemize
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3918
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3919 @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for general key binding instructions.
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3920
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3921 @node Meta key does not work in xterm
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3922 @section Why doesn't my @key{Meta} key work in an @code{xterm} window?
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3923 @cindex @key{Meta} key and @code{xterm}
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3924 @cindex Xterm and @key{Meta} key
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3925
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3926 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-Byte Character Set Support, emacs}.
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3927
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3928 If the advice in the Emacs manual fails, try all of these methods before
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3929 asking for further help:
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3930
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3931 @itemize @bullet
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3932
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3933 @item
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3934 You may have big problems using @code{mwm} as your window manager.
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3935 (Does anyone know a good generic solution to allow the use of the
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3936 @key{Meta} key in Emacs with @file{mwm}?)
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3937
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3938 @item
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3939 For X11: Make sure it really is a @key{Meta} key. Use @code{xev} to
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3940 find out what keysym your @key{Meta} key generates. It should be either
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3941 @code{Meta_L} or @code{Meta_R}. If it isn't, use @file{xmodmap} to fix
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3942 the situation. If @key{Meta} does generate @code{Meta_L} or
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3943 @code{Meta_R}, but @kbd{M-x} produces a non-@acronym{ASCII} character, put this in
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3944 your @file{~/.Xdefaults} file:
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3945
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3946 @example
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3947 XTerm*eightBitInput: false
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3948 XTerm*eightBitOutput: true
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3949 @end example
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3950
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3951 @item
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3952 Make sure the @code{pty} the @code{xterm} is using is passing 8 bit
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3953 characters. @samp{stty -a} (or @samp{stty everything}) should show
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3954 @samp{cs8} somewhere. If it shows @samp{cs7} instead, use @samp{stty
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3955 cs8 -istrip} (or @samp{stty pass8}) to fix it.
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3956
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3957 @item
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3958 If there is an @code{rlogin} connection between @code{xterm} and Emacs, the
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3959 @samp{-8} argument may need to be given to rlogin to make it pass all 8 bits
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3960 of every character.
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3961
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3962 @item
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3963 If Emacs is running on Ultrix, it is reported that evaluating
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3964 @code{(set-input-mode t nil)} helps.
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3965
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3966 @item
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3967 If all else fails, you can make @code{xterm} generate @kbd{@key{ESC} W} when
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3968 you type @kbd{M-W}, which is the same conversion Emacs would make if it
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3969 got the @kbd{M-W} anyway. In X11R4, the following resource
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3970 specification will do this:
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3971
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3972 @example
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3973 XTerm.VT100.EightBitInput: false
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3974 @end example
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3975
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3976 @noindent
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3977 (This changes the behavior of the @code{insert-eight-bit} action.)
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3978
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3979 With older @code{xterm}s, you can specify this behavior with a translation:
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3980
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3981 @example
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3982 XTerm.VT100.Translations: #override \
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3983 Meta<KeyPress>: string(0x1b) insert()
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3984 @end example
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3985
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3986 @noindent
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3987 You might have to replace @samp{Meta} with @samp{Alt}.
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3988
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3989 @end itemize
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3990
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3991 @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta
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3992 @section Why doesn't my @key{ExtendChar} key work as a @key{Meta} key under HP-UX 8.0 and 9.x?
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3993 @cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta}
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3994 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for
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3995 @cindex HP-UX, the @key{ExtendChar} key
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3996
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3997 This is a result of an internationalization extension in X11R4 and the
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3998 fact that HP is now using this extension. Emacs assumes that the
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3999 @code{XLookupString} function returns the same result regardless of the
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4000 @key{Meta} key state which is no longer necessarily true. Until Emacs
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4001 is fixed, the temporary kludge is to run this command after each time
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4002 the X server is started but preferably before any xterm clients are:
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4003
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4004 @example
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4005 xmodmap -e 'remove mod1 = Mode_switch'
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4006 @end example
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4007
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4008 @c FIXME: Emacs 21 supports I18N in X11; does that mean that this bug is
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4009 @c solved?
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4010
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4011 This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be
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4012 undesirable if you actually intend to use them.
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4013
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4014 @node SPC no longer completes file names
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4015 @section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
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4016 @cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
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4017
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4018 Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in
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4019 the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
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4020 without the need to quote the spaces.
