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* emacs.c (standard_args): Add --daemon. (main): Disconnect from the terminal when --daemon is passed. (is_daemon): New variable. (Fdaemonp): New function. (syms_of_emacs): Defsubr it. * startup.el (command-line): Start the server when in daemon mode. * cmdargs.texi (Initial Options): Document --daemon.
author Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
date Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:31:40 +0000
parents 3744f8613c08
children 7c430966acc0
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128 **** Emacsclient can now open new terminal frames. 128 **** Emacsclient can now open new terminal frames.
129 Now, the default behavior is to open a new Emacs frame by default. 129 Now, the default behavior is to open a new Emacs frame by default.
130 Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in the 130 Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in the
131 currently selected Emacs frame. 131 currently selected Emacs frame.
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133 *** Emacs can now start in background, as a daemon when using the
134 --daemon command line argument. It disconnects from the terminal and
135 starts the server. Clients can connect and create graphical or
136 terminal frames using emacsclient.
132 137
133 *** The new command close-display-connection closes a connection to a 138 *** The new command close-display-connection closes a connection to a
134 remote display. 139 remote display.
135 140
136 *** Emacs now supports the XEmbed specification. 141 *** Emacs now supports the XEmbed specification.