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21 @quotation
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22 This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers
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23 (``FAQ'') may be translated into other languages, transformed into other
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24 formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new information.
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26 The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to the FAQ
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27 itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an approved
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28 translation, information on who is currently maintaining the FAQ and how to
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29 contact them (including their e-mail address), and information on where the
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43 * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
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60 @top The GNU Emacs FAQ
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66 or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
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121 @section What do these mean: @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{C-M-a}, @key{RET}, @kbd{@key{ESC} a}, etc.?
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139 @kbd{C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Control} key
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156 @key{RET}: @key{Return}, sometimes marked @key{Enter}; same as @kbd{C-m}
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211 what @kbd{M-x} and @key{RET} mean.)
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230 @section How do I read topic XXX in the Emacs manual?
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233 @cindex Finding topics in the Emacs manual
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236 When we refer you to some @var{topic} in the Emacs manual, you can
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238 typing @kbd{C-h i m emacs @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET}}.
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240 This invokes Info, the GNU hypertext documentation browser. If you don't
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243 If we refer to @var{topic}:@var{subtopic}, type @kbd{C-h i m emacs
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244 @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET} m @var{subtopic} @key{RET}}.
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257 @section What are @file{etc/GNU}, @file{src/config.h}, @file{site-lisp/default.el}, etc.?
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280 default, Emacs Info documentation is placed in @file{/usr/local/share/info}.
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283 @pxref{Informational files for Emacs}.
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361 @section What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft?
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362 @cindex Copyleft, real meaning of
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364 @cindex General Public License, real meaning of
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367 The real legal meaning of the GNU General Public License (copyleft) will
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368 only be known if and when a judge rules on its validity and scope.
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369 There has never been a copyright infringement case involving the GPL to
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379 @quotation
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380 The legal meaning of the GNU copyleft is less important than the spirit,
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382 to Emacs should also be free software. ``Free'' means that all users
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383 have the freedom to study, share, change and improve Emacs. To make
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384 sure everyone has this freedom, pass along source code when you
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385 distribute any version of Emacs or a related program, and give the
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386 recipients the same freedom that you enjoyed.
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387 @end quotation
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392 @cindex GNU newsgroups, appropriate messages for
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393 @cindex Usenet groups, appropriate messages for
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394 @cindex Mailing lists, appropriate messages for
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400 which are gatewayed with newsgroups, it lists both the newsgroup name
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405 The newsgroup @uref{news:comp.emacs} is for discussion of Emacs programs
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410 Messages advocating ``non-free'' software are considered unacceptable on
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416 posting a followup that recommends such software.
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418 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug} is a place where bug reports appear, but avoid
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419 posting bug reports to this newsgroup directly (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
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422 @section Where can I get old postings to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and other GNU groups?
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425 @cindex Old Usenet postings for GNU groups
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430 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}. Raw
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440 mail-to-news gateway).
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449 The correct way to report Emacs bugs is to use the command
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450 @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}. It sets up a mail buffer with the
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452 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} for the released versions of Emacs.
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453 Anything sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} also appears in the
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454 newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of
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455 news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address
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458 Be sure to read the ``Bugs'' section of the Emacs manual before reporting
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465 @quotation
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466 Sending bug reports to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} (which has the
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467 effect of posting on @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}) is undesirable because
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470 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} reaches a much smaller group of people
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471 who are more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to
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475 RMS says it is sometimes fine to post to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}:
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480 @code{gnu.emacs.help} asking if anyone can help you.
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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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494 @section How do I unsubscribe from a mailing list?
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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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500 @email{@var{list}-request@@gnu.org}. Mailing lists mails normally
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506 @section What is the current address of the FSF?
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508 @cindex Postal address of the FSF
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509 @cindex Contracting the FSF
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510 @cindex Free Software Foundation, contacting
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512 For up-to-date information, see
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513 @uref{http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html, the FSF contact web-page}.
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518 info@@fsf.org
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529 @item Postal address
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530 Free Software Foundation@*
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531 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor@*
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533 USA@*
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537 @cindex Ordering GNU software
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538 For details on how to order items directly from the FSF, see the
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539 @uref{http://shop.fsf.org/, FSF on-line store}.
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541 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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543 @chapter Getting help
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546 This chapter tells you how to get help with Emacs.
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548 @menu
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563 @cindex Basic editing with Emacs
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564 @cindex Beginning editing
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566 @cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the
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567 @cindex Help system, entering the
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569 Type @kbd{C-h t} to invoke the self-paced tutorial. Just typing
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570 @kbd{C-h} enters the help system. Starting with Emacs 22, the tutorial
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572 Russian, etc. Use @kbd{M-x help-with-tutorial-spec-language @key{RET}}
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573 to choose your language and start the tutorial.
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576 @key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x
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577 help-for-help} instead to invoke help. To discover what key (if any)
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578 invokes help on your system, type @kbd{M-x where-is @key{RET}
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580 sequences in the echo area. Ignore the last character in each key
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584 Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value
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588 @section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs?
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590 @cindex Learning to do something in Emacs
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594 There are several methods for finding out how to do things in Emacs.
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601 hypertext reader. Type @kbd{C-h r} to display the manual in Info mode.
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602 Typing @key{h} immediately after entering Info will provide a short
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606 @cindex Index search in a manual
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607 @item
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608 To quickly locate the section of the manual which discusses a certain
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610 @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET}}, where @var{topic} is the name of the
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614 @kbd{,} keys invoke the index-searching functions, which look for the
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618 @item
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619 You can list all of the commands whose names contain a certain word
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623 @cindex Command description in the manual
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624 @item
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627 Emacs manual where that command is described.
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629 @cindex Finding commands and variables
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631 You can list all of the functions and variables whose names contain a
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634 @item
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637 apropos-documentation}.
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639 @item
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648 @file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution.
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649 Beginning with version 21.1, the Emacs distribution comes with
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650 translations of the reference card into several languages; look for
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651 files named @file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang}
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652 is a two-letter code of the language. For example, the German version
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653 of the reference card is in the files @file{etc/refcards/de-refcard.tex}
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654 and @file{etc/recards/de-refcard.pdf}.
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656 @item
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657 There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and
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658 information. To get a list of these commands, type @samp{?} after
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659 @kbd{C-h}.
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660
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661 @end itemize
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662
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663 @node Getting a printed manual
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664 @section How do I get a printed copy of the Emacs manual?
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665 @cindex Printed Emacs manual, obtaining
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666 @cindex Manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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667 @cindex Emacs manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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669 You can order a printed copy of the Emacs manual from the FSF. For
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670 details see the @uref{http://shop.fsf.org/, FSF on-line store}.
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671
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672 The full Texinfo source for the manual also comes in the @file{doc/emacs}
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673 directory of the Emacs distribution, if you're daring enough to try to
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674 print out this several-hundred-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo
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675 file}).
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676
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677 If you absolutely have to print your own copy, and you don't have @TeX{},
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678 you can get a PostScript or PDF (or HTML) version from
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679
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680 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/}
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681
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682 @xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual from Emacs.
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683
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684 @node Emacs Lisp documentation
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685 @section Where can I get documentation on Emacs Lisp?
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686 @cindex Documentation on Emacs Lisp
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687 @cindex Function documentation
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688 @cindex Variable documentation
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689 @cindex Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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690 @cindex Reference manual for Emacs Lisp
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691
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692 Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a
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693 function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable.
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694
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695 For more information, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available
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696 in Info format (@pxref{Top, Emacs Lisp,, elisp, The
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697 Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}).
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698
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699 You can also order a hardcopy of the manual from the FSF, for details
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700 see the @uref{http://shop.fsf.org/, FSF on-line store}. (This manual is
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701 not always in print.)
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702
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703 An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at
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704
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705 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/elisp.html}
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706
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707 @node Installing Texinfo documentation
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708 @section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation?
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709 @cindex Texinfo documentation, installing
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710 @cindex Installing Texinfo documentation
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711 @cindex New Texinfo files, installing
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712 @cindex Documentation, installing new Texinfo files
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713 @cindex Info files, how to install
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714
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715 Emacs releases come with pre-built Info files, and the normal install
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716 process places them in the correct location. This is true for most
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717 applications that provide Info files. The following section is only
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718 relevant if you want to install extra Info files by hand.
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719
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720 First, you must turn the Texinfo source files into Info files. You may
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721 do this using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part
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722 of the Texinfo package at
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723
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724 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/}
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725
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726 For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which
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728 Info format, so you can read it from Emacs; type @kbd{C-h i m texinfo
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729 @key{RET}}.
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730
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731 @c FIXME is this a complete alternative?
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732 @c Probably not, given that we require makeinfo to build Emacs.
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733 Alternatively, you could use the Emacs command @kbd{M-x
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734 texinfo-format-buffer}, after visiting the Texinfo source file of the
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735 manual you want to convert.
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736
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737 Neither @code{texinfo-format-buffer} nor @file{makeinfo} installs the
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738 resulting Info files in Emacs's Info tree. To install Info files,
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739 perform these steps:
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740
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741 @enumerate
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742 @item
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743 Move the files to the @file{info} directory in the installed Emacs
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744 distribution. @xref{File-name conventions}, if you don't know where that
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745 is.
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746
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747 @item
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748 Run the @code{install-info} command, which is part of the Texinfo
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749 distribution, to update the main Info directory menu, like this:
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750
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751 @example
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752 install-info --info-dir=@var{dir-path} @var{dir-path}/@var{file}
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753 @end example
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754
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755 @noindent
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756 where @var{dir-path} is the full path to the directory where you copied
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757 the produced Info file(s), and @var{file} is the name of the Info file
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758 you produced and want to install.
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759
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760 If you don't have the @code{install-info} command installed, you can
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761 edit the file @file{info/dir} in the installed Emacs distribution, and
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762 add a line for the top level node in the Info package that you are
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763 installing. Follow the examples already in this file. The format is:
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764
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765 @example
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766 * Topic: (relative-pathname). Short description of topic.
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767 @end example
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768
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769 @end enumerate
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770
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771 If you want to install Info files and you don't have the necessary
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772 privileges, you have several options:
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773
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774 @itemize @bullet
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775 @item
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776 Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used.
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777 You can use a prefix argument for the @code{info} command and specify
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778 the name of the Info file in the minibuffer. This goes to the node
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779 named @samp{Top} in that file. For example, to view a Info file named
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780 @file{@var{info-file}} in your home directory, you can type this:
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781
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782 @example
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783 @kbd{C-u C-h i ~/@var{info-file} @key{RET}}
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784 @end example
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786 Alternatively, you can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node}
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787 command (invoked by pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name
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788 of the file in parentheses, like this:
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789
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790 @example
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791 @kbd{C-h i g (~/@var{info-file}) @key{RET}}
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792 @end example
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794 @item
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795 You can create your own Info directory. You can tell Emacs where that
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796 Info directory is by adding its pathname to the value of the variable
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797 @code{Info-default-directory-list}. For example, to use a private Info
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798 directory which is a subdirectory of your home directory named @file{Info},
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799 you could put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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801 @lisp
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802 (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "~/Info")
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803 @end lisp
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805 You will need a top-level Info file named @file{dir} in this directory
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806 which has everything the system @file{dir} file has in it, except it
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807 should list only entries for Info files in that directory. You might
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808 not need it if (fortuitously) all files in this directory were
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809 referenced by other @file{dir} files. The node lists from all
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810 @file{dir} files in @code{Info-default-directory-list} are merged by the
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811 Info system.
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812
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813 @end itemize
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814
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815 @node Printing a Texinfo file
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816 @section How do I print a Texinfo file?
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817 @cindex Printing a Texinfo file
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818 @cindex Texinfo file, printing
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819 @cindex Printing documentation
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820
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821 You can't get nicely printed output from Info files; you must still have
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822 the original Texinfo source file for the manual you want to print.
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823
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824 Assuming you have @TeX{} installed on your system, follow these steps:
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825
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826 @enumerate
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827
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828 @item
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829 Make sure the first line of the Texinfo file looks like this:
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830
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831 @example
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832 \input texinfo
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833 @end example
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834
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835 You may need to change @samp{texinfo} to the full pathname of the
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836 @file{texinfo.tex} file, which comes with Emacs as
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837 @file{doc/misc/texinfo.tex} (or copy or link it into the current directory).
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838
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839 @item
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840 Type @kbd{texi2dvi @var{texinfo-source}}, where @var{texinfo-source} is
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841 the name of the Texinfo source file for which you want to produce a
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842 printed copy. The @samp{texi2dvi} script is part of the GNU Texinfo
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843 distribution.
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844
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845 Alternatively, @samp{texi2pdf} produces PDF files.
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846
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847 @item
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848 Print the DVI file @file{@var{texinfo-source}.dvi} in the normal way for
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849 printing DVI files at your site. For example, if you have a PostScript
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850 printer, run the @code{dvips} program to print the DVI file on that
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851 printer.
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852
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853 @end enumerate
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854
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855 To get more general instructions, retrieve the latest Texinfo package
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856 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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857
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858 @node Viewing Info files outside of Emacs
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859 @section Can I view Info files without using Emacs?
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860 @cindex Viewing Info files
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861 @cindex Info file viewers
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862 @cindex Alternative Info file viewers
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863
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864 Yes. Here are some alternative programs:
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865
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866 @itemize @bullet
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867
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868 @item
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869 @code{info}, a stand-alone version of the Info program, comes as part of
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870 the Texinfo package. @xref{Installing Texinfo documentation}, for
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871 details.
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872
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873 @item
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874 Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Window system and uses Tcl/Tk.
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875 You can get Tkinfo at
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876 @uref{http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/tkinfo/}.
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877
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878 @end itemize
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879
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880 @node Informational files for Emacs
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881 @section What informational files are available for Emacs?
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882 @cindex Informational files included with Emacs
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883 @cindex Files included with Emacs
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884 @cindex @file{COPYING}, description of file
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885 @cindex @file{DISTRIB}, description of file
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886 @cindex @file{GNU}, description of file
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887 @cindex @file{INTERVIEW}, description of file
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888 @cindex @file{MACHINES}, description of file
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889 @cindex @file{MAILINGLISTS}, description of file
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890 @cindex @file{NEWS}, description of file
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891
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892 This isn't a frequently asked question, but it should be! A variety of
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893 informational files about Emacs and relevant aspects of the GNU project
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894 are available for you to read.
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895
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896 The following files (and others) are available in the @file{etc}
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897 directory of the Emacs distribution (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if
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898 you're not sure where that is). Many of these files are available via
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899 the Emacs @samp{Help} menu, or by typing @kbd{C-h ?} (@kbd{M-x
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900 help-for-help}).
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901
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902 @table @file
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903
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904 @item COPYING
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905 GNU General Public License
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906
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907 @item DISTRIB
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908 Emacs Availability Information
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909
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910 @item GNU
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911 The GNU Manifesto
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912
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913 @item INTERVIEW
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914 Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software
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915 system with BYTE editors
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916
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917 @item MACHINES
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918 Status of Emacs on Various Machines and Systems
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919
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920 @item MAILINGLISTS
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921 GNU Project Electronic Mailing Lists
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922
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923 @item NEWS
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924 Emacs news, a history of recent user-visible changes
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925
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926 @end table
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927
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928 More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's
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929 Bulletin}, are at
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930
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931 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bulletins.html} and
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932
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933 @uref{http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/gnu.html}
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934
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935 @node Help installing Emacs
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936 @section Where can I get help in installing Emacs?
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937 @cindex Installation help
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938 @cindex Help installing Emacs
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939
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940 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for some basic installation hints, and see
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941 @ref{Problems building Emacs}, if you have problems with the installation.
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942
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943 @uref{http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/, The GNU Service directory}
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944 lists companies and individuals willing to sell you help in installing
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945 or using Emacs and other GNU software.
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946
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947 @node Obtaining the FAQ
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948 @section Where can I get the latest version of this FAQ?
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949 @cindex FAQ, obtaining the
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950 @cindex Latest FAQ version, obtaining the
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951
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952 The Emacs FAQ is distributed with Emacs in Info format. You can read it
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954 the Emacs menu bar at the top of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h
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955 C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}). The very latest version is available
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956 in the Emacs development repository (@pxref{Latest version of Emacs}).
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958 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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959 @node Status of Emacs
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960 @chapter Status of Emacs
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961 @cindex Status of Emacs
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962
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963 This chapter gives you basic information about Emacs, including the
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964 status of its latest version.
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965
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966 @menu
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967 * Origin of the term Emacs::
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968 * Latest version of Emacs::
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969 * New in Emacs 23::
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970 * New in Emacs 22::
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971 * New in Emacs 21::
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972 * New in Emacs 20::
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973 @end menu
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974
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975 @node Origin of the term Emacs
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976 @section Where does the name ``Emacs'' come from?
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977 @cindex Origin of the term ``Emacs''
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978 @cindex Emacs name origin
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979 @cindex TECO
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980 @cindex Original version of Emacs
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981
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982 Emacs originally was an acronym for Editor MACroS. RMS says he ``picked
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983 the name Emacs because @key{E} was not in use as an abbreviation on ITS at
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984 the time.'' The first Emacs was a set of macros written in 1976 at MIT
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985 by RMS for the editor TECO (Text Editor and COrrector, originally Tape
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986 Editor and COrrector) under ITS (the Incompatible Timesharing System) on
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987 a PDP-10. RMS had already extended TECO with a ``real-time''
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988 full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys. Emacs was started by
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989 @email{gls@@east.sun.com, Guy Steele} as a project to unify the many
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990 divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT, and completed by
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991 RMS.
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992
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993 Many people have said that TECO code looks a lot like line noise; you
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995 implementation in Emacs Lisp (to find it, see @ref{Packages that do not
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997 original TECO Emacs inside of Emacs.
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998
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999 @cindex Why Emacs?
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1000 For some not-so-serious alternative reasons for Emacs to have that
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1001 name, check out the file @file{etc/JOKES} (@pxref{File-name
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1002 conventions}).