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4021
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4022 You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to
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4023 @code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
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4024
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4025 @lisp
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4026 (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
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4027 'minibuffer-complete-word)
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4028
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4029 (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
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4030 'minibuffer-complete-word)
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4031 @end lisp
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4032
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4033 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4034 @node Alternate character sets
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4035 @chapter Alternate character sets
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4036 @cindex Alternate character sets
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4037
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4038 @menu
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4039 * Emacs does not display 8-bit characters::
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4040 * Inputting eight-bit characters::
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4041 * Right-to-left alphabets::
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4042 * How to add fonts::
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4043 @end menu
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4044
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4045 @node Emacs does not display 8-bit characters
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4046 @section How do I make Emacs display 8-bit characters?
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4047 @cindex Displaying eight-bit characters
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4048 @cindex Eight-bit characters, displaying
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4049
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4050 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
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4051 Support, emacs}. On a Unix, when Emacs runs on a text-only terminal
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4052 display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use
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4053 @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can
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4054 display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise
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4055 non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating
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4056 systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the
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4057 character set supported by the display, and sets up the required
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4058 terminal coding system automatically.
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4059
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4060 @node Inputting eight-bit characters
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4061 @section How do I input eight-bit characters?
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4062 @cindex Entering eight-bit characters
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4063 @cindex Eight-bit characters, entering
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4064 @cindex Input, 8-bit characters
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4065
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4066 Various methods are available for input of eight-bit characters. See
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4067 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
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4068 Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input
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4069 Methods, Input Methods, emacs}.
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4070
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4071 @node Right-to-left alphabets
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4072 @section Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets?
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4073 @cindex Right-to-left alphabets
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4074 @cindex Hebrew, handling with Emacs
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4075 @cindex Semitic alphabets
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4076 @cindex Arabic alphabets
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4077 @cindex Bidirectional text
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4078
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4079 Emacs supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8) since version 20, but does
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4080 not yet support right-to-left character entry and display. The
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4081 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-bidi, emacs-bidi
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4082 mailing list} discusses development of support for this feature.
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4083
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4084
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4085 @node How to add fonts
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4086 @section How do I add fonts for use with Emacs?
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4087 @cindex add fonts for use with Emacs
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4088 @cindex intlfonts
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4089
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4090 First, download and install the BDF font files and any auxiliary
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4091 packages they need. The GNU Intlfonts distribution can be found on
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4092 @uref{http://directory.fsf.org/localization/intlfonts.html, the GNU
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4093 Software Directory Web site}.
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4094
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4095 Next, if you are on X Window system, issue the following two commands
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4096 from the shell's prompt:
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4097
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4098 @example
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4099 xset +fp /usr/local/share/emacs/fonts
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4100 xset fp rehash
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4101 @end example
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4102
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4103 @noindent
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4104 (Modify the first command if you installed the fonts in a directory
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4105 that is not @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/fonts}.) You also need to
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4106 arrange for these two commands to run whenever you log in, e.g., by
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4107 adding them to your window-system startup file, such as
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4108 @file{~/.xsessionrc} or @file{~/.gnomerc}.
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4109
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4110 Now, add the following line to your @file{~/.emacs} init file:
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4111
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4112 @lisp
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4113 (add-to-list 'bdf-directory-list "/usr/share/emacs/fonts/bdf")
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4114 @end lisp
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4115
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4116 @noindent
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4117 (Again, modify the file name if you installed the fonts elsewhere.)
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4118
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4119 Finally, if you wish to use the installed fonts with @code{ps-print},
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4120 add the following line to your @file{~/.emacs}:
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4121
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4122 @lisp
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4123 (setq ps-multibyte-buffer 'bdf-font-except-latin)
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4124 @end lisp
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4125
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4126 A few additional steps are necessary for MS-Windows; they are listed
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4127 below.
