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10 @c This file is maintained by Romain Francoise <rfrancoise@gnu.org>.
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11 @c Feel free to install changes without prior permission (but I'd
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12 @c appreciate a notice if you do).
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15 Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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16 Free Software Foundation, Inc.@*
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17 Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner@*
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18 Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes@*
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19 Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells@*
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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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30 latest version of the FAQ is archived (including FTP information).
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32 The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these conditions, except that
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33 the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work
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36 [This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs
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38 @end quotation
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42 @direntry
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43 * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
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49 @center @titlefont{GNU Emacs FAQ}
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51 @c The following two commands start the copyright page.
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54 @insertcopying
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55 @end titlepage
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59 @node Top, FAQ notation, (dir), (dir)
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61 This is the GNU Emacs FAQ, last updated on @today{}.
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63 This FAQ is maintained as a part of GNU Emacs. If you find any errors,
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64 or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
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65 them.
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71 @menu
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72 * FAQ notation::
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73 * General questions::
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74 * Getting help::
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80 * Major packages and programs::
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81 * Key bindings::
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84 * Concept index::
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85 @end menu
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87 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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88 @node FAQ notation, General questions, Top, Top
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89 @chapter FAQ notation
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90 @cindex FAQ notation
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92 This chapter describes notation used in the GNU Emacs FAQ, as well as in
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93 the Emacs documentation. Consult this section if this is the first time
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98 * Basic keys::
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99 * Extended commands::
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103 @end menu
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105 @node Basic keys, Extended commands, FAQ notation, FAQ notation
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106 @section What do these mean: @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{C-M-a}, @key{RET}, @kbd{@key{ESC} a}, etc.?
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107 @cindex Basic keys
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109 @cindex @key{Meta} key, notation for
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110 @cindex Control-Meta characters, notation for
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111 @cindex @kbd{C-h}, definition of
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115 @cindex @key{LFD}, definition of
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116 @cindex @key{RET}, definition of
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118 @cindex @key{TAB}, definition of
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119 @cindex Notation for keys
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124 @kbd{C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Control} key
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126 @item
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127 @kbd{M-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down the @key{Meta} key
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128 (if your computer doesn't have a @key{Meta} key, @pxref{No Meta key})
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130 @item
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131 @kbd{M-C-x}: press the @key{x} key while holding down both @key{Control}
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132 and @key{Meta}
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135 @kbd{C-M-x}: a synonym for the above
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138 @key{LFD}: Linefeed or Newline; same as @kbd{C-j}
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141 @key{RET}: @key{Return}, sometimes marked @key{Enter}; same as @kbd{C-m}
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144 @key{DEL}: @key{Delete}, usually @strong{not} the same as
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145 @key{Backspace}; same as @kbd{C-?} (see @ref{Backspace invokes help}, if
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148 @item
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149 @key{ESC}: Escape; same as @kbd{C-[}
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152 @key{TAB}: Tab; same as @kbd{C-i}
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155 @key{SPC}: Space bar
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159 Key sequences longer than one key (and some single-key sequences) are
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162 @display
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163 @kbd{M-x frobnicate-while-foo RET}
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164 @end display
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166 @noindent
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167 Any real spaces in such a key sequence should be ignored; only @key{SPC}
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170 The @acronym{ASCII} code sent by @kbd{C-x} (except for @kbd{C-?}) is the value
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230 @key{RET} m @var{topic} @key{RET} m @var{subtopic} @key{RET}}.
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239 @node File-name conventions, Common acronyms, On-line manual, FAQ notation
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240 @section What are @file{etc/SERVICE}, @file{src/config.h}, and @file{lisp/default.el}?
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273 @section What are FSF, LPF, OSF, GNU, RMS, FTP, and GPL?
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343 @section What is the LPF?
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345 @cindex League for Programming Freedom
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346 @cindex Software patents, opposition to
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347 @cindex Patents for software, opposition to
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349 The LPF opposes the expanding danger of software patents and
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350 look-and-feel copyrights. To get more information, feel free to contact
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351 the LPF via e-mail or otherwise. You may also contact
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352 @email{jbw@@cs.bu.edu, Joe Wells}; he will be happy to talk to you
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353 about the LPF.
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354
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355 You can find more information about the LPF in the file @file{etc/LPF}.
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357 also from @uref{http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/, the LPF home page}.
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359 @node Real meaning of copyleft, Guidelines for newsgroup postings, The LPF, General questions
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360 @section What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft?
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361 @cindex Copyleft, real meaning of
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362 @cindex GPL, real meaning of
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363 @cindex General Public License, real meaning of
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366 The real legal meaning of the GNU General Public License (copyleft) will
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367 only be known if and when a judge rules on its validity and scope.
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368 There has never been a copyright infringement case involving the GPL to
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370 the newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss}, which was created to hold the
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371 extensive flame wars on the subject.
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373 RMS writes:
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375 @quotation
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376 The legal meaning of the GNU copyleft is less important than the spirit,
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377 which is that Emacs is a free software project and that work pertaining
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378 to Emacs should also be free software. ``Free'' means that all users
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379 have the freedom to study, share, change and improve Emacs. To make
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380 sure everyone has this freedom, pass along source code when you
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381 distribute any version of Emacs or a related program, and give the
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382 recipients the same freedom that you enjoyed.
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383 @end quotation
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385 @node Guidelines for newsgroup postings, Newsgroup archives, Real meaning of copyleft, General questions
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386 @section What are appropriate messages for @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}, @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, @uref{news:comp.emacs}, etc.?
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387 @cindex Newsgroups, appropriate messages for
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388 @cindex GNU newsgroups, appropriate messages for
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389 @cindex Usenet groups, appropriate messages for
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390 @cindex Mailing lists, appropriate messages for
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391 @cindex Posting messages to newsgroups
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394 The file @file{etc/MAILINGLISTS} describes the purpose of each GNU
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395 mailing list. (@xref{Informational files for Emacs}, if you want a copy
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399 The newsgroup @uref{news:comp.emacs} is for discussion of Emacs programs
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402 Unipress, CCA, and Epsilon.
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404 Many people post Emacs questions to @uref{news:comp.emacs} because they
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405 don't receive any of the @code{gnu.*} newsgroups. Arguments have been
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407 @uref{news:comp.emacs}. You have to decide for yourself.
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409 Messages advocating ``non-free'' software are considered unacceptable on
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410 any of the @code{gnu.*} newsgroups except for @uref{news:gnu.misc.discuss},
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411 which was created to hold the extensive flame-wars on the subject.
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412 ``Non-free'' software includes any software for which the end user can't
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413 freely modify the source code and exchange enhancements. Be careful to
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414 remove the @code{gnu.*} groups from the @samp{Newsgroups:} line when
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415 posting a followup that recommends such software.
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417 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug} is a place where bug reports appear, but avoid
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418 posting bug reports to this newsgroup directly (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
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420 @node Newsgroup archives, Reporting bugs, Guidelines for newsgroup postings, General questions
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421 @section Where can I get old postings to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and other GNU groups?
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422 @cindex Archived postings from @code{gnu.emacs.help}
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423 @cindex Usenet archives for GNU groups
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424 @cindex Old Usenet postings for GNU groups
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425
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426 The FSF has maintained archives of all of the GNU mailing lists for many
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429 individual postings from, but pretty much everything is there.
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431 The archive is at @uref{ftp://lists.gnu.org/}.
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434 @uref{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}.
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437 @uref{http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=33592484, Google}, also
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438 archive the @code{gnu.*} groups.
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440 You can read the archives of the @code{gnu.*} groups and post new
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441 messages at @uref{http://gmane.org/, Gmane}.
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443 @node Reporting bugs, Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Newsgroup archives, General questions
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444 @section Where should I report bugs and other problems with Emacs?
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445 @cindex Bug reporting
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446 @cindex Good bug reports
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447 @cindex How to submit a bug report
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448 @cindex Reporting bugs
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450 The correct way to report Emacs bugs is to use the command
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451 @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug}. It sets up a mail buffer with the
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452 essential information and the correct e-mail address which is
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453 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} for the released versions of Emacs.
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454 Anything sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} also appears in the
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455 newsgroup @uref{news:gnu.emacs.bug}, but please use e-mail instead of
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456 news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable return address
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457 so you can be contacted for further details.
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459 Be sure to read the ``Bugs'' section of the Emacs manual before reporting
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460 a bug! The manual describes in detail how to submit a useful bug
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461 report (@pxref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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462 (@xref{On-line manual}, if you don't know how to read the manual.)
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464 RMS says:
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466 @quotation
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467 Sending bug reports to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} (which has the
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468 effect of posting on @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}) is undesirable because
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469 it takes the time of an unnecessarily large group of people, most of
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470 whom are just users and have no idea how to fix these problem.
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471 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} reaches a much smaller group of people
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472 who are more likely to know what to do and have expressed a wish to
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473 receive more messages about Emacs than the others.
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474 @end quotation
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476 RMS says it is sometimes fine to post to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help}:
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478 @quotation
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479 If you have reported a bug and you don't hear about a possible fix,
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480 then after a suitable delay (such as a week) it is okay to post on
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481 @code{gnu.emacs.help} asking if anyone can help you.
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482 @end quotation
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484 If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, consider the following
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485 non-exhaustive list, courtesy of RMS:
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487 @quotation
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488 If Emacs crashes, that is a bug. If Emacs gets compilation errors
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494 @node Unsubscribing from Emacs lists, Contacting the FSF, Reporting bugs, General questions
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495 @section How do I unsubscribe from this mailing list?
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496 @cindex Unsubscribing from GNU mailing lists
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497 @cindex Removing yourself from GNU mailing lists
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499 If you are receiving a GNU mailing list named @var{list}, you might be
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500 able to unsubscribe from it by sending a request to the address
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501 @email{@var{list}-request@@gnu.org}. However, this will not work if you are
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502 not listed on the main mailing list, but instead receive the mail from a
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503 distribution point. In that case, you will have to track down at which
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508 details.
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512 @cindex Snail mail address of the FSF
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513 @cindex Postal address of the FSF
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514 @cindex Contracting the FSF
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515 @cindex Free Software Foundation, contacting
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519 @item E-mail
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520 gnu@@gnu.org
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521
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522 @item Telephone
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523 +1-617-542-5942
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524
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526 +1-617-542-2652
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529 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/}
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531 @item Postal address
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532 Free Software Foundation@*
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533 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor@*
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534 Boston, MA 02110-1301@*
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535 USA@*
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538
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539 @cindex Ordering GNU software
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540 For details on how to order items directly from the FSF, see the
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541 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
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543 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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544 @node Getting help, Status of Emacs, General questions, Top
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545 @chapter Getting help
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546 @cindex Getting help
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547
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548 This chapter tells you how to get help with Emacs
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549
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550 @menu
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551 * Basic editing::
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552 * Learning how to do something::
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553 * Getting a printed manual::
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554 * Emacs Lisp documentation::
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555 * Installing Texinfo documentation::
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556 * Printing a Texinfo file::
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557 * Viewing Info files outside of Emacs::
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558 * Informational files for Emacs::
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559 * Help installing Emacs::
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560 * Obtaining the FAQ::
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561 @end menu
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562
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563 @node Basic editing, Learning how to do something, Getting help, Getting help
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564 @section I'm just starting Emacs; how do I do basic editing?
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565 @cindex Basic editing with Emacs
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566 @cindex Beginning editing
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567 @cindex Tutorial, invoking the
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568 @cindex Self-paced tutorial, invoking the
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569 @cindex Help system, entering the
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570
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571 Type @kbd{C-h t} to invoke the self-paced tutorial. Just typing
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572 @kbd{C-h} enters the help system. Starting with Emacs 22, the tutorial
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573 is available in many foreign languages such as French, German, Japanese,
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574 Russian, etc. Use @kbd{M-x help-with-tutorial-spec-language @key{RET}}
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575 to choose your language and start the tutorial.
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576
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577 Your system administrator may have changed @kbd{C-h} to act like
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578 @key{DEL} to deal with local keyboards. You can use @kbd{M-x
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579 help-for-help} instead to invoke help. To discover what key (if any)
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580 invokes help on your system, type @kbd{M-x where-is @key{RET}
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581 help-for-help @key{RET}}. This will print a comma-separated list of key
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582 sequences in the echo area. Ignore the last character in each key
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583 sequence listed. Each of the resulting key sequences invokes help.
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585 Emacs help works best if it is invoked by a single key whose value
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586 should be stored in the variable @code{help-char}.
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588 @node Learning how to do something, Getting a printed manual, Basic editing, Getting help
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589 @section How do I find out how to do something in Emacs?
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590 @cindex Help for Emacs
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591 @cindex Learning to do something in Emacs
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592 @cindex Reference card for Emacs
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593 @cindex Overview of help systems
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594
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595 There are several methods for finding out how to do things in Emacs.
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597 @itemize @bullet
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598
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599 @cindex Reading the Emacs manual
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600 @item
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601 The complete text of the Emacs manual is available on-line via the Info
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602 hypertext reader. Type @kbd{C-h r} to display the manual in Info mode.
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603 Typing @key{h} immediately after entering Info will provide a short
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604 tutorial on how to use it.
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605
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606 @cindex Lookup a subject in a manual
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607 @cindex Index search in a manual
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608 @item
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609 To quickly locate the section of the manual which discusses a certain
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610 issue, or describes a command or a variable, type @kbd{C-h i m emacs
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611 @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET}}, where @var{topic} is the name of the
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612 topic, the command, or the variable which you are looking for. If this
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613 does not land you on the right place in the manual, press @kbd{,}
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614 (comma) repeatedly until you find what you need. (The @kbd{i} and
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615 @kbd{,} keys invoke the index-searching functions, which look for the
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616 @var{topic} you type in all the indices of the Emacs manual.)
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618 @cindex Apropos
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619 @item
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620 You can list all of the commands whose names contain a certain word
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621 (actually which match a regular expression) using @kbd{C-h a} (@kbd{M-x
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623
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624 @cindex Command description in the manual
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625 @item
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626 The command @kbd{C-h F} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}) prompts
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627 for the name of a command, and then attempts to find the section in the
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628 Emacs manual where that command is described.
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629
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630 @cindex Finding commands and variables
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631 @item
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632 You can list all of the functions and variables whose names contain a
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633 certain word using @kbd{M-x apropos}.
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635 @item
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636 You can list all of the functions and variables whose documentation
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637 matches a regular expression or a string, using @kbd{M-x
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638 apropos-documentation}.
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640 @item
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641 You can order a hardcopy of the manual from the FSF. @xref{Getting a
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642 printed manual}.
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644 @cindex Reference cards, in other languages
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645 @item
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646 You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to
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647 invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $1 (or 10 for $5),
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648 or you can print your own from the @file{etc/refcards/refcard.tex} or
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651 translations of the reference card into several languages; look for
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652 files named @file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang}
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655 and @file{etc/recards/de-refcard.ps}.
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657 @item
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658 There are many other commands in Emacs for getting help and
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659 information. To get a list of these commands, type @samp{?} after
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660 @kbd{C-h}.
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662 @end itemize
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664 @node Getting a printed manual, Emacs Lisp documentation, Learning how to do something, Getting help
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665 @section How do I get a printed copy of the Emacs manual?
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666 @cindex Printed Emacs manual, obtaining
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667 @cindex Manual, obtaining a printed or HTML copy of
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670 You can order a printed copy of the Emacs manual from the FSF. For
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671 details see the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
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673 @c The number 620 below is version-dependent!
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675 directory of the Emacs distribution, if you're daring enough to try to
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676 print out this 620-page manual yourself (@pxref{Printing a Texinfo
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680 you can get a PostScript version from
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681
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682 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.ps.gz}
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683
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684 @cindex HTML version of Emacs manual, obtaining
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685 An HTML version of the manual is at
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686
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687 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html}
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688
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689 The manual is available in other formats at
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690
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691 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/}
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693 @xref{Learning how to do something}, for how to view the manual on-line.
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694
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695 @node Emacs Lisp documentation, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting a printed manual, Getting help
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696 @section Where can I get documentation on Emacs Lisp?
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697 @cindex Documentation on Emacs Lisp
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698 @cindex Function documentation
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699 @cindex Variable documentation
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700 @cindex Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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701 @cindex Reference manual for Emacs Lisp
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702
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703 Within Emacs, you can type @kbd{C-h f} to get the documentation for a
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704 function, @kbd{C-h v} for a variable.
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705
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706 For more information, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available
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707 on-line, in Info format. @xref{Top, Emacs Lisp,, elisp, The
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708 Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
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709
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710 You can also order a hardcopy of the manual, details on ordering it from
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711 FSF are on the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html, GNU Web site}.
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712
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713 An HTML version of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is available at
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714
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715 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/elisp.html}
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716
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717 @node Installing Texinfo documentation, Printing a Texinfo file, Emacs Lisp documentation, Getting help
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718 @section How do I install a piece of Texinfo documentation?
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719 @cindex Texinfo documentation, installing
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720 @cindex Installing Texinfo documentation
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721 @cindex New Texinfo files, installing
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722 @cindex Documentation, installing new Texinfo files
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723 @cindex Info files, how to install
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724
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725 First, you must turn the Texinfo files into Info files. You may do this
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726 using the stand-alone @file{makeinfo} program, available as part of the latest
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727 Texinfo package at
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728
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729 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-4.8.tar.gz}
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731 and all mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (for a list, @pxref{Current GNU
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732 distributions}).
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733
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734 For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which
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735 comes with the Texinfo package. This manual also comes installed in
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736 Info format, so you can read it on-line; type @kbd{C-h i m texinfo
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737 @key{RET}}.
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738
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739 Alternatively, you could use the Emacs command @kbd{M-x
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740 texinfo-format-buffer}, after visiting the Texinfo source file of the
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741 manual you want to convert.
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742
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743 Neither @code{texinfo-format-buffer} nor @file{makeinfo} installs the
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744 resulting Info files in Emacs's Info tree. To install Info files,
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745 perform these steps:
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746
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747 @enumerate
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748 @item
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749 Move the files to the @file{info} directory in the installed Emacs
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750 distribution. @xref{File-name conventions}, if you don't know where that
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751 is.
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752
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753 @item
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754 Run the @code{install-info} command, which is part of the Texinfo
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755 distribution, to update the main Info directory menu, like this:
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756
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757 @example
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758 install-info --info-dir=@var{dir-path} @var{dir-path}/@var{file}
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759 @end example
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760
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761 @noindent
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762 where @var{dir-path} is the full path to the directory where you copied
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763 the produced Info file(s), and @var{file} is the name of the Info file
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764 you produced and want to install.
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765
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766 If you don't have the @code{install-info} command installed, you can
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767 edit the file @file{info/dir} in the installed Emacs distribution, and
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768 add a line for the top level node in the Info package that you are
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769 installing. Follow the examples already in this file. The format is:
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770
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771 @example
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772 * Topic: (relative-pathname). Short description of topic.
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773 @end example
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774
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775 @end enumerate
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776
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777 If you want to install Info files and you don't have the necessary
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778 privileges, you have several options:
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779
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780 @itemize @bullet
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781 @item
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782 Info files don't actually need to be installed before being used.
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783 You can use a prefix argument for the @code{info} command and specify
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784 the name of the Info file in the minibuffer. This goes to the node
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785 named @samp{Top} in that file. For example, to view a Info file named
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786 @file{@var{info-file}} in your home directory, you can type this:
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787
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788 @example
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789 @kbd{C-u C-h i ~/@var{info-file} @key{RET}}
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790 @end example
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791
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792 Alternatively, you can feed a file name to the @code{Info-goto-node}
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793 command (invoked by pressing @key{g} in Info mode) by typing the name
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794 of the file in parentheses, like this:
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795
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796 @example
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797 @kbd{C-h i g (~/@var{info-file}) @key{RET}}
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798 @end example
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799
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800 @item
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801 You can create your own Info directory. You can tell Emacs where that
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802 Info directory is by adding its pathname to the value of the variable
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803 @code{Info-default-directory-list}. For example, to use a private Info
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804 directory which is a subdirectory of your home directory named @file{Info},
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805 you could put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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806
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807 @lisp
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808 (setq Info-default-directory-list
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809 (cons "~/Info" Info-default-directory-list))
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810 @end lisp
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811
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812 You will need a top-level Info file named @file{dir} in this directory
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814 list only entries for Info files in that directory. You might not need
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815 it if all files in this directory were referenced by other @file{dir}
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816 files. The node lists from all @file{dir} files in
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817 @code{Info-default-directory-list} are merged by the Info system.
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818
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819 @end itemize
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821 @node Printing a Texinfo file, Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Installing Texinfo documentation, Getting help
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822 @section How do I print a Texinfo file?
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823 @cindex Printing a Texinfo file
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824 @cindex Texinfo file, printing
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825 @cindex Printing documentation
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826
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827 You can't get nicely printed output from Info files; you must still have
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828 the original Texinfo source file for the manual you want to print.
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829
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830 Assuming you have @TeX{} installed on your system, follow these steps:
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831
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832 @enumerate
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833
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834 @item
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835 Make sure the first line of the Texinfo file looks like this:
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836
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837 @example
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838 \input texinfo
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839 @end example
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840
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841 You may need to change @samp{texinfo} to the full pathname of the
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842 @file{texinfo.tex} file, which comes with Emacs as
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843 @file{doc/misc/texinfo.tex} (or copy or link it into the current directory).
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845 @item
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846 Type @kbd{texi2dvi @var{texinfo-source}}, where @var{texinfo-source} is
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847 the name of the Texinfo source file for which you want to produce a
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848 printed copy.
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849
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851 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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852
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853 @item
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854 Print the DVI file @file{@var{texinfo-source}.dvi} in the normal way for
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855 printing DVI files at your site. For example, if you have a PostScript
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856 printer, run the @code{dvips} program to print the DVI file on that
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857 printer.
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858
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861 To get more general instructions, retrieve the latest Texinfo package
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862 (@pxref{Installing Texinfo documentation}).
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864 @node Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Informational files for Emacs, Printing a Texinfo file, Getting help
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865 @section Can I view Info files without using Emacs?
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866 @cindex Viewing Info files
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867 @cindex Info file viewers
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868 @cindex Alternative Info file viewers
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869
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870 Yes. Here are some alternative programs:
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871
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872 @itemize @bullet
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873
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874 @item
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875 @code{info}, a stand-alone version of the Info program, comes as part of
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876 the Texinfo package. @xref{Installing Texinfo documentation}, for
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879 @item
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880 Xinfo, a stand-alone version of the Info program that runs under X
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881 Window system. You can get it at
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882 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz} and all
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884 list of mirrors).
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885
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886 @item
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887 Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Window system and uses Tcl/Tk.
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888 You can get Tkinfo at
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889 @uref{http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/tkinfo/}.
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890
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891 @end itemize
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893 @node Informational files for Emacs, Help installing Emacs, Viewing Info files outside of Emacs, Getting help
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894 @section What informational files are available for Emacs?
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895 @cindex Informational files included with Emacs
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896 @cindex Files included with Emacs
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898 @cindex @file{DISTRIB}, description of file
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899 @cindex @file{FTP}, description of file
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900 @cindex @file{GNU}, description of file
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901 @cindex @file{INTERVIEW}, description of file
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902 @cindex @file{LPF}, description of file
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903 @cindex @file{MACHINES}, description of file
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904 @cindex @file{MAILINGLISTS}, description of file
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905 @cindex @file{NEWS}, description of file
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906 @cindex @file{SERVICE}, description of file
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907 @cindex @file{SUN-SUPPORT}, description of file
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908
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909 This isn't a frequently asked question, but it should be! A variety of
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910 informational files about Emacs and relevant aspects of the GNU project
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911 are available for you to read.
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912
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913 The following files are available in the @file{etc} directory of the
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914 Emacs distribution (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're not sure
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916
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917 @table @file
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918
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919 @item COPYING
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920 GNU General Public License
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921
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922 @item DISTRIB
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923 Emacs Availability Information, including the popular Free Software
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924 Foundation Order Form
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925
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926 @item FTP
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927 How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP
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928
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929 @item GNU
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930 The GNU Manifesto
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931
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932 @item INTERVIEW
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933 Richard Stallman discusses his public-domain UNIX-compatible software
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934 system with BYTE editors
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935
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936 @item LPF
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937 Why you should join the League for Programming Freedom
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938
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939 @item MACHINES
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940 Status of Emacs on Various Machines and Systems
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941
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942 @item MAILINGLISTS
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943 GNU Project Electronic Mailing Lists
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944
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945 @item NEWS
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946 Emacs news, a history of recent user-visible changes
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947
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948 @item SERVICE
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949 GNU Service Directory
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950
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951 @item SUN-SUPPORT
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952 including ``Using Emacstool with GNU Emacs''
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954 @end table
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956 More GNU information, including back issues of the @cite{GNU's
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957 Bulletin}, are at
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958
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959 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/bulletins/bulletins.html} and
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961 @uref{http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/gnu.html}
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963 @node Help installing Emacs, Obtaining the FAQ, Informational files for Emacs, Getting help
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964 @section Where can I get help in installing Emacs?
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965 @cindex Installation help
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966 @cindex Help installing Emacs
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967
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968 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for some basic installation hints, and see
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969 @ref{Problems building Emacs}, or @ref{Linking with -lX11 fails}, if you
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970 have problems with the installation.
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971
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972 The file @file{etc/SERVICE} (see @ref{File-name conventions}, if you're
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973 not sure where that is) lists companies and individuals willing to sell
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974 you help in installing or using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file
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976 Emacs}).
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978 @node Obtaining the FAQ, , Help installing Emacs, Getting help
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979 @section Where can I get the latest version of this FAQ?