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1003
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1004 @node Latest version of Emacs
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1005 @section What is the latest version of Emacs?
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1006 @cindex Version, latest
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1007 @cindex Latest version of Emacs
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1008 @cindex Development, Emacs
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1009 @cindex Repository, Emacs
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1010 @cindex Bazaar repository, Emacs
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1012 Emacs @value{EMACSVER} is the current version as of this writing. A version
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1014 version; three components indicate a development
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1015 version (e.g. @samp{23.0.50} is what will eventually become @samp{23.1}).
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1016
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1017 Emacs is under active development, hosted at
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1018 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/emacs/, Savannah}. The source
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1019 code can be retrieved anonymously following the
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1020 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/bzr/?group=emacs, instructions}.
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1021 The repository is GNU Bazaar.
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1022
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1023 Because Emacs undergoes many changes before a release, the version
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1024 number of a development version is not especially meaningful. It is
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1025 better to refer to the date on which the sources were retrieved from the
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1026 development repository. The development version is usually quite robust
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1027 for every-day use, but if stability is more important to you than the
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1028 latest features, you may want to stick to the releases.
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1029
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1030 The following sections list some of the major new features in the last
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1031 few Emacs releases. For full details of the changes in any version of
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1032 Emacs, type @kbd{C-h C-n} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-news}). As of Emacs 22,
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1033 you can give this command a prefix argument to read about which features
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1034 were new in older versions.
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1035
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1036 @node New in Emacs 23
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1037 @section What is different about Emacs 23?
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1038 @cindex Differences between Emacs 22 and Emacs 23
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1039 @cindex Emacs 23, new features in
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1040 @cindex Recently introduced features
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1041 @cindex Default features
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1042
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1043 @itemize
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1044
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1045 @cindex Anti-aliased fonts
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1046 @cindex Freetype fonts
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1047 @item
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1048 Emacs has a new font code that can use multiple font backends,
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1049 including freetype and fontconfig. Emacs can use the Xft library for
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1050 anti-aliasing, and the otf and m17n libraries for complex text layout and
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1051 text shaping.
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1052
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1053 @cindex Unicode
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1054 @cindex Character sets
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1055 @item
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1056 The Emacs character set is now a superset of Unicode. Several new
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1057 language environments have been added.
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1058
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1059 @cindex Multi-tty support
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1060 @cindex X and tty displays
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1061 @item
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1062 Emacs now supports using both X displays and ttys in the same session
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1063 (@samp{multi-tty}).
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1064
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1065 @cindex Daemon mode
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1066 @item
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1067 Emacs can be started as a daemon in the background.
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1068
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1069 @cindex NeXTSTEP port
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1070 @cindex GNUstep port
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1071 @cindex Mac OS X Cocoa
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1072 @item
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1073 There is a new NeXTSTEP port of Emacs. This supports GNUstep and Mac OS
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1074 X (via the Cocoa libraries). The Carbon port of Emacs, which supported
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1075 Mac OS X in Emacs 22, has been removed.
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1076
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1077 @cindex Directory-local variables
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1078 @item
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1079 Directory-local variables can now be defined, in a similar manner to
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1080 file-local variables.
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1082 @item
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1083 Transient Mark mode (@pxref{Highlighting a region}) is on by default.
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1084
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1085 @end itemize
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1086
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1087 @noindent
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1088 Other changes include: support for serial port access; D-Bus bindings; a
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1089 new Visual Line mode for line-motion; improved completion; a new mode
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1090 (@samp{DocView}) for viewing of PDF, PostScript, and DVI documents; nXML
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1091 mode (for editing XML documents) is included; VC has been updated for
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1092 newer version control systems; etc. As always, consult the @file{NEWS}
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1095
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1096 @node New in Emacs 22
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1097 @section What is different about Emacs 22?
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1099 @cindex Emacs 22, new features in
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1101 @itemize
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1105 Emacs can be built with GTK+ widgets, and supports drag-and-drop
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1106 operation on X.
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1107
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1108 @cindex Supported systems
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1109 @item
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1110 Emacs 22 features support for GNU/Linux systems on S390 and x86-64
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1111 machines, as well as support for the Mac OS X and Cygwin operating
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1112 systems.
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1114 @item
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1118 @item
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1119 Font Lock mode, Auto Compression mode, and File Name Shadow Mode are
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1124 256 MBytes for Emacs 23.1, and 512 MBytes for Emacs 23.2 and above.
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1126 @item
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1127 Links can be followed with @kbd{mouse-1}, in addition to @kbd{mouse-2}.
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1129 @cindex Mouse wheel
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1130 @item
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1131 Mouse wheel support is enabled by default.
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1133 @item
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1134 Window fringes are customizable.
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1136 @item
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1139 @item
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1140 The minibuffer prompt is displayed in a distinct face.
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1142 @item
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1143 Abbrev definitions are read automatically at startup.
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1145 @item
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1146 Grep mode is separate from Compilation mode and has many new options and
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1147 commands specific to grep.
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1149 @item
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1150 The original Emacs macro system has been replaced by the new Kmacro
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1152 interface that uses the function keys F3 and F4. Macros are stored in a
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1153 macro ring, and can be debugged and edited interactively.
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1155 @item
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1156 The Grand Unified Debugger (GUD) can be used with a full graphical user
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1157 interface to GDB; this provides many features found in traditional
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1158 development environments, making it easy to manipulate breakpoints, add
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1159 watch points, display the call stack, etc. Breakpoints are visually
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1160 indicated in the source buffer.
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1162 @item
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1163 @cindex New modes
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1164 Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Calc,
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1165 TRAMP, URL, IDO, CUA, ERC, rcirc, Table, Image-Dired, SES, Ruler, Org,
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1166 PGG, Flymake, Password, Printing, Reveal, wdired, t-mouse, longlines,
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1167 savehist, Conf mode, Python mode, DNS mode, etc.
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1168
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1169 @cindex Multilingual Environment
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1170 @item
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1171 Leim is now part of Emacs. Unicode support has been much improved, and
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1172 the following input methods have been added: belarusian, bulgarian-bds,
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1173 bulgarian-phonetic, chinese-sisheng, croatian, dutch, georgian,
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1174 latin-alt-postfix, latin-postfix, latin-prefix, latvian-keyboard,
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1175 lithuanian-numeric, lithuanian-keyboard, malayalam-inscript, rfc1345,
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1176 russian-computer, sgml, slovenian, tamil-inscript, ucs,
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1177 ukrainian-computer, vietnamese-telex, and welsh.
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1178
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1179 The following language environments have also been added: Belarusian,
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1180 Bulgarian, Chinese-EUC-TW, Croatian, French, Georgian, Italian, Latin-6,
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1181 Latin-7, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish,
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1182 Tajik, Tamil, UTF-8, Ukrainian, Welsh, and Windows-1255.
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1183
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1184 @cindex Documentation
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1185 @cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
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1186 @item
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1187 In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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1188 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.
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1189 @end itemize
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1192 @node New in Emacs 21
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1193 @section What is different about Emacs 21?
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1194 @cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21
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1195 @cindex Emacs 21, new features in
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1196
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1197 @cindex Variable-size fonts
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1198 @cindex Toolbar support
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1199 Emacs 21 features a thorough rewrite of the display engine. The new
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1200 display engine supports variable-size fonts, images, and can play sounds
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1201 on platforms which support that. As a result, the visual appearance of
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1202 Emacs, when it runs on a windowed display, is much more reminiscent of
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1203 modern GUI programs, and includes 3D widgets (used for the mode line and
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1204 the scroll bars), a configurable and extensible toolbar, tooltips
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1205 (a.k.a.@: balloon help), and other niceties.
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1206
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1207 @cindex Colors on text-only terminals
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1208 @cindex TTY colors
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1209 In addition, Emacs 21 supports faces on text-only terminals. This means
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1210 that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console
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1211 and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
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1212
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1213
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1214 @node New in Emacs 20
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1215 @section What is different about Emacs 20?
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1216 @cindex Differences between Emacs 19 and Emacs 20
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1217 @cindex Emacs 20, new features in
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1218
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1219 The differences between Emacs versions 18 and 19 were rather dramatic;
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1220 the introduction of frames, faces, and colors on windowing systems was
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1221 obvious to even the most casual user.
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1222
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1223 There are differences between Emacs versions 19 and 20 as well, but many
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1225 of MULE code for languages that use non-Latin characters and for mixing
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1226 several languages in the same document; the ``Customize'' facility for
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1227 modifying variables without having to use Lisp; and automatic conversion
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1228 of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix platforms.
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1231 @node Common requests
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1232 @chapter Common requests
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1233 @cindex Common requests
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1234
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1235 @menu
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1237 * Using Customize::
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1239 * Debugging a customization file::
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1240 * Displaying the current line or column::
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1242 * Turning on abbrevs by default::
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1244 * Highlighting a region::
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1245 * Replacing highlighted text::
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1246 * Controlling case sensitivity::
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1247 * Working with unprintable characters::
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1250 * Wrapping words automatically::
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1251 * Turning on auto-fill by default::
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1253 * Using an already running Emacs process::
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1254 * Compiler error messages::
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1255 * Indenting switch statements::
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1257 * Horizontal scrolling::
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1259 * Turning off beeping::
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1260 * Turning the volume down::
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1265 * Valid X resources::
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1266 * Evaluating Emacs Lisp code::
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1267 * Changing the length of a Tab::
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1271 * Using regular expressions::
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1272 * Replacing text across multiple files::
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1274 * Disabling backups::
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1275 * Disabling auto-save-mode::
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1276 * Going to a line by number::
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1277 * Modifying pull-down menus::
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1278 * Deleting menus and menu options::
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1279 * Turning on syntax highlighting::
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1280 * Scrolling only one line::
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1281 * Editing MS-DOS files::
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1282 * Filling paragraphs with a single space::
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1283 * Escape sequences in shell output::
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1284 * Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows::
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1285 @end menu
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1286
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1287 @node Setting up a customization file
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1288 @section How do I set up a @file{.emacs} file properly?
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1289 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, setting up
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1290 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, locating
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1291 @cindex Init file, setting up
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1292 @cindex Customization file, setting up
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1293
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1294 @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}.
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1295
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1296 In general, new Emacs users should not be provided with @file{.emacs}
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1297 files, because this can cause confusing non-standard behavior. Then
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1298 they send questions to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs
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1299 isn't behaving as documented.
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1300
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1301 Emacs includes the Customize facility (@pxref{Using Customize}). This
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1302 allows users who are unfamiliar with Emacs Lisp to modify their
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1303 @file{.emacs} files in a relatively straightforward way, using menus
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1304 rather than Lisp code.
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1305
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1306 While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs,
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1307 consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your
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1308 @file{.emacs} directly. Simple configuration options are described
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1309 rather completely in @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}, for users
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1310 interested in performing frequently requested, basic tasks.
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1311
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1312 Sometimes users are unsure as to where their @file{.emacs} file should
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1313 be found. Visiting the file as @file{~/.emacs} from Emacs will find
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1314 the correct file.
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1315
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1316 @node Using Customize
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1317 @section How do I start using Customize?
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1318 @cindex Customize groups
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1319 @cindex Customizing variables
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1320 @cindex Customizing faces
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1321
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1322 The main Customize entry point is @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}. This
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1323 command takes you to a buffer listing all the available Customize
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1324 groups. From there, you can access all customizable options and faces,
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1325 change their values, and save your changes to your init file.
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1326 @inforef{Easy Customization, Easy Customization, emacs}.
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1327
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1328 If you know the name of the group in advance (e.g. ``shell''), use
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1329 @kbd{M-x customize-group @key{RET}}.
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1330
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1331 If you wish to customize a single option, use @kbd{M-x customize-option
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1332 @key{RET}}. This command prompts you for the name of the option to
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1333 customize, with completion.
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1334
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1335 @node Colors on a TTY
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1336 @section How do I get colors and syntax highlighting on a TTY?
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1337 @cindex Colors on a TTY
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1338 @cindex Syntax highlighting on a TTY
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1339 @cindex Console, colors
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1340
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1341 In Emacs 21.1 and later, colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode,
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1342 i.e.@: on Unix and GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when
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1343 invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X, and MS-Windows. (Colors and faces were
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1344 supported in the MS-DOS port since Emacs 19.29.) Emacs automatically
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1345 detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you think
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1346 that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, check the
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1347 @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related
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1348 capabilities.
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1349
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1350 The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which
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1351 exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display.
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1352
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1353 Syntax highlighting is on by default since version 22.1.
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1354
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1355 @node Debugging a customization file
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1356 @section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file?
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1357 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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1358 @cindex @file{.emacs} debugging
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1359 @cindex Init file debugging
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1360 @cindex @samp{-debug-init} option
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1361
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1362 Start Emacs with the @samp{-debug-init} command-line option. This
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1363 enables the Emacs Lisp debugger before evaluating your @file{.emacs}
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1364 file, and places you in the debugger if something goes wrong. The top
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1365 line in the @file{trace-back} buffer will be the error message, and the
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1366 second or third line of that buffer will display the Lisp code from your
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1367 @file{.emacs} file that caused the problem.
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1368
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1369 You can also evaluate an individual function or argument to a function
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1370 in your @file{.emacs} file by moving the cursor to the end of the
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1371 function or argument and typing @kbd{C-x C-e} (@kbd{M-x
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1372 eval-last-sexp}).
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1373
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1374 Use @kbd{C-h v} (@kbd{M-x describe-variable}) to check the value of
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1375 variables which you are trying to set or use.
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1376
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1377 @node Displaying the current line or column
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1378 @section How do I make Emacs display the current line (or column) number?
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1379 @cindex @code{line-number-mode}
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1380 @cindex Displaying the current line or column
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1381 @cindex Line number, displaying the current
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1382 @cindex Column, displaying the current
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1383 @cindex @code{mode-line-format}
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1384
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1385 By default, Emacs displays the current line number of the point in the
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1386 mode line. You can toggle this feature off or on with the command
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1387 @kbd{M-x line-number-mode}, or by setting the variable
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1388 @code{line-number-mode}. Note that Emacs will not display the line
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1389 number if the buffer's size in bytes is larger than the value of the
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1390 variable @code{line-number-display-limit}.
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1391
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1392 You can similarly display the current column with
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1393 @kbd{M-x column-number-mode}, or by putting the form
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1394
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1395 @lisp
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1396 (setq column-number-mode t)
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1397 @end lisp
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1398
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1399 @noindent
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1401
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1402 The @code{"%c"} format specifier in the variable @code{mode-line-format}
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1404 documentation for @code{mode-line-format} (using @kbd{C-h v
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1405 mode-line-format @key{RET}}) for more information on how to set and use
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1406 this variable.
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1407
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1408 @cindex Set number capability in @code{vi} emulators
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1409 The @samp{linum} package (distributed with Emacs since version 23.1)
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1410 displays line numbers in the left margin, like the ``set number''
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1411 capability of @code{vi}. The packages @samp{setnu} and
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1412 @samp{wb-line-number} (not distributed with Emacs) also implement this
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1413 feature.
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1414
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1415 @node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
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1416 @section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name?
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1417 @cindex Titlebar, displaying the current file name in
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1418 @cindex File name, displaying in the titlebar
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1419 @cindex @code{frame-title-format}
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1421 The contents of an Emacs frame's titlebar is controlled by the variable
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1422 @code{frame-title-format}, which has the same structure as the variable
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1423 @code{mode-line-format}. (Use @kbd{C-h v} or @kbd{M-x
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1424 describe-variable} to get information about one or both of these
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1427 By default, the titlebar for a frame does contain the name of the buffer
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1428 currently being visited, except if there is a single frame. In such a
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1431 @code{frame-title-format} to the default value of
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1432
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1433 @lisp
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1434 (multiple-frames "%b" ("" invocation-name "@@" system-name))
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1435 @end lisp
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1436
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1437 To modify the behavior such that frame titlebars contain the buffer's
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1438 name regardless of the number of existing frames, include the following
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1439 in your @file{.emacs}:
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1440
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1441 @lisp
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1442 (setq frame-title-format "%b")
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1443 @end lisp
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1444
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1445 @node Turning on abbrevs by default
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1446 @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
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1447 @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
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1448
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1449 Abbrev mode expands abbreviations as you type them. To turn it on in a
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1450 specific buffer, use @kbd{M-x abbrev-mode}. To turn it on in every
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1452
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1453 @lisp
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1454 (setq-default abbrev-mode t)
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1455 @end lisp
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1456
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1457 @noindent To turn it on in a specific mode, use:
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1458
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1459 @lisp
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1460 (add-hook '@var{mymode}-mode-hook
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1461 (lambda ()
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1462 (setq abbrev-mode t)))
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1463 @end lisp
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1464
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1465 @noindent If your Emacs version is older then 22.1, you will also need to use:
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1466
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1467 @lisp
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1468 (condition-case ()
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1469 (quietly-read-abbrev-file)
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1470 (file-error nil))
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1471 @end lisp
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1472
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1473 @node Associating modes with files
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1474 @section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files?
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1475 @cindex Associating modes with files
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1476 @cindex File extensions and modes
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1477 @cindex @code{auto-mode-alist}, modifying
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1478 @cindex Modes, associating with file extensions
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1479
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1480 If you want to use a certain mode @var{foo} for all files whose names end
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1481 with the extension @file{.@var{bar}}, this will do it for you:
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1482
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1483 @lisp
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1484 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.@var{bar}\\'" . @var{foo}-mode))
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1485 @end lisp
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1486
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1487 Alternatively, put this somewhere in the first line of any file you want to
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1488 edit in the mode @var{foo} (in the second line, if the first line begins
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1489 with @samp{#!}):
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1490
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1491 @example
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1492 -*- @var{foo} -*-
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1493 @end example
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1494
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1495 @cindex Major mode for shell scripts
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1496 The variable @code{interpreter-mode-alist} specifies which mode to use
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1497 when loading an interpreted script (e.g. shell, python, etc.). Emacs
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1499 the script. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x describe-variable}) on
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1500 @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more.