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4128
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4129 First, make sure @emph{all} the directories with BDF font files are
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4130 mentioned in @code{bdf-directory-list}. On Unix and GNU/Linux
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4131 systems, one normally runs @kbd{make install} to install the BDF fonts
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4132 in the same directory. By contrast, Windows users typically don't run
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4133 the Intlfonts installation command, but unpack the distribution in
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4134 some directory, which leaves the BDF fonts in its subdirectories. For
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4135 example, assume that you unpacked Intlfonts in @file{C:/Intlfonts};
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4136 then you should set @code{bdf-directory-list} as follows:
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4137
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4138 @lisp
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4139 (setq bdf-directory-list
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4140 '("C:/Intlfonts/Asian"
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4141 "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese" "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese.X"
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4142 "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese.BIG" "C:/Intlfonts/Ethiopic"
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4143 "C:/Intlfonts/European" "C:/Intlfonts/European.BIG"
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4144 "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese" "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese.X"
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4145 "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese.BIG" "C:/Intlfonts/Korean.X"
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4146 "C:/Intlfonts/Misc"))
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4147 @end lisp
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4148
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4149 @cindex @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist}
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4150 @cindex @code{w32-find-bdf-fonts}
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4151 Next, you need to set up the variable @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist} to
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4152 an alist of the BDF fonts and their corresponding file names.
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4153 Assuming you have set @code{bdf-directory-list} to name all the
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4154 directories with the BDF font files, the following Lisp snippet will
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4155 set up @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist}:
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4156
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4157 @lisp
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4158 (setq w32-bdf-filename-alist
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4159 (w32-find-bdf-fonts bdf-directory-list))
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4160 @end lisp
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4161
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4162 Now, create fontsets for the BDF fonts:
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4163
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4164 @lisp
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4165 (create-fontset-from-fontset-spec
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4166 "-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-fontset-bdf,
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4167 japanese-jisx0208:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0208.1983-*,
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4168 katakana-jisx0201:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0201*-*,
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4169 latin-jisx0201:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0201*-*,
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4170 japanese-jisx0208-1978:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0208.1978-*,
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4171 thai-tis620:-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-tis620.2529-1,
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4172 lao:-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-MuleLao-1,
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4173 tibetan-1-column:-TibMdXA-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-MuleTibetan-1,
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4174 ethiopic:-Admas-Ethiomx16f-Medium-R-Normal--16-150-100-100-M-160-Ethiopic-Unicode,
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4175 tibetan:-TibMdXA-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-160-MuleTibetan-0")
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4176 @end lisp
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4177
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4178 Many of the international bdf fonts from Intlfonts are type 0, and
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4179 therefore need to be added to font-encoding-alist:
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4180
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4181 @lisp
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4182 (setq font-encoding-alist
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4183 (append '(("MuleTibetan-0" (tibetan . 0))
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4184 ("GB2312" (chinese-gb2312 . 0))
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4185 ("JISX0208" (japanese-jisx0208 . 0))
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4186 ("JISX0212" (japanese-jisx0212 . 0))
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4187 ("VISCII" (vietnamese-viscii-lower . 0))
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4188 ("KSC5601" (korean-ksc5601 . 0))
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4189 ("MuleArabic-0" (arabic-digit . 0))
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4190 ("MuleArabic-1" (arabic-1-column . 0))
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4191 ("MuleArabic-2" (arabic-2-column . 0)))
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4192 font-encoding-alist))
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4193 @end lisp
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4194
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4195 You can now use the Emacs font menu to select the @samp{bdf: 16-dot medium}
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4196 fontset, or you can select it by setting the default font in your
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4197 @file{~/.emacs}:
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4198
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4199 @lisp
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4200 (set-default-font "fontset-bdf")
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4201 @end lisp
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4202
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4203
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4204 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4205 @node Mail and news
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4206 @chapter Mail and news
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4207 @cindex Mail and news
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4208
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4209 @menu
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4210 * Changing the included text prefix::
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4211 * Saving a copy of outgoing mail::
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4212 * Expanding aliases when sending mail::
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4213 * Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder::
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4214 * Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail::
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4215 * Replying to the sender of a message::
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4216 * Automatically starting a mail or news reader::
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4217 * Reading news with Emacs::
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4218 * Gnus does not work with NNTP::
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4219 * Making Gnus faster::
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4220 * Catching up in all newsgroups::
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4221 @end menu
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4222
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4223 @node Changing the included text prefix
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4224 @section How do I change the included text prefix in mail/news followups?
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4225 @cindex Prefix in mail/news followups, changing
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4226 @cindex Included text prefix, changing
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4227 @cindex Setting the included text character
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4228 @cindex Quoting in mail messages
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4229
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4230 If you read mail with Rmail, set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}.
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4231 For Gnus, set @code{message-yank-prefix}. For VM, set
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4232 @code{vm-included-text-prefix}. For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}.
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4233
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4234 For fancier control of citations, use Supercite (@pxref{Top,, the Supercite
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4235 Manual, sc, The Supercite Manual}).
