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* Printed Representation::  How Lisp objects are represented as text.
* Comments::                Comments and their formatting conventions.
* Programming Types::       Types found in all Lisp systems.
* Editing Types::           Types specific to Emacs.
* Circular Objects::            Read syntax for circular structure.
* Type Predicates::         Tests related to types.
* Equality Predicates::     Tests of equality between any two objects.

Programming Types

Strings and Characters

* String Basics::           Basic properties of strings and characters.
* Predicates for Strings::  Testing whether an object is a string or char.
* Creating Strings::        Functions to allocate new strings.
* Modifying Strings::         Altering the contents of an existing string.
* Text Comparison::         Comparing characters or strings.
* String Conversion::       Converting to and from characters and strings.
* Formatting Strings::      @code{format}: Emacs's analogue of @code{printf}.
* Case Conversion::         Case conversion functions.
* Case Tables::		    Customizing case conversion.

* Basic Completion::        Low-level functions for completing strings.
                              (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.)
* Minibuffer Completion::   Invoking the minibuffer with completion.
* Completion Commands::     Minibuffer commands that do completion.
* High-Level Completion::   Convenient special cases of completion
                              (reading buffer name, file name, etc.)
* Reading File Names::      Using completion to read file names and
                              shell commands.
* Completion Styles::       Specifying rules for performing completion.
* Programmed Completion::   Writing your own completion-function.

* Standard File Names::     If your package uses a fixed file name,
                              how to handle various operating systems simply.

File Format Conversion

* Format Conversion Overview::   @code{insert-file-contents} and @code{write-region}
* Format Conversion Round-Trip:: Using @code{format-alist}.
* Format Conversion Piecemeal::  Specifying non-paired conversion.

Backups and Auto-Saving

* Idle Timers::             Setting a timer to call a function when Emacs has
                              been idle for a certain length of time.
* Terminal Input::          Accessing and recording terminal input.
* Terminal Output::         Controlling and recording terminal output.
* Sound Output::            Playing sounds on the computer's speaker.
* X11 Keysyms::             Operating on key symbols for X Windows
* Batch Mode::              Running Emacs without terminal interaction.
* Session Management::      Saving and restoring state with
                              X Session Management.

Starting Up Emacs

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* Printed Representation::  How Lisp objects are represented as text.
* Comments::                Comments and their formatting conventions.
* Programming Types::       Types found in all Lisp systems.
* Editing Types::           Types specific to Emacs.
* Circular Objects::        Read syntax for circular structure.
* Type Predicates::         Tests related to types.
* Equality Predicates::     Tests of equality between any two objects.

Programming Types

Strings and Characters

* String Basics::           Basic properties of strings and characters.
* Predicates for Strings::  Testing whether an object is a string or char.
* Creating Strings::        Functions to allocate new strings.
* Modifying Strings::       Altering the contents of an existing string.
* Text Comparison::         Comparing characters or strings.
* String Conversion::       Converting to and from characters and strings.
* Formatting Strings::      @code{format}: Emacs's analogue of @code{printf}.
* Case Conversion::         Case conversion functions.
* Case Tables::		    Customizing case conversion.

* Basic Completion::        Low-level functions for completing strings.
                              (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.)
* Minibuffer Completion::   Invoking the minibuffer with completion.
* Completion Commands::     Minibuffer commands that do completion.
* High-Level Completion::   Convenient special cases of completion
                              (reading buffer name, file name, etc.).
* Reading File Names::      Using completion to read file names and
                              shell commands.
* Completion Styles::       Specifying rules for performing completion.
* Programmed Completion::   Writing your own completion-function.

* Standard File Names::     If your package uses a fixed file name,
                              how to handle various operating systems simply.

File Format Conversion

* Format Conversion Overview::   @code{insert-file-contents} and @code{write-region}.
* Format Conversion Round-Trip:: Using @code{format-alist}.
* Format Conversion Piecemeal::  Specifying non-paired conversion.

Backups and Auto-Saving

* Idle Timers::             Setting a timer to call a function when Emacs has
                              been idle for a certain length of time.
* Terminal Input::          Accessing and recording terminal input.
* Terminal Output::         Controlling and recording terminal output.
* Sound Output::            Playing sounds on the computer's speaker.
* X11 Keysyms::             Operating on key symbols for X Windows.
* Batch Mode::              Running Emacs without terminal interaction.
* Session Management::      Saving and restoring state with
                              X Session Management.

Starting Up Emacs