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1501
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1502 @node Highlighting a region
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1503 @section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
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1504 @cindex Highlighting text
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1505 @cindex Text, highlighting
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1506 @cindex @code{transient-mark-mode}
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1507 @cindex Region, highlighting a
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1508
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1509 You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by
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1510 including
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1511
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1512 @lisp
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1513 (transient-mark-mode 1)
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1514 @end lisp
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1515
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1516 @noindent
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1517 in your @file{.emacs} file. Since Emacs 23.1, this feature is on by default.
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1518
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1519 @node Replacing highlighted text
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1520 @section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
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1521 @cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1522 @cindex Replacing highlighted text
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1523 @cindex Highlighting and replacing text
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1524
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1525 Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
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1526 placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1527
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1528 @lisp
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1529 (delete-selection-mode 1)
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1530 @end lisp
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1531
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1532 According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1533 (which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
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1534 delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
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1535
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1536 @quotation
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1537 When Delete Selection mode is enabled, Transient Mark mode is also
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1538 enabled and typed text replaces the selection if the selection is
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1539 active. Otherwise, typed text is just inserted at point regardless of
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1540 any selection.
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1541 @end quotation
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1542
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1543 This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
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1544 pressing @key{DEL}.
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1545
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1546 @node Controlling case sensitivity
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1547 @section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
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1548 @cindex @code{case-fold-search}
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1549 @cindex Case sensitivity of searches
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1550 @cindex Searching without case sensitivity
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1551 @cindex Ignoring case in searches
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1552
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1553 @c FIXME
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1554 The value of the variable @code{case-fold-search} determines whether
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1555 searches are case sensitive:
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1557 @lisp
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1558 (setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive
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1559 (setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive
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1560 @end lisp
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1561
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1562 @cindex Case sensitivity in replacements
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1563 @cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity
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1564 @cindex @code{case-replace}
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1565 Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
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1566 whether replacements preserve case.
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1567
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1568 You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
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1570 To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
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1571 mode's hook. For example:
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1572
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1573 @lisp
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1574 (add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook
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1575 (lambda ()
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1576 (setq case-fold-search nil)))
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1577 @end lisp
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1578
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1579 @node Working with unprintable characters
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1580 @section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
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1581 @cindex Unprintable characters, working with
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1582 @cindex Working with unprintable characters
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1583 @cindex Control characters, working with
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1584 @cindex Eight-bit characters, working with
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1585 @cindex Searching for unprintable characters
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1586 @cindex Regexps and unprintable characters
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1588 To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for
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1589 example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}.
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1590 Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a
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1591 regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for
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1592 the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable
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1594
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1595 @itemize @bullet
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1596
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1597 @item
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1598 Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1599
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1600 @item
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1601 Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1602
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1603 @end itemize
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1604
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1605 To type these special characters in an interactive argument to
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1606 @code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to
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1607 use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand
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1609 to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}:
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1610
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1611 @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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1613 Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}:
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1614
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1615 @kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]}
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1616
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1617 To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp:
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1618
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1619 @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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1620
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1621 Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable
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1622 characters with a colon, use:
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1623
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1624 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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1626 @node Searching for/replacing newlines
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1627 @section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace?
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1628 @cindex Searching for newlines
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1629 @cindex Replacing newlines
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1630
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1631 Use @kbd{C-q C-j}. For more information, see @inforef{Special Isearch,
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1632 Special Input for Incremental Search, emacs}.
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1633
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1635 @node Yanking text in isearch
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1636 @section How do I copy text from the kill ring into the search string?
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1637 @cindex Yanking text into the search string
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1638 @cindex isearch yanking
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1639
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1640 Use @kbd{M-y}. @inforef{Isearch Yank, Isearch Yanking, emacs}.
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1641
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1642 @node Wrapping words automatically
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1643 @section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me?
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1644 @cindex Wrapping word automatically
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1645 @cindex Wrapping lines
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1646 @cindex Line wrap
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1647 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, introduction to
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1648 @cindex Maximum line width, default value
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1649 @cindex @code{fill-column}, default value
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1650
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1651 Use @code{auto-fill-mode}, activated by typing @kbd{M-x auto-fill-mode}.
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1652 The default maximum line width is 70, determined by the variable
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1653 @code{fill-column}. To learn how to turn this on automatically, see
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1654 @ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}.
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1655
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1656 @node Turning on auto-fill by default
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1657 @section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
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1658 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
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1659 @cindex Filling automatically
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1660 @cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
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1661
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1662 To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
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1663 auto-fill-mode}.
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1664
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1665 To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
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1666 for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
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1667 text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1668
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1669 @lisp
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1670 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
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1671 @end lisp
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1672
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1673 If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
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1674
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1675 @lisp
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1676 (setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
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1677 @end lisp
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1678
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1679 @node Changing load-path
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1680 @section How do I change @code{load-path}?
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1681 @cindex @code{load-path}, modifying
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1682 @cindex Modifying @code{load-path}
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1683 @cindex Adding to @code{load-path}
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1684
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1685 In general, you should only add to the @code{load-path}. You can add
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1686 directory @var{/dir/subdir} to the load path like this:
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1687
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1688 @lisp
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1689 (add-to-list 'load-path "/dir/subdir/")
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1690 @end lisp
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1691
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1692 To do this relative to your home directory:
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1693
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1694 @lisp
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1695 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/mysubdir/")
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1696 @end lisp
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1697
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1698 @node Using an already running Emacs process
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1699 @section How do I use an already running Emacs from another window?
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1700 @cindex @code{emacsclient}
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1701 @cindex Emacs server functions
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1702 @cindex Using an existing Emacs process
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1703
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1704 @code{emacsclient}, which comes with Emacs, is for editing a file using
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1705 an already running Emacs rather than starting up a new Emacs. It does
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1706 this by sending a request to the already running Emacs, which must be
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1707 expecting the request.
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1708
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1709 @itemize @bullet
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1711 @item
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1712 Setup:
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1713
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1714 Emacs must have executed the @code{server-start} function for
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1715 @samp{emacsclient} to work. This can be done either by a command line
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1716 option:
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1718 @example
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1719 emacs -f server-start
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1720 @end example
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1721
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1722 or by invoking @code{server-start} from @file{.emacs}:
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1724 @lisp
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1725 (if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start))
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1726 @end lisp
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1728 When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket named
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1729 @file{server} in @file{/tmp/emacs@var{userid}}. See
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1730 @code{server-socket-dir}.
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1731
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1732 To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke
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1733 @samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR}
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1734 (or sometimes @code{VISUAL}) to the value @samp{emacsclient}. You may
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1736 instead. Examples:
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1737
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1738 @example
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1739 # csh commands:
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1740 setenv EDITOR emacsclient
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1742 # using full pathname
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1743 setenv EDITOR /usr/local/emacs/etc/emacsclient
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1745 # sh command:
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1746 EDITOR=emacsclient ; export EDITOR
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1747 @end example
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1748
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1749 @item
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1750 Normal use:
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1751
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1752 When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the socket and passes its
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1753 command line options to Emacs, which at the next opportunity will visit
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1754 the files specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with
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1755 Emacs.) The user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When
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1756 the user is done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or
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1757 @kbd{M-x server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer
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1758 requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise
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1759 @code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue.
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1760
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1761 @cindex @code{gnuserv}
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1762 There is an alternative version of @samp{emacsclient} called
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1763 @samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman}
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1764 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses
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1765 Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections.
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1766
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1767 The most recent @samp{gnuserv} package is available at
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1768
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1769 @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/}
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1770
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1771 @end itemize
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1772
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1773 @node Compiler error messages
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1774 @section How do I make Emacs recognize my compiler's funny error messages?
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1775 @cindex Compiler error messages, recognizing
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1776 @cindex Recognizing non-standard compiler errors
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1777 @cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors
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1778 @cindex Errors, recognizing compiler
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1779
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1780 Customize the @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} variable.
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1781
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1782 @node Indenting switch statements
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1783 @section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}?
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1784 @cindex @code{switch}, indenting
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1785 @cindex Indenting of @code{switch}
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1786
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1787 Many people want to indent their @code{switch} statements like this:
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1788
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1789 @example
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1790 f()
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1791 @{
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1792 switch(x) @{
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1793 case A:
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1794 x1;
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1795 break;
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1796 case B:
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1797 x2;
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1798 break;
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1799 default:
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1800 x3;
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1801 @}
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1802 @}
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1803 @end example
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1804
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1805 @noindent To achieve this, add the following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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1806
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1807 @lisp
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1808 (c-set-offset 'case-label '+)
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1809 @end lisp
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1810
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1811 @node Customizing C and C++ indentation
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1812 @section How to customize indentation in C, C@t{++}, and Java buffers?
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1813 @cindex Indentation, how to customize
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1814 @cindex Customize indentation
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1815
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1816 The Emacs @code{cc-mode} features an interactive procedure for
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1817 customizing the indentation style, which is fully explained in the
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1818 @cite{CC Mode} manual that is part of the Emacs distribution, see
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1819 @ref{Customizing Indentation, , Customization Indentation, ccmode,
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1820 The CC Mode Manual}. Here's a short summary of the procedure:
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1821
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1822 @enumerate
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1823 @item
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1824 Go to the beginning of the first line where you don't like the
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1825 indentation and type @kbd{C-c C-o}. Emacs will prompt you for the
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1826 syntactic symbol; type @key{RET} to accept the default it suggests.
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1827
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1828 @item
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1829 Emacs now prompts for the offset of this syntactic symbol, showing the
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1830 default (the current definition) inside parentheses. You can choose
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1831 one of these:
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1832
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1833 @table @code
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1834 @item 0
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1835 No extra indentation.
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1836 @item +
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1837 Indent one basic offset.
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1838 @item -
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1839 Outdent one basic offset.
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1840 @item ++
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1841 Indent two basic offsets
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1842 @item --
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1843 Outdent two basic offsets.
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1844 @item *
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1845 Indent half basic offset.
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1846 @item /
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1847 Outdent half basic offset.
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1848 @end table
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1849
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1850 @item
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1851 After choosing one of these symbols, type @kbd{C-c C-q} to reindent
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1852 the line or the block according to what you just specified.
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1853
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1854 @item
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1855 If you don't like the result, go back to step 1. Otherwise, add the
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1856 following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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1857
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1858 @lisp
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1859 (c-set-offset '@var{syntactic-symbol} @var{offset})
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1860 @end lisp
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1861
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1862 @noindent
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1863 where @var{syntactic-symbol} is the name Emacs shows in the minibuffer
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1864 when you type @kbd{C-c C-o} at the beginning of the line, and
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1865 @var{offset} is one of the indentation symbols listed above (@code{+},
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1866 @code{/}, @code{0}, etc.) that you've chosen during the interactive
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1867 procedure.
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1868
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1869 @item
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1870 Go to the next line whose indentation is not to your liking and repeat
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1871 the process there.
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1872 @end enumerate
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1873
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1874 It is recommended to put all the resulting @code{(c-set-offset ...)}
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1875 customizations inside a C mode hook, like this:
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1876
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1877 @lisp
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1878 (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
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1879 (c-set-offset ...)
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1880 (c-set-offset ...))
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1881 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
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1882 @end lisp
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1883
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1884 @noindent
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1885 Using @code{c-mode-hook} avoids the need to put a @w{@code{(require
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1886 'cc-mode)}} into your @file{.emacs} file, because @code{c-set-offset}
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1887 might be unavailable when @code{cc-mode} is not loaded.
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1888
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1889 Note that @code{c-mode-hook} runs for C source files only; use
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1890 @code{c++-mode-hook} for C@t{++} sources, @code{java-mode-hook} for
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1891 Java sources, etc. If you want the same customizations to be in
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1892 effect in @emph{all} languages supported by @code{cc-mode}, use
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1893 @code{c-mode-common-hook}.
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1894
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1895 @node Horizontal scrolling
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1896 @section How can I make Emacs automatically scroll horizontally?
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1897 @cindex @code{hscroll-mode}
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1898 @cindex Horizontal scrolling
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1899 @cindex Scrolling horizontally
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1901 In Emacs 21 and later, this is on by default: if the variable
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1902 @code{truncate-lines} is non-@code{nil} in the current buffer, Emacs
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1903 automatically scrolls the display horizontally when point moves off the
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1904 left or right edge of the window.
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1905
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1906 Note that this is overridden by the variable
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1907 @code{truncate-partial-width-windows} if that variable is non-nil
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1908 and the current buffer is not full-frame width.
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1909
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1910 In Emacs 20, use @code{hscroll-mode}.
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1912 @node Overwrite mode
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1913 @section How do I make Emacs ``typeover'' or ``overwrite'' instead of inserting?
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1914 @cindex @key{Insert}
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1915 @cindex @code{overwrite-mode}
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1916 @cindex Overwriting existing text
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1917 @cindex Toggling @code{overwrite-mode}
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1918
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1919 @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode} (a minor mode). This toggles
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1920 @code{overwrite-mode} on and off, so exiting from @code{overwrite-mode}
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1921 is as easy as another @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode}.
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1922
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1923 On some systems, @key{Insert} toggles @code{overwrite-mode} on and off.
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1924
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1926 @section How do I stop Emacs from beeping on a terminal?
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1927 @cindex Beeping, turning off
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1928 @cindex Visible bell
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1929 @cindex Bell, visible
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1930
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1931 @email{martin@@cc.gatech.edu, Martin R. Frank} writes:
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1933 Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell,
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1935
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1936 That is, put the following in your @code{TERMCAP} environment variable
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1940 ... :vb=: ...
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1942
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1943 And evaluate the following Lisp form:
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1945 @example
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1946 (setq visible-bell t)
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1947 @end example
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1949 @node Turning the volume down
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1950 @section How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X?
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1951 @cindex Bell, volume of
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1952 @cindex Volume of bell
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1954 On X Window system, you can adjust the bell volume and duration for all
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1955 programs with the shell command @code{xset}.
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1956
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1957 Invoking @code{xset} without any arguments produces some basic
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1958 information, including the following:
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1960 @example
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1961 usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ...
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1962 To turn bell off:
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1963 -b b off b 0
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1964 To set bell volume, pitch and duration:
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1965 b [vol [pitch [dur]]] b on
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1966 @end example
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1968 @node Automatic indentation
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1969 @section How do I tell Emacs to automatically indent a new line to the indentation of the previous line?
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1970 @cindex Indenting new lines
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1971 @cindex New lines, indenting of
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1972 @cindex Previous line, indenting according to
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1973 @cindex Text indentation
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1975 Such behavior is automatic (in Text mode) in Emacs 20 and later. From the
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1977
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1978 @example
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1979 ** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes
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1980 it possible to get the full benefit of Adaptive Fill mode in Text mode,
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1981 and other modes derived from it (such as Mail mode). @key{TAB} in Text
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1982 mode now runs the command @code{indent-relative}; this makes a practical
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1983 difference only when you use indented paragraphs.
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1984
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1985 If you want spaces at the beginning of a line to start a paragraph, use
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1986 the new mode, Paragraph Indent Text mode.
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1987 @end example
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1988
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1989 @cindex Prefixing lines
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1990 @cindex Fill prefix
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1991 If you have @code{auto-fill-mode} turned on (@pxref{Turning on auto-fill
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1992 by default}), you can tell Emacs to prefix every line with a certain
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1993 character sequence, the @dfn{fill prefix}. Type the prefix at the
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1994 beginning of a line, position point after it, and then type @kbd{C-x .}
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1995 (@code{set-fill-prefix}) to set the fill prefix. Thereafter,
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1996 auto-filling will automatically put the fill prefix at the beginning of
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1997 new lines, and @kbd{M-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}) will maintain any fill
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1998 prefix when refilling the paragraph.
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2000 If you have paragraphs with different levels of indentation, you will
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2001 have to set the fill prefix to the correct value each time you move to a
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2002 new paragraph. There are many packages available to deal with this
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2003 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Look for ``fill'' and
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2004 ``indent'' keywords for guidance.
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2006 @node Matching parentheses
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2007 @section How do I show which parenthesis matches the one I'm looking at?
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2008 @cindex Parentheses, matching
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2009 @cindex @file{paren.el}
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2010 @cindex Highlighting matching parentheses
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2011 @cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting
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2012 @cindex Matching parentheses
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2014 Call @code{show-paren-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file:
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2015
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2016 @lisp
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2017 (show-paren-mode 1)
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2018 @end lisp
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2019
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2020 You can also enable this mode by selecting the @samp{Paren Match
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2021 Highlighting} option from the @samp{Options} menu of the Emacs menu bar
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2022 at the top of any Emacs frame.
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2023
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2024 Alternatives to this mode include:
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2026 @itemize @bullet
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2027
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2028 @item
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2029 If you're looking at a right parenthesis (or brace or bracket) you can
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2030 delete it and reinsert it. Emacs will momentarily move the cursor to
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2031 the matching parenthesis.
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2032
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2033 @item
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2034 @kbd{C-M-f} (@code{forward-sexp}) and @kbd{C-M-b} (@code{backward-sexp})
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2036 parentheses match. (You can train it to skip over balanced brackets
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2037 and braces at the same time by modifying the syntax table.)
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2039 @cindex Show matching paren as in @code{vi}
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2040 @item
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2041 Here is some Emacs Lisp that will make the @key{%} key show the matching
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2042 parenthesis, like in @code{vi}. In addition, if the cursor isn't over a
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2043 parenthesis, it simply inserts a % like normal.
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2045 @lisp
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2046 ;; By an unknown contributor
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2047
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2048 (global-set-key "%" 'match-paren)
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2050 (defun match-paren (arg)
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2051 "Go to the matching paren if on a paren; otherwise insert %."