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981 @cindex Latest FAQ version, obtaining the
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982 @cindex Retrieving the latest FAQ version
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983 @cindex E-mail, retrieving the FAQ via
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984 @cindex Web, reading the FAQ on the
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985
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986 The Emacs FAQ is available in several ways:
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987
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988 @itemize @bullet
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990 @item
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992 FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of the Emacs menu bar at the top
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995 @item
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996 Via USENET. If you can read news, the FAQ should be available in your
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997 news spool, in both the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} and
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998 @uref{news:comp.emacs} newsgroups. Every news reader should allow you
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999 to read any news article that is still in the news spool, even if you
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1001 your news reader to discover how to do this. In @file{rn}, this command
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1003
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1005 ?GNU Emacs Frequently Asked Questions?rc:m
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1006 @end example
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1008 In Gnus, you should type @kbd{C-u C-x C-s} from the @file{*Summary*}
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1009 buffer or @kbd{C-u @key{SPC}} from the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer to view
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1010 all articles in a newsgroup.
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1012 If the FAQ articles have expired and have been deleted from your news
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1014 administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire for a
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1015 while.
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1017 @item
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1020 @file{etc/FAQ}, @file{man/faq.texi}, or (from version 23 onwards)
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1021 @file{doc/misc/faq.texi} (@pxref{File-name conventions}).
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1023 @item
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1024 Via anonymous ftp and e-mail from @file{rtfm.mit.edu} (and its mirror in
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1025 Europe), the main repository for FAQs and other items posted to
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1026 news.answers. The Emacs FAQs are available at
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1027
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1028 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/} and
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1029
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1030 @uref{ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/doc/FAQ/comp/emacs/}
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1032 If you do not have access to anonymous FTP, you can access the archives
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1033 using the @file{rtfm.mit.edu} mail server. The Emacs FAQ can be
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1034 retrieved by sending mail to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu} with a
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1035 blank subject and containing
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1036
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1037 @example
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1038 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/diffs
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1039 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part1
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1040 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part2
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1041 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3
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1042 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part4
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1043 send usenet/news.answers/GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part5
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1044 @end example
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1045
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1046 For more information, send email to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu}
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1047 with @samp{help} and @samp{index} in the body on separate lines.
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1048 @end itemize
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1049
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1050 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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1051 @node Status of Emacs, Common requests, Getting help, Top
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1052 @chapter Status of Emacs
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1053 @cindex Status of Emacs
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1054
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1055 This chapter gives you basic information about Emacs, including its
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1056 latest version status.
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1057
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1058 @menu
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1059 * Origin of the term Emacs::
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1060 * Latest version of Emacs::
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1061 * New in Emacs 20::
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1062 * New in Emacs 21::
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1063 * New in Emacs 22::
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1064 @end menu
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1065
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1066 @node Origin of the term Emacs, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs, Status of Emacs
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1067 @section Where does the name ``Emacs'' come from?
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1068 @cindex Origin of the term ``Emacs''
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1069 @cindex Emacs name origin
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1070 @cindex TECO
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1071 @cindex Original version of Emacs
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1072
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1073 Emacs originally was an acronym for Editor MACroS. RMS says he ``picked
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1074 the name Emacs because @key{E} was not in use as an abbreviation on ITS at
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1075 the time.'' The first Emacs was a set of macros written in 1976 at MIT
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1076 by RMS for the editor TECO (Text Editor and COrrector, originally Tape
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1077 Editor and COrrector) under ITS on a PDP-10. RMS had already extended
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1078 TECO with a ``real-time'' full-screen mode with reprogrammable keys.
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1079 Emacs was started by @email{gls@@east.sun.com, Guy Steele} as a project
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1080 to unify the many divergent TECO command sets and key bindings at MIT,
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1081 and completed by RMS.
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1082
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1083 Many people have said that TECO code looks a lot like line noise; you
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1084 can read more at @uref{news:alt.lang.teco}. Someone has written a TECO
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1085 implementation in Emacs Lisp (to find it, see @ref{Packages that do not
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1086 come with Emacs}); it would be an interesting project to run the
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1087 original TECO Emacs inside of Emacs.
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1088
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1089 @cindex Why Emacs?
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1090 For some not-so-serious alternative reasons for Emacs to have that
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1091 name, check out the file @file{etc/JOKES} (@pxref{File-name
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1092 conventions}).
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1093
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1094 @node Latest version of Emacs, New in Emacs 20, Origin of the term Emacs, Status of Emacs
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1095 @section What is the latest version of Emacs?
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1096 @cindex Version, latest
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1097 @cindex Latest version of Emacs
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1098
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1099 Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing.
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1101 @node New in Emacs 20, New in Emacs 21, Latest version of Emacs, Status of Emacs
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1102 @section What is different about Emacs 20?
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1103 @cindex Differences between Emacs 19 and Emacs 20
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1104 @cindex Emacs 20, new features in
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1105
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1106 To find out what has changed in recent versions, type @kbd{C-h C-n}
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1107 (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-news}). The oldest changes are at the bottom of
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1108 the file, so you might want to read it starting there, rather than at
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1109 the top.
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1110
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1111 The differences between Emacs versions 18 and 19 was rather dramatic;
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1112 the introduction of frames, faces, and colors on windowing systems was
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1113 obvious to even the most casual user.
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1114
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1115 There are differences between Emacs versions 19 and 20 as well, but many
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1117 of MULE code for languages that use non-Latin characters and for mixing
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1118 several languages in the same document; the ``Customize'' facility for
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1119 modifying variables without having to use Lisp; and automatic conversion
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1120 of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix platforms.
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1121
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1122 A number of older Lisp packages, such as Gnus, Supercite and the
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1123 calendar/diary, have been updated and enhanced to work with Emacs 20,
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1124 and are now included with the standard distribution.
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1127 @node New in Emacs 21, New in Emacs 22, New in Emacs 20, Status of Emacs
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1128 @section What is different about Emacs 21?
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1129 @cindex Differences between Emacs 20 and Emacs 21
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1130 @cindex Emacs 21, new features in
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1131 @cindex Recently introduced features
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1132
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1133 @cindex Variable-size fonts
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1134 @cindex Toolbar support
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1135 Emacs 21 features a thorough rewrite of the display engine. The new
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1136 display engine supports variable-size fonts, images, and can play sounds
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1137 on platforms which support that. As a result, the visual appearance of
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1138 Emacs, when it runs on a windowed display, is much more reminiscent of
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1139 modern GUI programs, and includes 3D widgets (used for the mode line and
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1140 the scroll bars), a configurable and extensible toolbar, tooltips
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1141 (a.k.a.@: balloon help), and other niceties.
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1143 @cindex Colors on text-only terminals
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1144 @cindex TTY colors
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1145 In addition, Emacs 21 supports faces on text-only terminals. This means
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1146 that you can now have colors when you run Emacs on a GNU/Linux console
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1147 and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
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1149 @node New in Emacs 22, , New in Emacs 21, Status of Emacs
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1150 @section What is different about Emacs 22?
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1151 @cindex Differences between Emacs 21 and Emacs 22
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1152 @cindex Emacs 22, new features in
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1153 @cindex Recently introduced features
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1154 @cindex Default features
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1155
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1156 @itemize
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1157 @cindex GTK+ Toolkit
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1158 @cindex Drag-and-drop
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1159 @item
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1160 Emacs can be built with GTK+ widgets, and supports drag-and-drop
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1161 operation on X.
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1162
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1163 @cindex Supported systems
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1164 @item
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1165 Emacs 22 features support for GNU/Linux systems on S390 and x86-64
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1166 machines, as well as support for the Mac OS X and Cygwin operating
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1167 systems.
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1172
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1173 @item
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1174 Font Lock mode, Auto Compression mode, and File Name Shadow Mode are
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1176
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1177 @item
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1178 The maximum size of buffers has been doubled and is 256M on 32-bit
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1179 machines.
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1180
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1181 @item
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1182 Links can be followed with @kbd{mouse-1}, in addition to @kbd{mouse-2}.
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1183
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1184 @cindex Mouse wheel
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1185 @item
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1186 Mouse wheel support is enabled by default.
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1187
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1189 Window fringes are customizable.
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1190
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1192 The mode line of the selected window is now highlighted.
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1195 The minibuffer prompt is displayed in a distinct face.
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1198 Abbrev definitions are read automatically at startup.
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1200 @item
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1201 Grep mode is separate from Compilation mode and has many new options and
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1202 commands specific to grep.
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1204 @item
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1205 The original Emacs macro system has been replaced by the new Kmacro
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1206 package, which provides many new commands and features and a simple
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1207 interface that uses the function keys F3 and F4. Macros are stored in a
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1208 macro ring, and can be debugged and edited interactively.
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1209
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1210 @item
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1211 The Grand Unified Debugger (GUD) can be used with a full graphical user
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1212 interface to GDB; this provides many features found in traditional
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1213 development environments, making it easy to manipulate breakpoints, add
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1214 watch points, display the call stack, etc. Breakpoints are visually
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1215 indicated in the source buffer.
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1216
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1217 @item
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1218 @cindex New modes
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1219 Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Calc,
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1220 TRAMP, URL, IDO, CUA, ERC, rcirc, Table, Image-Dired, SES, Ruler, Org,
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1221 PGG, Flymake, Password, Printing, Reveal, wdired, t-mouse, longlines,
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1222 savehist, Conf mode, Python mode, DNS mode, etc.
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1223
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1224 @cindex Multilingual Environment
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1225 @item
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1226 Leim is now part of Emacs. Unicode support has been much improved, and
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1227 the following input methods have been added: belarusian, bulgarian-bds,
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1228 bulgarian-phonetic, chinese-sisheng, croatian, dutch, georgian,
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1229 latin-alt-postfix, latin-postfix, latin-prefix, latvian-keyboard,
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1230 lithuanian-numeric, lithuanian-keyboard, malayalam-inscript, rfc1345,
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1231 russian-computer, sgml, slovenian, tamil-inscript, ucs,
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1232 ukrainian-computer, vietnamese-telex, and welsh.
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1233
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1234 The following language environments have also been added: Belarusian,
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1235 Bulgarian, Chinese-EUC-TW, Croatian, French, Georgian, Italian, Latin-6,
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1236 Latin-7, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish,
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1237 Tajik, Tamil, UTF-8, Ukrainian, Welsh, and Windows-1255.
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1238
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1239 @cindex Documentation
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1240 @cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
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1241 @item
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1242 In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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1243 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.
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1244 @end itemize
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1245
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1246 Many other changes have been made in Emacs 22, use @kbd{C-h n} to get a
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1247 full list.
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1248
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1249 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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1250 @node Common requests, Bugs and problems, Status of Emacs, Top
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1251 @chapter Common requests
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1252 @cindex Common requests
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1253
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1254 @menu
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1255 * Setting up a customization file::
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1256 * Using Customize::
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1257 * Colors on a TTY::
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1258 * Debugging a customization file::
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1259 * Displaying the current line or column::
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1260 * Displaying the current file name in the titlebar::
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1261 * Turning on abbrevs by default::
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1262 * Associating modes with files::
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1263 * Highlighting a region::
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1264 * Replacing highlighted text::
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1265 * Controlling case sensitivity::
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1266 * Working with unprintable characters::
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1267 * Searching for/replacing newlines::
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1268 * Yanking text in isearch::
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1269 * Wrapping words automatically::
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1270 * Turning on auto-fill by default::
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1271 * Spell-checkers::
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1272 * Checking TeX and *roff documents::
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1273 * Changing load-path::
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1274 * Using an already running Emacs process::
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1275 * Compiler error messages::
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1276 * Indenting switch statements::
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1277 * Customizing C and C++ indentation::
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1278 * Horizontal scrolling::
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1279 * Overwrite mode::
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1280 * Turning off beeping::
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1281 * Turning the volume down::
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1282 * Automatic indentation::
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1283 * Matching parentheses::
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1284 * Hiding #ifdef lines::
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1285 * Repeating commands::
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1286 * Valid X resources::
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1287 * Evaluating Emacs Lisp code::
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1288 * Changing the length of a Tab::
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1289 * Inserting text at the beginning of each line::
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1290 * Underlining paragraphs::
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1291 * Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column::
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1292 * Forcing Emacs to iconify itself::
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1293 * Using regular expressions::
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1294 * Replacing text across multiple files::
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1295 * Documentation for etags::
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1296 * Disabling backups::
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1297 * Disabling auto-save-mode::
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1298 * Going to a line by number::
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1299 * Modifying pull-down menus::
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1300 * Deleting menus and menu options::
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1301 * Turning on syntax highlighting::
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1302 * Scrolling only one line::
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1304 * Filling paragraphs with a single space::
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1307 @end menu
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1308
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1309 @node Setting up a customization file, Using Customize, Common requests, Common requests
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1310 @section How do I set up a @file{.emacs} file properly?
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1311 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, setting up
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1312 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, locating
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1313 @cindex Init file, setting up
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1314 @cindex Customization file, setting up
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1315
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1316 @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}.
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1318 In general, new Emacs users should not have @file{.emacs} files, because
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1319 it causes confusing non-standard behavior. Then they send questions to
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1320 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} asking why Emacs isn't behaving as
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1321 documented.
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1323 Beginning with version 20.1, Emacs includes the new Customize facility
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1324 (@pxref{Using Customize}). This allows users who are unfamiliar with
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1325 Emacs Lisp to modify their @file{.emacs} files in a relatively
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1326 straightforward way, using menus rather than Lisp code. Most packages
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1327 support Customize as of this writing.
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1328
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1329 While Customize might indeed make it easier to configure Emacs,
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1330 consider taking a bit of time to learn Emacs Lisp and modifying your
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1331 @file{.emacs} directly. Simple configuration options are described
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1332 rather completely in @inforef{Init File, Init File, emacs}, for users
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1333 interested in performing frequently requested, basic tasks.
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1334
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1335 Sometimes users are unsure as to where their @file{.emacs} file should
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1336 be found. Visiting the file as @file{~/.emacs} from Emacs will find
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1337 the correct file.
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1338
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1339 @node Using Customize, Colors on a TTY, Setting up a customization file, Common requests
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1340 @section How do I start using Customize?
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1341 @cindex Customize groups
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1342 @cindex Customizing variables
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1343 @cindex Customizing faces
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1344
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1345 The main Customize entry point is @kbd{M-x customize @key{RET}}. This
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1346 command takes you to a buffer listing all the available Customize
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1347 groups. From there, you can access all customizable options and faces,
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1348 change their values, and save your changes to your init file.
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1349 @inforef{Easy Customization, Easy Customization, emacs}.
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1350
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1351 If you know the name of the group in advance (e.g. ``shell''), use
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1352 @kbd{M-x customize-group @key{RET}}.
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1353
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1354 If you wish to customize a single option, use @kbd{M-x customize-option
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1355 @key{RET}}. This command prompts you for the name of the option to
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1356 customize, with completion.
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1357
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1358 @node Colors on a TTY, Debugging a customization file, Using Customize, Common requests
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1359 @section How do I get colors and syntax highlighting on a TTY?
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1360 @cindex Colors on a TTY
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1361 @cindex Syntax highlighting on a TTY
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1362 @cindex Console, colors
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1363
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1364 In Emacs 21.1 and later, colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode,
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1365 i.e.@: on Unix and GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when
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1366 invoked as @samp{emacs -nw} on X, and MS-Windows. (Colors and faces were
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1367 supported in the MS-DOS port since Emacs 19.29.) Emacs automatically
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1368 detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you think
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1369 that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, check the
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1370 @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related
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1371 capabilities.
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1372
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1373 The command @kbd{M-x list-colors-display} pops up a window which
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1374 exhibits all the colors Emacs knows about on the current display.
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1375
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1376 Syntax highlighting is on by default since version 22.1.
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1377
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1378 @node Debugging a customization file, Displaying the current line or column, Colors on a TTY, Common requests
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1379 @section How do I debug a @file{.emacs} file?
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1380 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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1381 @cindex @file{.emacs} debugging
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1382 @cindex Init file debugging
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1383 @cindex @samp{-debug-init} option
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1384
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1385 Start Emacs with the @samp{-debug-init} command-line option. This
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1386 enables the Emacs Lisp debugger before evaluating your @file{.emacs}
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1387 file, and places you in the debugger if something goes wrong. The top
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1388 line in the @file{trace-back} buffer will be the error message, and the
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1389 second or third line of that buffer will display the Lisp code from your
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1390 @file{.emacs} file that caused the problem.
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1391
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1392 You can also evaluate an individual function or argument to a function
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1393 in your @file{.emacs} file by moving the cursor to the end of the
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1394 function or argument and typing @kbd{C-x C-e} (@kbd{M-x
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1395 eval-last-sexp}).
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1396
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1397 Use @kbd{C-h v} (@kbd{M-x describe-variable}) to check the value of
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1398 variables which you are trying to set or use.
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1399
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1400 @node Displaying the current line or column, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Debugging a customization file, Common requests
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1401 @section How do I make Emacs display the current line (or column) number?
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1402 @cindex @code{line-number-mode}
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1403 @cindex Displaying the current line or column
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1404 @cindex Line number, displaying the current
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1405 @cindex Column, displaying the current
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1406 @cindex @code{mode-line-format}
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1407
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1408 To have Emacs automatically display the current line number of the point
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1409 in the mode line, do @kbd{M-x line-number-mode}. You can also put the
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1410 form
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1411
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1412 @lisp
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1413 (setq line-number-mode t)
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1414 @end lisp
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1415
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1416 @noindent
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1417 in your @file{.emacs} file to achieve this whenever you start Emacs.
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1418 (Line number display is on by default, unless your site-specific
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1419 initialization disables it.) Note that Emacs will not display the line
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1420 number if the buffer's size in bytes is larger than the value of the
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1421 variable @code{line-number-display-limit}.
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1422
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1423 You can similarly display the current column with
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1424 @kbd{M-x column-number-mode}, or by putting the form
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1425
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1426 @lisp
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1427 (setq column-number-mode t)
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1428 @end lisp
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1429
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1430 @noindent
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1431 in your @file{.emacs} file.
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1432
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1433 The @code{"%c"} format specifier in the variable @code{mode-line-format}
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1434 will insert the current column's value into the mode line. See the
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1435 documentation for @code{mode-line-format} (using @kbd{C-h v
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1436 mode-line-format @key{RET}}) for more information on how to set and use
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1437 this variable.
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1438
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1439 Users of all Emacs versions can display the current column using the
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1440 @samp{column} package written by @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per
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1441 Abrahamsen}. @xref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}, for
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1442 instructions on how to get it.
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1443
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1444 @cindex Set number capability in @code{vi} emulators
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1445 None of the @code{vi} emulation modes provide the ``set number''
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1446 capability of @code{vi} (as far as we know). The @samp{setnu} package
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1448 feature. So too does @samp{wb-line-number}, written by
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1449 @email{naoki.y.nakamura@@nifty.com, Naoki Nakamura}.
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1450
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1451 @node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Turning on abbrevs by default, Displaying the current line or column, Common requests
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1452 @section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name?
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1453 @cindex Titlebar, displaying the current file name in
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1454 @cindex File name, displaying in the titlebar
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1455 @cindex @code{frame-title-format}
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1456
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1457 The contents of an Emacs frame's titlebar is controlled by the variable
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1458 @code{frame-title-format}, which has the same structure as the variable
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1459 @code{mode-line-format}. (Use @kbd{C-h v} or @kbd{M-x
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1460 describe-variable} to get information about one or both of these
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1461 variables.)
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1462
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1463 By default, the titlebar for a frame does contain the name of the buffer
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1464 currently being visited, except if there is a single frame. In such a
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1465 case, the titlebar contains Emacs invocation name and the name of the
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1466 machine at which Emacs was invoked. This is done by setting
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1467 @code{frame-title-format} to the default value of
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1468
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1469 @lisp
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1470 (multiple-frames "%b" ("" invocation-name "@@" system-name))
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1471 @end lisp
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1472
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1473 To modify the behavior such that frame titlebars contain the buffer's
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1474 name regardless of the number of existing frames, include the following
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1475 in your @file{.emacs}:
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1476
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1477 @lisp
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1478 (setq frame-title-format "%b")
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1479 @end lisp
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1480
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1481 @node Turning on abbrevs by default, Associating modes with files, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests
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1482 @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
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1483 @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
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1484
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1485 Put this in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1486
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1487 @lisp
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1488 (condition-case ()
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1489 (quietly-read-abbrev-file)
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1490 (file-error nil))
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1491
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1492 (add-hook '@var{mymode}-mode-hook
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1493 (lambda ()
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1494 (setq abbrev-mode t)))
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1495 @end lisp
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1496
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1497 Starting with Emacs 22, the standard abbrevs file is read automatically
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1499
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1500 @node Associating modes with files, Highlighting a region, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests
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1501 @section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files?
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1502 @cindex Associating modes with files
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1503 @cindex File extensions and modes
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1504 @cindex @code{auto-mode-alist}, modifying
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1505 @cindex Modes, associating with file extensions
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1506
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1507 If you want to use a certain mode @var{foo} for all files whose names end
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1508 with the extension @file{.@var{bar}}, this will do it for you:
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1509
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1510 @lisp
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1511 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.@var{bar}\\'" . @var{foo}-mode) auto-mode-alist))
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1512 @end lisp
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1513
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1514 Otherwise put this somewhere in the first line of any file you want to
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1515 edit in the mode @var{foo} (in the second line, if the first line begins
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1516 with @samp{#!}):
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1517
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1518 @example
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1519 -*- @var{foo} -*-
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1520 @end example
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1521
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1522 @cindex Major mode for shell scripts
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1523 Beginning with Emacs 19, the variable @code{interpreter-mode-alist}
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1524 specifies which mode to use when loading a shell script. (Emacs
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1525 determines which interpreter you're using by examining the first line of
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1526 the script.) This feature only applies when the file name doesn't
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1527 indicate which mode to use. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
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1528 describe-variable}) on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more.
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1529
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1530 @node Highlighting a region, Replacing highlighted text, Associating modes with files, Common requests
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1531 @section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
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1532 @cindex Highlighting text
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1533 @cindex Text, highlighting
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1534 @cindex @code{transient-mark-mode}
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1535 @cindex Region, highlighting a
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1536
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1537 You can cause the region to be highlighted when the mark is active by
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1538 including
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1539
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1540 @lisp
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1541 (transient-mark-mode t)
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1542 @end lisp
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1543
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1544 @noindent
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1545 in your @file{.emacs} file.
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1546
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1547 @node Replacing highlighted text, Controlling case sensitivity, Highlighting a region, Common requests
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1548 @section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
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1549 @cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1550 @cindex Replacing highlighted text
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1551 @cindex Highlighting and replacing text
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1552
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1553 Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
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1554 placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1555
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1556 @lisp
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1557 (delete-selection-mode 1)
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1558 @end lisp
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1559
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1560 According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
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1561 (which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
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1562 delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
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1563
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1564 @quotation
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1565 When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active.
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1566 When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point.
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1567 @end quotation
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1568
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1569 This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
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1570 pressing @key{DEL}.
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1571
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1572 @node Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests
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1573 @section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
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1574 @cindex @code{case-fold-search}
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1575 @cindex Case sensitivity of searches
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1576 @cindex Searching without case sensitivity
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1577 @cindex Ignoring case in searches
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1578
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1579 For searching, the value of the variable @code{case-fold-search}
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1580 determines whether they are case sensitive:
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1581
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1582 @lisp
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1583 (setq case-fold-search nil) ; make searches case sensitive
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1584 (setq case-fold-search t) ; make searches case insensitive
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1585 @end lisp
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1586
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1587 @cindex Case sensitivity in replacements
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1588 @cindex Replacing, and case sensitivity
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1589 @cindex @code{case-replace}
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1590 Similarly, for replacing, the variable @code{case-replace} determines
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1591 whether replacements preserve case.
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1592
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1593 You can also toggle case sensitivity at will in isearch with @kbd{M-c}.
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1594
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1595 To change the case sensitivity just for one major mode, use the major
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1596 mode's hook. For example:
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1597
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1598 @lisp
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1599 (add-hook '@var{foo}-mode-hook
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1600 (lambda ()
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1601 (setq case-fold-search nil)))
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1602 @end lisp
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1603
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1604 @node Working with unprintable characters, Searching for/replacing newlines, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests
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1605 @section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
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1606 @cindex Unprintable characters, working with
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1607 @cindex Working with unprintable characters
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1608 @cindex Control characters, working with
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1609 @cindex Eight-bit characters, working with
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1610 @cindex Searching for unprintable characters
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1611 @cindex Regexps and unprintable characters
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1612
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1613 To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for
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1614 example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}. (This assumes
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1615 the value of @code{search-quote-char} is 17 (i.e., @kbd{C-q}).)
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1616 Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a
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1617 regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for
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1618 the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable
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1619 chars.
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1620
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1621 @itemize @bullet
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1622
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1623 @item
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1624 Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1625
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1626 @item
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1627 Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]}
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1628
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1629 @end itemize
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1630
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1631 To type these special characters in an interactive argument to
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1632 @code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to
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1633 use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand
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1634 respectively for @key{TAB}, @key{LFD}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{C-l}.) So,
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1635 to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}:
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1636
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1637 @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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1638
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1639 Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}:
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1640
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1641 @kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]}
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1642
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1643 To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp:
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1644
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1645 @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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1646
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1647 Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable
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1648 characters with a colon, use:
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1649
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1650 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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1651
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1652 @node Searching for/replacing newlines, Yanking text in isearch, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests
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1653 @section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace?
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1654 @cindex Searching for newlines
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1655 @cindex Replacing newlines
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1656
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1657 Use @kbd{C-q C-j}. For more information, see @inforef{Special Isearch,
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1658 Special Input for Incremental Search, emacs}.
