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(Setting up a customization file): Grammar fix. Customize is no longer "new". (Displaying the current line or column): Line-number mode is on by default. Don't mention `column' package. Mention linum.el. (Turning on abbrevs by default): Explain how to do it for buffers, modes, and everywhere. (Associating modes with files): Use add-to-list. Don't mention Emacs 19. (Highlighting a region): On by default since 23.1. (Replacing highlighted text): Update doc quote. (Working with unprintable characters): Don't mention search-quote-char. (Using an already running Emacs process): Gnuclient is probably not an enhancement these days. (Indenting switch statements): Remove mention of pre-Emacs 20. (Horizontal scrolling): Abbreviate Emacs 20 description. (Replacing text across multiple files): Fix name of dired command. (Disabling backups): Use require not load.

This directory contains source code for the parts of Emacs that are
written in Emacs Lisp.  *.el files are Emacs Lisp source, and the
corresponding *.elc files are byte-compiled versions.  Byte-compiled
files are architecture-independent.

The term subdirectory contains Lisp files that customize Emacs for
certain terminal types.  When Emacs starts, it checks the TERM
environment variable to get the terminal type and loads
`term/${TERM}.el' if it exists.

The other subdirectories hold Lisp packages grouped by their general
purpose.