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2053 (cond ((looking-at "\\s\(") (forward-list 1) (backward-char 1))
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2054 ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1))
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2055 (t (self-insert-command (or arg 1)))))
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2056 @end lisp
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2058 @end itemize
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2061 @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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2062 @cindex @code{#ifdef}, selective display of
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2063 @cindex @code{hide-ifdef-mode}
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2064 @cindex Hiding @code{#ifdef} text
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2065 @cindex Selectively displaying @code{#ifdef} code
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2066
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2067 @kbd{M-x hide-ifdef-mode}. (This is a minor mode.) You might also want
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2068 to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs.
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2070 @node Repeating commands
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2071 @section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
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2072 @cindex Repeating commands many times
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2073 @cindex Commands, repeating many times
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2074 @cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command
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2075
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2076 As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z})
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2078 argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command.
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2079
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2080 You can also type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}
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2081 (@code{repeat-complex-command}) to reinvoke commands that used the
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2082 minibuffer to get arguments. In @code{repeat-complex-command} you can
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2083 type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} (and also up-arrow and down-arrow, if your
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2085 commands you've typed.
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2086
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2087 To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and
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2088 @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then
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2089 type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
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2091 If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that
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2092 redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation
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2095 @node Valid X resources
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2096 @section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)?
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2097 @cindex Resources, X
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2098 @cindex X resources
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2099 @cindex Setting X resources
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2100
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2101 @inforef{X Resources, X Resources, emacs}.
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2102
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2103 You can also use a resource editor, such as editres (for X11R5 and
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2105 was compiled with the X toolkit.
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2106
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2107 @node Evaluating Emacs Lisp code
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2108 @section How do I execute (``evaluate'') a piece of Emacs Lisp code?
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2109 @cindex Evaluating Lisp code
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2110 @cindex Lisp forms, evaluating
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2111
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2112 There are a number of ways to execute (@dfn{evaluate}, in Lisp lingo) an
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2113 Emacs Lisp @dfn{form}:
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2114
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2115 @itemize @bullet
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2116
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2117 @item
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2118 If you want it evaluated every time you run Emacs, put it in a file
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2120 @file{.emacs} file,'' and contains all of your personal customizations.
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2121
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2122 @item
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2123 You can type the form in the @file{*scratch*} buffer, and then type
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2124 @key{LFD} (or @kbd{C-j}) after it. The result of evaluating the form
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2126
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2127 @item
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2128 In @code{emacs-lisp-mode}, typing @kbd{C-M-x} evaluates a top-level form
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2129 before or around point.
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2130
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2131 @item
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2132 Typing @kbd{C-x C-e} in any buffer evaluates the Lisp form immediately
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2133 before point and prints its value in the echo area.
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2134
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2135 @item
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2136 Typing @kbd{M-:} or @kbd{M-x eval-expression} allows you to type a Lisp
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2137 form in the minibuffer which will be evaluated once you press @key{RET}.
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2138
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2139 @item
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2140 You can use @kbd{M-x load-file} to have Emacs evaluate all the Lisp
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2141 forms in a file. (To do this from Lisp use the function @code{load}
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2142 instead.)
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2143
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2144 The functions @code{load-library}, @code{eval-region},
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2145 @code{eval-buffer}, @code{require}, and @code{autoload} are also
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2146 useful; see @ref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, if you want to learn more
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2147 about them.
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2148
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2149 @end itemize
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2150
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2151 @node Changing the length of a Tab
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2152 @section How do I change Emacs's idea of the @key{TAB} character's length?
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2153 @cindex Tab length
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2154 @cindex Length of tab character
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2155
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2156 Set the default value of the variable @code{tab-width}. For example, to set
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2157 @key{TAB} stops every 10 characters, insert the following in your
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2158 @file{.emacs} file:
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2159
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2160 @lisp
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2161 (setq-default tab-width 10)
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2162 @end lisp
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2163
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2164 Do not confuse variable @code{tab-width} with variable
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2165 @code{tab-stop-list}. The former is used for the display of literal
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2166 @key{TAB} characters. The latter controls what characters are inserted
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2167 when you press the @key{TAB} character in certain modes.
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2168
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2169 @node Inserting text at the beginning of each line
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2170 @section How do I insert <some text> at the beginning of every line?
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2171 @cindex Prefixing a region with some text
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2172 @cindex Prefix character, inserting in mail/news replies
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2173 @cindex Replies to mail/news, inserting a prefix character
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2174 @cindex @code{mail-yank-prefix}
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2175 @cindex Mail replies, inserting a prefix character
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2176 @cindex News replies, inserting a prefix character
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2177
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2178 To do this to an entire buffer, type @kbd{M-< M-x replace-regexp
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2179 @key{RET} ^ @key{RET} your text @key{RET}}.
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2180
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2181 To do this to a region, use @code{string-insert-rectangle}.
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2182 Set the mark (@kbd{C-@key{SPC}}) at the beginning of the first line you
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2183 want to prefix, move the cursor to last line to be prefixed, and type
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2184 @kbd{M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}. To do this for the whole
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2185 buffer, type @kbd{C-x h M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}.
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2186
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2187 If you are trying to prefix a yanked mail message with @samp{>}, you
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2188 might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. In Message
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2189 buffers, you can even use @kbd{M-;} to cite yanked messages (@kbd{M-;}
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2190 runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
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2191 mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}).
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2192
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2193 @node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column
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2194 @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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2195 @cindex @code{picture-mode}
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2196 @cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents
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2197 @cindex Vertical movement in empty documents
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2198
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2199 Use @kbd{M-x picture-mode}.
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2200
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2201 See also the variable @code{track-eol} and the command
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2202 @code{set-goal-column} bound to @kbd{C-x C-n}
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2203 (@pxref{Moving Point, , , emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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2204
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2205 @node Forcing Emacs to iconify itself
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2206 @section How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself?
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2207 @cindex Iconification under the X Window System
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2208 @cindex X Window System and iconification
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2209 @cindex Suspending Emacs
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2211 @kbd{C-z} iconifies Emacs when running under X and suspends Emacs
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2212 otherwise. @inforef{Frame Commands, Frame Commands, emacs}.
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2213
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2214 @node Using regular expressions
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2215 @section How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs?
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2216 @cindex Regexps
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2217 @cindex Regular expressions
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2218 @cindex Differences between Unix and Emacs regexps
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2219 @cindex Unix regexps, differences from Emacs
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2220 @cindex Text strings, putting regexps in
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2221
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2222 @inforef{Regexp Backslash, Regexp Backslash, emacs}.
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2223
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2224 The @code{or} operator is @samp{\|}, not @samp{|}, and the grouping operators
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2225 are @samp{\(} and @samp{\)}. Also, the string syntax for a backslash is
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2226 @samp{\\}. To specify a regular expression like @samp{xxx\(foo\|bar\)}
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2227 in a Lisp string, use @samp{xxx\\(foo\\|bar\\)}.
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2228
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2229 Note the doubled backslashes!
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2230
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2231 @itemize @bullet
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2232
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2233 @item
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2234 Unlike in Unix @file{grep}, @file{sed}, etc., a complement character set
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2235 (@samp{[^...]}) can match a newline character (@key{LFD} a.k.a.@:
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2236 @kbd{C-j} a.k.a.@: @samp{\n}), unless newline is mentioned as one of the
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2237 characters not to match.
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2238
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2239 @item
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2240 The character syntax regexps (e.g., @samp{\sw}) are not
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2241 meaningful inside character set regexps (e.g., @samp{[aeiou]}). (This
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2244 @end itemize
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2245
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2246 @node Replacing text across multiple files
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2247 @section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file?
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2248 @cindex Replacing strings across files
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2249 @cindex Multiple files, replacing across
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2250 @cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple
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2251 @cindex Recursive search/replace operations
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2253 Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x d}) supports the
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2255 users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.
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2256
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2257 You can use this command to perform search/replace operations on
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2258 multiple files by following the following steps:
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2259
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2260 @itemize @bullet
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2261 @item
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2262 Assemble a list of files you want to operate on with either
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2263 @code{find-dired}, @code{find-name-dired} or @code{find-grep-dired}.
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2265 @item
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2266 Mark all files in the resulting Dired buffer using @kbd{t}.
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2267
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2268 @item
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2269 Use @kbd{Q} to start a @code{query-replace-regexp} session on the marked
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2270 files.
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2271
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2272 @item
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2273 To accept all replacements in each file, hit @kbd{!}.
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2274 @end itemize
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2275
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2276 Another way to do the same thing is to use the ``tags'' feature of
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2277 Emacs: it includes the command @code{tags-query-replace} which performs
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2278 a query-replace across all the files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file.
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2279 @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search, emacs}.
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2280
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2281 @node Documentation for etags
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2282 @section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}?
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2283 @cindex Documentation for @code{etags}
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2284 @cindex @code{etags}, documentation for
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2285
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2286 The @code{etags} man page should be in the same place as the
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2287 @code{emacs} man page.
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2288
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2289 Quick command-line switch descriptions are also available. For example,
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2290 @samp{etags -H}.
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2291
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2292 @node Disabling backups
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2293 @section How do I disable backup files?
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2294 @cindex Backups, disabling
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2295 @cindex Disabling backups
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2296
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2297 You probably don't want to do this, since backups are useful, especially
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2298 when something goes wrong.
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2299
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2300 To avoid seeing backup files (and other ``uninteresting'' files) in Dired,
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2301 load @code{dired-x} by adding the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2302
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2303 @lisp
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2304 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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2305 (lambda ()
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2306 (require 'dired-x)))
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2307 @end lisp
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2308
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2309 With @code{dired-x} loaded, @kbd{M-o} toggles omitting in each dired buffer.
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2310 You can make omitting the default for new dired buffers by putting the
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2311 following in your @file{.emacs}:
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2312
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2313 @lisp
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2314 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'dired-omit-toggle)
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2315 @end lisp
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2316
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2317 If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an @samp{ls} at
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2318 the Unix shell, try GNU @code{ls} with the @samp{-B} option. GNU
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2319 @code{ls} is part of the GNU Fileutils package, available from
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2320 @samp{ftp.gnu.org} and its mirrors (@pxref{Current GNU distributions}).
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2321
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2322 To disable or change the way backups are made, @inforef{Backup Names, ,
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2323 emacs}.
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2324
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2325 @cindex Backup files in a single directory
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2326 Beginning with Emacs 21.1, you can control where Emacs puts backup files
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2327 by customizing the variable @code{backup-directory-alist}. This
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2328 variable's value specifies that files whose names match specific patters
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2329 should have their backups put in certain directories. A typical use is
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2330 to add the element @code{("." . @var{dir})} to force Emacs to put
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2331 @strong{all} backup files in the directory @file{dir}.
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2332
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2333 @node Disabling auto-save-mode
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2334 @section How do I disable @code{auto-save-mode}?
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2335 @cindex Disabling @code{auto-save-mode}
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2336 @cindex Auto-saving
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2337 @cindex Saving at frequent intervals
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2338
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2339 You probably don't want to do this, since auto-saving is useful,
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2340 especially when Emacs or your computer crashes while you are editing a
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2341 document.
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2342
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2343 Instead, you might want to change the variable
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2344 @code{auto-save-interval}, which specifies how many keystrokes Emacs
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2345 waits before auto-saving. Increasing this value forces Emacs to wait
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2346 longer between auto-saves, which might annoy you less.
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2347
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2348 You might also want to look into Sebastian Kremer's @code{auto-save}
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2349 package (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). This
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2350 package also allows you to place all auto-save files in one directory,
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2351 such as @file{/tmp}.
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2352
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2353 To disable or change how @code{auto-save-mode} works, @inforef{Auto
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2354 Save, , emacs}.
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2355
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2356 @node Going to a line by number
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2357 @section How can I go to a certain line given its number?
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2358 @cindex Going to a line by number
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2359 @cindex Compilation error messages
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2360 @cindex Recompilation
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2361
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2362 Are you sure you indeed need to go to a line by its number? Perhaps all
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2363 you want is to display a line in your source file for which a compiler
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2364 printed an error message? If so, compiling from within Emacs using the
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2365 @kbd{M-x compile} and @kbd{M-x recompile} commands is a much more
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2366 effective way of doing that. Emacs automatically intercepts the compile
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2367 error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called
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2368 @code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in
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2369 the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by
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2370 one (starting with Emacs 22, you can also use @kbd{M-g M-p} and
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2371 @kbd{M-g M-n} to go to the previous and next matches directly). Click
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2372 @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the
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2373 @code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned
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2374 in that message.
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2375
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2376 But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-g M-g}
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2377 (which is the default binding of the @code{goto-line} function starting
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2378 with Emacs 22). Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line and go
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2379 to that line.
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2380
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2381 You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric
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2382 argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-g M-g}
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2385 @node Modifying pull-down menus
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2386 @section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options?
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2387 @cindex Pull-down menus, creating or modifying
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2388 @cindex Menus, creating or modifying
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2389 @cindex Creating new menu options
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2390 @cindex Modifying pull-down menus
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2391 @cindex Menus and keymaps
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2392 @cindex Keymaps and menus
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2393
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2394 Each menu title (e.g., @samp{File}, @samp{Edit}, @samp{Buffers})
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2396 mouse displays that keymap's non-@code{nil} contents in the form of a menu.
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2397
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2398 So to add a menu option to an existing menu, all you have to do is add a
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2399 new definition to the appropriate keymap. Adding a @samp{Forward Word}
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2400 item to the @samp{Edit} menu thus requires the following Lisp code:
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2401
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2402 @lisp
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2403 (define-key global-map
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2404 [menu-bar edit forward]
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2405 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2406 @end lisp
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2407
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2408 @noindent
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2409 The first line adds the entry to the global keymap, which includes
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2410 global menu bar entries. Replacing the reference to @code{global-map}
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2411 with a local keymap would add this menu option only within a particular
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2412 mode.
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2413
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2414 The second line describes the path from the menu-bar to the new entry.
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2415 Placing this menu entry underneath the @samp{File} menu would mean
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2416 changing the word @code{edit} in the second line to @code{file}.
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2417
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2418 The third line is a cons cell whose first element is the title that will
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2419 be displayed, and whose second element is the function that will be
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2420 called when that menu option is invoked.
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2421
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2422 To add a new menu, rather than a new option to an existing menu, we must
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2423 define an entirely new keymap:
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2424
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2425 @lisp
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2426 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words]
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2427 (cons "Words" (make-sparse-keymap "Words")))
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2428 @end lisp
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2429
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2430 The above code creates a new sparse keymap, gives it the name
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2431 @samp{Words}, and attaches it to the global menu bar. Adding the
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2432 @samp{Forward Word} item to this new menu would thus require the
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2433 following code:
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2434
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2435 @lisp
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2436 (define-key global-map
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2437 [menu-bar words forward]
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2438 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2439 @end lisp
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2440
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2441 @noindent
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2442 Note that because of the way keymaps work, menu options are displayed
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2443 with the more recently defined items at the top. Thus if you were to
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2444 define menu options @samp{foo}, @samp{bar}, and @samp{baz} (in that
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2445 order), the menu option @samp{baz} would appear at the top, and
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2446 @samp{foo} would be at the bottom.
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2447
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2448 One way to avoid this problem is to use the function @code{define-key-after},
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2449 which works the same as @code{define-key}, but lets you modify where items
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2450 appear. The following Lisp code would insert the @samp{Forward Word}
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2451 item in the @samp{Edit} menu immediately following the @samp{Undo} item:
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2452
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2453 @lisp
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2454 (define-key-after
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2455 (lookup-key global-map [menu-bar edit])
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2456 [forward]
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2457 '("Forward word" . forward-word)
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2458 'undo)
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2459 @end lisp
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2460
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2461 Note how the second and third arguments to @code{define-key-after} are
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2462 different from those of @code{define-key}, and that we have added a new
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2463 (final) argument, the function after which our new key should be
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2464 defined.
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2465
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2466 To move a menu option from one position to another, simply evaluate
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2467 @code{define-key-after} with the appropriate final argument.
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2468
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2469 More detailed information---and more examples of how to create and
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2470 modify menu options---are in the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, under
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2471 ``Menu Keymaps.'' (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on
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2472 this manual.)
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2473
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2474 @node Deleting menus and menu options
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2475 @section How do I delete menus and menu options?
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2476 @cindex Deleting menus and menu options
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2477 @cindex Menus, deleting
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2478
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2479 The simplest way to remove a menu is to set its keymap to @samp{nil}.
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2480 For example, to delete the @samp{Words} menu (@pxref{Modifying pull-down
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2481 menus}), use:
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2482
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2483 @lisp
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2484 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words] nil)
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2485 @end lisp
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2486
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2487 Similarly, removing a menu option requires redefining a keymap entry to
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2488 @code{nil}. For example, to delete the @samp{Forward word} menu option
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2489 from the @samp{Edit} menu (we added it in @ref{Modifying pull-down
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2490 menus}), use:
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2491
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2492 @lisp
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2493 (define-key global-map [menu-bar edit forward] nil)
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2494 @end lisp
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2495
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2496 @node Turning on syntax highlighting
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2497 @section How do I turn on syntax highlighting?
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2498 @cindex Syntax highlighting
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2499 @cindex @code{font-lock-mode}
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2500 @cindex Highlighting based on syntax
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2501 @cindex Colorizing text
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2502 @cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
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2503
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2504 @code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
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2505 highlighting in the current buffer. It is enabled by default in Emacs
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2506 22.1 and later.
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2507
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2508 With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will
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2509 appear in different colors. For instance, in a programming mode,
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2510 variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in
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2511 a third.
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2512
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2513 To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use
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2514 @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
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2515
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2516 In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in
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2517 your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally:
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2518
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2519 @lisp
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2520 (global-font-lock-mode 1)
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2521 @end lisp
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2522
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2523 Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
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2524 and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
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2525 work around this.