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1659
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1661 @node Yanking text in isearch, Wrapping words automatically, Searching for/replacing newlines, Common requests
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1662 @section How do I copy text from the kill ring into the search string?
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1663 @cindex Yanking text into the search string
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1664 @cindex isearch yanking
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1665
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1666 Use @kbd{M-y}. @inforef{Isearch Yank, Isearch Yanking, emacs}.
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1668 @node Wrapping words automatically, Turning on auto-fill by default, Yanking text in isearch, Common requests
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1669 @section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me?
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1670 @cindex Wrapping word automatically
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1671 @cindex Wrapping lines
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1672 @cindex Line wrap
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1673 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, introduction to
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1674 @cindex Maximum line width, default value
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1675 @cindex @code{fill-column}, default value
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1676
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1677 Use @code{auto-fill-mode}, activated by typing @kbd{M-x auto-fill-mode}.
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1678 The default maximum line width is 70, determined by the variable
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1679 @code{fill-column}. To learn how to turn this on automatically, see
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1680 @ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}.
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1682 @node Turning on auto-fill by default, Spell-checkers, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests
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1683 @section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
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1684 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
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1685 @cindex Filling automatically
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1686 @cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
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1687
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1688 To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
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1689 auto-fill-mode}.
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1690
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1691 To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
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1692 for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
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1693 text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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1694
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1695 @lisp
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1696 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
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1697 @end lisp
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1698
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1699 If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
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1700
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1701 @lisp
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1702 (setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
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1703 @end lisp
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1704
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1705 @node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests
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1706 @section Where can I get a better spelling checker for Emacs?
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1707 @cindex Checking spelling
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1708 @cindex Spelling, checking text documents
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1709
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1710 Use Ispell. @xref{Ispell}.
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1711
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1712 @node Checking TeX and *roff documents, Changing load-path, Spell-checkers, Common requests
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1713 @section How can I spell-check @TeX{} or *roff documents?
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1714 @cindex Spelling, checking @TeX{} documents
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1715 @cindex @TeX{} documents, checking spelling in
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1716
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1717 Use Ispell. Ispell can handle @TeX{} and *roff documents.
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1718 @xref{Ispell}.
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1719
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1720 @node Changing load-path, Using an already running Emacs process, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Common requests
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1721 @section How do I change @code{load-path}?
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1722 @cindex @code{load-path}, modifying
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1723 @cindex Modifying @code{load-path}
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1724 @cindex Adding to @code{load-path}
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1725
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1726 In general, you should only add to the @code{load-path}. You can add
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1727 directory @var{/dir/subdir} to the load path like this:
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1728
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1729 @lisp
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1730 (setq load-path (cons "/dir/subdir/" load-path))
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1731 @end lisp
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1732
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1733 To do this relative to your home directory:
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1734
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1735 @lisp
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1736 (setq load-path (cons "~/mysubdir/" load-path))
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1737 @end lisp
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1738
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1739 @node Using an already running Emacs process, Compiler error messages, Changing load-path, Common requests
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1740 @section How do I use an already running Emacs from another window?
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1741 @cindex @code{emacsclient}
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1742 @cindex Emacs server functions
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1743 @cindex Using an existing Emacs process
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1744
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1745 @code{emacsclient}, which comes with Emacs, is for editing a file using
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1746 an already running Emacs rather than starting up a new Emacs. It does
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1747 this by sending a request to the already running Emacs, which must be
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1748 expecting the request.
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1749
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1750 @itemize @bullet
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1751
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1752 @item
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1753 Setup:
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1754
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1755 Emacs must have executed the @code{server-start} function for
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1756 @samp{emacsclient} to work. This can be done either by a command line
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1757 option:
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1758
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1759 @example
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1760 emacs -f server-start
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1761 @end example
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1762
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1763 or by invoking @code{server-start} from @file{.emacs}:
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1764
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1765 @lisp
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1766 (if (@var{some conditions are met}) (server-start))
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1767 @end lisp
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1768
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1769 When this is done, Emacs creates a Unix domain socket named
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1770 @file{server} in @file{/tmp/emacs@var{userid}}. See
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1771 @code{server-socket-dir}.
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1772
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1773 To get your news reader, mail reader, etc., to invoke
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1774 @samp{emacsclient}, try setting the environment variable @code{EDITOR}
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1775 (or sometimes @code{VISUAL}) to the value @samp{emacsclient}. You may
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1776 have to specify the full pathname of the @samp{emacsclient} program
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1777 instead. Examples:
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1778
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1779 @example
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1780 # csh commands:
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1781 setenv EDITOR emacsclient
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1782
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1783 # using full pathname
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1784 setenv EDITOR /usr/local/emacs/etc/emacsclient
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1785
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1786 # sh command:
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1787 EDITOR=emacsclient ; export EDITOR
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1788 @end example
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1789
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1790 @item
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1791 Normal use:
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1792
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1793 When @samp{emacsclient} is run, it connects to the socket and passes its
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1794 command line options to Emacs, which at the next opportunity will visit
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1795 the files specified. (Line numbers can be specified just like with
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1796 Emacs.) The user will have to switch to the Emacs window by hand. When
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1797 the user is done editing a file, the user can type @kbd{C-x #} (or
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1798 @kbd{M-x server-edit}) to indicate this. If there is another buffer
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1799 requested by @code{emacsclient}, Emacs will switch to it; otherwise
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1800 @code{emacsclient} will exit, signaling the calling program to continue.
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1801
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1802 @cindex @code{gnuserv}
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1803 There is an enhanced version of @samp{emacsclient} called
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1804 @samp{gnuserv}, written by @email{ange@@hplb.hpl.hp.com, Andy Norman}
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1805 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). @samp{gnuserv} uses
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1806 Internet domain sockets, so it can work across most network connections.
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1807
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1808 The most recent @samp{gnuserv} package is available at
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1809
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1810 @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/}
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1811
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1812 @end itemize
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1813
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1814 @node Compiler error messages, Indenting switch statements, Using an already running Emacs process, Common requests
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1815 @section How do I make Emacs recognize my compiler's funny error messages?
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1816 @cindex Compiler error messages, recognizing
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1817 @cindex Recognizing non-standard compiler errors
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1818 @cindex Regexps for recognizing compiler errors
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1819 @cindex Errors, recognizing compiler
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1820
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1821 Customize the @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} variable.
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1822
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1823 @node Indenting switch statements, Customizing C and C++ indentation, Compiler error messages, Common requests
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1824 @section How do I change the indentation for @code{switch}?
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1825 @cindex @code{switch}, indenting
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1826 @cindex Indenting of @code{switch}
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1827
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1828 Many people want to indent their @code{switch} statements like this:
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1829
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1830 @example
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1831 f()
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1832 @{
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1833 switch(x) @{
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1834 case A:
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1835 x1;
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1836 break;
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1837 case B:
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1838 x2;
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1839 break;
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1840 default:
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1841 x3;
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1842 @}
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1843 @}
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1844 @end example
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1845
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1846 The solution at first appears to be: set @code{c-indent-level} to 4 and
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1847 @code{c-label-offset} to -2. However, this will give you an indentation
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1848 spacing of four instead of two.
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1849
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1850 The @emph{real} solution is to use @code{cc-mode} (the default mode for
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1851 C programming in Emacs 20 and later) and add the following line to your
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1852 @file{.emacs}:
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1853
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1854 @lisp
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1855 (c-set-offset 'case-label '+)
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1856 @end lisp
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1857
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1858 There appears to be no way to do this with the old @code{c-mode}.
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1859
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1860 @node Customizing C and C++ indentation, Horizontal scrolling, Indenting switch statements, Common requests
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1861 @section How to customize indentation in C, C@t{++}, and Java buffers?
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1862 @cindex Indentation, how to customize
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1863 @cindex Customize indentation
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1864
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1865 The Emacs @code{cc-mode} features an interactive procedure for
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1866 customizing the indentation style, which is fully explained in the
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1867 @cite{CC Mode} manual that is part of the Emacs distribution, see
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1868 @ref{Customizing Indentation, , Customization Indentation, ccmode,
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1869 The CC Mode Manual}. Here's a short summary of the procedure:
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1870
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1871 @enumerate
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1872 @item
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1873 Go to the beginning of the first line where you don't like the
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1874 indentation and type @kbd{C-c C-o}. Emacs will prompt you for the
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1875 syntactic symbol; type @key{RET} to accept the default it suggests.
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1876
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1877 @item
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1878 Emacs now prompts for the offset of this syntactic symbol, showing the
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1879 default (the current definition) inside parentheses. You can choose
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1880 one of these:
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1881
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1882 @table @code
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1883 @item 0
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1884 No extra indentation.
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1885 @item +
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1886 Indent one basic offset.
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1887 @item -
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1888 Outdent one basic offset.
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1889 @item ++
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1890 Indent two basic offsets
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1891 @item --
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1892 Outdent two basic offsets.
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1893 @item *
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1894 Indent half basic offset.
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1895 @item /
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1896 Outdent half basic offset.
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1897 @end table
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1898
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1899 @item
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1900 After choosing one of these symbols, type @kbd{C-c C-q} to reindent
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1901 the line or the block according to what you just specified.
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1902
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1903 @item
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1904 If you don't like the result, go back to step 1. Otherwise, add the
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1905 following line to your @file{.emacs}:
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1906
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1907 @lisp
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1908 (c-set-offset '@var{syntactic-symbol} @var{offset})
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1909 @end lisp
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1910
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1911 @noindent
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1912 where @var{syntactic-symbol} is the name Emacs shows in the minibuffer
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1913 when you type @kbd{C-c C-o} at the beginning of the line, and
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1914 @var{offset} is one of the indentation symbols listed above (@code{+},
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1915 @code{/}, @code{0}, etc.) that you've chosen during the interactive
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1916 procedure.
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1917
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1918 @item
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1919 Go to the next line whose indentation is not to your liking and repeat
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1920 the process there.
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1921 @end enumerate
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1922
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1923 It is recommended to put all the resulting @code{(c-set-offset ...)}
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1924 customizations inside a C mode hook, like this:
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1925
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1926 @lisp
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1927 (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
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1928 (c-set-offset ...)
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1929 (c-set-offset ...))
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1930 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
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1931 @end lisp
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1932
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1933 @noindent
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1934 Using @code{c-mode-hook} avoids the need to put a @w{@code{(require
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1935 'cc-mode)}} into your @file{.emacs} file, because @code{c-set-offset}
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1936 might be unavailable when @code{cc-mode} is not loaded.
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1937
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1938 Note that @code{c-mode-hook} runs for C source files only; use
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1939 @code{c++-mode-hook} for C@t{++} sources, @code{java-mode-hook} for
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1940 Java sources, etc. If you want the same customizations to be in
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1941 effect in @emph{all} languages supported by @code{cc-mode}, use
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1942 @code{c-mode-common-hook}.
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1943
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1944 @node Horizontal scrolling, Overwrite mode, Customizing C and C++ indentation, Common requests
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1945 @section How can I make Emacs automatically scroll horizontally?
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1946 @cindex @code{hscroll-mode}
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1947 @cindex Horizontal scrolling
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1948 @cindex Scrolling horizontally
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1949
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1950 In Emacs 21 and later, this is on by default: if the variable
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1951 @code{truncate-lines} is non-@code{nil} in the current buffer, Emacs
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1952 automatically scrolls the display horizontally when point moves off the
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1953 left or right edge of the window.
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1954
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1955 Note that this is overridden by the variable
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1956 @code{truncate-partial-width-windows} if that variable is non-nil
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1957 and the current buffer is not full-frame width.
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1959 In Emacs 20, use the @code{hscroll-mode}. Here is some information from
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1960 the documentation, available by typing @kbd{C-h f hscroll-mode @key{RET}}:
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1961
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1962 Automatically scroll horizontally when the point moves off the
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1963 left or right edge of the window.
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1964
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1965 @itemize @minus
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1966 @item
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1967 Type @kbd{M-x hscroll-mode} to enable it in the current buffer.
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1969 @item
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1970 Type @kbd{M-x hscroll-global-mode} to enable it in every buffer.
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1971
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1972 @item
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1973 @code{turn-on-hscroll} is useful in mode hooks as in:
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1974
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1975 @lisp
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1976 (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-hscroll)
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1977 @end lisp
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1978
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1979 @item
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1980 @code{hscroll-margin} controls how close the cursor can get to the
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1981 edge of the window.
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1983 @item
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1984 @code{hscroll-step-percent} controls how far to jump once we decide to do so.
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1985 @end itemize
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1987 @node Overwrite mode, Turning off beeping, Horizontal scrolling, Common requests
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1988 @section How do I make Emacs ``typeover'' or ``overwrite'' instead of inserting?
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1989 @cindex @key{Insert}
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1990 @cindex @code{overwrite-mode}
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1991 @cindex Overwriting existing text
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1992 @cindex Toggling @code{overwrite-mode}
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1993
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1994 @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode} (a minor mode). This toggles
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1995 @code{overwrite-mode} on and off, so exiting from @code{overwrite-mode}
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1996 is as easy as another @kbd{M-x overwrite-mode}.
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1998 On some systems, @key{Insert} toggles @code{overwrite-mode} on and off.
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2000 @node Turning off beeping, Turning the volume down, Overwrite mode, Common requests
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2001 @section How do I stop Emacs from beeping on a terminal?
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2002 @cindex Beeping, turning off
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2003 @cindex Visible bell
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2004 @cindex Bell, visible
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2005
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2006 @email{martin@@cc.gatech.edu, Martin R. Frank} writes:
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2007
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2008 Tell Emacs to use the @dfn{visible bell} instead of the audible bell,
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2009 and set the visible bell to nothing.
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2011 That is, put the following in your @code{TERMCAP} environment variable
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2016 @end example
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2017
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2020 @example
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2021 (setq visible-bell t)
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2022 @end example
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2024 @node Turning the volume down, Automatic indentation, Turning off beeping, Common requests
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2025 @section How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X?
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2026 @cindex Bell, volume of
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2027 @cindex Volume of bell
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2029 On X Window system, you can adjust the bell volume and duration for all
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2030 programs with the shell command @code{xset}.
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2031
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2032 Invoking @code{xset} without any arguments produces some basic
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2033 information, including the following:
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2034
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2035 @example
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2036 usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ...
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2037 To turn bell off:
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2038 -b b off b 0
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2039 To set bell volume, pitch and duration:
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2040 b [vol [pitch [dur]]] b on
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2041 @end example
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2042
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2043 @node Automatic indentation, Matching parentheses, Turning the volume down, Common requests
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2044 @section How do I tell Emacs to automatically indent a new line to the indentation of the previous line?
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2045 @cindex Indenting new lines
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2046 @cindex New lines, indenting of
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2047 @cindex Previous line, indenting according to
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2048 @cindex Text indentation
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2049
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2050 Such behavior is automatic in Emacs 20 and later. From the
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2051 @file{etc/NEWS} file for Emacs 20.2:
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2052
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2053 @example
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2054 ** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes
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2055 it possible to get the full benefit of Adaptive Fill mode in Text mode,
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2056 and other modes derived from it (such as Mail mode). @key{TAB} in Text
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2057 mode now runs the command @code{indent-relative}; this makes a practical
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2058 difference only when you use indented paragraphs.
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2059
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2060 As a result, the old Indented Text mode is now identical to Text mode,
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2061 and is an alias for it.
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2062
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2063 If you want spaces at the beginning of a line to start a paragraph, use
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2064 the new mode, Paragraph Indent Text mode.
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2065 @end example
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2066
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2067 @cindex Prefixing lines
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2068 @cindex Fill prefix
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2069 If you have @code{auto-fill-mode} turned on (@pxref{Turning on auto-fill
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2070 by default}), you can tell Emacs to prefix every line with a certain
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2071 character sequence, the @dfn{fill prefix}. Type the prefix at the
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2072 beginning of a line, position point after it, and then type @kbd{C-x .}
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2073 (@code{set-fill-prefix}) to set the fill prefix. Thereafter,
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2074 auto-filling will automatically put the fill prefix at the beginning of
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2075 new lines, and @kbd{M-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}) will maintain any fill
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2076 prefix when refilling the paragraph.
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2077
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2078 If you have paragraphs with different levels of indentation, you will
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2079 have to set the fill prefix to the correct value each time you move to a
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2080 new paragraph. There are many packages available to deal with this
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2081 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Look for ``fill'' and
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2082 ``indent'' keywords for guidance.
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2083
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2084 @node Matching parentheses, Hiding #ifdef lines, Automatic indentation, Common requests
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2085 @section How do I show which parenthesis matches the one I'm looking at?
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2086 @cindex Parentheses, matching
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2087 @cindex @file{paren.el}
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2088 @cindex Highlighting matching parentheses
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2089 @cindex Pairs of parentheses, highlighting
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2090 @cindex Matching parentheses
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2091
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2092 Call @code{show-paren-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file:
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2093
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2094 @lisp
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2095 (show-paren-mode 1)
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2096 @end lisp
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2097
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2098 You can also enable this mode by selecting the @samp{Paren Match
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2099 Highlighting} option from the @samp{Options} menu of the Emacs menu bar
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2100 at the top of any Emacs frame.
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2101
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2102 Alternatives to this mode include:
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2103
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2104 @itemize @bullet
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2105
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2106 @item
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2107 If you're looking at a right parenthesis (or brace or bracket) you can
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2108 delete it and reinsert it. Emacs will momentarily move the cursor to
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2109 the matching parenthesis.
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2110
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2111 @item
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2112 @kbd{C-M-f} (@code{forward-sexp}) and @kbd{C-M-b} (@code{backward-sexp})
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2113 will skip over one set of balanced parentheses, so you can see which
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2114 parentheses match. (You can train it to skip over balanced brackets
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2115 and braces at the same time by modifying the syntax table.)
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2116
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2117 @cindex Show matching paren as in @code{vi}
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2118 @item
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2119 Here is some Emacs Lisp that will make the @key{%} key show the matching
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2120 parenthesis, like in @code{vi}. In addition, if the cursor isn't over a
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2121 parenthesis, it simply inserts a % like normal.
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2122
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2123 @lisp
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2124 ;; By an unknown contributor
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2125
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2126 (global-set-key "%" 'match-paren)
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2127
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2128 (defun match-paren (arg)
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2129 "Go to the matching paren if on a paren; otherwise insert %."
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2130 (interactive "p")
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2131 (cond ((looking-at "\\s\(") (forward-list 1) (backward-char 1))
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2132 ((looking-at "\\s\)") (forward-char 1) (backward-list 1))
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2133 (t (self-insert-command (or arg 1)))))
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2134 @end lisp
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2135
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2136 @end itemize
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2137
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2138 @node Hiding #ifdef lines, Repeating commands, Matching parentheses, Common requests
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2139 @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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2140 @cindex @code{#ifdef}, selective display of
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2141 @cindex @code{hide-ifdef-mode}
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2142 @cindex Hiding @code{#ifdef} text
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2143 @cindex Selectively displaying @code{#ifdef} code
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2144
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2145 @kbd{M-x hide-ifdef-mode}. (This is a minor mode.) You might also want
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2146 to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs.
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2147
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2148 @node Repeating commands, Valid X resources, Hiding #ifdef lines, Common requests
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2149 @section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
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2150 @cindex Repeating commands many times
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2151 @cindex Commands, repeating many times
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2152 @cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command
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2153
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2154 As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z})
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2155 that repeats the last command. If you preface it with a prefix
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2156 argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command.
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2157
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2158 You can also type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}
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2159 (@code{repeat-complex-command}) to reinvoke commands that used the
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2160 minibuffer to get arguments. In @code{repeat-complex-command} you can
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2161 type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} (and also up-arrow and down-arrow, if your
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2162 keyboard has these keys) to scan through all the different complex
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2163 commands you've typed.
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2164
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2165 To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and
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2166 @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then
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2167 type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
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2168
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2169 If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that
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2170 redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation
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2171 mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to support it.
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2172
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2173 @node Valid X resources, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Repeating commands, Common requests
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2174 @section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)?
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2175 @cindex Resources, X
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2176 @cindex X resources
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2177 @cindex Setting X resources
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2178
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2179 @inforef{X Resources, X Resources, emacs}.
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2180
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2181 You can also use a resource editor, such as editres (for X11R5 and
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2183 was compiled with the X toolkit.
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2184
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2185 @node Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Changing the length of a Tab, Valid X resources, Common requests
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2186 @section How do I execute (``evaluate'') a piece of Emacs Lisp code?
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2187 @cindex Evaluating Lisp code
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2188 @cindex Lisp forms, evaluating
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2189
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2190 There are a number of ways to execute (@dfn{evaluate}, in Lisp lingo) an
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2191 Emacs Lisp @dfn{form}:
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2192
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2193 @itemize @bullet
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2194
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2195 @item
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2196 If you want it evaluated every time you run Emacs, put it in a file
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2197 named @file{.emacs} in your home directory. This is known as ``your
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2198 @file{.emacs} file,'' and contains all of your personal customizations.
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2199
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2200 @item
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2201 You can type the form in the @file{*scratch*} buffer, and then type
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2202 @key{LFD} (or @kbd{C-j}) after it. The result of evaluating the form
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2203 will be inserted in the buffer.
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2204
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2205 @item
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2206 In @code{emacs-lisp-mode}, typing @kbd{C-M-x} evaluates a top-level form
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2207 before or around point.
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2208
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2209 @item
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2210 Typing @kbd{C-x C-e} in any buffer evaluates the Lisp form immediately
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2211 before point and prints its value in the echo area.
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2212
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2213 @item
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2214 Typing @kbd{M-:} or @kbd{M-x eval-expression} allows you to type a Lisp
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2215 form in the minibuffer which will be evaluated once you press @key{RET}.
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2216
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2217 @item
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2218 You can use @kbd{M-x load-file} to have Emacs evaluate all the Lisp
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2219 forms in a file. (To do this from Lisp use the function @code{load}
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2220 instead.)
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2221
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2222 The functions @code{load-library}, @code{eval-region},
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2223 @code{eval-buffer}, @code{require}, and @code{autoload} are also
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2224 useful; see @ref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, if you want to learn more
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2225 about them.
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2226
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2227 @end itemize
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2228
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2229 @node Changing the length of a Tab, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Common requests
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2230 @section How do I change Emacs's idea of the @key{TAB} character's length?
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2231 @cindex Tab length
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2232 @cindex Length of tab character
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2233 @cindex @code{default-tab-width}
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2234
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2235 Set the variable @code{default-tab-width}. For example, to set
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2236 @key{TAB} stops every 10 characters, insert the following in your
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2237 @file{.emacs} file:
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2238
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2239 @lisp
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2240 (setq default-tab-width 10)
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2241 @end lisp
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2242
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2243 Do not confuse variable @code{tab-width} with variable
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2244 @code{tab-stop-list}. The former is used for the display of literal
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2245 @key{TAB} characters. The latter controls what characters are inserted
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2246 when you press the @key{TAB} character in certain modes.
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2247
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2248 @node Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Underlining paragraphs, Changing the length of a Tab, Common requests
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2249 @section How do I insert <some text> at the beginning of every line?
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2250 @cindex Prefixing a region with some text
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2251 @cindex Prefix character, inserting in mail/news replies
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2252 @cindex Replies to mail/news, inserting a prefix character
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2253 @cindex @code{mail-yank-prefix}
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2254 @cindex Mail replies, inserting a prefix character
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2255 @cindex News replies, inserting a prefix character
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2256
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2257 To do this to an entire buffer, type @kbd{M-< M-x replace-regexp
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2258 @key{RET} ^ @key{RET} your text @key{RET}}.
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2259
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2260 To do this to a region, use @code{string-insert-rectangle}.
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2261 Set the mark (@kbd{C-@key{SPC}}) at the beginning of the first line you
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2262 want to prefix, move the cursor to last line to be prefixed, and type
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2263 @kbd{M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}. To do this for the whole
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2264 buffer, type @kbd{C-x h M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET}}.
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2265
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2266 If you are trying to prefix a yanked mail message with @samp{>}, you
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2267 might want to set the variable @code{mail-yank-prefix}. In Message
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2268 buffers, you can even use @kbd{M-;} to cite yanked messages (@kbd{M-;}
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2269 runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
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2270 mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}).
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2271
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2272 @node Underlining paragraphs, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Common requests
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2273 @section How do I insert @samp{_^H} before each character in a region to get an underlined paragraph?
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2274 @cindex Underlining a region of text
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2275 @cindex @code{underline-region}
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2276
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2277 Mark the region and then type @kbd{M-x underline-region @key{RET}}.
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2278
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2279 @node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests
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2280 @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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2281 @cindex @code{picture-mode}
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2282 @cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents
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2283 @cindex Vertical movement in empty documents
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2284
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2285 Use @kbd{M-x picture-mode}.
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2286
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2287 See also the variable @code{track-eol} and the command
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2288 @code{set-goal-column} bound to @kbd{C-x C-n}
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2289 (@pxref{Moving Point, , , emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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2290
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2291 @node Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Using regular expressions, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Common requests
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2292 @section How do I tell Emacs to iconify itself?
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2293 @cindex Iconification under the X Window System
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2294 @cindex X Window System and iconification
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2295 @cindex Suspending Emacs
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2296
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2297 @kbd{C-z} iconifies Emacs when running under X and suspends Emacs
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2298 otherwise. @inforef{Frame Commands, Frame Commands, emacs}.
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2299
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2300 @node Using regular expressions, Replacing text across multiple files, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Common requests
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2301 @section How do I use regexps (regular expressions) in Emacs?
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2302 @cindex Regexps
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2303 @cindex Regular expressions
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2304 @cindex Differences between Unix and Emacs regexps
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2305 @cindex Unix regexps, differences from Emacs
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2306 @cindex Text strings, putting regexps in
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2307
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2308 @inforef{Regexp Backslash, Regexp Backslash, emacs}.