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4236
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4237 To prevent Emacs from including various headers of the replied-to
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4238 message, set the value of @code{mail-yank-ignored-headers} to an
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4239 appropriate regexp.
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4240
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4241 @node Saving a copy of outgoing mail
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4242 @section How do I save a copy of outgoing mail?
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4243 @cindex Saving a copy of outgoing mail
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4244 @cindex Copying outgoing mail to a file
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4245 @cindex Filing outgoing mail
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4246 @cindex Automatic filing of outgoing mail
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4247 @cindex Mail, saving outgoing automatically
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4248
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4249 You can either mail yourself a copy by including a @samp{BCC} header in the
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4250 mail message, or store a copy of the message directly to a file by
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4251 including an @samp{FCC} header.
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4252
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4253 If you use standard mail, you can automatically create a @samp{BCC} to
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4254 yourself by putting
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4255
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4256 @lisp
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4257 (setq mail-self-blind t)
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4258 @end lisp
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4259
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4260 @noindent
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4261 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can automatically include an @samp{FCC}
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4262 field by putting something like the following in your @file{.emacs}
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4263 file:
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4264
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4265 @lisp
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4266 (setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing"))
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4267 @end lisp
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4268
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4269 The output file will be in Unix mail format.
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4270
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4271 If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your
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4272 components file.
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4273
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4274 It does not work to put @samp{set record filename} in the @file{.mailrc}
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4275 file.
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4276
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4277 @node Expanding aliases when sending mail
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4278 @section Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail?
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4279 @cindex Expanding aliases when sending mail
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4280 @cindex Mail alias expansion
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4281 @cindex Sending mail with aliases
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4282
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4283 @xref{Mail Aliases,, The Emacs Manual, emacs, The Emacs Manual}.
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4284
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4285 @itemize @bullet
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4286
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4287 @item
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4288 Normally, Emacs expands aliases when you send the message.
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4289 To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}.
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4290
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4291 @c FIXME there should be an interactive rebuild command for this.
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4292 @item
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4293 Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
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4294 when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
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4295 @file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}} to
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4296 make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
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4297
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4298 @item
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4299 If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
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4300 type them in. To enable this feature, execute the following:
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4301
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4302 @lisp
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4303 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'mail-abbrevs-setup)
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4304 @end lisp
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4305
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4306 Note that the aliases are expanded automatically only after you type
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4307 a word-separator character (e.g. @key{RET} or @kbd{,}). You can force their
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4308 expansion by moving point to the end of the alias and typing @kbd{C-x a e}
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4309 (@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}).
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4310 @end itemize
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4311
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4312 @node Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder
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4313 @section How can I sort the messages in my Rmail folder?
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4314 @cindex Rmail, sorting messages in
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4315 @cindex Folder, sorting messages in an Rmail
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4316 @cindex Sorting messages in an Rmail folder
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4317
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4318 In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions
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4319 and their key bindings.
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4320
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4321 @node Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail
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4322 @section Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/var/spool/mail}?
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4323 @cindex Rmail and @file{/var/spool/mail}
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4324 @cindex @file{/var/spool/mail} and Rmail
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4325
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4326 This is the behavior of the @code{movemail} program which Rmail uses.
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4327 This indicates that @code{movemail} is configured to use lock files.
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4328
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4329 RMS writes:
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4330
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4331 @quotation
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4332 Certain systems require lock files to interlock access to mail files.
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4333 On these systems, @code{movemail} must write lock files, or you risk losing
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4334 mail. You simply must arrange to let @code{movemail} write them.
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4335
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4336 Other systems use the @code{flock} system call to interlock access. On
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4337 these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}.
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4338 @end quotation
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4339
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4340 @node Replying to the sender of a message
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4341 @section How can I force Rmail to reply to the sender of a message, but not the other recipients?
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4342 @cindex Replying only to the sender of a message
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4343 @cindex Sender, replying only to
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4344 @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in
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4345
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4346 @email{isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu, Ron Isaacson} says: When you hit
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4347 @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original
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4348 recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC}
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4349 lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}),
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4350 it replies only to the sender. However, going through the whole
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4351 @kbd{C-u} business every time you want to reply is a pain. This is the
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4352 best fix I've been able to come up with:
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4353
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4354 @lisp
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4355 (defun rmail-reply-t ()
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4356 "Reply only to the sender of the current message. (See rmail-reply.)"