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2526
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2527 @cindex Just-In-Time syntax highlighting
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2528 In Emacs 21 and later, turning on @code{font-lock-mode} automatically
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2529 activates the new @dfn{Just-In-Time fontification} provided by
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2530 @code{jit-lock-mode}. @code{jit-lock-mode} defers the fontification of
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2531 portions of buffer until you actually need to see them, and can also
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2532 fontify while Emacs is idle. This makes display of the visible portion
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2533 of a buffer almost instantaneous. For details about customizing
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2534 @code{jit-lock-mode}, type @kbd{C-h f jit-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
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2535
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2536 @cindex Levels of syntax highlighting
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2537 @cindex Decoration level, in @code{font-lock-mode}
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2538 In versions of Emacs before 21, different levels of decoration are
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2539 available, from slight to gaudy. More decoration means you need to wait
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2540 more time for a buffer to be fontified (or a faster machine). To
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2541 control how decorated your buffers should become, set the value of
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2542 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} in your @file{.emacs} file, with a
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2543 @code{nil} value indicating default (usually minimum) decoration, and a
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2544 @code{t} value indicating the maximum decoration. For the gaudiest
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2545 possible look, then, include the line
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2546
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2547 @lisp
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2548 (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration t)
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2549 @end lisp
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2550
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2551 @noindent
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2552 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can also set this variable such that
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2553 different modes are highlighted in a different ways; for more
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2554 information, see the documentation for
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2555 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} with @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
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2556 describe-variable @key{RET}}).
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2557
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2558 Also see the documentation for the function @code{font-lock-mode},
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2559 available by typing @kbd{C-h f font-lock-mode} (@kbd{M-x
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2560 describe-function @key{RET} font-lock-mode @key{RET}}).
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2561
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2562 To print buffers with the faces (i.e., colors and fonts) intact, use
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2563 @kbd{M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces} or @kbd{M-x
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2564 ps-print-region-with-faces}. You will need a way to send text to a
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2565 PostScript printer, or a PostScript interpreter such as Ghostscript;
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2566 consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name},
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2567 @code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details.
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2568
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2569 @node Scrolling only one line
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2570 @section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen?
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2571 @cindex Scrolling only one line
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2572 @cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
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2573
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2574 Customize the @code{scroll-conservatively} variable with @kbd{M-x
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2575 customize-variable @key{RET} scroll-conservatively @key{RET}} and set it
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2577 means, @inforef{Auto Scrolling, Auto Scrolling, emacs}.
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2578
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2579 Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs}:
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2580
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2581 @lisp
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2582 (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
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2583 @end lisp
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2584
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2585 @node Editing MS-DOS files
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2586 @section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
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2587 @cindex Editing MS-DOS files
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2588 @cindex MS-DOS files, editing
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2589 @cindex Microsoft files, editing
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2590 @cindex Windows files, editing
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2591
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2592 As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is
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2593 performed transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system,
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2594 edit it, and save it without having to worry about the file format.
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2595
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2596 When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it
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2597 is a DOS file. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems, and also on a Macintosh,
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2598 the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line;
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2599 on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the
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2600 default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
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2601
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2602 @node Filling paragraphs with a single space
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2603 @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period?
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2604 @cindex One space following periods
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2605 @cindex Single space following periods
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2606 @cindex Periods, one space following
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2607
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2608 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2609
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2610 @lisp
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2611 (setq sentence-end-double-space nil)
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2612 @end lisp
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2613
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2614 @node Escape sequences in shell output
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2615 @section Why these strange escape sequences from @code{ls} from the Shell mode?
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2616 @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output
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2617 @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode
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2618
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2619 In many systems, @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color}, which
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2620 prints using ANSI color escape sequences. Emacs version 21.1 and
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2621 later includes the @code{ansi-color} package, which lets Shell mode
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2622 recognize these escape sequences. In Emacs 23.2 and later, the
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2623 package is enabled by default; in earlier versions you can enable it
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2624 by typing @kbd{M-x ansi-color-for-comint-mode} in the Shell buffer, or
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2625 by adding @code{(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook
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2626 'ansi-color-for-comint-mode-on)} to your init file.
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2627
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2628 In Emacs versions before 21.1, the @code{ansi-color} package is not
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2629 included. In that case, you need to unalias @code{ls} for interactive
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2630 shells running in Emacs; this can be done by checking the @code{EMACS}
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2631 variable in the environment.
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2632
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2633 @node Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows
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2634 @section How can I start Emacs in fullscreen mode on MS-Windows?
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2635 @cindex Maximize frame
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2636 @cindex Fullscreen mode
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2637
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2638 Use the function @code{w32-send-sys-command}. For example, you can
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2639 put the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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2640
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2641 @lisp
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2642 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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2643 #'(lambda () (w32-send-sys-command ?\xF030)))
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2644 @end lisp
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2645
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2646 To avoid the slightly distracting visual effect of Emacs starting with
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2647 its default frame size and then growing to fullscreen, you can add an
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2648 @samp{Emacs.Geometry} entry to the Windows registry settings (see
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2649 @pxref{(emacs)X Resources}).
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2650
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2651 To compute the correct values for width and height, first maximize the
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2652 Emacs frame and then evaluate @code{(frame-height)} and
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2653 @code{(frame-width)} with @kbd{M-:}.
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2654
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2655 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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2656 @node Bugs and problems
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2657 @chapter Bugs and problems
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2658 @cindex Bugs and problems
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2659
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2660 The Emacs manual lists some common kinds of trouble users could get
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2661 into, see @ref{Lossage, , Dealing with Emacs Trouble, emacs, The GNU
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2662 Emacs Manual}, so you might look there if the problem you encounter
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2663 isn't described in this chapter. If you decide you've discovered a bug,
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2664 see @ref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}, for
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2665 instructions how to do that.
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2666
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2667 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the Emacs distribution lists various
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2668 known problems with building and using Emacs on specific platforms;
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2669 type @kbd{C-h C-p} to read it.
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2670
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2671 @menu
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2672 * Problems with very large files::
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2673 * ^M in the shell buffer::
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2674 * Problems with Shell Mode::
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2675 * Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs::
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2676 * Errors with init files::
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2677 * Emacs ignores X resources::
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2678 * Emacs ignores frame parameters::
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2679 * Editing files with $ in the name::
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2680 * Shell mode loses the current directory::
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2681 * Security risks with Emacs::
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2682 * Dired claims that no file is on this line::
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2683 @end menu
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2684
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2685 @node Problems with very large files
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2686 @section Does Emacs have problems with files larger than 8 megabytes?
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2687 @cindex Very large files, opening
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2688 @cindex Large files, opening
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2689 @cindex Opening very large files
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2690 @cindex Maximum file size
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2691 @cindex Files, maximum size
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2692
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2693 Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing
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2694 files larger than 8 megabytes. In versions 19.29 and later, the maximum
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2695 buffer size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes.
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2696 The maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines increased to 256 MBytes in
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2697 Emacs 22, and again to 512 MBytes in Emacs 23.2.
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2698
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2699 Emacs compiled on a 64-bit machine can handle much larger buffers.
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2700
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2701 @node ^M in the shell buffer
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2702 @section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
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2703 @cindex Shell buffer, echoed commands and @samp{^M} in
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2704 @cindex Echoed commands in @code{shell-mode}
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2705
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2706 Try typing @kbd{M-x shell-strip-ctrl-m @key{RET}} while in @code{shell-mode} to
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2707 make them go away. If that doesn't work, you have several options:
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2708
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2709 For @code{tcsh}, put this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2710 file:
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2711
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2712 @example
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2713 if ($?EMACS) then
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2714 if ("$EMACS" =~ /*) then
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2715 if ($?tcsh) unset edit
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2716 stty nl
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2717 endif
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2718 endif
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2719 @end example
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2720
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2721 Or put this in your @file{.emacs_tcsh} or @file{~/.emacs.d/init_tcsh.sh} file:
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2722
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2723 @example
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2724 unset edit
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2725 stty nl
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2726 @end example
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2727
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2728 Alternatively, use @code{csh} in your shell buffers instead of
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2729 @code{tcsh}. One way is:
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2730
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2731 @lisp
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2732 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "/bin/csh")
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2733 @end lisp
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2734
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2735 @noindent
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2736 and another is to do this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2737 file:
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2738
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2739 @example
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2740 setenv ESHELL /bin/csh
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2741 @end example
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2742
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2743 @noindent
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2744 (You must start Emacs over again with the environment variable properly
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2746
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2747 You can also set the @code{ESHELL} environment variable in Emacs Lisp
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2748 with the following Lisp form,
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2749
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2750 @lisp
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2751 (setenv "ESHELL" "/bin/csh")
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2752 @end lisp
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2753
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2754 The above solutions try to prevent the shell from producing the
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2755 @samp{^M} characters in the first place. If this is not possible
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2756 (e.g., if you use a Windows shell), you can get Emacs to remove these
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2757 characters from the buffer by adding this to your @file{.emacs} init
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2758 file:
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2759
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2760 @smalllisp
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2761 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m)
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2762 @end smalllisp
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2763
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2764 On a related note: if your shell is echoing your input line in the shell
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2765 buffer, you might want to customize the @code{comint-process-echoes}
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2766 variable in your shell buffers, or try the following command in your
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2767 shell start-up file:
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2768
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2769 @example
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2770 stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
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2771 @end example
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2772
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2773 @node Problems with Shell Mode
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2774 @section Why do I get an error message when I try to run @kbd{M-x shell}?
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2775
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2776 @cindex Shell Mode, problems
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2777 @cindex @code{explicit-shell-file-name}
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2778 This might happen because Emacs tries to look for the shell in a wrong
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2779 place. If you know where your shell executable is, set the variable
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2780 @code{explicit-shell-file-name} in your @file{.emacs} file to point to
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2781 its full file name.
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2782
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2783 @cindex Antivirus programs, and Shell Mode
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2784 Some people have trouble with Shell Mode on MS-Windows because of
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2785 intrusive antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program
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2786 solves the problems in those cases.
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2787
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2788 @node Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs
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2789 @section Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type @samp{emacs}?
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2790 @cindex Termcap
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2791 @cindex Terminfo
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2792 @cindex Emacs entries for termcap/terminfo
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2793
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2794 The termcap entry for terminal type @samp{emacs} is ordinarily put in
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2795 the @samp{TERMCAP} environment variable of subshells. It may help in
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2796 certain situations (e.g., using rlogin from shell buffer) to add an
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2797 entry for @samp{emacs} to the system-wide termcap file. Here is a
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2798 correct termcap entry for @samp{emacs}:
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2799
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2800 @example
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2801 emacs:tc=unknown:
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2802 @end example
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2803
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2804 To make a terminfo entry for @samp{emacs}, use @code{tic} or
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2805 @code{captoinfo}. You need to generate
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2806 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}. It may work to simply copy
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2807 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/d/dumb} to @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}.
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2808
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2809 Having a termcap/terminfo entry will not enable the use of full screen
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2810 programs in shell buffers. Use @kbd{M-x terminal-emulator} for that
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2811 instead.
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2812
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2813 A workaround to the problem of missing termcap/terminfo entries is to
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2814 change terminal type @samp{emacs} to type @samp{dumb} or @samp{unknown}
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2815 in your shell start up file. @code{csh} users could put this in their
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2816 @file{.cshrc} files:
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2817
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2818 @example
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2819 if ("$term" == emacs) set term=dumb
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2820 @end example
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2821
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2822 @node Errors with init files
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2823 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Error in init file}?
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2824 @cindex Error in @file{.emacs}
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2825 @cindex Error in init file
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2826 @cindex Init file, errors in
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2827 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, errors in
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2828 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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2829
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2830 An error occurred while loading either your @file{.emacs} file or the
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2831 system-wide file @file{site-lisp/default.el}. Emacs 21.1 and later pops the
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2832 @file{*Messages*} buffer, and puts there some additional information
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2833 about the error, to provide some hints for debugging.
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2834
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2835 For information on how to debug your @file{.emacs} file, see
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2836 @ref{Debugging a customization file}.
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2837
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2838 It may be the case that you need to load some package first, or use a
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2839 hook that will be evaluated after the package is loaded. A common case
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2840 of this is explained in @ref{Terminal setup code works after Emacs has
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2841 begun}.
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2842
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2843 @node Emacs ignores X resources
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2844 @section Why does Emacs ignore my X resources (my .Xdefaults file)?
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2845 @cindex X resources being ignored
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2846 @cindex Ignored X resources
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2847 @cindex @file{.Xdefaults}
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2848
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2849 As of version 19, Emacs searches for X resources in the files specified
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2850 by the following environment variables:
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2851
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2852 @itemize @bullet
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2853
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2854 @item @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}
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2855 @item @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH}
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2856 @item @code{XAPPLRESDIR}
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2857
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2858 @end itemize
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2859
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2860 This emulates the functionality provided by programs written using the
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2861 Xt toolkit.
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2862
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2863 @code{XFILESEARCHPATH} and @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH} should be a list
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2864 of file names separated by colons. @code{XAPPLRESDIR} should be a list
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2865 of directory names separated by colons.
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2866
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2867 Emacs searches for X resources:
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2868
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2869 @enumerate
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2871 @item
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2873
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2874 @item
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2875 then in the value of the @samp{XENVIRONMENT} environment variable,
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2876
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2877 @itemize @minus
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2878
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2879 @item
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2880 or if that is unset, in the file named
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2881 @file{~/.Xdefaults-@var{hostname}} if it exists (where @var{hostname} is
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2883
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2884 @end itemize
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2885
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2886 @item
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2887 then in the screen-specific and server-wide resource properties provided
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2888 by the server,
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2889
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2890 @itemize @minus
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2891
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2892 @item
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2894 if it exists,
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2895
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2896 @end itemize
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2898 @item
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2899 then in the files listed in @samp{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH},
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2900
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2901 @itemize @minus
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2903 @item
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2905 @samp{XAPPLRESDIR} (where @var{lang} is the value of the @code{LANG}
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2906 environment variable), if the @samp{LANG} environment variable is set,
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2907 @item
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2908 or in files named Emacs in the directories listed in @samp{XAPPLRESDIR}
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2909 @item
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2910 or in @file{~/@var{lang}/Emacs} (if the @code{LANG} environment variable
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2911 is set),
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2912 @item
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2913 or in @file{~/Emacs},
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2914
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2915 @end itemize
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2916
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2917 @item
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2918 then in the files listed in @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}.
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2919
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2920 @end enumerate
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2921
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2922 @node Emacs ignores frame parameters
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2923 @section Why don't my customizations of the frame parameters work?
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2924 @cindex Frame parameters
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2925
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2926 This probably happens because you have set the frame parameters in the
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2927 variable @code{initial-frame-alist}. That variable holds parameters
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2928 used only for the first frame created when Emacs starts. To customize
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2929 the parameters of all frames, change the variable
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2930 @code{default-frame-alist} instead.
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2931
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2932 These two variables exist because many users customize the initial frame
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2933 in a special way. For example, you could determine the position and
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2934 size of the initial frame, but would like to control the geometry of the
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2935 other frames by individually positioning each one of them.
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2936
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2937
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2938 @node Editing files with $ in the name
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2939 @section How do I edit a file with a @samp{$} in its name?
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2940 @cindex Editing files with @samp{$} in the name
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2941 @cindex @samp{$} in file names
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2942 @cindex File names containing @samp{$}, editing
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2943
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2944 When entering a file name in the minibuffer, Emacs will attempt to expand
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2945 a @samp{$} followed by a word as an environment variable. To suppress
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2946 this behavior, type @kbd{$$} instead.
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2947
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2948 @node Shell mode loses the current directory
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2949 @section Why does shell mode lose track of the shell's current directory?
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2950 @cindex Current directory and @code{shell-mode}
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2951 @cindex @code{shell-mode} and current directory
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2952 @cindex Directory, current in @code{shell-mode}
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2953
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2954 Emacs has no way of knowing when the shell actually changes its
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2955 directory. This is an intrinsic limitation of Unix. So it tries to
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2956 guess by recognizing @samp{cd} commands. If you type @kbd{cd} followed
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2957 by a directory name with a variable reference (@kbd{cd $HOME/bin}) or
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2958 with a shell metacharacter (@kbd{cd ../lib*}), Emacs will fail to
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2959 correctly guess the shell's new current directory. A huge variety of
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2960 fixes and enhancements to shell mode for this problem have been written
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2961 to handle this problem (@pxref{Finding a package with particular
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2962 functionality}).
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2963
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2964 You can tell Emacs the shell's current directory with the command
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2965 @kbd{M-x dirs}.
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2966
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2967 @node Security risks with Emacs
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2968 @section Are there any security risks in Emacs?
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2969 @cindex Security with Emacs
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2970 @cindex @samp{movemail} and security
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2971 @cindex @code{file-local-variable} and security
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2972 @cindex Synthetic X events and security
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2973 @cindex X events and security
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2974
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2975 @itemize @bullet
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2976
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2977 @item
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2978 The @file{movemail} incident. (No, this is not a risk.)
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2979
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2980 In his book @cite{The Cuckoo's Egg}, Cliff Stoll describes this in
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2981 chapter 4. The site at LBL had installed the @file{/etc/movemail}
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2982 program setuid root. (As of version 19, @file{movemail} is in your
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2983 architecture-specific directory; type @kbd{C-h v exec-directory
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2984 @key{RET}} to see what it is.) Since @code{movemail} had not been
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2985 designed for this situation, a security hole was created and users could
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2986 get root privileges.
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2987
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2988 @code{movemail} has since been changed so that this security hole will
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2989 not exist, even if it is installed setuid root. However,
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2990 @code{movemail} no longer needs to be installed setuid root, which
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2991 should eliminate this particular risk.
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2992
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2993 We have heard unverified reports that the 1988 Internet worm took
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2994 advantage of this configuration problem.
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2995
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2996 @item
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2997 The @code{file-local-variable} feature. (Yes, a risk, but easy to
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2998 change.)