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2310 The @code{or} operator is @samp{\|}, not @samp{|}, and the grouping operators
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2311 are @samp{\(} and @samp{\)}. Also, the string syntax for a backslash is
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2312 @samp{\\}. To specify a regular expression like @samp{xxx\(foo\|bar\)}
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2313 in a Lisp string, use @samp{xxx\\(foo\\|bar\\)}.
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2314
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2315 Note the doubled backslashes!
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2316
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2317 @itemize @bullet
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2318
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2319 @item
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2320 Unlike in Unix @file{grep}, @file{sed}, etc., a complement character set
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2321 (@samp{[^...]}) can match a newline character (@key{LFD} a.k.a.@:
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2322 @kbd{C-j} a.k.a.@: @samp{\n}), unless newline is mentioned as one of the
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2323 characters not to match.
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2324
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2325 @item
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2326 The character syntax regexps (e.g., @samp{\sw}) are not
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2327 meaningful inside character set regexps (e.g., @samp{[aeiou]}). (This
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2330 @end itemize
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2331
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2332 @node Replacing text across multiple files, Documentation for etags, Using regular expressions, Common requests
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2333 @section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file?
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2334 @cindex Replacing strings across files
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2335 @cindex Multiple files, replacing across
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2336 @cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple
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2337 @cindex Recursive search/replace operations
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2338
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2339 As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x
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2340 d}) supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace} (@kbd{Q}), which
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2341 allows users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.
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2342
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2343 You can use this command to perform search/replace operations on
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2344 multiple files by following the following steps:
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2345
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2346 @itemize @bullet
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2347 @item
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2348 Assemble a list of files you want to operate on with either
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2349 @code{find-dired}, @code{find-name-dired} or @code{find-grep-dired}.
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2350
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2351 @item
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2352 Mark all files in the resulting Dired buffer using @kbd{t}.
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2353
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2354 @item
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2355 Use @kbd{Q} to start a @code{query-replace-regexp} session on the marked
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2356 files.
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2357
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2358 @item
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2359 To accept all replacements in each file, hit @kbd{!}.
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2360 @end itemize
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2361
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2362 Another way to do the same thing is to use the ``tags'' feature of
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2363 Emacs: it includes the command @code{tags-query-replace} which performs
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2364 a query-replace across all the files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file.
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2365 @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search, emacs}.
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2366
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2367 @node Documentation for etags, Disabling backups, Replacing text across multiple files, Common requests
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2368 @section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}?
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2369 @cindex Documentation for @code{etags}
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2370 @cindex @code{etags}, documentation for
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2371
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2372 The @code{etags} man page should be in the same place as the
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2373 @code{emacs} man page.
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2374
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2375 Quick command-line switch descriptions are also available. For example,
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2376 @samp{etags -H}.
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2377
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2378 @node Disabling backups, Disabling auto-save-mode, Documentation for etags, Common requests
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2379 @section How do I disable backup files?
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2380 @cindex Backups, disabling
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2381 @cindex Disabling backups
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2382
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2383 You probably don't want to do this, since backups are useful, especially
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2384 when something goes wrong.
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2385
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2386 To avoid seeing backup files (and other ``uninteresting'' files) in Dired,
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2387 load @code{dired-x} by adding the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2388
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2389 @lisp
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2390 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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2391 (lambda ()
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2392 (load "dired-x")))
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2393 @end lisp
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2394
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2395 With @code{dired-x} loaded, @kbd{M-o} toggles omitting in each dired buffer.
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2396 You can make omitting the default for new dired buffers by putting the
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2397 following in your @file{.emacs}:
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2398
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2399 @lisp
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2400 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'dired-omit-toggle)
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2401 @end lisp
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2402
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2403 If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an @samp{ls} at
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2404 the Unix shell, try GNU @code{ls} with the @samp{-B} option. GNU
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2405 @code{ls} is part of the GNU Fileutils package, available from
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2406 @samp{ftp.gnu.org} and its mirrors (@pxref{Current GNU distributions}).
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2407
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2408 To disable or change the way backups are made, @inforef{Backup Names, ,
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2409 emacs}.
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2410
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2411 @cindex Backup files in a single directory
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2412 Beginning with Emacs 21.1, you can control where Emacs puts backup files
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2413 by customizing the variable @code{backup-directory-alist}. This
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2414 variable's value specifies that files whose names match specific patters
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2415 should have their backups put in certain directories. A typical use is
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2416 to add the element @code{("." . @var{dir})} to force Emacs to put
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2417 @strong{all} backup files in the directory @file{dir}.
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2418
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2419 @node Disabling auto-save-mode, Going to a line by number, Disabling backups, Common requests
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2420 @section How do I disable @code{auto-save-mode}?
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2421 @cindex Disabling @code{auto-save-mode}
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2422 @cindex Auto-saving
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2423 @cindex Saving at frequent intervals
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2424
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2425 You probably don't want to do this, since auto-saving is useful,
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2426 especially when Emacs or your computer crashes while you are editing a
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2427 document.
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2428
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2429 Instead, you might want to change the variable
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2430 @code{auto-save-interval}, which specifies how many keystrokes Emacs
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2431 waits before auto-saving. Increasing this value forces Emacs to wait
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2432 longer between auto-saves, which might annoy you less.
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2433
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2434 You might also want to look into Sebastian Kremer's @code{auto-save}
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2435 package (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). This
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2436 package also allows you to place all auto-save files in one directory,
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2437 such as @file{/tmp}.
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2438
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2439 To disable or change how @code{auto-save-mode} works, @inforef{Auto
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2440 Save, , emacs}.
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2441
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2442 @node Going to a line by number, Modifying pull-down menus, Disabling auto-save-mode, Common requests
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2443 @section How can I go to a certain line given its number?
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2444 @cindex Going to a line by number
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2445 @cindex Compilation error messages
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2446 @cindex Recompilation
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2447
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2448 Are you sure you indeed need to go to a line by its number? Perhaps all
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2449 you want is to display a line in your source file for which a compiler
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2450 printed an error message? If so, compiling from within Emacs using the
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2451 @kbd{M-x compile} and @kbd{M-x recompile} commands is a much more
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2452 effective way of doing that. Emacs automatically intercepts the compile
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2453 error messages, inserts them into a special buffer called
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2454 @code{*compilation*}, and lets you visit the locus of each message in
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2455 the source. Type @kbd{C-x `} to step through the offending lines one by
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2456 one (starting with Emacs 22, you can also use @kbd{M-g M-p} and
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2457 @kbd{M-g M-n} to go to the previous and next matches directly). Click
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2458 @kbd{Mouse-2} or press @key{RET} on a message text in the
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2459 @code{*compilation*} buffer to go to the line whose number is mentioned
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2460 in that message.
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2461
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2462 But if you indeed need to go to a certain text line, type @kbd{M-g M-g}
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2463 (which is the default binding of the @code{goto-line} function starting
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2464 with Emacs 22). Emacs will prompt you for the number of the line and go
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2465 to that line.
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2466
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2467 You can do this faster by invoking @code{goto-line} with a numeric
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2468 argument that is the line's number. For example, @kbd{C-u 286 M-g M-g}
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2469 will jump to line number 286 in the current buffer.
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2470
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2471 @node Modifying pull-down menus, Deleting menus and menu options, Going to a line by number, Common requests
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2472 @section How can I create or modify new pull-down menu options?
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2473 @cindex Pull-down menus, creating or modifying
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2474 @cindex Menus, creating or modifying
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2475 @cindex Creating new menu options
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2476 @cindex Modifying pull-down menus
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2477 @cindex Menus and keymaps
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2478 @cindex Keymaps and menus
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2479
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2480 Each menu title (e.g., @samp{File}, @samp{Edit}, @samp{Buffers})
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2482 mouse displays that keymap's non-@code{nil} contents in the form of a menu.
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2483
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2484 So to add a menu option to an existing menu, all you have to do is add a
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2485 new definition to the appropriate keymap. Adding a @samp{Forward Word}
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2486 item to the @samp{Edit} menu thus requires the following Lisp code:
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2487
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2488 @lisp
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2489 (define-key global-map
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2490 [menu-bar edit forward]
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2491 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2492 @end lisp
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2493
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2494 @noindent
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2495 The first line adds the entry to the global keymap, which includes
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2496 global menu bar entries. Replacing the reference to @code{global-map}
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2497 with a local keymap would add this menu option only within a particular
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2498 mode.
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2499
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2500 The second line describes the path from the menu-bar to the new entry.
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2501 Placing this menu entry underneath the @samp{File} menu would mean
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2502 changing the word @code{edit} in the second line to @code{file}.
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2503
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2504 The third line is a cons cell whose first element is the title that will
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2505 be displayed, and whose second element is the function that will be
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2506 called when that menu option is invoked.
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2507
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2508 To add a new menu, rather than a new option to an existing menu, we must
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2509 define an entirely new keymap:
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2510
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2511 @lisp
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2512 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words]
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2513 (cons "Words" (make-sparse-keymap "Words")))
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2514 @end lisp
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2515
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2516 The above code creates a new sparse keymap, gives it the name
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2517 @samp{Words}, and attaches it to the global menu bar. Adding the
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2518 @samp{Forward Word} item to this new menu would thus require the
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2519 following code:
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2520
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2521 @lisp
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2522 (define-key global-map
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2523 [menu-bar words forward]
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2524 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2525 @end lisp
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2526
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2527 @noindent
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2528 Note that because of the way keymaps work, menu options are displayed
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2529 with the more recently defined items at the top. Thus if you were to
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2530 define menu options @samp{foo}, @samp{bar}, and @samp{baz} (in that
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2531 order), the menu option @samp{baz} would appear at the top, and
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2532 @samp{foo} would be at the bottom.
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2533
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2534 One way to avoid this problem is to use the function @code{define-key-after},
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2535 which works the same as @code{define-key}, but lets you modify where items
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2536 appear. The following Lisp code would insert the @samp{Forward Word}
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2537 item in the @samp{Edit} menu immediately following the @samp{Undo} item:
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2538
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2539 @lisp
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2540 (define-key-after
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2541 (lookup-key global-map [menu-bar edit])
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2542 [forward]
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2543 '("Forward word" . forward-word)
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2544 'undo)
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2545 @end lisp
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2546
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2547 Note how the second and third arguments to @code{define-key-after} are
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2548 different from those of @code{define-key}, and that we have added a new
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2549 (final) argument, the function after which our new key should be
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2550 defined.
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2551
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2552 To move a menu option from one position to another, simply evaluate
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2553 @code{define-key-after} with the appropriate final argument.
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2554
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2555 More detailed information---and more examples of how to create and
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2556 modify menu options---are in the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, under
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2557 ``Menu Keymaps.'' (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on
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2558 this manual.)
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2559
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2560 @node Deleting menus and menu options, Turning on syntax highlighting, Modifying pull-down menus, Common requests
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2561 @section How do I delete menus and menu options?
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2562 @cindex Deleting menus and menu options
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2563 @cindex Menus, deleting
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2564
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2565 The simplest way to remove a menu is to set its keymap to @samp{nil}.
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2566 For example, to delete the @samp{Words} menu (@pxref{Modifying pull-down
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2567 menus}), use:
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2568
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2569 @lisp
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2570 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words] nil)
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2571 @end lisp
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2572
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2573 Similarly, removing a menu option requires redefining a keymap entry to
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2574 @code{nil}. For example, to delete the @samp{Forward word} menu option
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2575 from the @samp{Edit} menu (we added it in @ref{Modifying pull-down
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2576 menus}), use:
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2577
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2578 @lisp
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2579 (define-key global-map [menu-bar edit forward] nil)
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2580 @end lisp
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2581
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2582 @node Turning on syntax highlighting, Scrolling only one line, Deleting menus and menu options, Common requests
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2583 @section How do I turn on syntax highlighting?
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2584 @cindex Syntax highlighting
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2585 @cindex @code{font-lock-mode}
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2586 @cindex Highlighting based on syntax
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2587 @cindex Colorizing text
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2588 @cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
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2589
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2590 @code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
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2591 highlighting in the current buffer. It is enabled by default in Emacs
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2592 22.1 and later.
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2593
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2594 With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will
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2595 appear in different colors. For instance, in a programming mode,
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2596 variables will appear in one face, keywords in a second, and comments in
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2597 a third.
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2598
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2599 @cindex hilit19 is deprecated
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2600 Earlier versions of Emacs supported hilit19, a similar package. Use of
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2601 hilit19 is now considered non-standard, although @file{hilit19.el} comes
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2602 with the stock Emacs distribution. It is no longer maintained.
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2603
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2604 To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use
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2605 @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
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2606
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2607 In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in
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2608 your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally:
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2609
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2610 @lisp
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2611 (global-font-lock-mode 1)
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2612 @end lisp
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2613
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2614 Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
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2615 and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
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2616 work around this.
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2617
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2618 @cindex Just-In-Time syntax highlighting
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2619 In Emacs 21 and later, turning on @code{font-lock-mode} automatically
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2620 activates the new @dfn{Just-In-Time fontification} provided by
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2621 @code{jit-lock-mode}. @code{jit-lock-mode} defers the fontification of
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2622 portions of buffer until you actually need to see them, and can also
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2623 fontify while Emacs is idle. This makes display of the visible portion
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2624 of a buffer almost instantaneous. For details about customizing
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2625 @code{jit-lock-mode}, type @kbd{C-h f jit-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
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2626
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2627 @cindex Levels of syntax highlighting
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2628 @cindex Decoration level, in @code{font-lock-mode}
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2629 In versions of Emacs before 21, different levels of decoration are
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2630 available, from slight to gaudy. More decoration means you need to wait
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2631 more time for a buffer to be fontified (or a faster machine). To
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2632 control how decorated your buffers should become, set the value of
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2633 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} in your @file{.emacs} file, with a
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2634 @code{nil} value indicating default (usually minimum) decoration, and a
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2635 @code{t} value indicating the maximum decoration. For the gaudiest
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2636 possible look, then, include the line
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2637
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2638 @lisp
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2639 (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration t)
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2640 @end lisp
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2641
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2642 @noindent
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2643 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can also set this variable such that
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2644 different modes are highlighted in a different ways; for more
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2645 information, see the documentation for
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2646 @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} with @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
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2647 describe-variable @key{RET}}).
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2648
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2649 Also see the documentation for the function @code{font-lock-mode},
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2650 available by typing @kbd{C-h f font-lock-mode} (@kbd{M-x
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2651 describe-function @key{RET} font-lock-mode @key{RET}}).
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2652
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2653 To print buffers with the faces (i.e., colors and fonts) intact, use
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2654 @kbd{M-x ps-print-buffer-with-faces} or @kbd{M-x
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2655 ps-print-region-with-faces}. You will need a way to send text to a
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2656 PostScript printer, or a PostScript interpreter such as Ghostscript;
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2657 consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name},
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2658 @code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details.
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2659
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2660 @node Scrolling only one line, Editing MS-DOS files, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests
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2661 @section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen?
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2662 @cindex Scrolling only one line
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2663 @cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
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2664
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2665 Customize the @code{scroll-conservatively} variable with @kbd{M-x
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2666 customize-variable @key{RET} scroll-conservatively @key{RET}} and set it
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2668 means, @inforef{Auto Scrolling, Auto Scrolling, emacs}.
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2669
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2670 Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs}:
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2671
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2672 @lisp
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2673 (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
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2674 @end lisp
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2675
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2676 @node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
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2677 @section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
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2678 @cindex Editing MS-DOS files
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2679 @cindex MS-DOS files, editing
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2680 @cindex Microsoft files, editing
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2681 @cindex Windows files, editing
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2682
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2683 As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is
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2684 performed transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system,
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2685 edit it, and save it without having to worry about the file format.
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2686
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2687 When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it
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2688 is a DOS file. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems, and also on a Macintosh,
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2689 the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line;
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2690 on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the
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2691 default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
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2692
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2693 If you are running a version of Emacs before 20.1, get @code{crypt++}
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2694 (@pxref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}). Among other things,
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2695 @code{crypt++} transparently modifies MS-DOS files as they are loaded
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2696 and saved, allowing you to ignore the different conventions that Unix
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2697 and MS-DOS have for delineating the end of a line.
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2698
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2699 @node Filling paragraphs with a single space, Escape sequences in shell output, Editing MS-DOS files, Common requests
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2700 @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period?
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2701 @cindex One space following periods
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2702 @cindex Single space following periods
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2703 @cindex Periods, one space following
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2704
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2705 Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
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2706
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2707 @lisp
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2708 (setq sentence-end-double-space nil)
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2709 @end lisp
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2710
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2711 @node Escape sequences in shell output, Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Common requests
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2712 @section Why these strange escape sequences from @code{ls} from the Shell mode?
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2713 @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output
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2714 @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode
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2715
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2716 This happens because @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color} in your
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2717 shell init file. You have two alternatives to solve this:
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2718
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2719 @itemize @bullet
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2720 @item
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2721 Make the alias conditioned on the @code{EMACS} variable in the
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2722 environment. When Emacs runs a subsidiary shell, it exports the
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2723 @code{EMACS} variable to that shell, with value equal to the absolute
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2724 file name of Emacs. You can
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2725 unalias @code{ls} when that happens, thus limiting the alias to your
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2726 interactive sessions.
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2727
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2728 @item
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2729 Install the @code{ansi-color} package (bundled with Emacs 21.1 and
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2730 later), which converts these ANSI escape sequences into colors.
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2731 @end itemize
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2732
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2733 @node Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows, , Escape sequences in shell output, Common requests
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2734 @section How can I start Emacs in fullscreen mode on MS-Windows?
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2735 @cindex Maximize frame
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2736 @cindex Fullscreen mode
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2737
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2738 Use the function @code{w32-send-sys-command}. For example, you can
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2739 put the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
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2740
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2741 @lisp
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2742 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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2743 #'(lambda () (w32-send-sys-command ?\xF030)))
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2744 @end lisp
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2745
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2746 To avoid the slightly distracting visual effect of Emacs starting with
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2747 its default frame size and then growing to fullscreen, you can add an
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2748 @samp{Emacs.Geometry} entry to the Windows registry settings (see
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2749 @pxref{(emacs)X Resources}).
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2750
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2751 To compute the correct values for width and height, first maximize the
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2752 Emacs frame and then evaluate @code{(frame-height)} and
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2753 @code{(frame-width)} with @kbd{M-:}.
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2754
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2755 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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2756 @node Bugs and problems, Compiling and installing Emacs, Common requests, Top
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2757 @chapter Bugs and problems
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2758 @cindex Bugs and problems
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2759
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2760 The Emacs manual lists some common kinds of trouble users could get
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2761 into, see @ref{Lossage, , Dealing with Emacs Trouble, emacs, The GNU
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2762 Emacs Manual}, so you might look there if the problem you encounter
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2763 isn't described in this chapter. If you decide you've discovered a bug,
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2764 see @ref{Bugs, , Reporting Bugs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}, for
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2765 instructions how to do that.
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2766
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2767 The file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the Emacs distribution lists various
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2768 known problems with building and using Emacs on specific platforms;
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2769 type @kbd{C-h C-e} to read it.
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2770
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2771 @menu
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2772 * Problems with very large files::
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2773 * ^M in the shell buffer::
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2774 * Shell process exits abnormally::
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2775 * Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows::
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2776 * Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs::
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2777 * Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode::
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2778 * Problems talking to certain hosts::
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2779 * Errors with init files::
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2780 * Emacs ignores X resources::
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2781 * Emacs ignores frame parameters::
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2782 * Emacs takes a long time to visit files::
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2783 * Editing files with $ in the name::
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2784 * Shell mode loses the current directory::
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2785 * Security risks with Emacs::
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2786 * Dired claims that no file is on this line::
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2787 @end menu
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2788
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2789 @node Problems with very large files, ^M in the shell buffer, Bugs and problems, Bugs and problems
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2790 @section Does Emacs have problems with files larger than 8 megabytes?
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2791 @cindex Very large files, opening
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2792 @cindex Large files, opening
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2793 @cindex Opening very large files
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2794 @cindex Maximum file size
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2795 @cindex Files, maximum size
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2796
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2797 Old versions (i.e., anything before 19.29) of Emacs had problems editing
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2798 files larger than 8 megabytes. In versions 19.29 and later, the maximum
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2799 buffer size is at least 2^27-1, or 134,217,727 bytes, or 132 MBytes.
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2800 And in Emacs 22, the maximum buffer size has been increased to
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2801 268,435,455 bytes (or 256 MBytes) on 32-bit machines.
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2802
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2803 @node ^M in the shell buffer, Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with very large files, Bugs and problems
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2804 @section How do I get rid of @samp{^M} or echoed commands in my shell buffer?
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2805 @cindex Shell buffer, echoed commands and @samp{^M} in
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2806 @cindex Echoed commands in @code{shell-mode}
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2807
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2808 Try typing @kbd{M-x shell-strip-ctrl-m @key{RET}} while in @code{shell-mode} to
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2809 make them go away. If that doesn't work, you have several options:
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2810
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2811 For @code{tcsh}, put this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2812 file:
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2813
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2814 @example
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2815 if ($?EMACS) then
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2816 if ("$EMACS" =~ /*) then
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2817 if ($?tcsh) unset edit
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2818 stty nl
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2819 endif
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2820 endif
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2821 @end example
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2822
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2823 Or put this in your @file{.emacs_tcsh} or @file{~/.emacs.d/init_tcsh.sh} file:
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2824
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2825 @example
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2826 unset edit
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2827 stty nl
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2828 @end example
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2829
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2830 Alternatively, use @code{csh} in your shell buffers instead of
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2831 @code{tcsh}. One way is:
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2832
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2833 @lisp
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2834 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "/bin/csh")
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2835 @end lisp
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2836
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2837 @noindent
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2838 and another is to do this in your @file{.cshrc} (or @file{.tcshrc})
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2839 file:
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2840
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2841 @example
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2842 setenv ESHELL /bin/csh
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2843 @end example
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2844
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2845 @noindent
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2846 (You must start Emacs over again with the environment variable properly
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2847 set for this to take effect.)
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2848
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2849 You can also set the @code{ESHELL} environment variable in Emacs Lisp
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2850 with the following Lisp form,
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2851
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2852 @lisp
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2853 (setenv "ESHELL" "/bin/csh")
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2854 @end lisp
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2855
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2856 The above solutions try to prevent the shell from producing the
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2857 @samp{^M} characters in the first place. If this is not possible
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2858 (e.g., if you use a Windows shell), you can get Emacs to remove these
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2859 characters from the buffer by adding this to your @file{.emacs} init
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2860 file:
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2861
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2862 @smalllisp
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2863 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'shell-strip-ctrl-m)
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2864 @end smalllisp
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2865
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2866 On a related note: if your shell is echoing your input line in the shell
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2867 buffer, you might want to customize the @code{comint-process-echoes}
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2868 variable in your shell buffers, or try the following command in your
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2869 shell start-up file:
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2870
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2871 @example
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2872 stty -icrnl -onlcr -echo susp ^Z
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2873 @end example
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2874
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2875 @node Shell process exits abnormally, Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, ^M in the shell buffer, Bugs and problems
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2876 @section Why do I get ``Process shell exited abnormally with code 1''?
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2877 @cindex Abnormal exits from @code{shell-mode}
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2878 @cindex @code{shell-mode} exits
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2879 @cindex Process shell exited
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2880
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2881 The most likely reason for this message is that the @samp{env} program
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2882 is not properly installed. Compile this program for your architecture,
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2883 and install it with @samp{a+x} permission in the architecture-dependent
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2884 Emacs program directory. (You can find what this directory is at your
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2885 site by inspecting the value of the variable @code{exec-directory} by
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2886 typing @kbd{C-h v exec-directory @key{RET}}.)
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2887
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2888 You should also check for other programs named @samp{env} in your path
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2889 (e.g., SunOS has a program named @file{/usr/bin/env}). We don't
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2890 understand why this can cause a failure and don't know a general
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2891 solution for working around the problem in this case.
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2892
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2893 The @samp{make clean} command will remove @samp{env} and other vital
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2894 programs, so be careful when using it.
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2895
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2896 It has been reported that this sometimes happened when Emacs was started
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2897 as an X client from an xterm window (i.e., had a controlling tty) but the
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2898 xterm was later terminated.
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2899
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2900 See also @samp{PROBLEMS} (in the @file{etc} subdirectory of the
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2901 top-level directory when you unpack the Emacs source) for other
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2902 possible causes of this message.
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2903
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2904 @node Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Shell process exits abnormally, Bugs and problems
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2905 @section Why do I get an error message when I try to run @kbd{M-x shell}?
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2906
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2907 @cindex Shell Mode, and MS-Windows
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2908 @cindex @code{explicit-shell-file-name}
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2909 On MS-Windows, this might happen because Emacs tries to look for the
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2910 shell in a wrong place. The default file name @file{/bin/sh} is
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2911 usually incorrect for non-Unix systems. If you know where your shell
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2912 executable is, set the variable @code{explicit-shell-file-name} in
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2913 your @file{.emacs} file to point to its full file name, like this:
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2914
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2915 @lisp
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2916 (setq explicit-shell-file-name "d:/shells/bash.exe")
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2917 @end lisp
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2918
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2919 If you don't know what shell does Emacs use, try the @kbd{M-!}
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2920 command; if that works, put the following line into your
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2921 @file{.emacs}:
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2922
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2923 @lisp
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2924 (setq explicit-shell-file-name shell-file-name)
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2925 @end lisp
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2926
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2927 @cindex Antivirus programs, and Shell Mode
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2928 Some people have trouble with Shell Mode because of intrusive
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2929 antivirus software; disabling the resident antivirus program solves
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2930 the problems in those cases.