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4357 (interactive)
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4358 (rmail-reply t))
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4359
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4360 (add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook
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4361 (lambda ()
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4362 (define-key rmail-mode-map "r" 'rmail-reply-t)
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4363 (define-key rmail-mode-map "R" 'rmail-reply)))
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4364 @end lisp
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4365
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4366 @node Automatically starting a mail or news reader
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4367 @section How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader?
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4368 @cindex Mail reader, starting automatically
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4369 @cindex News reader, starting automatically
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4370 @cindex Starting mail/news reader automatically
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4371
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4372 To start Emacs in Gnus:
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4373
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4374 @example
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4375 emacs -f gnus
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4376 @end example
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4377
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4378 @noindent
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4379 in Rmail:
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4380
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4381 @example
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4382 emacs -f rmail
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4383 @end example
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4384
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4385 A more convenient way to start with Gnus:
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4386
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4387 @example
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4388 alias gnus 'emacs -f gnus'
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4389 gnus
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4390 @end example
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4391
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4392 It is probably unwise to automatically start your mail or news reader
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4393 from your @file{.emacs} file. This would cause problems if you needed to run
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4394 two copies of Emacs at the same time. Also, this would make it difficult for
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4395 you to start Emacs quickly when you needed to.
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4396
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4397 @node Reading news with Emacs
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4398 @section How do I read news under Emacs?
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4399 @cindex Reading news under Emacs
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4400 @cindex Usenet reader in Emacs
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4401 @cindex Gnus newsreader
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4402 @cindex FAQ for Gnus
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4403 @cindex Gnus FAQ
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4404 @cindex Learning more about Gnus
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4405
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4406 Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. For more information on Gnus, @pxref{Top,, the Gnus
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4407 Manual, gnus, The Gnus Manual}, which includes @ref{Frequently Asked
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4408 Questions,, the Gnus FAQ, gnus}.
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4409
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4410
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4411 @node Gnus does not work with NNTP
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4412 @section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP?
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4413 @cindex Gnus and NNTP
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4414 @cindex NNTP, Gnus fails to work with
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4415
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4416 There is a bug in NNTP version 1.5.10, such that when multiple requests
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4417 are sent to the NNTP server, the server only handles the first one
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4418 before blocking waiting for more input which never comes. NNTP version
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4419 1.5.11 claims to fix this.
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4420
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4421 You can work around the bug inside Emacs like this:
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4422
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4423 @lisp
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4424 (setq nntp-maximum-request 1)
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4425 @end lisp
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4426
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4427 You can find out what version of NNTP your news server is running by
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4428 telnetting to the NNTP port (usually 119) on the news server machine
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4429 (i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its
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4430 version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out.
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4431
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4432 @node Making Gnus faster
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4433 @section How do I make Gnus faster?
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4434 @cindex Faster, starting Gnus
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4435 @cindex Starting Gnus faster
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4436 @cindex Gnus, starting faster
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4437 @cindex Slow catch up in Gnus
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4438 @cindex Gnus is slow when catching up
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4439 @cindex Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow
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4440
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4441 From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Reading news with Emacs}):
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4442
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4443 @quotation
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4444 If you have a slow machine, or are just really impatient, there are a
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4445 few things you can do to make Gnus run faster.
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4446
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4447 Set @code{gnus-check-new-newsgroups} and
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4448 @code{gnus-check-bogus-newsgroups} to @code{nil} to make startup faster.
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4449
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4450 Set @code{gnus-show-threads}, @code{gnus-use-cross-reference} and
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4451 @code{gnus-nov-is-evil} to @code{nil} to make entering and exiting the
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4452 summary buffer faster.
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4453 @end quotation
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4454
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4455 @node Catching up in all newsgroups
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4456 @section How do I catch up all newsgroups in Gnus?
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4457 @cindex Catching up all newsgroups in Gnus
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4458 @cindex Gnus, Catching up all newsgroups in
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4459
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4460 In the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer, type @kbd{M-< C-x ( c y C-x ) M-0 C-x e}
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4461
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4462 Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point
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4463 to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer.
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4465 @node Concept index
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4466 @unnumbered Concept Index
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4467 @printindex cp
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4468
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4469 @bye
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4471 @ignore
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4472 arch-tag: fee0d62d-06cf-43d8-ac21-123408eaf10f
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4473 @end ignore