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2999
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3000 There is an Emacs feature that allows the setting of local values for
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3001 variables when editing a file by including specially formatted text near
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3002 the end of the file. This feature also includes the ability to have
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3003 arbitrary Emacs Lisp code evaluated when the file is visited.
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3004 Obviously, there is a potential for Trojan horses to exploit this
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3005 feature.
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3006
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3007 As of Emacs 22, Emacs has a list of local variables that are known to
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3008 be safe to set. If a file tries to set any variable outside this
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3009 list, it asks the user to confirm whether the variables should be set.
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3010 You can also tell Emacs whether to allow the evaluation of Emacs Lisp
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3011 code found at the bottom of files by setting the variable
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3012 @code{enable-local-eval}.
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3013
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3014 For more information, @inforef{File Variables, File Variables, emacs}.
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3015
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3016 @item
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3017 Synthetic X events. (Yes, a risk; use @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1} or
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3018 better.)
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3019
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3020 Emacs accepts synthetic X events generated by the @code{SendEvent}
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3021 request as though they were regular events. As a result, if you are
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3022 using the trivial host-based authentication, other users who can open X
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3023 connections to your X workstation can make your Emacs process do
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3024 anything, including run other processes with your privileges.
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3025
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3026 The only fix for this is to prevent other users from being able to open
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3027 X connections. The standard way to prevent this is to use a real
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3028 authentication mechanism, such as @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. If using
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3029 the @code{xauth} program has any effect, then you are probably using
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3030 @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. Your site may be using a superior
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3031 authentication method; ask your system administrator.
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3032
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3033 If real authentication is not a possibility, you may be satisfied by
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3034 just allowing hosts access for brief intervals while you start your X
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3035 programs, then removing the access. This reduces the risk somewhat by
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3036 narrowing the time window when hostile users would have access, but
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3037 @emph{does not eliminate the risk}.
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3038
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3039 On most computers running Unix and X, you enable and disable
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3040 access using the @code{xhost} command. To allow all hosts access to
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3041 your X server, use
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3042
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3043 @example
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3044 xhost +
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3045 @end example
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3046
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3047 @noindent
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3048 at the shell prompt, which (on an HP machine, at least) produces the
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3049 following message:
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3050
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3051 @example
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3052 access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
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3053 @end example
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3054
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3055 To deny all hosts access to your X server (except those explicitly
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3056 allowed by name), use
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3057
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3058 @example
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3059 xhost -
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3060 @end example
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3061
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3062 On the test HP computer, this command generated the following message:
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3063
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3064 @example
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3065 access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
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3066 @end example
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3067
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3068 @end itemize
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3069
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3070 @node Dired claims that no file is on this line
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3071 @section Dired says, @samp{no file on this line} when I try to do something.
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3072 @cindex Dired does not see a file
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3073
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3074 Dired uses a regular expression to find the beginning of a file name.
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3075 In a long Unix-style directory listing (@samp{ls -l}), the file name
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3077 date. By default, it should understand dates and times regardless of
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3078 the language, but if your directory listing has an unusual format, Dired
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3079 may get confused.
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3081 There are two approaches to solving this. The first one involves
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3082 setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs a more standard format.
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3083 See your OS manual for more information.
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3085 The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by
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3086 dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}.
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3088 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3089 @node Compiling and installing Emacs
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3090 @chapter Compiling and installing Emacs
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3091 @cindex Compiling and installing Emacs
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3092
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3093 @menu
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3094 * Installing Emacs::
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3095 * Problems building Emacs::
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3096 @end menu
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3097
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3098 @node Installing Emacs
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3099 @section How do I install Emacs?
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3100 @cindex Installing Emacs
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3101 @cindex Unix systems, installing Emacs on
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3102 @cindex Downloading and installing Emacs
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3103 @cindex Building Emacs from source
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3104 @cindex Source code, building Emacs from
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3105
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3106 This answer is meant for users of Unix and Unix-like systems. Users of
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3107 other operating systems should see the series of questions beginning
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3108 with @ref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, which describe where to get non-Unix source
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3109 and binaries, and how to install Emacs on those systems.
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3111 Most GNU/Linux distributions provide pre-built Emacs packages.
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3112 If Emacs is not installed already, you can install it by running (as
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3113 root) a command such as @samp{yum install emacs} (Red Hat and
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3114 derivatives) or @samp{apt-get install emacs} (Debian and derivatives).
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3115
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3116 If you want to compile Emacs yourself, read the file @file{INSTALL} in
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3117 the source distribution. In brief:
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3118
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3119 @itemize @bullet
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3120
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3121 @item
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3122 First download the Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for
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3123 a list of ftp sites that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org},
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3124 the main GNU distribution site, sources are available as
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3125
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3126 @c Don't include VER in the file name, because pretests are not there.
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3127 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-VERSION.tar.gz}
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3128
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3129 (Replace @samp{VERSION} with the relevant version number, e.g. @samp{23.1}.)
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3131 @item
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3132 Next uncompress and extract the source files. This requires
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3133 the @code{gzip} and @code{tar} programs, which are standard utilities.
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3134 If your system does not have them, these can also be downloaded from
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3135 @file{ftp.gnu.org}.
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3136
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3137 GNU @code{tar} can uncompress and extract in a single-step:
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3139 @example
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3140 tar -zxvf emacs-VERSION.tar.gz
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3141 @end example
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3142
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3143 @item
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3144 At this point, the Emacs sources should be sitting in a directory called
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3145 @file{emacs-VERSION}. On most common Unix and Unix-like systems,
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3146 you should be able to compile Emacs with the following commands:
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3147
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3148 @example
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3149 cd emacs-VERSION
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3150 ./configure # configure Emacs for your particular system
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3151 make # use Makefile to build components, then Emacs
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3152 @end example
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3153
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3154 If the @code{make} completes successfully, the odds are fairly good that
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3155 the build has gone well. (@xref{Problems building Emacs}, if you weren't
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3156 successful.)
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3157
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3158 @item
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3159 By default, Emacs is installed in @file{/usr/local}. To actually
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3160 install files, become the superuser and type
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3161
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3162 @example
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3163 make install
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3164 @end example
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3165
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3166 Note that @samp{make install} will overwrite @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs}
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3167 and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/share/info/}.
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3168
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3169 @end itemize
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3170
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3171 @node Problems building Emacs
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3172 @section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs?
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3173 @cindex Problems building Emacs
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3174 @cindex Errors when building Emacs
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3175
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3176 First look in the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} (where you unpack the Emacs
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3177 source) to see if there is already a solution for your problem. Next,
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3178 look for other questions in this FAQ that have to do with Emacs
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3179 installation and compilation problems.
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3180
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3181 If you'd like to have someone look at your problem and help solve it,
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3182 see @ref{Help installing Emacs}.
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3183
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3184 If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, please report the
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3185 problem (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
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3188 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3189 @node Finding Emacs and related packages
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3190 @chapter Finding Emacs and related packages
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3191 @cindex Finding Emacs and related packages
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3193 @menu
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3194 * Finding Emacs on the Internet::
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3195 * Finding a package with particular functionality::
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3196 * Packages that do not come with Emacs::
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3197 * Current GNU distributions::
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3198 * Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
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3200 * Emacs for MS-DOS::
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3201 * Emacs for MS-Windows::
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3202 * Emacs for GNUstep::
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3203 * Emacs for Mac OS X::
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3204 @end menu
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3205
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3206 @node Finding Emacs on the Internet
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3207 @section Where can I get Emacs on the net?
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3208 @cindex Finding Emacs on the Internet
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3209 @cindex Downloading Emacs
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3211 Information on downloading Emacs is available at
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3212 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/, the Emacs home-page}.
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3214 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on how to obtain and build the latest
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3215 version of Emacs, and see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of
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3216 archive sites that make GNU software available.
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3217
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3218 @node Finding a package with particular functionality
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3219 @section How do I find a Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?
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3220 @cindex Package, finding
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3221 @cindex Finding an Emacs Lisp package
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3222 @cindex Functionality, finding a particular package
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3224 First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
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3225 already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET}
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3226 wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
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3227 string @samp{wordstar}.
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3228
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3229 It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
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3230 loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through
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3231 your computer's lisp directory (@pxref{File-name conventions}). The Lisp
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3232 source to most packages contains a short description of how they
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3233 should be loaded, invoked, and configured---so before you use or
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3234 modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided any hints in the
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3235 source code.
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3236
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3237 The command @kbd{C-h p} (@code{finder-by-keyword}) allows you to browse
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3238 the constituent Emacs packages.
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3239
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3240 For advice on how to find extra packages that are not part of Emacs,
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3241 see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}.
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3242
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3243 @node Packages that do not come with Emacs
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3244 @section Where can I get Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?
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3245 @cindex Unbundled packages
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3246 @cindex Finding other packages
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3247 @cindex Lisp packages that do not come with Emacs
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3248 @cindex Packages, those that do not come with Emacs
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3249 @cindex Emacs Lisp List
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3250 @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
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3251
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3252 @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp
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3253 List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{S.J.Eglen@@damtp.cam.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen},
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3254 aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs
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3255 Lisp files on the Internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or
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3256 from Emacs with @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.el,
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3257 the @file{ell} package}.
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3258
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3259 Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
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3260 Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
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3261 group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
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3262 or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
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3263
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3264 Several packages are stored in
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3265 @uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
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3266
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3267 Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
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3268 external packages.
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3269
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3270 @node Current GNU distributions
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3271 @section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
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3272 @cindex Current GNU distributions
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3273 @cindex Sources for current GNU distributions
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3274 @cindex Stuff, current GNU
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3275 @cindex Up-to-date GNU stuff
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3276 @cindex Finding current GNU software
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3277 @cindex Official GNU software sites
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3278
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3279 The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept at
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3280
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3281 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu}
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3282
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3283 A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.org} can be found at
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3284
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3285 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html}
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3286
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3287 @node Difference between Emacs and XEmacs
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3288 @section What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly Lucid Emacs)?
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3289 @cindex XEmacs
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3290 @cindex Difference Emacs and XEmacs
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3291 @cindex Lucid Emacs
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3292 @cindex Epoch
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3293
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3294 XEmacs is a branch version of Emacs. It was first called Lucid Emacs,
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3295 and was initially derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19. In
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3296 this FAQ, we use the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version.
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3297
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3298 Emacs and XEmacs each come with Lisp packages that are lacking in the
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3299 other. The two versions have some significant differences at the Lisp
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3300 programming level. Their current features are roughly comparable,
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3301 though the support for some operating systems, character sets and
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3302 specific packages might be quite different.
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3303
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3304 Some XEmacs code has been contributed to Emacs, and we would like to
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3305 use other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always
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3306 keep track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it
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3307 impossible for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code.
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3308 (The FSF requires these papers for all the code included in the Emacs
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3309 release, aside from generic C support packages that retain their
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3310 separate identity and are not integrated into the code of Emacs
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3311 proper.)
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3312
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3313 If you want to talk about these two versions and distinguish them,
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3314 please call them ``Emacs'' and ``XEmacs.'' To contrast ``XEmacs''
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3315 with ``GNU Emacs'' would be misleading, since XEmacs too has its
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3316 origin in the work of the GNU Project. Terms such as ``Emacsen'' and
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3317 ``(X)Emacs'' are not wrong, but they are not very clear, so it
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3318 is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.''
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3319
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3320 @node Emacs for minimalists
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3321 @section I don't have enough disk space to install Emacs
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3322 @cindex Zile
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3323 @cindex Not enough disk space to install Emacs
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3324
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3325 GNU Zile is a lightweight Emacs clone. Zile is short for @samp{Zile Is
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3326 Lossy Emacs}. It has all of Emacs's basic editing features. The Zile
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3327 binary typically has a size of about 130 kbytes, so this can be useful
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3328 if you are in an extremely space-restricted environment. More
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3329 information is available from
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3330
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3331 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/zile/}
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3332
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3333
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3334 @node Emacs for MS-DOS
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3335 @section Where can I get Emacs for MS-DOS?
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3336 @cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for
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3337 @cindex DOS, Emacs for
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3338 @cindex Compiling Emacs for DOS
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3339 @cindex Emacs for MS-DOS
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3340
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3341 To build Emacs from source for MS-DOS, see the instructions in the file
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3342 @file{msdos/INSTALL} in the distribution. The DOS port builds and runs
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3343 on plain DOS, and also on all versions of MS-Windows from version 3.X
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3344 onwards, including Windows XP and Vista.
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3345
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3346 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} contains some additional information
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3347 regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
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3348
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3349 A pre-built binary distribution of the old Emacs 20 is available, as
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3350 described at
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3351
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3352 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README}
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3353
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3354 For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
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3355 look-alikes), consult the list of ``Emacs implementations and literature,''
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3356 available at
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3357
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3358 @uref{http://www.finseth.com/emacs.html}
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3359
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3360 Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
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3362
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3363 @node Emacs for MS-Windows
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3364 @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?
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3365 @cindex FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows
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3366 @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
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3367 @cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
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3368
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3369 There is a @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html,
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3370 separate FAQ} for Emacs on MS-Windows. For MS-DOS, @pxref{Emacs for MS-DOS}.
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3372
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3373 @node Emacs for GNUstep
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3374 @section Where can I get Emacs for GNUstep?
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3375 @cindex GNUstep, Emacs for
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3376
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3377 Beginning with version 23.1, Emacs supports GNUstep natively.
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3378 See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
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3379
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3380 @node Emacs for Mac OS X
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3381 @section Where can I get Emacs for Mac OS X?
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3382 @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
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3383 @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for
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3384 @cindex Mac OS X, Emacs for
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3386 Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
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3387 See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
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3389 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3390 @node Major packages and programs
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3391 @chapter Major packages and programs
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3392 @cindex Major packages and programs
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3393
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3394 @menu
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3395 * VM::
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3396 * AUCTeX::
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3397 * BBDB::
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3398 * Spell-checkers::
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3399 * Emacs/W3::
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3400 * EDB::
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3401 * JDEE::
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3402 @end menu
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3403
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3404 @node VM
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3405 @section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support
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3406 @cindex VM
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3407 @cindex Alternative mail software
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3408 @cindex View Mail
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3409 @cindex E-mail reader, VM
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3410
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3411 @table @b
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3412
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3413 @item Web site
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3414 @uref{http://launchpad.net/vm}
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3415 (was @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/})
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3416
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3417 @item Informational newsgroup
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3418 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@*
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3419
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3420 @item Bug reports newsgroup
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3421 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@*
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3422 @end table
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3423
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3424 VM was originally written by @uref{http://www.wonderworks.com/vm/,Kyle Jones}.
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3425 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/,Older versions} of VM remain
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3426 available.
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3427
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3428
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3429 @node AUCTeX
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3430 @section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities
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3431 @cindex Mode for @TeX{}
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3432 @cindex @TeX{} mode
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3433 @cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{}
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3434 @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}
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3435
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3436 AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX,
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3437 ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting,
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3438 indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell
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3439 functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out
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3440 @ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}.
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3441 Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the
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3442 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex.html,preview-latex}
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3443 package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs
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3444 source buffer.
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3445
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3446 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/, AUCTeX}
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3447
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3448 @node BBDB
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3449 @section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers
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3450 @cindex BBDB
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3451 @cindex Rolodex-like functionality
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3452 @cindex Integrated contact database
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3453 @cindex Contact database
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3454 @cindex Big Brother Database
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3455 @cindex Address book
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3456
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3457 @uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/, The Insidious Big Brother Database}
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3458
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3459 @node Spell-checkers
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3460 @section Spell-checkers
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3461 @cindex Spell-checker
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3462 @cindex Checking spelling
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3463 @cindex Ispell
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3464 @cindex Aspell
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3465 @cindex Hunspell
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3466
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3467 Various spell-checkers are compatible with Emacs, including:
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3468
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3469 @table @b
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3470
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3471 @item GNU Aspell
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3472 @uref{http://aspell.net/}
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3473
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3474 @item Ispell
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3475 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
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3476
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3477 @item Hunspell
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3478 @uref{http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/}
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3479
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3480 @end table
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3481
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3482 @node Emacs/W3
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3483 @section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
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3484 @cindex WWW browser
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3485 @cindex Web browser
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3486 @cindex HTML browser in Emacs
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3487 @cindex @code{w3-mode}
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3488
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3489 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/w3/, Emacs/W3}
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3490
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3491 @node EDB
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3492 @section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
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3493 @cindex EDB
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3494 @cindex Database
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3495 @cindex Forms mode
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3496
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3497 @uref{http://gnuvola.org/software/edb/, The Emacs Database}
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3498
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3499 @node JDEE
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3500 @section JDEE --- Integrated development environment for Java
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3501 @cindex Java development environment
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3502 @cindex Integrated Java development environment
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3503 @cindex JDEE
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3504
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3505 @uref{http://jdee.sourceforge.net/, A Java Development Environment for Emacs}
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3507 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3508 @node Key bindings
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3509 @chapter Key bindings
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3510 @cindex Key bindings
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3511
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3512 @menu
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3513 * Binding keys to commands::
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3514 * Invalid prefix characters::
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3516 * Working with function and arrow keys::
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3517 * X key translations for Emacs::
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3518 * Backspace invokes help::
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3519 * Swapping keys::
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3520 * Producing C-XXX with the keyboard::
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3523 * Compose Character::
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3524 * Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys::
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3526 * ExtendChar key does not work as Meta::
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3527 * SPC no longer completes file names::
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3528 @end menu
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3530 @node Binding keys to commands
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3531 @section How do I bind keys (including function keys) to commands?
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3532 @cindex Binding keys to commands
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3533 @cindex Keys, binding to commands
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3534 @cindex Commands, binding keys to
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3536 Keys can be bound to commands either interactively or in your
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3537 @file{.emacs} file. To interactively bind keys for all modes, type
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3538 @kbd{M-x global-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
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3539
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3540 To bind a key just in the current major mode, type @kbd{M-x
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3541 local-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
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3542
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3543 @inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details.