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2931
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2932 @node Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows, Bugs and problems
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2933 @section Where is the termcap/terminfo entry for terminal type @samp{emacs}?
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2934 @cindex Termcap
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2935 @cindex Terminfo
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2936 @cindex Emacs entries for termcap/terminfo
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2937
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2938 The termcap entry for terminal type @samp{emacs} is ordinarily put in
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2939 the @samp{TERMCAP} environment variable of subshells. It may help in
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2940 certain situations (e.g., using rlogin from shell buffer) to add an
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2941 entry for @samp{emacs} to the system-wide termcap file. Here is a
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2942 correct termcap entry for @samp{emacs}:
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2943
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2944 @example
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2945 emacs:tc=unknown:
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2946 @end example
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2947
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2948 To make a terminfo entry for @samp{emacs}, use @code{tic} or
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2949 @code{captoinfo}. You need to generate
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2950 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}. It may work to simply copy
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2951 @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/d/dumb} to @file{/usr/lib/terminfo/e/emacs}.
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2952
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2953 Having a termcap/terminfo entry will not enable the use of full screen
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2954 programs in shell buffers. Use @kbd{M-x terminal-emulator} for that
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2955 instead.
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2956
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2957 A workaround to the problem of missing termcap/terminfo entries is to
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2958 change terminal type @samp{emacs} to type @samp{dumb} or @samp{unknown}
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2959 in your shell start up file. @code{csh} users could put this in their
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2960 @file{.cshrc} files:
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2961
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2962 @example
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2963 if ("$term" == emacs) set term=dumb
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2964 @end example
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2965
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2966 @node Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Problems talking to certain hosts, Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs, Bugs and problems
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2967 @section Why does Emacs spontaneously start displaying @samp{I-search:} and beeping?
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2968 @cindex Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode
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2969 @cindex isearch-mode, spontaneous entry into
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2970 @cindex Beeping without obvious reason
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2971
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2972 Your terminal (or something between your terminal and the computer) is
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2973 sending @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control, and Emacs is receiving
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2974 these characters and interpreting them as commands. (The @kbd{C-s}
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2975 character normally invokes the @code{isearch-forward} command.) For
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2976 possible solutions, see @ref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow control}.
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2977
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2978 @node Problems talking to certain hosts, Errors with init files, Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode, Bugs and problems
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2979 @section Why can't Emacs talk to certain hosts (or certain hostnames)?
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2980 @cindex Hosts, Emacs cannot talk to
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2981 @cindex @code{gethostbyname}, problematic version
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2982
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2983 The problem may be that Emacs is linked with a wimpier version of
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2984 @code{gethostbyname} than the rest of the programs on the machine. This
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2985 is often manifested as a message on startup of ``X server not responding.
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2986 Check your @samp{DISPLAY} environment variable.'' or a message of
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2987 ``Unknown host'' from @code{open-network-stream}.
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2988
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2989 On a Sun, this may be because Emacs had to be linked with the static C
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2990 library. The version of @code{gethostbyname} in the static C library
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2991 may only look in @file{/etc/hosts} and the NIS (YP) maps, while the
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2992 version in the dynamic C library may be smart enough to check DNS in
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2993 addition to or instead of NIS. On a Motorola Delta running System V
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2994 R3.6, the version of @code{gethostbyname} in the standard library works,
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2995 but the one that works with NIS doesn't (the one you get with -linet).
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2996 Other operating systems have similar problems.
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2997
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2998 Try these options:
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2999
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3000 @itemize @bullet
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3001
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3002 @item
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3003 Explicitly add the host you want to communicate with to @file{/etc/hosts}.
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3004
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3005 @item
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3006 Relink Emacs with this line in @file{src/config.h}:
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3007
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3008 @example
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3009 #define LIBS_SYSTEM -lresolv
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3010 @end example
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3011
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3012 @item
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3013 Replace @code{gethostbyname} and friends in @file{libc.a} with more
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3014 useful versions such as the ones in @file{libresolv.a}. Then relink
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3015 Emacs.
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3016
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3017 @item
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3018 If you are actually running NIS, make sure that @code{ypbind} is
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3019 properly told to do DNS lookups with the correct command line switch.
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3020
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3021 @end itemize
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3022
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3023 @node Errors with init files, Emacs ignores X resources, Problems talking to certain hosts, Bugs and problems
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3024 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Error in init file}?
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3025 @cindex Error in @file{.emacs}
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3026 @cindex Error in init file
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3027 @cindex Init file, errors in
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3028 @cindex @file{.emacs} file, errors in
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3029 @cindex Debugging @file{.emacs} file
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3030
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3031 An error occurred while loading either your @file{.emacs} file or the
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3032 system-wide file @file{lisp/default.el}. Emacs 21.1 and later pops the
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3033 @file{*Messages*} buffer, and puts there some additional information
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3034 about the error, to provide some hints for debugging.
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3035
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3036 For information on how to debug your @file{.emacs} file, see
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3037 @ref{Debugging a customization file}.
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3038
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3039 It may be the case that you need to load some package first, or use a
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3040 hook that will be evaluated after the package is loaded. A common case
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3041 of this is explained in @ref{Terminal setup code works after Emacs has
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3042 begun}.
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3043
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3044 @node Emacs ignores X resources, Emacs ignores frame parameters, Errors with init files, Bugs and problems
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3045 @section Why does Emacs ignore my X resources (my .Xdefaults file)?
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3046 @cindex X resources being ignored
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3047 @cindex Ignored X resources
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3048 @cindex @file{.Xdefaults}
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3049
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3050 As of version 19, Emacs searches for X resources in the files specified
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3051 by the following environment variables:
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3052
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3053 @itemize @bullet
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3054
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3055 @item @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}
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3056 @item @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH}
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3057 @item @code{XAPPLRESDIR}
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3058
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3059 @end itemize
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3060
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3061 This emulates the functionality provided by programs written using the
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3062 Xt toolkit.
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3063
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3064 @code{XFILESEARCHPATH} and @code{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH} should be a list
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3065 of file names separated by colons. @code{XAPPLRESDIR} should be a list
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3066 of directory names separated by colons.
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3067
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3068 Emacs searches for X resources:
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3069
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3070 @enumerate
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3071
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3072 @item
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3073 specified on the command line, with the @samp{-xrm RESOURCESTRING} option,
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3074
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3075 @item
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3076 then in the value of the @samp{XENVIRONMENT} environment variable,
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3077
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3078 @itemize @minus
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3079
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3080 @item
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3081 or if that is unset, in the file named
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3082 @file{~/.Xdefaults-@var{hostname}} if it exists (where @var{hostname} is
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3083 the name of the machine Emacs is running on),
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3084
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3085 @end itemize
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3086
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3087 @item
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3088 then in the screen-specific and server-wide resource properties provided
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3089 by the server,
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3090
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3091 @itemize @minus
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3092
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3093 @item
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3094 or if those properties are unset, in the file named @file{~/.Xdefaults}
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3095 if it exists,
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3096
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3097 @end itemize
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3098
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3099 @item
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3100 then in the files listed in @samp{XUSERFILESEARCHPATH},
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3101
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3102 @itemize @minus
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3103
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3104 @item
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3105 or in files named @file{@var{lang}/Emacs} in directories listed in
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3106 @samp{XAPPLRESDIR} (where @var{lang} is the value of the @code{LANG}
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3107 environment variable), if the @samp{LANG} environment variable is set,
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3108 @item
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3109 or in files named Emacs in the directories listed in @samp{XAPPLRESDIR}
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3110 @item
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3111 or in @file{~/@var{lang}/Emacs} (if the @code{LANG} environment variable
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3112 is set),
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3113 @item
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3114 or in @file{~/Emacs},
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3115
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3116 @end itemize
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3117
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3118 @item
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3119 then in the files listed in @code{XFILESEARCHPATH}.
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3120
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3121 @end enumerate
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3122
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3123 @node Emacs ignores frame parameters, Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Emacs ignores X resources, Bugs and problems
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3124 @section Why don't my customizations of the frame parameters work?
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3125 @cindex Frame parameters
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3126
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3127 This probably happens because you have set the frame parameters in the
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3128 variable @code{initial-frame-alist}. That variable holds parameters
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3129 used only for the first frame created when Emacs starts. To customize
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3130 the parameters of all frames, change the variable
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3131 @code{default-frame-alist} instead.
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3132
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3133 These two variables exist because many users customize the initial frame
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3134 in a special way. For example, you could determine the position and
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3135 size of the initial frame, but would like to control the geometry of the
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3136 other frames by individually positioning each one of them.
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3137
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3138
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3139 @node Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Editing files with $ in the name, Emacs ignores frame parameters, Bugs and problems
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3140 @section Why does Emacs take 20 seconds to visit a file?
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3141 @cindex Visiting files takes a long time
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3142 @cindex Delay when visiting files
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3143 @cindex Files, take a long time to visit
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3144
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3145 Old versions of Emacs (i.e., versions before Emacs 20.x) often
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3146 encountered this when the master lock file, @file{!!!SuperLock!!!}, has
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3147 been left in the lock directory somehow. Delete it.
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3148
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3149 @email{meuer@@geom.umn.edu, Mark Meuer} says that NeXT NFS has a bug
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3150 where an exclusive create succeeds but returns an error status. This
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3151 can cause the same problem. Since Emacs's file locking doesn't work
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3152 over NFS anyway, the best solution is to recompile Emacs with
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3153 @code{CLASH_DETECTION} undefined.
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3154
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3155 @node Editing files with $ in the name, Shell mode loses the current directory, Emacs takes a long time to visit files, Bugs and problems
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3156 @section How do I edit a file with a @samp{$} in its name?
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3157 @cindex Editing files with @samp{$} in the name
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3158 @cindex @samp{$} in file names
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3159 @cindex File names containing @samp{$}, editing
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3160
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3161 When entering a file name in the minibuffer, Emacs will attempt to expand
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3162 a @samp{$} followed by a word as an environment variable. To suppress
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3163 this behavior, type @kbd{$$} instead.
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3164
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3165 @node Shell mode loses the current directory, Security risks with Emacs, Editing files with $ in the name, Bugs and problems
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3166 @section Why does shell mode lose track of the shell's current directory?
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3167 @cindex Current directory and @code{shell-mode}
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3168 @cindex @code{shell-mode} and current directory
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3169 @cindex Directory, current in @code{shell-mode}
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3170
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3171 Emacs has no way of knowing when the shell actually changes its
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3172 directory. This is an intrinsic limitation of Unix. So it tries to
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3173 guess by recognizing @samp{cd} commands. If you type @kbd{cd} followed
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3174 by a directory name with a variable reference (@kbd{cd $HOME/bin}) or
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3175 with a shell metacharacter (@kbd{cd ../lib*}), Emacs will fail to
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3176 correctly guess the shell's new current directory. A huge variety of
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3177 fixes and enhancements to shell mode for this problem have been written
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3178 to handle this problem (@pxref{Finding a package with particular
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3179 functionality}).
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3180
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3181 You can tell Emacs the shell's current directory with the command
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3182 @kbd{M-x dirs}.
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3183
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3184 @node Security risks with Emacs, Dired claims that no file is on this line, Shell mode loses the current directory, Bugs and problems
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3185 @section Are there any security risks in Emacs?
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3186 @cindex Security with Emacs
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3187 @cindex @samp{movemail} and security
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3188 @cindex @code{file-local-variable} and security
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3189 @cindex Synthetic X events and security
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3190 @cindex X events and security
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3191
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3192 @itemize @bullet
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3193
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3194 @item
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3195 The @file{movemail} incident. (No, this is not a risk.)
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3196
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3197 In his book @cite{The Cuckoo's Egg}, Cliff Stoll describes this in
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3198 chapter 4. The site at LBL had installed the @file{/etc/movemail}
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3199 program setuid root. (As of version 19, @file{movemail} is in your
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3200 architecture-specific directory; type @kbd{C-h v exec-directory
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3201 @key{RET}} to see what it is.) Since @code{movemail} had not been
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3202 designed for this situation, a security hole was created and users could
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3203 get root privileges.
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3204
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3205 @code{movemail} has since been changed so that this security hole will
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3206 not exist, even if it is installed setuid root. However,
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3207 @code{movemail} no longer needs to be installed setuid root, which
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3208 should eliminate this particular risk.
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3209
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3210 We have heard unverified reports that the 1988 Internet worm took
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3211 advantage of this configuration problem.
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3212
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3213 @item
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3214 The @code{file-local-variable} feature. (Yes, a risk, but easy to
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3215 change.)
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3216
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3217 There is an Emacs feature that allows the setting of local values for
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3218 variables when editing a file by including specially formatted text near
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3219 the end of the file. This feature also includes the ability to have
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3220 arbitrary Emacs Lisp code evaluated when the file is visited.
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3221 Obviously, there is a potential for Trojan horses to exploit this
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3222 feature.
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3223
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3224 As of Emacs 22, Emacs has a list of local variables that are known to
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3225 be safe to set. If a file tries to set any variable outside this
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3226 list, it asks the user to confirm whether the variables should be set.
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3227 You can also tell Emacs whether to allow the evaluation of Emacs Lisp
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3228 code found at the bottom of files by setting the variable
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3229 @code{enable-local-eval}.
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3230
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3231 For more information, @inforef{File Variables, File Variables, emacs}.
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3232
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3233 @item
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3234 Synthetic X events. (Yes, a risk; use @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1} or
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3235 better.)
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3236
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3237 Emacs accepts synthetic X events generated by the @code{SendEvent}
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3238 request as though they were regular events. As a result, if you are
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3239 using the trivial host-based authentication, other users who can open X
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3240 connections to your X workstation can make your Emacs process do
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3241 anything, including run other processes with your privileges.
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3242
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3243 The only fix for this is to prevent other users from being able to open
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3244 X connections. The standard way to prevent this is to use a real
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3245 authentication mechanism, such as @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. If using
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3246 the @code{xauth} program has any effect, then you are probably using
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3247 @samp{MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1}. Your site may be using a superior
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3248 authentication method; ask your system administrator.
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3249
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3250 If real authentication is not a possibility, you may be satisfied by
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3251 just allowing hosts access for brief intervals while you start your X
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3252 programs, then removing the access. This reduces the risk somewhat by
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3253 narrowing the time window when hostile users would have access, but
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3254 @emph{does not eliminate the risk}.
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3255
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3256 On most computers running Unix and X, you enable and disable
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3257 access using the @code{xhost} command. To allow all hosts access to
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3258 your X server, use
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3259
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3260 @example
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3261 xhost +
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3262 @end example
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3263
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3264 @noindent
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3265 at the shell prompt, which (on an HP machine, at least) produces the
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3266 following message:
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3267
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3268 @example
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3269 access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
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3270 @end example
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3271
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3272 To deny all hosts access to your X server (except those explicitly
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3273 allowed by name), use
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3274
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3275 @example
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3276 xhost -
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3277 @end example
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3278
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3279 On the test HP computer, this command generated the following message:
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3280
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3281 @example
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3282 access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
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3283 @end example
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3284
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3285 @end itemize
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3286
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3287 @node Dired claims that no file is on this line, , Security risks with Emacs, Bugs and problems
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3288 @section Dired says, @samp{no file on this line} when I try to do something.
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3289 @cindex Dired does not see a file
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3290
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3291 @c FIXME: I think this is fixed in Emacs 21, but I didn't have time to
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3292 @c check.
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3293 Chances are you're using a localized version of Unix that doesn't use US
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3294 date format in dired listings. You can check this by looking at dired
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3295 listings or by typing @kbd{ls -l} to a shell and looking at the dates that
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3296 come out.
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3297
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3298 Dired uses a regular expression to find the beginning of a file name.
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3299 In a long Unix-style directory listing (@samp{ls -l}), the file name
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3300 starts after the date. The regexp has thus been written to look for the
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3301 date, the format of which can vary on non-US systems.
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3302
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3303 There are two approaches to solving this. The first one involves
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3304 setting things up so that @samp{ls -l} outputs US date format. This can
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3305 be done by setting the locale. See your OS manual for more information.
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3306
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3307 The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by
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3308 dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}.
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3309
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3310 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3311 @node Compiling and installing Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages, Bugs and problems, Top
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3312 @chapter Compiling and installing Emacs
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3313 @cindex Compiling and installing Emacs
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3314
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3315 @menu
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3316 * Installing Emacs::
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3317 * Updating Emacs::
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3318 * Problems building Emacs::
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3319 * Linking with -lX11 fails::
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3320 @end menu
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3321
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3322 @node Installing Emacs, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
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3323 @section How do I install Emacs?
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3324 @cindex Installing Emacs
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3325 @cindex Unix systems, installing Emacs on
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3326 @cindex Downloading and installing Emacs
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3327 @cindex Retrieving and installing Emacs
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3328 @cindex Building Emacs from source
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3329 @cindex Source code, building Emacs from
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3330 @cindex Unpacking and installing Emacs
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3331
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3332 This answer is meant for users of Unix and Unix-like systems. Users of
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3333 other operating systems should see the series of questions beginning
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3334 with @ref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, which describe where to get non-Unix source
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3335 and binaries, and how to install Emacs on those systems.
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3336
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3337 For Unix and Unix-like systems, the easiest way is often to compile it
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3338 from scratch. You will need:
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3339
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3340 @itemize @bullet
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3341
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3342 @item
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3343 Emacs sources. @xref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of ftp sites
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3344 that make them available. On @file{ftp.gnu.org}, the main GNU
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3345 distribution site, sources are available as
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3346
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3347 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz}
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3348
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3349 The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For
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3350 instance, when Emacs 22.42 is released, it will most probably be
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3351 available as
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3352
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3353 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-22.42.tar.gz}
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3354
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3355 Again, you should use one of the GNU mirror sites (see @ref{Current GNU
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3356 distributions}, and adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on
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3357 @file{ftp.gnu.org}.
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3358
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3359 @item
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3360 @code{gzip}, the GNU compression utility. You can get @code{gzip} via
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3361 anonymous ftp at mirrors of @file{ftp.gnu.org} sites; it should compile
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3362 and install without much trouble on most systems. Once you have
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3363 retrieved the Emacs sources, you will probably be able to uncompress
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3364 them with the command
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3365
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3366 @example
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3367 gunzip --verbose emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz
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3368 @end example
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3369
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3370 @noindent
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3371 changing the Emacs version (@value{VER}), as necessary. Once
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3372 @code{gunzip} has finished doing its job, a file by the name of
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3373 @file{emacs-@value{VER}.tar} should be in your build directory.
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3374
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3375 @item
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3376 @code{tar}, the @dfn{tape archiving} program, which moves multiple files
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3377 into and out of archive files, or @dfn{tarfiles}. All of the files
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3378 comprising the Emacs source come in a single tarfile, and must be
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3379 extracted using @code{tar} before you can build Emacs. Typically, the
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3380 extraction command would look like
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3381
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3382 @example
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3383 tar -xvvf emacs-@value{VER}.tar
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3384 @end example
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3385
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3386 @noindent
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3387 The @samp{x} indicates that we want to extract files from this tarfile,
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3388 the two @samp{v}s force verbose output, and the @samp{f} tells
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3389 @code{tar} to use a disk file, rather than one on the tape drive.
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3390
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3391 If you're using GNU @code{tar} (available at mirrors of
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3392 @file{ftp.gnu.org}), you can combine this step and the previous one by
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3393 using the command
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3394
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3395 @example
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3396 tar -zxvvf emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz
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3397 @end example
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3398
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3399 @noindent
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3400 The additional @samp{z} at the beginning of the options list tells GNU
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3401 @code{tar} to uncompress the file with @code{gunzip} before extracting
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3402 the tarfile's components.
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3403
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3404 @end itemize
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3405
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3406 At this point, the Emacs sources (all 70+ megabytes of them) should be
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3407 sitting in a directory called @file{emacs-@value{VER}}. On most common
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3408 Unix and Unix-like systems, you should be able to compile Emacs (with X
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3409 Window system support) with the following commands:
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3410
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3411 @example
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3412 cd emacs-@value{VER} # change directory to emacs-@value{VER}
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3413 ./configure # configure Emacs for your particular system
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3414 make # use Makefile to build components, then Emacs
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3415 @end example
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3416
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3417 If the @code{make} completes successfully, the odds are fairly good that
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3418 the build has gone well. (@xref{Problems building Emacs}, if you weren't
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3419 successful.)
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3420
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3421 By default, Emacs is installed in the following directories:
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3422
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3423 @table @file
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3424 @item /usr/local/bin
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3425 binaries.
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3426
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3427 @item /usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}
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3428 Lisp code and support files.
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3429
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3430 @item /usr/local/info
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3431 Info documentation.
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3432 @end table
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3433
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3434 To install files in those default directories, become the superuser and
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3435 type
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3436
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3437 @example
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3438 make install
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3439 @end example
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3440
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3441 Note that @samp{make install} will overwrite @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs}
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3442 and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/info}.
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3443
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3444 Much more verbose instructions (with many more hints and suggestions)
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3445 come with the Emacs sources, in the file @file{INSTALL}.
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3446
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3447 @node Updating Emacs, Problems building Emacs, Installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
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3448 @section How do I update Emacs to the latest version?
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3449 @cindex Updating Emacs
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3450
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3451 @xref{Installing Emacs}, and follow the instructions there for
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3452 installation.
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3453
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3454 Most files are placed in version-specific directories. Emacs
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3455 @value{VER}, for instance, places files in
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3456 @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/@value{VER}}.
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3457
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3458 Upgrading should overwrite only, @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs} (the Emacs
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3459 binary) and documentation in @file{/usr/local/info}. Back up these
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3460 files before you upgrade, and you shouldn't have too much trouble.
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3461
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3462 @node Problems building Emacs, Linking with -lX11 fails, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
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3463 @section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs?
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3464 @cindex Problems building Emacs
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3465 @cindex Errors when building Emacs
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3466
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3467 First look in the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS} (where you unpack the Emacs
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3468 source) to see if there is already a solution for your problem. Next,
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3469 look for other questions in this FAQ that have to do with Emacs
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3470 installation and compilation problems.
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3471
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3472 If you'd like to have someone look at your problem and help solve it,
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3473 see @ref{Help installing Emacs}.
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3474
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3475 If you cannot find a solution in the documentation, send a message to
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3476 @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}.
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3477
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3478 Please don't post it to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} or send e-mail to
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3479 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. For further guidelines, see
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3480 @ref{Guidelines for newsgroup postings} and @ref{Reporting bugs}.
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3481
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3482 @node Linking with -lX11 fails, , Problems building Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs
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3483 @section Why does linking Emacs with -lX11 fail?
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3484 @cindex Linking with -lX11 fails
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3485 @cindex lX11, linking fails with
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3486
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3487 Emacs needs to be linked with the static version of the X11 library,
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3488 @file{libX11.a}. This may be missing.
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3489
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3490 On OpenWindows, you may need to use @code{add_services} to add the
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3491 ``OpenWindows Programmers'' optional software category from the CD-ROM.
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3492
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3493 On HP-UX 8.0, you may need to run @code{update} again to load the
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3494 X11-PRG ``fileset.'' This may be missing even if you specified ``all
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3495 filesets'' the first time. If @file{libcurses.a} is missing, you may
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3496 need to load the ``Berkeley Development Option.''
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3497
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3498 @email{zoo@@armadillo.com, David Zuhn} says that MIT X builds shared
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3499 libraries by default, and only shared libraries, on those platforms that
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3500 support them. These shared libraries can't be used when undumping
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3501 @code{temacs} (the last stage of the Emacs build process). To get
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3502 regular libraries in addition to shared libraries, add this to
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3503 @file{site.cf}:
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3504
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3505 @example
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3506 #define ForceNormalLib YES
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3507 @end example
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3508
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3509 Other systems may have similar problems. You can always define
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3510 @code{CANNOT_DUMP} and link with the shared libraries instead.
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3511
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3512 @cindex X Menus don't work
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3513 To get the Xmenu stuff to work, you need to find a copy of MIT's
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3514 @file{liboldX.a}.
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3515
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3516 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3517 @node Finding Emacs and related packages, Major packages and programs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Top
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3518 @chapter Finding Emacs and related packages
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3519 @cindex Finding Emacs and related packages
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3520
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3521 @menu
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3522 * Finding Emacs on the Internet::
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3523 * Finding a package with particular functionality::
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3524 * Packages that do not come with Emacs::
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3525 * Current GNU distributions::
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3526 * Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
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3527 * Emacs for minimalists::
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3528 * Emacs for MS-DOS::
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3529 * Emacs for Windows::
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3530 * Emacs for OS/2::
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3531 * Emacs for Atari ST::
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3532 * Emacs for the Amiga ::
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3533 * Emacs for NeXTSTEP::
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3534 * Emacs for Apple computers::
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3535 * Emacs for VMS and DECwindows::
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3536 * Modes for various languages::
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3537 @end menu
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3538
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3539 @node Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding a package with particular functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3540 @section Where can I get Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)?
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3541 @cindex Finding Emacs on the Internet
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3542 @cindex Snail mail, ordering Emacs via
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3543 @cindex Postal service, ordering Emacs via
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3544 @cindex Distribution, retrieving Emacs
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3545 @cindex Internet, retrieving from
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3546
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3547 Look in the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for
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3548 information on nearby archive sites. If you don't already have Emacs,
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3549 see @ref{Informational files for Emacs}, for how to get these files.
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3550
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3551 @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on how to obtain and build the latest
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3552 version of Emacs, and see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a list of
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3553 archive sites that make GNU software available.
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3554
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3555 @node Finding a package with particular functionality, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs on the Internet, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3556 @section How do I find a Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?
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3557 @cindex Package, finding
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3558 @cindex Finding an Emacs Lisp package
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3559 @cindex Functionality, finding a particular package
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3560
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3561 First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
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3562 already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET}
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3563 wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
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3564 string @samp{wordstar}.
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3565
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3566 It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
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3567 loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through
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3568 your computer's lisp directory (@pxref{File-name conventions}). The Lisp
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3569 source to most packages contains a short description of how they
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3570 should be loaded, invoked, and configured---so before you use or
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3571 modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided any hints in the
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3572 source code.
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3573
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3574 The command @kbd{C-h p} (@code{finder-by-keyword}) allows you to browse
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3575 the constituent Emacs packages.
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3576
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3577 For advice on how to find extra packages that are not part of Emacs,
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3578 see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}.
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3579
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3580 @node Packages that do not come with Emacs, Current GNU distributions, Finding a package with particular functionality, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3581 @section Where can I get Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?
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3582 @cindex Unbundled packages
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3583 @cindex Finding other packages
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3584 @cindex Lisp packages that do not come with Emacs
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3585 @cindex Packages, those that do not come with Emacs
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3586 @cindex Emacs Lisp List
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3587 @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
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3588
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3589 @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp
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3590 List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{stephen@@anc.ed.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen},
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3591 aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs
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3592 Lisp files on the Internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or
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3593 from Emacs with @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.el,
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3594 the @file{ell} package}.
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3595
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3596 Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
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3597 Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
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3598 group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
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3599 or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
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3600
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3601 Several packages are stored in
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3602 @uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
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3603
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3604 For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository
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3605 for Emacs packages. Sadly, it has not been active for some time,
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3606 although you can still access the old files at
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3607
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3608 @uref{http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/}
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3609
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3610 Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
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3611 external packages.
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3612
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3613 @node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3614 @section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
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3615 @cindex Current GNU distributions
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3616 @cindex Sources for current GNU distributions
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3617 @cindex Stuff, current GNU
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3618 @cindex Up-to-date GNU stuff
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3619 @cindex Finding current GNU software
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3620 @cindex Official GNU software sites
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3621
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3622 The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept at
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3623
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3624 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu}
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3625
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3626 Read the files @file{etc/DISTRIB} and @file{etc/FTP} for more
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3627 information.
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3628
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3629 A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.org} can be found at
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3630
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3631 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html}
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3632
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3633 @node Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Emacs for minimalists, Current GNU distributions, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3634 @section What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly Lucid Emacs)?
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3635 @cindex XEmacs
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3636 @cindex Difference Emacs and XEmacs
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3637 @cindex Lucid Emacs
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3638 @cindex Epoch
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3639
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3640 XEmacs is a branch version of Emacs. It was first called Lucid Emacs,
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3641 and was initially derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19. In
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3642 this FAQ, we use the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version.
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3643
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3644 Emacs and XEmacs each come with Lisp packages that are lacking in the
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3645 other. The two versions have some significant differences at the Lisp
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3646 programming level. Their current features are roughly comparable,
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3647 though the support for some operating systems, character sets and
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3648 specific packages might be quite different.
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3649
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3650 Some XEmacs code has been contributed to Emacs, and we would like to
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3651 use other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always
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3652 keep track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it
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3653 impossible for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code.
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3654 (The FSF requires these papers for all the code included in the Emacs
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3655 release, aside from generic C support packages that retain their
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3656 separate identity and are not integrated into the code of Emacs
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3657 proper.)
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3658
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3659 If you want to talk about these two versions and distinguish them,
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3660 please call them ``Emacs'' and ``XEmacs.'' To contrast ``XEmacs''
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3661 with ``GNU Emacs'' would be misleading, since XEmacs too has its
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3662 origin in the work of the GNU Project. Terms such as ``Emacsen'' and
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3663 ``(X)Emacs'' are not wrong, but they are not very clear, so it
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3664 is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.''
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3665
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3666 @node Emacs for minimalists, Emacs for MS-DOS, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3667 @section I don't have enough disk space to install Emacs
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3668 @cindex Zile
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3669 @cindex Not enough disk space to install Emacs
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3670
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3671 GNU Zile is a lightweight Emacs clone. Zile is short for @samp{Zile Is
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3672 Lossy Emacs}. It has all of Emacs's basic editing features. The Zile
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3673 binary typically has a size of about 130 kbytes, so this can be useful
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3674 if you are in an extremely space-restricted environment. More
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3675 information is available from
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3676
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3677 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/zile/}
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3678
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3679
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3680 @node Emacs for MS-DOS, Emacs for Windows, Emacs for minimalists, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3681 @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
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3682 @cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for
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3683 @cindex DOS, Emacs for
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3684 @cindex Compiling Emacs for DOS
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3685 @cindex Emacs for MS-DOS
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3686 @cindex Tools needed to compile Emacs under DOS
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3687
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3688 A pre-built binary distribution of Emacs is available from the
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3689 SimTel.NET archives. This version apparently works under MS-DOS and
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3690 Windows (3.X, 9X, ME, NT, and 2000) and supports long file names under
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3691 Windows 9X, Windows ME, and Windows 2000. More information is available
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3692 from
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3693
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3694 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/emacs.README}
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3695
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3696 The binary itself is available in the files @file{em*.zip} in the
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3697 directory
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3698
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3699 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/}
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3700
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3701 If you prefer to compile Emacs for yourself, you can do so with the
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3702 current distribution directly. You will need a 386 (or
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3703 better) processor, and to be running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. According to
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3704 @email{eliz@@gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii} and
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3705 @email{hankedr@@dms.auburn.edu, Darrel Hankerson}, you will need the
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3706 following:
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3707
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3708 @table @emph
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3709
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3710 @item Compiler
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3711 DJGPP version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp 2.0 or later is
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3712 recommended, since 1.x is very old an unmaintained. Djgpp 2 supports
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3713 long file names on Windows 9X/ME/2K.
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3714
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3715 You can get the latest release of DJGPP by retrieving all of
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3716 the files in
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3717
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3718 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2*}
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3719
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3720 @item Unpacking program
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3721 The easiest way is to use @code{djtar} which comes with DJGPP v2.x,
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3722 because it can open gzip'ed tarfiles (i.e., those ending with
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3723 @file{.tar.gz}) in one step. @code{Djtar} comes in
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3724 @file{djdev@var{nnn}.zip} archive (where @var{nnn} is the DJGPP version
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3725 number), from the URL mentioned above.
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3726
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3727 @strong{Warning!} Do @strong{not} use the popular WinZip program to
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3728 unpack the Emacs distribution! WinZip is known to corrupt some of the
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3729 files by converting them to the DOS CR-LF format, it doesn't always
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3730 preserve the directory structure recorded in the compressed Emacs
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3731 archive, and commits other atrocities. Some of these problems could
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3732 actually prevent Emacs from building successfully!
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3733
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3734 @item make, mv, sed, and rm
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3735 All of these utilities are available at
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3736
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3737 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu}
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3738
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3739 16-bit utilities can be found in GNUish, at
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3740
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3741 @uref{http://www.simtel.net/pub/gnuish/}
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3742
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3743 @noindent
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3744 (@code{mv} and @code{rm} are in the Fileutils package, @code{sed} and
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3745 @code{make} are each one in a separate package named after them.)
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3746
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3747 @end table
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3748
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3749 The files @file{INSTALL} (near its end) and @file{etc/PROBLEMS} in the
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3750 directory of the Emacs sources contains some additional information
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3751 regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
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3752
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3753 For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
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3754 look-alikes), consult the list of ``Emacs implementations and literature,''
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3755 available at
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3756
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3757 @uref{ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs/}
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3758
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3759 Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
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3760 lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
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3761
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3762 @node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3763 @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?
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3764 @cindex FAQ for NT Emacs
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3765 @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
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3766 @cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
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3767 @cindex Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for
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3768
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3769 For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by
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3770 @email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker} and currently maintained
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3771 by @email{ramprasad@@gnu.org, Ramprasad B}, available at
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3772
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3773 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}
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3774
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3775 @xref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1.
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3776
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3777 A port of Emacs 20.7 for Windows CE, based on NTEmacs, is available at
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3778
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3779 @uref{http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/software.html}
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3780
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3781 @noindent
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3782 This port was done by @email{coyxc@@rainer-keuchel.de, Rainer Keuchel},
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3783 and supports all Emacs features except async subprocesses and menus.
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3784 You will need MSVC 6.0 and a Windows CE SDK to build this port.
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3785
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3786 @node Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for Windows, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3787 @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?
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3788 @cindex OS/2, Emacs for
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3789
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3790 Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at
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3791
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3792 @uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/}
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3793
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3794 @noindent
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3795 and also at
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3796
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3797 @uref{http://www.dotemacs.de/os2/emacs.html}
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3798
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3799 Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information
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3800 for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at
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3801
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3802 @uref{http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html}
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3803
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3804 @node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3805 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
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3806 @cindex Atari ST, Emacs for
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3807 @cindex TOS, Emacs for
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3808
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3809 Roland Sch@"auble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT
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3810 is available at
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3811 @uref{ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Editors/Emacs-18-58/1858b-d3.zoo}.
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3812
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3813 @node Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Atari ST, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3814 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga?
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3815 @cindex Amiga, Emacs for
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3816
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3817 The files you need are available at
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3818
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3819 @uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/}
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3820
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3821 @email{dgilbert@@gamiga.guelphnet.dweomer.org, David Gilbert} has released a
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3822 beta version of Emacs 19.25 for the Amiga. You can get the binary at
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3823
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3824 @uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/a2.0bEmacs-bin.lha}
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3825
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3826 @node Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for the Amiga , Finding Emacs and related packages
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3827 @section Where can I get Emacs for NeXTSTEP?
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3828 @cindex NeXTSTEP, Emacs for
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3829
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3830 Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors,
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3831 menus, and multiple frames. You can get it from
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3832
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3833 @uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next-ftp/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz}
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3834
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3835 @node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3836 @section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
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3837 @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
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3838 @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for
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3839
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3840 Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
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3841
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3842 @node Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Modes for various languages, Emacs for Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3843 @section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
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3844 @cindex DECwindows, Emacs for
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3845 @cindex VMS, Emacs for
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3846
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3847 Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
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3848 available at @uref{http://www.lp.se/gnu-vms/}.
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3849
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3850 @node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
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3851 @section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
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3852 @cindex Awk, mode for
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3853 @cindex @code{awk-mode}
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3854 @cindex Bison, mode for
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3855 @cindex Bourne Shell, mode for
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3856 @cindex C@t{++}, mode for
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3857 @cindex Java, mode for
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3858 @cindex Lex mode
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3859 @cindex Objective-C, mode for
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3860 @cindex @code{pascal-mode}
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3861 @cindex Shell mode
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3862 @cindex Yacc mode
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3863 @cindex @file{csh} mode
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3864 @cindex @code{sh-mode}
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3865 @cindex @code{cc-mode}
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3866
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3867 Most of these modes are now available in standard Emacs distribution.
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3868 To get additional modes, see @ref{Finding a package with particular
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3869 functionality}.
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3870
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3871 Barry Warsaw's @code{cc-mode} now works for C, C@t{++}, Objective-C, and
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3872 Java code. It is distributed with Emacs, but has
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3873 @uref{http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net/, its own homepage}.
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3874
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3875 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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3876 @node Major packages and programs, Key bindings, Finding Emacs and related packages, Top
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3877 @chapter Major packages and programs
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3878 @cindex Major packages and programs
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3879
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3880 @menu
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3881 * VM::
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3882 * AUCTeX::
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3883 * BBDB::
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3884 * Ispell::
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3885 * Emacs/W3::
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3886 * EDB::
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3887 * Mailcrypt::
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3888 * JDE::
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3889 * Patch::
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3890 @end menu
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3891
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3892 @node VM, AUCTeX, Major packages and programs, Major packages and programs
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3893 @section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support
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3894 @cindex VM
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3895 @cindex Alternative mail software
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3896 @cindex View Mail
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3897 @cindex E-mail reader, VM
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3898
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3899 @table @b
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3900
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3902 @email{hack@@robf.de, Robert Widhopf-Fenk}
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3903
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3904 @item Latest version
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3905 8.0
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3906
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3907 @item Web site
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3908 @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/}
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3909
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3910 @item Informational newsgroup
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3911 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@*
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3912
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3913 @item Bug reports newsgroup
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3914 @uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@*
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3915 @end table
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3916
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3917 VM was originally written by @uref{http://www.wonderworks.com/vm/,Kyle Jones}.
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3918 @uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/,Older versions} of VM remain
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3919 available.
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3920
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3921
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3922 @node AUCTeX, BBDB, VM, Major packages and programs
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3923 @section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities
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3924 @cindex Mode for @TeX{}
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3925 @cindex @TeX{} mode
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3926 @cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{}
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3927 @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}
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3928
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3929 AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX,
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3930 ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting,
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3931 indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell
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3932 functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out
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3933 @ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}.
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3934 Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the
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3935 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex.html,preview-latex}
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3936 package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs
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3937 source buffer.
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3938
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3939 @table @b
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3940
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3941 @item Authors
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3942 @email{krab@@iesd.auc.dk, Kresten Krab Thorup}, @*
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3943 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen}, @* and others.
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3944
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3945 @item Maintainer
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3946 @email{dak@@gnu.org, David Kastrup}
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3948 @item Latest version
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3949 11.85
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3951 @item Distribution
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3952 @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/}
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3953
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3955 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/}
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3957 @item Mailing list:
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3958 Subscription requests to @email{auctex-request@@gnu.org}@*
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3959 Submissions to @email{auctex@@gnu.org}
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3960
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3961 @end table
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3962
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3963 @node BBDB, Ispell, AUCTeX, Major packages and programs
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3964 @section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers
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3965 @cindex BBDB
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3966 @cindex Rolodex-like functionality
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3967 @cindex Integrated contact database
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3968 @cindex Contact database
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3969 @cindex Big Brother Database
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3970 @cindex Address book
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3971
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3972 @table @b
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3975 @email{hack@@robf.de, Robert Widhopf-Fenk}
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3977 @item Latest version
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3978 2.35
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3979
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3980 @item Distribution
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3981 @uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/}
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3983 @item Mailing lists
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3984 Subscription requests to @email{bbdb-info-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}@*
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3985 Submissions to @email{bbdb-info@@lists.sourceforge.net}@*
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3986 Release announcements: @email{bbdb-announce-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}
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3987
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3988 @end table
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3990 @node Ispell, Emacs/W3, BBDB, Major packages and programs
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3991 @section Ispell --- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs
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3992 @cindex Spell-checker
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3994 @cindex Ispell
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3996 @table @b
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3997
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3998 @item Author
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3999 @email{geoff@@cs.hmc.edu, Geoff Kuenning}
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4002 3.3.02
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4005 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/tars/ispell-3.3.02.tar.gz}@*
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4008 @uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
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4010 @end table
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4012 This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU Ispell 4.0 is
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4013 no longer a supported product.
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4014
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4015 @node Emacs/W3, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs
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4016 @section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
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4017 @cindex WWW browser
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4018 @cindex Web browser
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4019 @cindex HTML browser in Emacs
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4020 @cindex @code{w3-mode}
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4021
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4022 @table @b
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4023
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4024 @item Author
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4025 @email{wmperry@@gnu.org, Bill Perry}
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4026
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4027 @item Maintainer
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4028 Emacs/W3 needs a maintainer. It has lain dormant for several years. If
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4029 you would like to take over the project, please contact
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4030 @email{maintainers@@gnu.org}.
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4031
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4032 @item Latest version
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4033 4.0pre.47
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4034
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4035 @item Distribution
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4036 @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/w3}
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4037
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4038 @item Mailing lists
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4039 Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce@@gnu.org}@*
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4040 Help to develop Emacs/W3 at @email{w3-dev@@gnu.org}
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4041
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4042 @end table
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4043
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4044 @node EDB, Mailcrypt, Emacs/W3, Major packages and programs
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4045 @section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
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4046 @cindex EDB
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4047 @cindex Database
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4048 @cindex Forms mode
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4049
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4050 @table @b
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4051 @item Author
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4052 @email{mernst@@theory.lcs.mit.edu, Michael Ernst}
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4053
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4054 @item Latest version
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4055 1.21
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4056
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4057 @item Distribution
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4058 @uref{ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/edb}
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4059
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4060 @end table
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4061
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4062 @node Mailcrypt, JDE, EDB, Major packages and programs
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4063 @section Mailcrypt --- PGP interface within Emacs mail and news
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4064 @cindex PGP
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4065 @cindex GPG
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4066 @cindex Interface to PGP from Emacs mail and news
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4067 @cindex News, interface to PGP from
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4068 @cindex Mail, interface to PGP from
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4069 @cindex Encryption software, interface to
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4070
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4071 @table @b
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4072
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4073 @item Authors
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4074 @email{patl@@lcs.mit.edu, Patrick J. LoPresti} and
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4075 @email{jin@@atype.com, Jin S. Choi}
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4076
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4077 @item Maintainer
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4078 @email{warner-mailcrypt@@lothar.com, Brian Warner}
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4079
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4080 @item Latest version
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4081 3.5.8
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4082
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4083 @item Distribution
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4084 @uref{http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mailcrypt/mailcrypt-3.5.8.tar.gz}
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4085
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4086 @item Web site
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4087 @uref{http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/}
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4088
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4089 @end table
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4090
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4091 Note that a new package called PGG is bundled with Emacs starting with
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4092 version 22.1. It is a modern interface to various PGP implementations,
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4093 including @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/, The GNU Privacy Guard} and
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4094 supports symmetric encryption.
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4095
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4096 @node JDE, Patch, Mailcrypt, Major packages and programs
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4097 @section JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java
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4098 @cindex Java development environment
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4099 @cindex Integrated Java development environment
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4100 @cindex JDE
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4101
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4102 @table @b
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4103
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4104 @item Author
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4105 @email{paulk@@mathworks.com, Paul Kinnucan}
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4106
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4107 @item Latest version
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4108 2.3.5
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4109
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4110 @item Web site
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4111 @uref{http://jdee.sunsite.dk/}
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4112
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4113 @item Mailing lists
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4114 Subscription requests to @email{jde-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}@*
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4115 Receive announcements from @email{jde-announce-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}
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4116
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4117 @end table
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4118
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4119 @node Patch, , JDE, Major packages and programs
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4120 @section Patch --- program to apply ``diffs'' for updating files
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4121 @cindex Updating files with diffs
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4122 @cindex Patching source files with diffs
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4123 @cindex Diffs and patching
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4124 @cindex @file{patch}
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4125
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4126 @table @b
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4127
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4128 @item Author
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4129 @email{lwall@@wall.org, Larry Wall} (with GNU modifications)
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4130
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4131 @item Latest version
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4132 2.5.4
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4133
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4134 @item Distribution
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4135 @xref{Current GNU distributions}.
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4136
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4137 @end table
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4138
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4139 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4140 @node Key bindings, Alternate character sets, Major packages and programs, Top
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4141 @chapter Key bindings
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4142 @cindex Key bindings
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4143
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4144 @menu
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4145 * Binding keys to commands::
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4146 * Invalid prefix characters::
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4147 * Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun::
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4148 * Using function keys under X::
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4149 * Working with function and arrow keys::
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4150 * X key translations for Emacs::
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4151 * Handling C-s and C-q with flow control::
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4152 * Binding C-s and C-q::
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4153 * Backspace invokes help::
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4154 * stty and Backspace key::
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4155 * Swapping keys::
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4156 * Producing C-XXX with the keyboard::
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4157 * No Meta key::
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4158 * No Escape key::
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4159 * Compose Character::
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4160 * Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys::
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4161 * Meta key does not work in xterm::
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4162 * ExtendChar key does not work as Meta::
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4163 * SPC no longer completes file names::
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4164 @end menu
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4165
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4166 @node Binding keys to commands, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings, Key bindings
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4167 @section How do I bind keys (including function keys) to commands?
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4168 @cindex Binding keys to commands
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4169 @cindex Keys, binding to commands
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4170 @cindex Commands, binding keys to
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4171
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4172 Keys can be bound to commands either interactively or in your
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4173 @file{.emacs} file. To interactively bind keys for all modes, type
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4174 @kbd{M-x global-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
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4175
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4176 To bind a key just in the current major mode, type @kbd{M-x
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4177 local-set-key @key{RET} @var{key} @var{cmd} @key{RET}}.
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4178
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4179 @inforef{Key Bindings, Key Bindings, emacs}, for further details.
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4180
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4181 To make the process of binding keys interactively easier, use the
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4182 following ``trick'': First bind the key interactively, then immediately
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4183 type @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC} C-a C-k C-g}. Now, the command needed
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4184 to bind the key is in the kill ring, and can be yanked into your
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4185 @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is global, no changes to the
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4186 command are required. For example,
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4187
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4188 @lisp
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4189 (global-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))
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4190 @end lisp
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4191
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4192 @noindent
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4193 can be placed directly into the @file{.emacs} file. If the key binding is
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4194 local, the command is used in conjunction with the @samp{add-hook} function.
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4195 For example, in TeX mode, a local binding might be
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4196
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4197 @lisp
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4198 (add-hook 'tex-mode-hook
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4199 (lambda ()
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4200 (local-set-key (quote [f1]) (quote help-for-help))))
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4201 @end lisp
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4202
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4203
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4204 @itemize @bullet
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4205
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4206 @item
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4207 Control characters in key sequences, in the form yanked from the kill
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4208 ring are given in their graphic form---i.e., @key{CTRL} is shown as
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4209 @samp{^}, @key{TAB} as a set of spaces (usually 8), etc. You may want
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4210 to convert these into their vector or string forms.
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4211
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4212 @item
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4213 If a prefix key of the character sequence to be bound is already
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4214 bound as a complete key, then you must unbind it before the new
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4215 binding. For example, if @kbd{ESC @{} is previously bound:
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4216
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4217 @lisp
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4218 (global-unset-key [?\e ?@{]) ;; or
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4219 (local-unset-key [?\e ?@{])
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4220 @end lisp
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4221
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4222 @item
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4223 Aside from commands and ``lambda lists,'' a vector or string also
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4224 can be bound to a key and thus treated as a macro. For example:
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4225
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4226 @lisp
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4227 (global-set-key [f10] [?\C-x?\e?\e?\C-a?\C-k?\C-g]) ;; or
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4228 (global-set-key [f10] "\C-x\e\e\C-a\C-k\C-g")
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4229 @end lisp
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4230
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4231 @end itemize
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4232
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4233 @node Invalid prefix characters, Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Binding keys to commands, Key bindings
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4234 @section Why does Emacs say @samp{Key sequence XXX uses invalid prefix characters}?
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4235 @cindex Prefix characters, invalid
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4236 @cindex Invalid prefix characters
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4237 @cindex Misspecified key sequences
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4238
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4239 Usually, one of two things has happened. In one case, the control
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4240 character in the key sequence has been misspecified (e.g. @samp{C-f}
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4241 used instead of @samp{\C-f} within a Lisp expression). In the other
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4242 case, a @dfn{prefix key} in the keystroke sequence you were trying to bind
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4243 was already bound as a @dfn{complete key}. Historically, the @samp{ESC [}
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4244 prefix was usually the problem, in which case you should evaluate either
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4245 of these forms before attempting to bind the key sequence:
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4246
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4247 @lisp
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4248 (global-unset-key [?\e ?[]) ;; or
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4249 (global-unset-key "\e[")
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4250 @end lisp
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4251
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4252 @node Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Using function keys under X, Invalid prefix characters, Key bindings
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4253 @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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4254 @cindex Terminal setup code in @file{.emacs}
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4255
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4256 During startup, Emacs initializes itself according to a given code/file
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4257 order. If some of the code executed in your @file{.emacs} file needs to
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4258 be postponed until the initial terminal or window-system setup code has
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4259 been executed but is not, then you will experience this problem (this
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4260 code/file execution order is not enforced after startup).
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4261
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4262 To postpone the execution of Emacs Lisp code until after terminal or
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4263 window-system setup, treat the code as a @dfn{lambda list} and set the
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4264 value of either the @code{term-setup-hook} or @code{window-setup-hook}
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4265 variable to this lambda function. For example,
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4266
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4267 @lisp
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4268 (add-hook 'term-setup-hook
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4269 (lambda ()
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4270 (when (string-match "\\`vt220" (or (getenv "TERM") ""))
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4271 ;; Make vt220's "Do" key behave like M-x:
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4272 (global-set-key [do] 'execute-extended-command))))
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4273 @end lisp
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4274
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4275 For information on what Emacs does every time it is started, see the
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4276 @file{lisp/startup.el} file.
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4277
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4278 @node Using function keys under X, Working with function and arrow keys, Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun, Key bindings
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4279 @section How do I use function keys under X?
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4280 @cindex Function keys
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4281 @cindex X Window System and function keys
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4282 @cindex Binding function keys
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4283
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4284 With Emacs 19, functions keys under X are bound like any other key. @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for details.
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4285
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4286 @node Working with function and arrow keys, X key translations for Emacs, Using function keys under X, Key bindings
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4287 @section How do I tell what characters or symbols my function or arrow keys emit?
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4288 @cindex Working with arrow keys
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4289 @cindex Arrow keys, symbols generated by
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4290 @cindex Working with function keys
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4291 @cindex Function keys, symbols generated by
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4292 @cindex Symbols generated by function keys
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4293
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4294 Type @kbd{C-h c} then the function or arrow keys. The command will
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4295 return either a function key symbol or character sequence (see the
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4296 Emacs on-line documentation for an explanation). This works for other
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4297 keys as well.
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4298
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4299 @node X key translations for Emacs, Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Working with function and arrow keys, Key bindings
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4300 @section How do I set the X key ``translations'' for Emacs?
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4301 @cindex X key translations
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4302 @cindex Key translations under X
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4303 @cindex Translations for keys under X
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4304
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4305 Emacs is not written using the Xt library by default, so there are no
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4306 ``translations'' to be set. (We aren't sure how to set such translations
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4307 if you do build Emacs with Xt; please let us know if you've done this!)