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3544
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3545 To make the process of binding keys interactively easier, use the
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3546 following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately
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3547 type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed
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3548 to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your
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3549 @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is global, no changes to the
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3550 command are required. For example,
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3551
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3552 @lisp
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3553 (global-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 @noindent
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3557 can be placed directly into the @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is
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3558 local, the command is used in conjunction with the @samp{add-hook} function.
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3559 For example, in TeX mode, a local binding might be
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3560
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3561 @lisp
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3562 (add-hook 'tex-mode-hook
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3563 (lambda ()
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3564 (local-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))))
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3565 @end lisp
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3566
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3567
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3568 @itemize @bullet
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3569
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3570 @item
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3571 Control characters in key sequences, in the form yanked from the kill
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3572 ring are given in their graphic form---i.e., @key{CTRL} is shown as
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3573 @samp{^}, @key{TAB} as a set of spaces (usually 8), etc. You may want
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3574 to convert these into their vector or string forms.
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3575
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3576 @item
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3577 If a prefix key of the character sequence to be bound is already
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3578 bound as a complete key, then you must unbind it before the new
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3579 binding. For example, if @kbd{ESC @{} is previously bound:
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3580
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3581 @lisp
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3582 (global-unset-key [?\e ?@{]) ;; or
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3583 (local-unset-key [?\e ?@{])
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3584 @end lisp
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3585
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3586 @item
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3587 Aside from commands and ``lambda lists,'' a vector or string also
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3588 can be bound to a key and thus treated as a macro. For example:
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3589
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3590 @lisp
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3591 (global-set-key [f10] [?\C-x?\e?\e?\C-a?\C-k?\C-g]) ;; or
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3592 (global-set-key [f10] "\C-x\e\e\C-a\C-k\C-g")
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3593 @end lisp
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3594
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3595 @end itemize
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3596
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3597 @node Invalid prefix characters
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3598 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Key sequence XXX uses invalid prefix characters}?
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3599 @cindex Prefix characters, invalid
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3600 @cindex Invalid prefix characters
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3601 @cindex Misspecified key sequences
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3602
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3603 Usually, one of two things has happened. In one case, the control
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3604 character in the key sequence has been misspecified (e.g. @samp{C-f}
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3605 used instead of @samp{\C-f} within a Lisp expression). In the other
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3606 case, a @dfn{prefix key} in the keystroke sequence you were trying to bind
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3607 was already bound as a @dfn{complete key}. Historically, the @samp{ESC [}
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3608 prefix was usually the problem, in which case you should evaluate either
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3609 of these forms before attempting to bind the key sequence:
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3610
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3611 @lisp
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3612 (global-unset-key [?\e ?[]) ;; or
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3613 (global-unset-key "\e[")
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3614 @end lisp
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3615
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3616 @node Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun
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3617 @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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3618 @cindex Terminal setup code in @file{.emacs}
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3619
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3620 During startup, Emacs initializes itself according to a given code/file
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3621 order. If some of the code executed in your @file{.emacs} file needs to
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3622 be postponed until the initial terminal or window-system setup code has
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3623 been executed but is not, then you will experience this problem (this
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3624 code/file execution order is not enforced after startup).
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3625
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3626 To postpone the execution of Emacs Lisp code until after terminal or
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3627 window-system setup, treat the code as a @dfn{lambda list} and set the
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3628 value of either the @code{term-setup-hook} or @code{window-setup-hook}
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3629 variable to this lambda function. For example,
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3630
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3631 @lisp
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3632 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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3633 (lambda ()
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3634 (when (string-match "\\`vt220" (or (getenv "TERM") ""))
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3635 ;; Make vt220's "Do" key behave like M-x:
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3636 (global-set-key [do] 'execute-extended-command))))
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3637 @end lisp
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3638
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3639 For information on what Emacs does every time it is started, see the
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3640 @file{lisp/startup.el} file.
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3641
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3642 @node Working with function and arrow keys
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3643 @section How do I tell what characters or symbols my function or arrow keys emit?
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3644 @cindex Working with arrow keys
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3645 @cindex Arrow keys, symbols generated by
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3646 @cindex Working with function keys
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3647 @cindex Function keys, symbols generated by
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3648 @cindex Symbols generated by function keys
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3649
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3650 Type @kbd{C-h c} then the function or arrow keys. The command will
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3651 return either a function key symbol or character sequence (see the
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3653 keys as well.
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3654
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3655 @node X key translations for Emacs
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3656 @section How do I set the X key ``translations'' for Emacs?
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3657 @cindex X key translations
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3658 @cindex Key translations under X
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3659 @cindex Translations for keys under X
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3660
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3661 Emacs is not written using the Xt library by default, so there are no
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3662 ``translations'' to be set. (We aren't sure how to set such translations
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3663 if you do build Emacs with Xt; please let us know if you've done this!)
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3664
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3665 The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through
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3666 @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs). The
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3667 @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the
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3668 @code{function-key-map} map. For instance,
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3669
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3670 @lisp
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3671 (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t])
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3672 @end lisp
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3673
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3674 @noindent
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3675 defines the @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} key sequence.
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3676
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3677 @node Backspace invokes help
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3678 @section Why does the @key{Backspace} key invoke help?
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3679 @cindex Backspace key invokes help
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3680 @cindex Help invoked by Backspace
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3681 @cindex DEL key does not delete
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3682
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3683 The @key{Backspace} key (on most keyboards) generates @acronym{ASCII} code 8.
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3684 @kbd{C-h} sends the same code. In Emacs by default @kbd{C-h} invokes
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3685 help-command. This is intended to be easy to remember since the first
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3686 letter of @samp{help} is @samp{h}. The easiest solution to this problem
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3687 is to use @kbd{C-h} (and @key{Backspace}) for help and @key{DEL} (the
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3688 @key{Delete} key) for deleting the previous character.
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3689
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3690 For many people this solution may be problematic:
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3691
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3692 @itemize @bullet
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3693
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3694 @item
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3695 They normally use @key{Backspace} outside of Emacs for deleting the
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3696 previous character. This can be solved by making @key{DEL} the command
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3697 for deleting the previous character outside of Emacs. On many Unix
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3698 systems, this command will remap @key{DEL}:
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3699
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3700 @example
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3701 stty erase `^?'
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3702 @end example
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3703
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3704 @item
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3705 The user may prefer the @key{Backspace} key for deleting the
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3706 previous character because it is more conveniently located on their
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3707 keyboard or because they don't even have a separate @key{Delete} key.
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3708 In this case, the @key{Backspace} key should be made to behave like
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3709 @key{Delete}. There are several methods.
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3710
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3711 @itemize @minus
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3712 @item
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3713 Some terminals (e.g., VT3## terminals) and terminal emulators (e.g.,
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3714 TeraTerm) allow the character generated by the @key{Backspace} key to be
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3715 changed from a setup menu.
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3716
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3717 @item
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3718 You may be able to get a keyboard that is completely programmable, or a
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3719 terminal emulator that supports remapping of any key to any other key.
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3720
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3721 @item
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3722 With Emacs 21.1 and later, you can control the effect of the
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3723 @key{Backspace} and @key{Delete} keys, on both dumb terminals and a
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3724 windowed displays, by customizing the option
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3725 @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode}, or by invoking @kbd{M-x
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3726 normal-erase-is-backspace}. See the documentation of these symbols
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3727 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) for more info.
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3728
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3729 @item
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3730 It is possible to swap the @key{Backspace} and @key{DEL} keys inside
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3731 Emacs:
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3732
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3733 @lisp
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3734 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?)
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3735 @end lisp
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3736
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3737 @noindent
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3738 This is the recommended method of forcing @key{Backspace} to act as
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3739 @key{DEL}, because it works even in modes which bind @key{DEL} to
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3740 something other than @code{delete-backward-char}.
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3741
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3742 Similarly, you could remap @key{DEL} to act as @kbd{C-d}, which by
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3743 default deletes forward:
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3744
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3745 @lisp
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3746 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-d)
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3747 @end lisp
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3748
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3749 @xref{Swapping keys}, for further details about @code{keyboard-translate}.
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3750
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3751 @item
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3752 Another approach is to switch key bindings and put help on @kbd{C-x h}
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3753 instead:
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3754
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3755 @lisp
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3756 (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char)
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3757
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3758 ;; overrides mark-whole-buffer
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3759 (global-set-key "\C-xh" 'help-command)
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3760 @end lisp
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3761
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3762 @noindent
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3763 This method is not recommended, though: it only solves the problem for
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3764 those modes which bind @key{DEL} to @code{delete-backward-char}. Modes
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3765 which bind @key{DEL} to something else, such as @code{view-mode}, will
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3766 not work as you expect when you press the @key{Backspace} key. For this
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3767 reason, we recommend the @code{keyboard-translate} method, shown
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3768 above.
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3769
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3770 Other popular key bindings for help are @kbd{M-?} and @kbd{C-x ?}.
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3771 @end itemize
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3772
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3773 Don't try to bind @key{DEL} to @code{help-command}, because there are
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3774 many modes that have local bindings of @key{DEL} that will interfere.
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3775
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3776 @end itemize
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3777
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3778 When Emacs 21 or later runs on a windowed display, it binds the
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3779 @key{Delete} key to a command which deletes the character at point, to
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3780 make Emacs more consistent with keyboard operation on these systems.
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3781
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3782 For more information about troubleshooting this problem, see @ref{DEL
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3783 Does Not Delete, , If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete, emacs, The GNU Emacs
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3784 Manual}.
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3785
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3786 @node Swapping keys
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3787 @section How do I swap two keys?
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3788 @cindex Swapping keys
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3789 @cindex Keys, swapping
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3790 @cindex @code{keyboard-translate}
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3791
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3792 You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
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3793 @code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h}
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3794 into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
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3795
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3796 @lisp
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3797 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL
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3798 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-h) ; translate DEL to `C-h'.
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3799 @end lisp
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3800
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3801 @noindent
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3802 The first key sequence of the pair after the function identifies what is
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3803 produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the
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3804 keymaps.
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3805
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3806 However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should
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3807 toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling
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3808 @code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete,
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3809 emacs}.
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3810
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3811 Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps.
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3812 Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but
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3813 there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every
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3814 character that Emacs reads from the terminal. Keyboard translations
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3815 take place at the lowest level of input processing; the keys that are
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3816 looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard
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3817 translation.
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3818
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3819 @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard
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3820 @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard?
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3821 @cindex Producing control characters
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3822 @cindex Generating control characters
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3823 @cindex Control characters, generating
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3824
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3825 On terminals (but not under X), some common ``aliases'' are:
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3826
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3827 @table @asis
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3828
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3829 @item @kbd{C-2} or @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}
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3830 @kbd{C-@@}
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3831
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3832 @item @kbd{C-6}
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3833 @kbd{C-^}
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3834
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3835 @item @kbd{C-7} or @kbd{C-S--}
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3836 @kbd{C-_}
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3837
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3838 @item @kbd{C-4}
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3839 @kbd{C-\}
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3840
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3841 @item @kbd{C-5}
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3842 @kbd{C-]}
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3843
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3844 @item @kbd{C-/}
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3845 @kbd{C-?}
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3846
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3847 @end table
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3848
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3849 Often other aliases exist; use the @kbd{C-h c} command and try
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3850 @key{CTRL} with all of the digits on your keyboard to see what gets
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3851 generated. You can also try the @kbd{C-h w} command if you know the
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3852 name of the command.
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3853
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3854 @node No Meta key
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3855 @section What if I don't have a @key{Meta} key?
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3856 @cindex No @key{Meta} key
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3857 @cindex @key{Meta} key, what to do if you lack it
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3858
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3859 On many keyboards, the @key{Alt} key acts as @key{Meta}, so try it.
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3860
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3861 Instead of typing @kbd{M-a}, you can type @kbd{@key{ESC} a}. In fact,
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3862 Emacs converts @kbd{M-a} internally into @kbd{@key{ESC} a} anyway
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3863 (depending on the value of @code{meta-prefix-char}). Note that you
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3864 press @key{Meta} and @key{a} together, but with @key{ESC}, you press
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3865 @key{ESC}, release it, and then press @key{a}.
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3866
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3867 @node No Escape key
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3868 @section What if I don't have an @key{Escape} key?
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3869 @cindex No Escape key
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3870 @cindex Lacking an Escape key
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3871 @cindex Escape key, lacking
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3872
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3873 Type @kbd{C-[} instead. This should send @acronym{ASCII} code 27 just like an
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3874 Escape key would. @kbd{C-3} may also work on some terminal (but not
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3875 under X). For many terminals (notably DEC terminals) @key{F11}
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3876 generates @key{ESC}. If not, the following form can be used to bind it:
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3877
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3878 @lisp
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3879 ;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals.
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3880 (define-key function-key-map [f11] [?\e])
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3881 @end lisp
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3882
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3883 @node Compose Character
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3884 @section Can I make my @key{Compose Character} key behave like a @key{Meta} key?
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3885 @cindex @key{Compose Character} key, using as @key{Meta}
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3886 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{Compose Character} for
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3887
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3888 On a dumb terminal such as a VT220, no. It is rumored that certain
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3889 VT220 clones could have their @key{Compose} key configured this way. If
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3890 you're using X, you might be able to do this with the @code{xmodmap}
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3891 command.
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3892
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3893 @node Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys
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3894 @section How do I bind a combination of modifier key and function key?
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3895 @cindex Modifiers and function keys
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3896 @cindex Function keys and modifiers
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3897 @cindex Binding modifiers and function keys
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3898
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3899 With Emacs 19 and later, you can represent modified function keys in
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3900 vector format by adding prefixes to the function key symbol. For
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3901 example (from the Emacs documentation):
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3902
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3903 @lisp
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3904 (global-set-key [?\C-x right] 'forward-page)
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3905 @end lisp
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3906
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3907 @noindent
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3908 where @samp{?\C-x} is the Lisp character constant for the character @kbd{C-x}.
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3909
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3910 You can use the modifier keys @key{Control}, @key{Meta}, @key{Hyper},
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3911 @key{Super}, @key{Alt}, and @key{Shift} with function keys. To
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3912 represent these modifiers, prepend the strings @samp{C-}, @samp{M-},
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3913 @samp{H-}, @samp{s-}, @samp{A-}, and @samp{S-} to the symbol name. Here
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3914 is how to make @kbd{H-M-RIGHT} move forward a word:
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3915
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3916 @lisp
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3917 (global-set-key [H-M-right] 'forward-word)
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3918 @end lisp
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3919
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3920 @itemize @bullet
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3921
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3922 @item
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3923 Not all modifiers are permitted in all situations. @key{Hyper},
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3924 @key{Super}, and @key{Alt} are not available on Unix character
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3925 terminals. Non-@acronym{ASCII} keys and mouse events (e.g. @kbd{C-=} and
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3926 @kbd{Mouse-1}) also fall under this category.
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3927
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3928 @end itemize
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3929
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3930 @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for general key binding instructions.
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3931
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3932 @node Meta key does not work in xterm
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3933 @section Why doesn't my @key{Meta} key work in an @code{xterm} window?
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3934 @cindex @key{Meta} key and @code{xterm}
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3935 @cindex Xterm and @key{Meta} key
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3936
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3937 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-Byte Character Set Support, emacs}.
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3938
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3939 If the advice in the Emacs manual fails, try all of these methods before
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3940 asking for further help:
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3941
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3942 @itemize @bullet
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3943
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3944 @item
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3945 You may have big problems using @code{mwm} as your window manager.
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3946 (Does anyone know a good generic solution to allow the use of the
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3947 @key{Meta} key in Emacs with @file{mwm}?)
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3948
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3949 @item
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3950 For X11: Make sure it really is a @key{Meta} key. Use @code{xev} to
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3951 find out what keysym your @key{Meta} key generates. It should be either
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3952 @code{Meta_L} or @code{Meta_R}. If it isn't, use @file{xmodmap} to fix
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3953 the situation. If @key{Meta} does generate @code{Meta_L} or
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3954 @code{Meta_R}, but @kbd{M-x} produces a non-@acronym{ASCII} character, put this in
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3955 your @file{~/.Xdefaults} file:
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3956
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3957 @example
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3958 XTerm*eightBitInput: false
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3959 XTerm*eightBitOutput: true
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3960 @end example
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3961
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3962 @item
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3963 Make sure the @code{pty} the @code{xterm} is using is passing 8 bit
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3964 characters. @samp{stty -a} (or @samp{stty everything}) should show
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3965 @samp{cs8} somewhere. If it shows @samp{cs7} instead, use @samp{stty
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3966 cs8 -istrip} (or @samp{stty pass8}) to fix it.
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3967
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3968 @item
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3969 If there is an @code{rlogin} connection between @code{xterm} and Emacs, the
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3970 @samp{-8} argument may need to be given to rlogin to make it pass all 8 bits
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3971 of every character.
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3972
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3973 @item
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3974 If Emacs is running on Ultrix, it is reported that evaluating
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3975 @code{(set-input-mode t nil)} helps.
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3976
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3977 @item
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3978 If all else fails, you can make @code{xterm} generate @kbd{@key{ESC} W} when
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3979 you type @kbd{M-W}, which is the same conversion Emacs would make if it
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3980 got the @kbd{M-W} anyway. In X11R4, the following resource
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3981 specification will do this:
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3982
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3983 @example
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3984 XTerm.VT100.EightBitInput: false
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3985 @end example
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3986
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3987 @noindent
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3988 (This changes the behavior of the @code{insert-eight-bit} action.)
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3989
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3990 With older @code{xterm}s, you can specify this behavior with a translation:
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3991
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3992 @example
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3993 XTerm.VT100.Translations: #override \
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3994 Meta<KeyPress>: string(0x1b) insert()
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3995 @end example
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3996
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3997 @noindent
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3998 You might have to replace @samp{Meta} with @samp{Alt}.