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4308
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4309 The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through
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4310 @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs). The
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4311 @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the
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4312 @code{function-key-map} map. For instance,
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4313
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4314 @lisp
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4315 (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t])
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4316 @end lisp
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4317
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4318 @noindent
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4319 defines the @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} key sequence.
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4320
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4321 @node Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Binding C-s and C-q, X key translations for Emacs, Key bindings
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4322 @section How do I handle @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} being used for flow control?
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4323 @cindex Flow control, @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with
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4324 @cindex @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} with flow control
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4325
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4326 @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} are used in the XON/XOFF flow control protocol.
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4327 This messes things up when you're using Emacs over a serial line,
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4328 because Emacs binds these keys to commands by default. Because Emacs
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4329 won't honor them as flow control characters, too many of these
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4330 characters are not passed on and overwhelm output buffers. Sometimes,
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4331 intermediate software using XON/XOFF flow control will prevent Emacs
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4332 from ever seeing @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}.
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4333
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4334 Possible solutions:
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4335
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4336 @itemize @bullet
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4337
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4338 @item
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4339 Disable the use of @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} for flow control.
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4340
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4341 You need to determine the cause of the flow control.
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4342
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4343 @itemize @minus
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4344
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4345 @item
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4346 your terminal
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4347
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4348 Your terminal may use XON/XOFF flow control to have time to display
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4349 all the characters it receives. For example, VT series terminals do
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4350 this. It may be possible to turn this off from a setup menu. For
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4351 example, on a VT220 you may select ``No XOFF'' in the setup menu. This
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4352 is also true for some terminal emulation programs on PCs.
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4353
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4354 When you turn off flow control at the terminal, you will also need to
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4355 turn it off at the other end, which might be at the computer you are
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4356 logged in to or at some terminal server in between.
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4357
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4358 If you turn off flow control, characters may be lost; using a printer
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4359 connected to the terminal may fail. You may be able to get around
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4360 this problem by modifying the @samp{termcap} entry for your terminal to
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4361 include extra NUL padding characters.
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4362
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4363 @item
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4364 a modem
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4365
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4366 If you are using a dialup connection, the modems may be using
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4367 XON/XOFF flow control. It's not clear how to get around this.
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4368
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4369 @item
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4370 a router or terminal server
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4371
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4372 Some network box between the terminal and your computer may be using
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4373 XON/XOFF flow control. It may be possible to make it use some other
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4374 kind of flow control. You will probably have to ask your local
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4375 network experts for help with this.
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4376
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4377 @item
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4378 @code{tty} and/or @code{pty} devices
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4379
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4380 If your connection to Emacs goes through multiple @code{tty} and/or
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4381 @code{pty} devices, they may be using XON/XOFF flow control even when it
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4382 is not necessary.
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4383
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4384 @email{eirik@@theory.tn.cornell.edu, Eirik Fuller} writes:
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4385
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4386 @quotation
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4387 Some versions of @code{rlogin} (and possibly @code{telnet}) do not pass
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4388 flow control characters to the remote system to which they connect. On
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4389 such systems, Emacs on the remote system cannot disable flow control on
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4390 the local system. Sometimes @samp{rlogin -8} will avoid this problem.
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4391
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4392 One way to cure this is to disable flow control on the local host (the
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4393 one running @code{rlogin}, not the one running @code{rlogind}) using the
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4394 @code{stty} command, before starting the @code{rlogin} process. On many
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4395 systems, @samp{stty start u stop u} will do this.
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4396
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4397 Some versions of @samp{tcsh} will prevent even this from working. One
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4398 way around this is to start another shell before starting rlogin,
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4399 and issue the @samp{stty} command to disable flow control from that shell.
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4400 @end quotation
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4401
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4402 Use @samp{stty -ixon} instead of @samp{stty start u stop u} on some systems.
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4403
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4404 @end itemize
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4405
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4406 @item
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4407 Make Emacs speak the XON/XOFF flow control protocol.
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4408
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4409 You can make Emacs treat @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} as flow control characters by
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4410 evaluating the form
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4411
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4412 @lisp
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4413 (enable-flow-control)
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4414 @end lisp
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4415
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4416 @noindent
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4417 to unconditionally enable flow control or
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4418
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4419 @lisp
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4420 (enable-flow-control-on "vt100" "h19")
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4421 @end lisp
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4422
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4423 @noindent
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4424 (using your terminal names instead of @samp{vt100} or @samp{h19}) to
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4425 enable selectively. These commands will automatically swap @kbd{C-s}
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4426 and @kbd{C-q} to @kbd{C-\} and @kbd{C-^}. Variables can be used to
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4427 change the default swap keys (@code{flow-control-c-s-replacement} and
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4428 @code{flow-control-c-q-replacement}).
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4429
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4430 If you are fixing this for yourself, simply put the form in your
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4431 @file{.emacs} file. If you are fixing this for your entire site, the
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4432 best place to put it is in the @file{site-lisp/site-start.el} file.
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4433 (Here @file{site-lisp} is actually a subdirectory of your Emacs
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4434 installation directory, typically @file{/usr/local/share/emacs}.)
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4435 Putting this form in @file{site-lisp/default.el} has the problem that
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4436 if the user's @file{.emacs} file has an error, this will prevent
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4437 @file{default.el} from being loaded and Emacs may be unusable for the
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4438 user, even for correcting their @file{.emacs} file (unless they're
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4439 smart enough to move it to another name).
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4440
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4441 @code{enable-flow-control} can be invoked interactively as well:
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4442 @kbd{M-x enable-flow-control @key{RET}}.
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4443
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4444 @end itemize
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4445
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4446 For further discussion of this issue, read the file @file{etc/PROBLEMS}
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4447 (in the Emacs source directory when you unpack the Emacs distribution).
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4448
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4449 @node Binding C-s and C-q, Backspace invokes help, Handling C-s and C-q with flow control, Key bindings
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4450 @section How do I bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q} (or any key) if these keys are filtered out?
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4451 @cindex Binding @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}
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4452 @cindex @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, binding
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4453
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4454 To bind @kbd{C-s} and @kbd{C-q}, use either @code{enable-flow-control}
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4455 or @code{enable-flow-control-on}. @xref{Handling C-s and C-q with flow
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4456 control}, for usage and implementation details.
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4457
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4458 To bind other keys, use @code{keyboard-translate}. @xref{Swapping
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4459 keys}, for usage details. To do this for an entire site, you should
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4460 swap the keys in @file{site-lisp/site-start.el}. @xref{Handling C-s
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4461 and C-q with flow control}, for an explanation of why
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4462 @file{site-lisp/default.el} should not be used.
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4463
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4464 @itemize @bullet
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4465
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4466 @item
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4467 If you do this for an entire site, the users will be confused by
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4468 the disparity between what the documentation says and how Emacs
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4469 actually behaves.
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4470
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4471 @end itemize
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4472
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4473 @node Backspace invokes help, stty and Backspace key, Binding C-s and C-q, Key bindings
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4474 @section Why does the @key{Backspace} key invoke help?
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4475 @cindex Backspace key invokes help
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4476 @cindex Help invoked by Backspace
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4477 @cindex DEL key does not delete
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4478
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4479 The @key{Backspace} key (on most keyboards) generates @acronym{ASCII} code 8.
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4480 @kbd{C-h} sends the same code. In Emacs by default @kbd{C-h} invokes
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4481 help-command. This is intended to be easy to remember since the first
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4482 letter of @samp{help} is @samp{h}. The easiest solution to this problem
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4483 is to use @kbd{C-h} (and @key{Backspace}) for help and @key{DEL} (the
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4484 @key{Delete} key) for deleting the previous character.
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4485
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4486 For many people this solution may be problematic:
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4487
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4488 @itemize @bullet
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4489
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4490 @item
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4491 They normally use @key{Backspace} outside of Emacs for deleting the
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4492 previous character. This can be solved by making @key{DEL} the command
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4493 for deleting the previous character outside of Emacs. On many Unix
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4494 systems, this command will remap @key{DEL}:
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4495
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4496 @example
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4497 stty erase `^?'
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4498 @end example
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4499
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4500 @item
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4501 The user may prefer the @key{Backspace} key for deleting the
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4502 previous character because it is more conveniently located on their
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4503 keyboard or because they don't even have a separate @key{Delete} key.
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4504 In this case, the @key{Backspace} key should be made to behave like
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4505 @key{Delete}. There are several methods.
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4506
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4507 @itemize @minus
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4508 @item
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4509 Some terminals (e.g., VT3## terminals) and terminal emulators (e.g.,
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4510 TeraTerm) allow the character generated by the @key{Backspace} key to be
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4511 changed from a setup menu.
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4512
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4513 @item
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4514 You may be able to get a keyboard that is completely programmable, or a
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4515 terminal emulator that supports remapping of any key to any other key.
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4516
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4517 @item
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4518 With Emacs 21.1 and later, you can control the effect of the
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4519 @key{Backspace} and @key{Delete} keys, on both dumb terminals and a
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4520 windowed displays, by customizing the option
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4521 @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode}, or by invoking @kbd{M-x
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4522 normal-erase-is-backspace}. See the documentation of these symbols
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4523 (@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) for more info.
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4524
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4525 @item
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4526 It is possible to swap the @key{Backspace} and @key{DEL} keys inside
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4527 Emacs:
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4528
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4529 @lisp
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4530 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?)
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4531 @end lisp
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4532
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4533 @noindent
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4534 This is the recommended method of forcing @key{Backspace} to act as
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4535 @key{DEL}, because it works even in modes which bind @key{DEL} to
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4536 something other than @code{delete-backward-char}.
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4537
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4538 Similarly, you could remap @key{DEL} to act as @kbd{C-d}, which by
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4539 default deletes forward:
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4540
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4541 @lisp
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4542 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-d)
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4543 @end lisp
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4544
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4545 @xref{Swapping keys}, for further details about @code{keyboard-translate}.
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4546
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4547 @item
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4548 Another approach is to switch key bindings and put help on @kbd{C-x h}
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4549 instead:
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4550
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4551 @lisp
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4552 (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char)
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4553
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4554 ;; overrides mark-whole-buffer
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4555 (global-set-key "\C-xh" 'help-command)
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4556 @end lisp
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4557
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4558 @noindent
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4559 This method is not recommended, though: it only solves the problem for
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4560 those modes which bind @key{DEL} to @code{delete-backward-char}. Modes
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4561 which bind @key{DEL} to something else, such as @code{view-mode}, will
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4562 not work as you expect when you press the @key{Backspace} key. For this
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4563 reason, we recommend the @code{keyboard-translate} method, shown
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4564 above.
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4565
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4566 Other popular key bindings for help are @kbd{M-?} and @kbd{C-x ?}.
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4567 @end itemize
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4568
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4569 Don't try to bind @key{DEL} to @code{help-command}, because there are
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4570 many modes that have local bindings of @key{DEL} that will interfere.
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4571
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4572 @end itemize
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4573
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4574 When Emacs 21 or later runs on a windowed display, it binds the
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4575 @key{Delete} key to a command which deletes the character at point, to
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4576 make Emacs more consistent with keyboard operation on these systems.
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4577
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4578 For more information about troubleshooting this problem, see @ref{DEL
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4579 Does Not Delete, , If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete, emacs, The GNU Emacs
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4580 Manual}.
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4581
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4582 @node stty and Backspace key, Swapping keys, Backspace invokes help, Key bindings
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4583 @section Why doesn't Emacs look at the @file{stty} settings for @key{Backspace} vs. @key{Delete}?
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4584 @cindex @file{stty} and Emacs
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4585 @cindex Backspace and @file{stty}
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4586 @cindex Delete and @file{stty}
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4587
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4588 Good question!
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4589
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4590 @c FIXME: RMS explained the reasons for this on emacs-hackers. It's
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4591 @c probably worth putting that explanation here.
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4592
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4593 @node Swapping keys, Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, stty and Backspace key, Key bindings
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4594 @section How do I swap two keys?
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4595 @cindex Swapping keys
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4596 @cindex Keys, swapping
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4597 @cindex @code{keyboard-translate}
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4598
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4599 You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
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4600 @code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h}
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4601 into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
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4602
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4603 @lisp
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4604 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL
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4605 (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-h) ; translate DEL to `C-h'.
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4606 @end lisp
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4607
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4608 @noindent
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4609 The first key sequence of the pair after the function identifies what is
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4610 produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the
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4611 keymaps.
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4612
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4613 However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should
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4614 toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling
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4615 @code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete,
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4616 emacs}.
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4617
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4618 Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps.
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4619 Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but
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4620 there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every
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4621 character that Emacs reads from the terminal. Keyboard translations
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4622 take place at the lowest level of input processing; the keys that are
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4623 looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard
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4624 translation.
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4625
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4626 @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, No Meta key, Swapping keys, Key bindings
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4627 @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard?
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4628 @cindex Producing control characters
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4629 @cindex Generating control characters
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4630 @cindex Control characters, generating
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4631
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4632 On terminals (but not under X), some common ``aliases'' are:
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4633
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4634 @table @asis
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4635
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4636 @item @kbd{C-2} or @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}
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4637 @kbd{C-@@}
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4638
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4639 @item @kbd{C-6}
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4640 @kbd{C-^}
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4641
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4642 @item @kbd{C-7} or @kbd{C-S--}
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4643 @kbd{C-_}
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4644
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4645 @item @kbd{C-4}
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4646 @kbd{C-\}
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4647
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4648 @item @kbd{C-5}
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4649 @kbd{C-]}
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4650
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4651 @item @kbd{C-/}
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4652 @kbd{C-?}
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4653
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4654 @end table
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4655
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4656 Often other aliases exist; use the @kbd{C-h c} command and try
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4657 @key{CTRL} with all of the digits on your keyboard to see what gets
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4658 generated. You can also try the @kbd{C-h w} command if you know the
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4659 name of the command.
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4660
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4661 @node No Meta key, No Escape key, Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, Key bindings
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4662 @section What if I don't have a @key{Meta} key?
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4663 @cindex No @key{Meta} key
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4664 @cindex @key{Meta} key, what to do if you lack it
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4666 On many keyboards, the @key{Alt} key acts as @key{Meta}, so try it.
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4667
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4668 Instead of typing @kbd{M-a}, you can type @kbd{@key{ESC} a}. In fact,
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4669 Emacs converts @kbd{M-a} internally into @kbd{@key{ESC} a} anyway
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4670 (depending on the value of @code{meta-prefix-char}). Note that you
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4671 press @key{Meta} and @key{a} together, but with @key{ESC}, you press
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4672 @key{ESC}, release it, and then press @key{a}.
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4673
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4674 @node No Escape key, Compose Character, No Meta key, Key bindings
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4675 @section What if I don't have an @key{Escape} key?
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4676 @cindex No Escape key
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4677 @cindex Lacking an Escape key
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4678 @cindex Escape key, lacking
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4679
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4680 Type @kbd{C-[} instead. This should send @acronym{ASCII} code 27 just like an
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4681 Escape key would. @kbd{C-3} may also work on some terminal (but not
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4682 under X). For many terminals (notably DEC terminals) @key{F11}
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4683 generates @key{ESC}. If not, the following form can be used to bind it:
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4684
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4685 @lisp
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4686 ;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals.
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4687 (define-key function-key-map [f11] [?\e])
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4688 @end lisp
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4689
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4690 @node Compose Character, Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, No Escape key, Key bindings
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4691 @section Can I make my @key{Compose Character} key behave like a @key{Meta} key?
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4692 @cindex @key{Compose Character} key, using as @key{Meta}
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4693 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{Compose Character} for
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4694
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4695 On a dumb terminal such as a VT220, no. It is rumored that certain
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4696 VT220 clones could have their @key{Compose} key configured this way. If
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4697 you're using X, you might be able to do this with the @code{xmodmap}
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4698 command.
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4699
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4700 @node Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, Meta key does not work in xterm, Compose Character, Key bindings
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4701 @section How do I bind a combination of modifier key and function key?
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4702 @cindex Modifiers and function keys
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4703 @cindex Function keys and modifiers
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4704 @cindex Binding modifiers and function keys
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4705
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4706 With Emacs 19 and later, you can represent modified function keys in
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4707 vector format by adding prefixes to the function key symbol. For
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4708 example (from the on-line documentation):
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4709
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4710 @lisp
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4711 (global-set-key [?\C-x right] 'forward-page)
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4712 @end lisp
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4713
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4714 @noindent
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4715 where @samp{?\C-x} is the Lisp character constant for the character @kbd{C-x}.
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4716
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4717 You can use the modifier keys @key{Control}, @key{Meta}, @key{Hyper},
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4718 @key{Super}, @key{Alt}, and @key{Shift} with function keys. To
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4719 represent these modifiers, prepend the strings @samp{C-}, @samp{M-},
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4720 @samp{H-}, @samp{s-}, @samp{A-}, and @samp{S-} to the symbol name. Here
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4721 is how to make @kbd{H-M-RIGHT} move forward a word:
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4722
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4723 @lisp
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4724 (global-set-key [H-M-right] 'forward-word)
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4725 @end lisp
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4726
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4727 @itemize @bullet
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4728
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4729 @item
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4730 Not all modifiers are permitted in all situations. @key{Hyper},
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4731 @key{Super}, and @key{Alt} are not available on Unix character
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4732 terminals. Non-@acronym{ASCII} keys and mouse events (e.g. @kbd{C-=} and
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4733 @kbd{Mouse-1}) also fall under this category.
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4734
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4735 @end itemize
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4736
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4737 @xref{Binding keys to commands}, for general key binding instructions.
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4738
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4739 @node Meta key does not work in xterm, ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys, Key bindings
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4740 @section Why doesn't my @key{Meta} key work in an @code{xterm} window?
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4741 @cindex @key{Meta} key and @code{xterm}
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4742 @cindex Xterm and @key{Meta} key
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4743
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4744 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-Byte Character Set Support, emacs}.
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4745
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4746 If the advice in the Emacs manual fails, try all of these methods before
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4747 asking for further help:
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4748
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4749 @itemize @bullet
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4750
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4751 @item
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4752 You may have big problems using @code{mwm} as your window manager.
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4753 (Does anyone know a good generic solution to allow the use of the
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4754 @key{Meta} key in Emacs with @file{mwm}?)
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4755
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4756 @item
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4757 For X11: Make sure it really is a @key{Meta} key. Use @code{xev} to
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4758 find out what keysym your @key{Meta} key generates. It should be either
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4759 @code{Meta_L} or @code{Meta_R}. If it isn't, use @file{xmodmap} to fix
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4760 the situation. If @key{Meta} does generate @code{Meta_L} or
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4761 @code{Meta_R}, but @kbd{M-x} produces a non-@acronym{ASCII} character, put this in
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4762 your @file{~/.Xdefaults} file:
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4763
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4764 @example
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4765 XTerm*eightBitInput: false
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4766 XTerm*eightBitOutput: true
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4767 @end example
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4768
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4769 @item
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4770 Make sure the @code{pty} the @code{xterm} is using is passing 8 bit
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4771 characters. @samp{stty -a} (or @samp{stty everything}) should show
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4772 @samp{cs8} somewhere. If it shows @samp{cs7} instead, use @samp{stty
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4773 cs8 -istrip} (or @samp{stty pass8}) to fix it.
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4774
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4775 @item
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4776 If there is an @code{rlogin} connection between @code{xterm} and Emacs, the
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4777 @samp{-8} argument may need to be given to rlogin to make it pass all 8 bits
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4778 of every character.
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4779
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4780 @item
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4781 If Emacs is running on Ultrix, it is reported that evaluating
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4782 @code{(set-input-mode t nil)} helps.
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4783
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4784 @item
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4785 If all else fails, you can make @code{xterm} generate @kbd{@key{ESC} W} when
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4786 you type @kbd{M-W}, which is the same conversion Emacs would make if it
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4787 got the @kbd{M-W} anyway. In X11R4, the following resource
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4788 specification will do this:
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4789
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4790 @example
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4791 XTerm.VT100.EightBitInput: false
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4792 @end example
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4793
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4794 @noindent
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4795 (This changes the behavior of the @code{insert-eight-bit} action.)
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4796
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4797 With older @code{xterm}s, you can specify this behavior with a translation:
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4798
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4799 @example
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4800 XTerm.VT100.Translations: #override \
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4801 Meta<KeyPress>: string(0x1b) insert()
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4802 @end example
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4803
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4804 @noindent
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4805 You might have to replace @samp{Meta} with @samp{Alt}.
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4806
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4807 @end itemize
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4808
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4809 @node ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, SPC no longer completes file names, Meta key does not work in xterm, Key bindings
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4810 @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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4811 @cindex @key{ExtendChar} key as @key{Meta}
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4812 @cindex @key{Meta}, using @key{ExtendChar} for
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4813 @cindex HP-UX, the @key{ExtendChar} key
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4814
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4815 This is a result of an internationalization extension in X11R4 and the
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4816 fact that HP is now using this extension. Emacs assumes that the
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4817 @code{XLookupString} function returns the same result regardless of the
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4818 @key{Meta} key state which is no longer necessarily true. Until Emacs
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4819 is fixed, the temporary kludge is to run this command after each time
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4820 the X server is started but preferably before any xterm clients are:
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4821
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4822 @example
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4823 xmodmap -e 'remove mod1 = Mode_switch'
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4824 @end example
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4825
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4826 @c FIXME: Emacs 21 supports I18N in X11; does that mean that this bug is
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4827 @c solved?
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4828
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4829 This will disable the use of the extra keysyms systemwide, which may be
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4830 undesirable if you actually intend to use them.
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4831
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4832 @node SPC no longer completes file names, , ExtendChar key does not work as Meta, Key bindings
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4833 @section Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
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4834 @cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
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4835
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4836 Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in
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4837 the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
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4838 without the need to quote the spaces.
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4839
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4840 You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to
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4841 @code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
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4842
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4843 @lisp
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4844 (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
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4845 'minibuffer-complete-word)
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4846
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4847 (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
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4848 'minibuffer-complete-word)
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4849 @end lisp
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4850
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4851 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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4852 @node Alternate character sets, Mail and news, Key bindings, Top
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4853 @chapter Alternate character sets
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4854 @cindex Alternate character sets
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4855
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4856 @menu
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4857 * Emacs does not display 8-bit characters::
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4858 * Inputting eight-bit characters::
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4859 * Kanji and Chinese characters::
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4860 * Right-to-left alphabets::
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4861 * How to add fonts::
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4862 @end menu
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4863
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4864 @node Emacs does not display 8-bit characters, Inputting eight-bit characters, Alternate character sets, Alternate character sets
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4865 @section How do I make Emacs display 8-bit characters?
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4866 @cindex Displaying eight-bit characters
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4867 @cindex Eight-bit characters, displaying
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4868
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4869 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
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4870 Support, emacs}. On a Unix, when Emacs runs on a text-only terminal
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4871 display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use
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4872 @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can
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4873 display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise
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4874 non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating
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4875 systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the
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4876 character set supported by the display, and sets up the required
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4877 terminal coding system automatically.
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4878
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4879 @node Inputting eight-bit characters, Kanji and Chinese characters, Emacs does not display 8-bit characters, Alternate character sets
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4880 @section How do I input eight-bit characters?
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4881 @cindex Entering eight-bit characters
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4882 @cindex Eight-bit characters, entering
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4883 @cindex Input, 8-bit characters
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4884
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4885 Various methods are available for input of eight-bit characters. See
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4886 @inforef{Unibyte Mode, Single-byte Character Set
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4887 Support, emacs}. For more sophisticated methods, @inforef{Input
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4888 Methods, Input Methods, emacs}.
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4889
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4890 @node Kanji and Chinese characters, Right-to-left alphabets, Inputting eight-bit characters, Alternate character sets
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4891 @section Where can I get an Emacs that handles kanji, Chinese, or other Far-Eastern character sets?
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4892 @cindex Kanji, handling with Emacs
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4893 @cindex Chinese, handling with Emacs
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4894 @cindex Japanese, handling with Emacs
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4895 @cindex Korean, handling with Emacs
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4896
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4897 Emacs 20 and later includes many of the features of MULE, the MULtilingual
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4898 Enhancement to Emacs. @xref{Installing Emacs}, for information on where
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4899 to find and download the latest version of Emacs.
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4900
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4901 @node Right-to-left alphabets, How to add fonts, Kanji and Chinese characters, Alternate character sets
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4902 @section Where is an Emacs that can handle Semitic (right-to-left) alphabets?
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4903 @cindex Right-to-left alphabets
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4904 @cindex Hebrew, handling with Emacs
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4905 @cindex Semitic alphabets
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4906 @cindex Arabic alphabets
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4907
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4908 Emacs 20 and later supports Hebrew characters (ISO 8859-8), but does not
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4909 yet support right-to-left character entry and display.
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4910
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4911 @email{joel@@exc.com, Joel M. Hoffman} has written a Lisp package called
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4912 @file{hebrew.el} that allows right-to-left editing of Hebrew. It
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4913 reportedly works out of the box with Emacs 19, but requires patches for
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4914 Emacs 18. Write to Joel if you want the patches or package.
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4915
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4916 @c FIXME: Should we mention Ehud Karni's package?
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4917
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4918 @file{hebrew.el} requires a Hebrew screen font, but no other hardware support.
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4919 Joel has a screen font for PCs running MS-DOS or GNU/Linux.
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4920
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4921 You might also try querying @code{archie} for files named with
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4922 @file{hebrew}; several ftp sites in Israel may also have the necessary
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4923 files.
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4924
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4925 @node How to add fonts, , Right-to-left alphabets, Alternate character sets
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4926 @section How do I add fonts for use with Emacs?
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4927 @cindex add fonts for use with Emacs
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4928 @cindex intlfonts
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4929
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4930 First, download and install the BDF font files and any auxiliary
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4931 packages they need. The GNU Intlfonts distribution can be found on
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4932 @uref{http://directory.fsf.org/localization/intlfonts.html, the GNU
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4933 Software Directory Web site}.
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4934
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4935 Next, if you are on X Window system, issue the following two commands
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4936 from the shell's prompt:
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4937
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4938 @example
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4939 xset +fp /usr/local/share/emacs/fonts
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4940 xset fp rehash
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4941 @end example
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4942
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4943 @noindent
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4944 (Modify the first command if you installed the fonts in a directory
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4945 that is not @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/fonts}.) You also need to
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4946 arrange for these two commands to run whenever you log in, e.g., by
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4947 adding them to your window-system startup file, such as
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4948 @file{~/.xsessionrc} or @file{~/.gnomerc}.
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4949
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4950 Now, add the following line to your @file{~/.emacs} init file:
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4951
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4952 @lisp
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4953 (add-to-list 'bdf-directory-list "/usr/share/emacs/fonts/bdf")
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4954 @end lisp
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4955
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4956 @noindent
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4957 (Again, modify the file name if you installed the fonts elsewhere.)
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4958
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4959 Finally, if you wish to use the installed fonts with @code{ps-print},
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4960 add the following line to your @file{~/.emacs}:
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4961
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4962 @lisp
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4963 (setq ps-multibyte-buffer 'bdf-font-except-latin)
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4964 @end lisp
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4965
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4966 A few additional steps are necessary for MS-Windows; they are listed
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4967 below.
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4968
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4969 First, make sure @emph{all} the directories with BDF font files are
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4970 mentioned in @code{bdf-directory-list}. On Unix and GNU/Linux
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4971 systems, one normally runs @kbd{make install} to install the BDF fonts
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4972 in the same directory. By contrast, Windows users typically don't run
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4973 the Intlfonts installation command, but unpack the distribution in
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4974 some directory, which leaves the BDF fonts in its subdirectories. For
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4975 example, assume that you unpacked Intlfonts in @file{C:/Intlfonts};
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4976 then you should set @code{bdf-directory-list} as follows:
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4977
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4978 @lisp
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4979 (setq bdf-directory-list
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4980 '("C:/Intlfonts/Asian"
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4981 "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese" "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese.X"
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4982 "C:/Intlfonts/Chinese.BIG" "C:/Intlfonts/Ethiopic"
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4983 "C:/Intlfonts/European" "C:/Intlfonts/European.BIG"
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4984 "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese" "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese.X"
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4985 "C:/Intlfonts/Japanese.BIG" "C:/Intlfonts/Korean.X"
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4986 "C:/Intlfonts/Misc"))
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4987 @end lisp
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4988
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4989 @cindex @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist}
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4990 @cindex @code{w32-find-bdf-fonts}
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4991 Next, you need to set up the variable @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist} to
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4992 an alist of the BDF fonts and their corresponding file names.
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4993 Assuming you have set @code{bdf-directory-list} to name all the
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4994 directories with the BDF font files, the following Lisp snippet will
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4995 set up @code{w32-bdf-filename-alist}:
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4996
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4997 @lisp
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4998 (setq w32-bdf-filename-alist
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4999 (w32-find-bdf-fonts bdf-directory-list))
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5000 @end lisp
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5001
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5002 Now, create fontsets for the BDF fonts:
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5003
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5004 @lisp
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5005 (create-fontset-from-fontset-spec
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5006 "-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-fontset-bdf,
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5007 japanese-jisx0208:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0208.1983-*,
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5008 katakana-jisx0201:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0201*-*,
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5009 latin-jisx0201:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0201*-*,
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5010 japanese-jisx0208-1978:-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-c-*-jisx0208.1978-*,
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5012 lao:-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-MuleLao-1,
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5013 tibetan-1-column:-TibMdXA-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-80-MuleTibetan-1,
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5014 ethiopic:-Admas-Ethiomx16f-Medium-R-Normal--16-150-100-100-M-160-Ethiopic-Unicode,
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5015 tibetan:-TibMdXA-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-m-160-MuleTibetan-0")
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5016 @end lisp
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5017
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5018 Many of the international bdf fonts from Intlfonts are type 0, and
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5020
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5021 @lisp
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5022 (setq font-encoding-alist
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5023 (append '(("MuleTibetan-0" (tibetan . 0))
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5024 ("GB2312" (chinese-gb2312 . 0))
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5025 ("JISX0208" (japanese-jisx0208 . 0))
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5026 ("JISX0212" (japanese-jisx0212 . 0))
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5027 ("VISCII" (vietnamese-viscii-lower . 0))
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5028 ("KSC5601" (korean-ksc5601 . 0))
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5029 ("MuleArabic-0" (arabic-digit . 0))
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5030 ("MuleArabic-1" (arabic-1-column . 0))
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5031 ("MuleArabic-2" (arabic-2-column . 0)))
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5032 font-encoding-alist))
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5033 @end lisp
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5034
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5035 You can now use the Emacs font menu to select the @samp{bdf: 16-dot medium}
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5036 fontset, or you can select it by setting the default font in your
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5037 @file{~/.emacs}:
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5038
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5039 @lisp
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5040 (set-default-font "fontset-bdf")
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5041 @end lisp
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5042
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5043
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5044 @c ------------------------------------------------------------
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5045 @node Mail and news, Concept index, Alternate character sets, Top
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5046 @chapter Mail and news
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5047 @cindex Mail and news
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5048
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5049 @menu
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5050 * Changing the included text prefix::
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5051 * Saving a copy of outgoing mail::
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5052 * Expanding aliases when sending mail::
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5053 * Rmail thinks all messages are one big one::
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5054 * Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder::
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5055 * Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail::
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5056 * Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them::
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5057 * Replying to the sender of a message::
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5058 * MIME with Emacs mail packages::
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5059 * Automatically starting a mail or news reader::
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5060 * Reading news with Emacs::
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5061 * Gnus does not work with NNTP::
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5062 * Viewing articles with embedded underlining::
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5063 * Saving a multi-part Gnus posting::
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5064 * Starting Gnus faster::
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5065 * Catching up in all newsgroups::
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5066 * Killing based on nonstandard headers::
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5067 * Removing flashing messages::
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5068 * Catch-up is slow in Gnus::
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5069 * Gnus hangs for a long time::
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5070 * Learning more about Gnus::
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5071 @end menu
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5072
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5073 @node Changing the included text prefix, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news, Mail and news
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5074 @section How do I change the included text prefix in mail/news followups?
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5075 @cindex Prefix in mail/news followups, changing
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5076 @cindex Included text prefix, changing
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5077 @cindex Setting the included text character
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5078 @cindex Quoting in mail messages
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5079
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5080 If you read mail with Rmail or news with Gnus, set the variable
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5081 @code{mail-yank-prefix}. For VM, set @code{vm-included-text-prefix}.
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5082 For mh-e, set @code{mh-ins-buf-prefix}.
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5083
95921
19f2346062f0 (Major packages and programs): Remove references to external
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5084 For fancier control of citations, use Supercite (part of Emacs).
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5085
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5086 To prevent Emacs from including various headers of the replied-to
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5087 message, set the value of @code{mail-yank-ignored-headers} to an
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5088 appropriate regexp.
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5089
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5090 @node Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Changing the included text prefix, Mail and news
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5091 @section How do I save a copy of outgoing mail?
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5092 @cindex Saving a copy of outgoing mail
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5093 @cindex Copying outgoing mail to a file
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5094 @cindex Filing outgoing mail
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5095 @cindex Automatic filing of outgoing mail
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5096 @cindex Mail, saving outgoing automatically
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5097
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5098 You can either mail yourself a copy by including a @samp{BCC} header in the
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5099 mail message, or store a copy of the message directly to a file by
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5100 including an @samp{FCC} header.
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5101
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5102 If you use standard mail, you can automatically create a @samp{BCC} to
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5103 yourself by putting
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5104
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5105 @lisp
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5106 (setq mail-self-blind t)
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5107 @end lisp
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5108
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5109 @noindent
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5110 in your @file{.emacs} file. You can automatically include an @samp{FCC}
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5111 field by putting something like the following in your @file{.emacs}
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5112 file:
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5113
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5114 @lisp
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5115 (setq mail-archive-file-name (expand-file-name "~/outgoing"))
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5116 @end lisp
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5117
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5118 The output file will be in Unix mail format, which can be read directly
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5119 by VM, but not always by Rmail. @xref{Learning how to do something}.
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5120
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5121 If you use @code{mh-e}, add an @samp{FCC} or @samp{BCC} field to your
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5122 components file.
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5123
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5124 It does not work to put @samp{set record filename} in the @file{.mailrc}
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5125 file.
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5126
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5127 @node Expanding aliases when sending mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Saving a copy of outgoing mail, Mail and news
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5128 @section Why doesn't Emacs expand my aliases when sending mail?
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5129 @cindex Expanding aliases when sending mail
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5130 @cindex Mail alias expansion
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5131 @cindex Sending mail with aliases
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5132
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5133 @itemize @bullet
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5134
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5135 @item
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5136 You must separate multiple addresses in the headers of the mail buffer
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5137 with commas. This is because Emacs supports RFC822 standard addresses
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5138 like this one:
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5139
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5140 @example
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5141 To: Willy Smith <wks@@xpnsv.lwyrs.com>
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5142 @end example
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5143
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5144 However, you do not need to---and probably should not, unless your
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5145 system's version of @file{/usr/ucb/mail} (a.k.a.@: @code{mailx})
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5146 supports RFC822---separate addresses with commas in your
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5147 @file{~/.mailrc} file.
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5148
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5149 @item
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5150 Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
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5151 when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
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5152 @file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-x rebuild-mail-abbrevs @key{RET}} to
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5153 make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
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5154
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5155 @item
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5156 If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
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5157 type them in. To enable this feature, execute the following:
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5158
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5159 @lisp
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5160 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'mail-abbrevs-setup)
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5161 @end lisp
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5162
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5163 Note that the aliases are expanded automatically only after you type
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5164 @key{RET} or a punctuation character (e.g. @kbd{,}). You can force their
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5165 expansion by moving point to the end of the alias and typing @kbd{C-x a e}
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5166 (@kbd{M-x expand-abbrev}).
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5167 @end itemize
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5168
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5169 @node Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Expanding aliases when sending mail, Mail and news
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5170 @section Why does Rmail think all my saved messages are one big message?
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5171 @cindex Rmail thinks all messages are one large message
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5172
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5173 A file created through the @samp{FCC} field in a message is in Unix mail
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5174 format, not the format that Rmail uses (BABYL format). Rmail will try
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5175 to convert a Unix mail file into BABYL format on input, but sometimes it
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5176 makes errors. For guaranteed safety, you can make the
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5177 @file{saved-messages} file be an inbox for your Rmail file by using the
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5178 function @code{set-rmail-inbox-list}.
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5179
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5180 @node Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Rmail thinks all messages are one big one, Mail and news
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5181 @section How can I sort the messages in my Rmail folder?
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5182 @cindex Rmail, sorting messages in
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5183 @cindex Folder, sorting messages in an Rmail
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5184 @cindex Sorting messages in an Rmail folder
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5185
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5186 In Rmail, type @kbd{C-c C-s C-h} to get a list of sorting functions
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5187 and their key bindings.
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5188
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5189 @node Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder, Mail and news
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5190 @section Why does Rmail need to write to @file{/usr/spool/mail}?
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5191 @cindex Rmail and @file{/usr/spool/mail}
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5192 @cindex @file{/usr/spool/mail} and Rmail
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5193
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5194 This is the behavior of the @code{movemail} program which Rmail uses.
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5195 This indicates that @code{movemail} is configured to use lock files.
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5196
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5197 RMS writes:
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5198
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5199 @quotation
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5200 Certain systems require lock files to interlock access to mail files.
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5201 On these systems, @code{movemail} must write lock files, or you risk losing
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5202 mail. You simply must arrange to let @code{movemail} write them.
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5203
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5204 Other systems use the @code{flock} system call to interlock access. On
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5205 these systems, you should configure @code{movemail} to use @code{flock}.
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5206 @end quotation
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5207
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5208 @node Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Replying to the sender of a message, Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail, Mail and news
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5209 @section How do I recover my mail files after Rmail munges their format?
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5210 @cindex Recovering munged mail files
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5211 @cindex Rmail munged my files
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5212 @cindex Mail files, recovering those munged by Rmail
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5213
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5214 If you have just done @kbd{M-x rmail-input} on a file and you don't want
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5215 to save it in Rmail's format (called BABYL), just kill the buffer (with
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5216 @kbd{C-x k}).
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5217
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5218 @cindex Exporting messages as Unix mail files
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5219 If you typed @kbd{M-x rmail} and it read some messages out of your inbox
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5220 and you want to put them in a Unix mail file, use @kbd{C-o} on each
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5221 message.
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5222
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5223 @cindex Converting from BABYL to Unix mail format
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5224 @cindex @code{unrmail} command
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5225 If you want to convert an existing file from BABYL format to Unix mail
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5226 format, use the command @kbd{M-x unrmail}: it will prompt you for the
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5227 input and output file names.
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5228
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5229 @pindex b2m
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5230 Alternatively, you could use the @code{b2m} program supplied with
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5231 Emacs. @code{b2m} is a filter, and is used like this:
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5232
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5233 @example
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5234 b2m < @var{babyl-file} > @var{mbox-file}
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5235 @end example
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5236
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5237 @noindent
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5238 where @var{babyl-file} is the name of the BABYL file, and
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5239 @var{mbox-file} is the name of the file where the converted mail will
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5240 be written.
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5241
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5242 @node Replying to the sender of a message, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them, Mail and news
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5243 @section How can I force Rmail to reply to the sender of a message, but not the other recipients?
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5244 @cindex Replying only to the sender of a message
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5245 @cindex Sender, replying only to
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5246 @cindex Rmail, replying to the sender of a message in
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5247
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5248 @email{isaacson@@seas.upenn.edu, Ron Isaacson} says: When you hit
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5249 @key{r} to reply in Rmail, by default it CCs all of the original
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5250 recipients (everyone on the original @samp{To} and @samp{CC}
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5251 lists). With a prefix argument (i.e., typing @kbd{C-u} before @key{r}),
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5252 it replies only to the sender. However, going through the whole
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5253 @kbd{C-u} business every time you want to reply is a pain. This is the
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5254 best fix I've been able to come up with:
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5255
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5256 @lisp
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5257 (defun rmail-reply-t ()
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5258 "Reply only to the sender of the current message. (See rmail-reply.)"
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5259 (interactive)
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5260 (rmail-reply t))
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5261
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5262 (add-hook 'rmail-mode-hook
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5263 (lambda ()
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5264 (define-key rmail-mode-map "r" 'rmail-reply-t)
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5265 (define-key rmail-mode-map "R" 'rmail-reply)))
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5266 @end lisp
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5267
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5268 @node MIME with Emacs mail packages, Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Replying to the sender of a message, Mail and news
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5269 @section How can I get my favorite Emacs mail package to support MIME?
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5270 @cindex MIME and Emacs mail packages
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5271 @cindex Mail packages and MIME
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5272 @cindex FAQ for MIME and Emacs
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5273
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5274 Version 6.x of VM supports MIME. @xref{VM}. Gnus supports MIME in mail
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5275 and news messages as of version 5.8.1 (Pterodactyl). Rmail has limited
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5276 support for single-part MIME messages beginning with Emacs 20.3.
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5277
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5278 @node Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Reading news with Emacs, MIME with Emacs mail packages, Mail and news
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5279 @section How do I make Emacs automatically start my mail/news reader?
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5280 @cindex Mail reader, starting automatically
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5281 @cindex News reader, starting automatically
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5282 @cindex Starting mail/news reader automatically
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5283
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5284 To start Emacs in Gnus:
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5285
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5286 @example
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5287 emacs -f gnus
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5288 @end example
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5289
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5290 @noindent
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5291 in Rmail:
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5292
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5293 @example
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5294 emacs -f rmail
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5295 @end example
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5296
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5297 A more convenient way to start with Gnus:
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5298
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5299 @example
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5300 alias gnus 'emacs -f gnus'
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5301 gnus
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5302 @end example
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5303
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5304 It is probably unwise to automatically start your mail or news reader
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5305 from your @file{.emacs} file. This would cause problems if you needed to run
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5306 two copies of Emacs at the same time. Also, this would make it difficult for
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5307 you to start Emacs quickly when you needed to.
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5308
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5309 @node Reading news with Emacs, Gnus does not work with NNTP, Automatically starting a mail or news reader, Mail and news
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5310 @section How do I read news under Emacs?
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5311 @cindex Reading news under Emacs
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5312 @cindex Usenet reader in Emacs
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5313 @cindex Gnus newsreader
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5314
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5315 Use @kbd{M-x gnus}. It is documented in Info (@pxref{Learning how to do
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5316 something}).
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5317
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5318 @node Gnus does not work with NNTP, Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Reading news with Emacs, Mail and news
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5319 @section Why doesn't Gnus work via NNTP?
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5320 @cindex Gnus and NNTP
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5321 @cindex NNTP, Gnus fails to work with
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5322
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5323 There is a bug in NNTP version 1.5.10, such that when multiple requests
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5324 are sent to the NNTP server, the server only handles the first one
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5325 before blocking waiting for more input which never comes. NNTP version
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5326 1.5.11 claims to fix this.
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5327
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5328 You can work around the bug inside Emacs like this:
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5329
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5330 @lisp
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5331 (setq nntp-maximum-request 1)
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5332 @end lisp
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5333
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5334 You can find out what version of NNTP your news server is running by
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5335 telnetting to the NNTP port (usually 119) on the news server machine
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5336 (i.e., @kbd{telnet server-machine 119}). The server should give its
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5337 version number in the welcome message. Type @kbd{quit} to get out.
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5338
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5339 @xref{Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode}, for some additional ideas.
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5340
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5341 @node Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Gnus does not work with NNTP, Mail and news
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5342 @section How do I view news articles with embedded underlining (e.g., ClariNews)?
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5343 @cindex Underlining, embedded in news articles
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5344 @cindex News articles with embedded underlining
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5345 @cindex Embedded underlining in news articles
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5346
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5347 Underlining appears like this:
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5348
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5349 @example
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5350 _^Hu_^Hn_^Hd_^He_^Hr_^Hl_^Hi_^Hn_^Hi_^Hn_^Hg
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5351 @end example
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5352
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5353 @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen} suggests using the following
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5354 code, which uses the underline face to turn such text into true
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5355 underlining, inconjunction with Gnus:
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5356
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5357 @lisp
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5358 (defun gnus-article-prepare-overstrike ()
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5359 ;; Prepare article for overstrike commands.
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5360 (save-excursion
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5361 (set-buffer gnus-article-buffer)
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5362 (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
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5363 (goto-char (point-min))
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5364 (while (search-forward "\b" nil t)
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5365 (let ((next (following-char))
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5366 (previous (char-after (- (point) 2))))
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5367 (cond ((eq next previous)
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5368 (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point))
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5369 (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
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5370 'face 'bold))
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5371 ((eq next ?_)
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5372 (delete-region (1- (point)) (1+ (point)))
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5373 (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point)
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5374 'face 'underline))
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5375 ((eq previous ?_)
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5376 (delete-region (- (point) 2) (point))
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5377 (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
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5378 'face 'underline))))))))
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5379
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5380 (add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-overstrike)
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5381 @end lisp
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5382
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5383 Latest versions of Gnus do such a conversion automatically.
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5384
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5385 If you prefer to do away with underlining altogether, you can
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5386 destructively remove it with @kbd{M-x ununderline-region}; do this
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5387 automatically via
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5388
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5389 @lisp
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5390 (add-hook 'gnus-article-prepare-hook
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5391 (lambda () (ununderline-region (point-min) (point-max))))
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5392 @end lisp
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5393
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5394 @node Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Starting Gnus faster, Viewing articles with embedded underlining, Mail and news
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5395 @section How do I save all the items of a multi-part posting in Gnus?
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5396 @cindex Multi-part postings in Gnus, saving
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5397 @cindex Saving multi-part postings in Gnus
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5398 @cindex Gnus, saving multi-part postings in
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5399
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5400 Use @code{gnus-uu}. Type @kbd{C-c C-v C-h} in the Gnus summary buffer
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5401 to see a list of available commands.
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5402
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5403 @node Starting Gnus faster, Catching up in all newsgroups, Saving a multi-part Gnus posting, Mail and news
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5404 @section How do I make Gnus start up faster?
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5405 @cindex Faster, starting Gnus
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5406 @cindex Starting Gnus faster
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5407 @cindex Gnus, starting faster
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5408
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5409 From the Gnus FAQ (@pxref{Learning more about Gnus}):
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5410
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5411 @quotation
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5412 @email{pktiwari@@eos.ncsu.edu, Pranav Kumar Tiwari} writes: I posted
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5413 the same query recently and I got an answer to it. I am going to
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5414 repeat the answer. What you need is a newer version of gnus, version
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5415 5.0.4+. I am using 5.0.12 and it works fine with me with the
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5416 following settings:
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5417
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5418 @lisp
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5419 (setq gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil
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5420 gnus-read-active-file 'some
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5421 gnus-nov-is-evil nil
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5422 gnus-select-method '(nntp gnus-nntp-server))
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5423 @end lisp
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5424 @end quotation
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5425
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5426 @node Catching up in all newsgroups, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Starting Gnus faster, Mail and news
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5427 @section How do I catch up all newsgroups in Gnus?
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5428 @cindex Catching up all newsgroups in Gnus
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5429 @cindex Gnus, Catching up all newsgroups in
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5430
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5431 In the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer, type @kbd{M-< C-x ( c y C-x ) M-0 C-x e}
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5432
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5433 Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point
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5434 to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer.
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5435
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5436 @node Killing based on nonstandard headers, Removing flashing messages, Catching up in all newsgroups, Mail and news
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5437 @section Why can't I kill in Gnus based on the Newsgroups/Keywords/Control headers?
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5438 @cindex Killing articles based on nonstandard headers
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5439 @cindex Newsgroups header, killing articles based on
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5440 @cindex Keywords header, killing articles based on
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5441 @cindex Control header, killing articles based on
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5442
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5443 Gnus will complain that the @samp{Newsgroups}, @samp{Keywords}, and
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5444 @samp{Control} headers are ``Unknown header'' fields.
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5445
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5446 For the @samp{Newsgroups} header, there is an easy workaround: kill on the
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5447 @samp{Xref} header instead, which will be present on any cross-posted article
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5448 (as long as your site carries the cross-post group).
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5449
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5450 If you really want to kill on one of these headers, you can do it like
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5451 this:
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5452
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5453 @lisp
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5454 (gnus-kill nil "^Newsgroups: .*\\(bad\\.group\\|worse\\.group\\)")
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5455 @end lisp
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5456
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5457 @node Removing flashing messages, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Mail and news
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5458 @section How do I get rid of flashing messages in Gnus for slow connections?
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5459 @cindex Flashing Gnus messages, removing
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5460 @cindex Removing flashing Gnus messages
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5461 @cindex Slow connections causing flashing messages in Gnus
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5462 @cindex Gnus, flashing messages in
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5463
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5464 Set @code{nntp-debug-read} to @code{nil}.
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5465
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5466 @node Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Gnus hangs for a long time, Removing flashing messages, Mail and news
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5467 @section Why is catch up slow in Gnus?
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5468 @cindex Slow catch up in Gnus
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5469 @cindex Gnus is slow when catching up
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5470 @cindex Crosspostings make Gnus catching up slow
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5471
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5472 Because Gnus is marking crosspostings read. You can control this with
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5473 the variable @code{gnus-use-cross-reference}.
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5474
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5475 @node Gnus hangs for a long time, Learning more about Gnus, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Mail and news
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5476 @section Why does Gnus hang for a long time when posting?
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5477 @cindex Hangs in Gnus
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5478 @cindex Gnus hangs while posting
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5479 @cindex Posting, Gnus hangs wile
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5480
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5481 @email{tale@@uunet.uu.net, David Lawrence} explains:
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5482
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5483 @quotation
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5484 The problem is almost always interaction between NNTP and C News. NNTP
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5485 POST asks C News's @code{inews} to not background itself but rather hang
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5486 around and give its exit status so it knows whether the post was successful.
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5487 (That wait will on some systems not return the exit status of the
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5488 waited for job is a different sort of problem.) It ends up taking a
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5489 long time because @code{inews} is calling @code{relaynews}, which often
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5490 waits for another @code{relaynews} to free the lock on the news system
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5491 so it can file the article.
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5492
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5493 My preferred solution is to change @code{inews} to not call
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5494 @code{relaynews}, but rather use @code{newsspool}. This loses some
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5495 error-catching functionality, but is for the most part safe as
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5496 @code{inews} will detect a lot of the errors on its own. The C News
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5497 folks have sped up @code{inews}, too, so speed should look better to
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5498 most folks as that update propagates around.
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5499 @end quotation
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5500
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5501 @node Learning more about Gnus, , Gnus hangs for a long time, Mail and news
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5502 @section Where can I find out more about Gnus?
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5503 @cindex FAQ for Gnus
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5504 @cindex Gnus FAQ
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5505 @cindex Learning more about Gnus
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5506
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5507 For more information on Gnus, consult the Gnus manual and FAQ, which are
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5508 part of the Gnus distribution.
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5509
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5510 @node Concept index, , Mail and news, Top
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5511 @unnumbered Concept Index
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5512 @printindex cp
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5513
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5514 @bye
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5516 @ignore
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5517 arch-tag: fee0d62d-06cf-43d8-ac21-123408eaf10f
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5518 @end ignore