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3999
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4000 @end itemize
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4001
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4002 @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta
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4003 @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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4004 @cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta}
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4005 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for
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4006 @cindex HP-UX, the @key{ExtendChar} key
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4007
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4008 This is a result of an internationalization extension in X11R4 and the
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4009 fact that HP is now using this extension. Emacs assumes that the
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4010 @code{XLookupString} function returns the same result regardless of the
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4011 @key{Meta} key state which is no longer necessarily true. Until Emacs
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4012 is fixed, the temporary kludge is to run this command after each time
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4013 the X server is started but preferably before any xterm clients are:
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4014
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4015 @example
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4016 xmodmap -e 'remove mod1 = Mode_switch'
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4017 @end example
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4018
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4019 @c FIXME: Emacs 21 supports I18N in X11; does that mean that this bug is
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4020 @c solved?
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4021
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4022 This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be
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4023 undesirable if you actually intend to use them.
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4024
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4025 @node SPC no longer completes file names
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4026 @section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
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4027 @cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
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4028
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4029 Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in
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4030 the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
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4031 without the need to quote the spaces.
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4032
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4033 You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to
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4034 @code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
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4035
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4036 @lisp
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4037 (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
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4038 'minibuffer-complete-word)
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4039
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4040 (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
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4041 'minibuffer-complete-word)
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4042 @end lisp
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4043
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4044 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4045 @node Alternate character sets
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4046 @chapter Alternate character sets
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4047 @cindex Alternate character sets
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4048
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4049 @menu
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4050 * Emacs does not display 8-bit characters::
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4051 * Inputting eight-bit characters::
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4052 * Right-to-left alphabets::
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4053 * How to add fonts::
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4054 @end menu
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4055
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4056 @node Emacs does not display 8-bit characters
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4057 @section How do I make Emacs display 8-bit characters?
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4058 @cindex Displaying eight-bit characters
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4059 @cindex Eight-bit characters, displaying
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4060
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4061 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
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4062 Support, emacs}. On a Unix, when Emacs runs on a text-only terminal
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4063 display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use
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4064 @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can
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4065 display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise
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4066 non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating
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4067 systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the
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4068 character set supported by the display, and sets up the required
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4069 terminal coding system automatically.
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4070
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4071 @node Inputting eight-bit characters
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4072 @section How do I input eight-bit characters?
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4073 @cindex Entering eight-bit characters
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4074 @cindex Eight-bit characters, entering
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4075 @cindex Input, 8-bit characters
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4076
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4077 Various methods are available for input of eight-bit characters. See
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4078 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
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4079 Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input
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4080 Methods, Input Methods, emacs}.
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4081
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4082 @node Right-to-left alphabets
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4083 @section Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets?
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4084 @cindex Right-to-left alphabets
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4085 @cindex Hebrew, handling with Emacs
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4086 @cindex Semitic alphabets
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4087 @cindex Arabic alphabets
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4088 @cindex Bidirectional text
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4089
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4090 Emacs supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8) since version 20, but does
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4091 not yet support right-to-left character entry and display. The
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4092 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-bidi, emacs-bidi
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4093 mailing list} discusses development of support for this feature.
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4094
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4095
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4096 @node How to add fonts
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4097 @section How do I add fonts for use with Emacs?
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4098 @cindex add fonts for use with Emacs
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4099 @cindex intlfonts
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4100
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4101 First, download and install the BDF font files and any auxiliary
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4102 packages they need. The GNU Intlfonts distribution can be found on
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4103 @uref{http://directory.fsf.org/localization/intlfonts.html, the GNU
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4104 Software Directory Web site}.
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4105
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4106 Next, if you are on X Window system, issue the following two commands
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4107 from the shell's prompt:
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4108
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4109 @example
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4110 xset +fp /usr/local/share/emacs/fonts
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4111 xset fp rehash
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4112 @end example
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4113
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4114 @noindent
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4115 (Modify the first command if you installed the fonts in a directory
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4116 that is not @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/fonts}.) You also need to
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4117 arrange for these two commands to run whenever you log in, e.g., by
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4118 adding them to your window-system startup file, such as
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4119 @file{~/.xsessionrc} or @file{~/.gnomerc}.
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4120
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4121 Now, add the following line to your @file{~/.emacs} init file:
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4122
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4123 @lisp
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4124 (add-to-list 'bdf-directory-list "/usr/share/emacs/fonts/bdf")
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4125 @end lisp
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4126
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4127 @noindent
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4128 (Again, modify the file name if you installed the fonts elsewhere.)
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4129
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4130 Finally, if you wish to use the installed fonts with @code{ps-print},
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4131 add the following line to your @file{~/.emacs}:
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4132
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4133 @lisp
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4134 (setq ps-multibyte-buffer 'bdf-font-except-latin)
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4135 @end lisp
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4136
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4137 A few additional steps are necessary for MS-Windows; they are listed
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4138 below.
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4139
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4140 First, make sure @emph{all} the directories with BDF font files are
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4141 mentioned in @code{bdf-directory-list}. On Unix and GNU/Linux
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4142 systems, one normally runs @kbd{make install} to install the BDF fonts
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4143 in the same directory. By contrast, Windows users typically don't run
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4144 the Intlfonts installation command, but unpack the distribution in
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4145 some directory, which leaves the BDF fonts in its subdirectories. For
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4146 example, assume that you unpacked Intlfonts in @file{C:/Intlfonts};
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4147 then you should set @code{bdf-directory-list} as follows:
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4148
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4149 @lisp
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4150 (setq bdf-directory-list
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4151 '("C:/Intlfonts/Asian"
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4152 "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese" "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese.X"
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4153 "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese.BIG" "C:/Intlfonts/Ethiopic"
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4154 "C:/Intlfonts/European" "C:/Intlfonts/European.BIG"
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4155 "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese" "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese.X"
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4156 "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese.BIG" "C:/Intlfonts/Korean.X"
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4157 "C:/Intlfonts/Misc"))
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4158 @end lisp
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4159
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4160 @cindex @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist}
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4161 @cindex @code{w32-find-bdf-fonts}
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4162 Next, you need to set up the variable @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist} to
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4163 an alist of the BDF fonts and their corresponding file names.
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4164 Assuming you have set @code{bdf-directory-list} to name all the
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4165 directories with the BDF font files, the following Lisp snippet will
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4166 set up @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist}:
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4167
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4168 @lisp
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4169 (setq w32-bdf-filename-alist
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4170 (w32-find-bdf-fonts bdf-directory-list))
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4171 @end lisp
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4172
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4173 Now, create fontsets for the BDF fonts:
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4174
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4175 @lisp
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4176 (create-fontset-from-fontset-spec
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4177 "-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-fontset-bdf,
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4178 japanese-jisx0208:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0208.1983-*,
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4179 katakana-jisx0201:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0201*-*,
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4180 latin-jisx0201:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0201*-*,
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4181 japanese-jisx0208-1978:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0208.1978-*,
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4182 thai-tis620:-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-tis620.2529-1,
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4183 lao:-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-MuleLao-1,
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4184 tibetan-1-column:-TibMdXA-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-MuleTibetan-1,
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4185 ethiopic:-Admas-Ethiomx16f-Medium-R-Normal--16-150-100-100-M-160-Ethiopic-Unicode,
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4186 tibetan:-TibMdXA-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-160-MuleTibetan-0")
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4187 @end lisp
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4188
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4189 Many of the international bdf fonts from Intlfonts are type 0, and
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4191
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4192 @lisp
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4193 (setq font-encoding-alist
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4194 (append '(("MuleTibetan-0" (tibetan . 0))
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4195 ("GB2312" (chinese-gb2312 . 0))
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4196 ("JISX0208" (japanese-jisx0208 . 0))
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4197 ("JISX0212" (japanese-jisx0212 . 0))
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4198 ("VISCII" (vietnamese-viscii-lower . 0))
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4199 ("KSC5601" (korean-ksc5601 . 0))
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4200 ("MuleArabic-0" (arabic-digit . 0))
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4201 ("MuleArabic-1" (arabic-1-column . 0))
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4202 ("MuleArabic-2" (arabic-2-column . 0)))
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4203 font-encoding-alist))
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4204 @end lisp
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4205
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4206 You can now use the Emacs font menu to select the @samp{bdf: 16-dot medium}
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4207 fontset, or you can select it by setting the default font in your
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4208 @file{~/.emacs}:
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4209
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4210 @lisp
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4211 (set-default-font "fontset-bdf")
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4212 @end lisp
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4213
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4214
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4215 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4216 @node Mail and news
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4217 @chapter Mail and news
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4218 @cindex Mail and news
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4219
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4220 @menu
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4221 * Changing the included text prefix::
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4222 * Saving a copy of outgoing mail::
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4223 * Expanding aliases when sending mail::
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4224 * Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder::
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4225 * Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail::
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4226 * Replying to the sender of a message::
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4227 * Automatically starting a mail or news reader::
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4228 * Reading news with Emacs::
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4229 * Gnus does not work with NNTP::
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4230 * Making Gnus faster::
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4231 * Catching up in all newsgroups::
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4232 @end menu
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4233
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4234 @node Changing the included text prefix
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4235 @section How do I change the included text prefix in mail/news followups?
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4236 @cindex Prefix in mail/news followups, changing
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4237 @cindex Included text prefix, changing
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4238 @cindex Setting the included text character
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4239 @cindex Quoting in mail messages
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4240
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4241 If you read mail with Rmail, set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}.
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4242 For Gnus, set @code{message-yank-prefix}. For VM, set
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4243 @code{vm-included-text-prefix}. For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}.
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4244
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4245 For fancier control of citations, use Supercite (@pxref{Top,, the Supercite
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4246 Manual, sc, The Supercite Manual}).
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4247
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4248 To prevent Emacs from including various headers of the replied-to
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4249 message, set the value of @code{mail-yank-ignored-headers} to an
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4250 appropriate regexp.
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4251
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4252 @node Saving a copy of outgoing mail
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4253 @section How do I save a copy of outgoing mail?
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4254 @cindex Saving a copy of outgoing mail
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4255 @cindex Copying outgoing mail to a file
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4256 @cindex Filing outgoing mail
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4257 @cindex Automatic filing of outgoing mail
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4258 @cindex Mail, saving outgoing automatically
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4259
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4260 You can either mail yourself a copy by including a @samp{BCC} header in the
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4261 mail message, or store a copy of the message directly to a file by
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4262 including an @samp{FCC} header.
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4263
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4264 If you use standard mail, you can automatically create a @samp{BCC} to
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4265 yourself by putting
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4266
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4267 @lisp
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4268 (setq mail-self-blind t)
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4269 @end lisp
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4270
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4271 @noindent
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4272 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can automatically include an @samp{FCC}
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4273 field by putting something like the following in your @file{.emacs}
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4274 file:
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4275
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4276 @lisp
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4277 (setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing"))
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4278 @end lisp
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4279
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4280 The output file will be in Unix mail format.
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4281
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4282 If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your
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4283 components file.
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4284
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4285 It does not work to put @samp{set record filename} in the @file{.mailrc}
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4286 file.
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4287
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4288 @node Expanding aliases when sending mail
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4289 @section Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail?
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4290 @cindex Expanding aliases when sending mail
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4291 @cindex Mail alias expansion
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4292 @cindex Sending mail with aliases
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4293
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4294 @xref{Mail Aliases,, The Emacs Manual, emacs, The Emacs Manual}.
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4295
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4296 @itemize @bullet
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4297
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4298 @item
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4299 Normally, Emacs expands aliases when you send the message.
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4300 To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}.
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4301
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4302 @c FIXME there should be an interactive rebuild command for this.
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4303 @item
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4304 Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
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4305 when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
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4306 @file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}} to
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4307 make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
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4308
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4309 @item
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4310 If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
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4311 type them in. To enable this feature, execute the following:
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4312
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4313 @lisp
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4314 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'mail-abbrevs-setup)
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4315 @end lisp
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4316
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4317 Note that the aliases are expanded automatically only after you type
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4318 a word-separator character (e.g. @key{RET} or @kbd{,}). You can force their
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4319 expansion by moving point to the end of the alias and typing @kbd{C-x a e}
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4320 (@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}).
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4321 @end itemize
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4322
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4323 @node Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder
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4324 @section How can I sort the messages in my Rmail folder?
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4325 @cindex Rmail, sorting messages in
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4326 @cindex Folder, sorting messages in an Rmail
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4327 @cindex Sorting messages in an Rmail folder
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4328
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4329 In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions
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4330 and their key bindings.
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4331
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4332 @node Rmail writes to /var/spool/mail
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4333 @section Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/var/spool/mail}?
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4334 @cindex Rmail and @file{/var/spool/mail}
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4335 @cindex @file{/var/spool/mail} and Rmail
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4336
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4337 This is the behavior of the @code{movemail} program which Rmail uses.
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4338 This indicates that @code{movemail} is configured to use lock files.
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4339
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4340 RMS writes:
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4341
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4342 @quotation
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4343 Certain systems require lock files to interlock access to mail files.
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4344 On these systems, @code{movemail} must write lock files, or you risk losing
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4345 mail. You simply must arrange to let @code{movemail} write them.
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4346
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4347 Other systems use the @code{flock} system call to interlock access. On
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4348 these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}.
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4349 @end quotation
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4350
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4351 @node Replying to the sender of a message
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4352 @section How can I force Rmail to reply to the sender of a message, but not the other recipients?
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4353 @cindex Replying only to the sender of a message
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4354 @cindex Sender, replying only to
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4355 @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in
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4356
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4357 @email{isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu, Ron Isaacson} says: When you hit
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4358 @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original
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4359 recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC}
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4360 lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}),
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4361 it replies only to the sender. However, going through the whole
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4362 @kbd{C-u} business every time you want to reply is a pain. This is the
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4363 best fix I've been able to come up with:
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4364
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4365 @lisp
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4366 (defun rmail-reply-t ()
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4367 "Reply only to the sender of the current message. (See rmail-reply.)"
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4368 (interactive)
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4369 (rmail-reply t))
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4370
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4371 (add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook
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4372 (lambda ()
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4373 (define-key rmail-mode-map "r" 'rmail-reply-t)
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4374 (define-key rmail-mode-map "R" 'rmail-reply)))
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4375 @end lisp
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4376
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4377 @node Automatically starting a mail or news reader
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4378 @section How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader?
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4379 @cindex Mail reader, starting automatically
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4380 @cindex News reader, starting automatically
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4381 @cindex Starting mail/news reader automatically
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4382
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4383 To start Emacs in Gnus:
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4384
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4385 @example
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4386 emacs -f gnus
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4387 @end example
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4388
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4389 @noindent
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4390 in Rmail:
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4391
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4392 @example
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4393 emacs -f rmail
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4394 @end example
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4395
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4396 A more convenient way to start with Gnus:
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4397
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4398 @example
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4399 alias gnus 'emacs -f gnus'
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4400 gnus
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4401 @end example
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4402
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4403 It is probably unwise to automatically start your mail or news reader
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4404 from your @file{.emacs} file. This would cause problems if you needed to run
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4405 two copies of Emacs at the same time. Also, this would make it difficult for
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4406 you to start Emacs quickly when you needed to.
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4407
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4408 @node Reading news with Emacs
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4409 @section How do I read news under Emacs?
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4410 @cindex Reading news under Emacs
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4411 @cindex Usenet reader in Emacs
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4412 @cindex Gnus newsreader
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4413 @cindex FAQ for Gnus
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4414 @cindex Gnus FAQ
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4415 @cindex Learning more about Gnus
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4416
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4417 Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. For more information on Gnus, @pxref{Top,, the Gnus
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4418 Manual, gnus, The Gnus Manual}, which includes @ref{Frequently Asked
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4419 Questions,, the Gnus FAQ, gnus}.
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4420
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4421
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4422 @node Gnus does not work with NNTP
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4423 @section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP?
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4424 @cindex Gnus and NNTP
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4425 @cindex NNTP, Gnus fails to work with
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4426
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4427 There is a bug in NNTP version 1.5.10, such that when multiple requests
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4428 are sent to the NNTP server, the server only handles the first one
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4429 before blocking waiting for more input which never comes. NNTP version
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4430 1.5.11 claims to fix this.
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4431
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4432 You can work around the bug inside Emacs like this:
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4433
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4434 @lisp
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4435 (setq nntp-maximum-request 1)
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4436 @end lisp
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4437
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4438 You can find out what version of NNTP your news server is running by
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4439 telnetting to the NNTP port (usually 119) on the news server machine
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4440 (i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its
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4441 version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out.
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4442
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4443 @node Making Gnus faster
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4444 @section How do I make Gnus faster?
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4445 @cindex Faster, starting Gnus
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4446 @cindex Starting Gnus faster
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4447 @cindex Gnus, starting faster
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4448 @cindex Slow catch up in Gnus
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4449 @cindex Gnus is slow when catching up
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4450 @cindex Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow
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4451
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4452 From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Reading news with Emacs}):
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4453
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4454 @quotation
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4455 If you have a slow machine, or are just really impatient, there are a
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4456 few things you can do to make Gnus run faster.
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4457
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4458 Set @code{gnus-check-new-newsgroups} and
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4459 @code{gnus-check-bogus-newsgroups} to @code{nil} to make startup faster.
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4460
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4461 Set @code{gnus-show-threads}, @code{gnus-use-cross-reference} and
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4462 @code{gnus-nov-is-evil} to @code{nil} to make entering and exiting the
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4463 summary buffer faster.
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4464 @end quotation
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4465
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4466 @node Catching up in all newsgroups
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4467 @section How do I catch up all newsgroups in Gnus?
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4468 @cindex Catching up all newsgroups in Gnus
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4469 @cindex Gnus, Catching up all newsgroups in
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4470
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4471 In the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer, type @kbd{M-< C-x ( c y C-x ) M-0 C-x e}
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4472
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4473 Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point
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4474 to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer.
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4475
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4476 @node Concept index
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4477 @unnumbered Concept Index
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4478 @printindex cp
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4479
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4480 @bye