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Set VER to `22.1'. (Basic editing): Explain how to use localized versions of the Tutorial. Mention that `C-h r' displays the manual. Delete obsolete WWW link to an Emacs 18 tutorial. (Getting a printed manual): Point to the new locations of the manuals on the GNU Web site. (Emacs Lisp documentation): Explain that the Emacs Lisp manual is available via Info (it was previously distributed separately). (Installing Texinfo documentation): The latest version of Texinfo is 4.8, not 4.0. (Informational files for Emacs): COPYING is the GNU General Public License, not the Emacs General Public License. (Informational files for Emacs): Delete obsolete link to the GNUinfo pages as they have been removed from the GNU Web site. (New in Emacs 22): New node. (Setting up a customization file): Say that most packages support Customize nowadays. (Colors on a TTY): Delete reference to instructions on how to enable syntax highlighting, it is now enabled by default. (Turning on abbrevs by default): Emacs now reads the abbrevs file at startup automatically. (Controlling case sensitivity): Mention `M-c' in isearch. (Using an already running Emacs process): Emacs now creates the socket in `/tmp/emacsUID'. Fix typos. Change default location of gnuserv. As emacsclient can now run Lisp code as well, delete a sentence praising gnuserv for that. Simplify description of how the client/server operation works. (Compiler error messages): Delete obsolete text (compile.el has been rewritten). (Indenting switch statements): Fix typo. (Matching parentheses): Simplify setup instructions, mention the menu bar item in the Options menu. (Repeating a command as many times as possible): Mention `C-x e'. (Going to a line by number): Mention new keymap and bindings `M-g M-g', `M-g M-p' and `M-g M-n'. (Turning on syntax highlighting): Now on by default. Simplify. (Replacing highlighted text): Use `1', not `t'. (Problems with very large files): The maximum size is now 256MB on 32-bit machines. (^M in the shell buffer): Mention `comint-process-echoes'. (Emacs for Apple computers): Emacs 22 has native support for Mac OS X. (Translating names to IP addresses): Delete node. (Binding keys to commands): Fix typo. (SPC no longer completes file names): New node. (MIME with Emacs mail packages): Delete section about the Emacs MIME FAQ (it's not reachable anymore).

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@settitle GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
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@center @titlefont {GNU Emacs Lisp}
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@quotation
  Most of the GNU Emacs text editor is written in the programming
language called Emacs Lisp.  You can write new code in Emacs Lisp and
install it as an extension to the editor.  However, Emacs Lisp is more
than a mere ``extension language''; it is a full computer programming
language in its own right.  You can use it as you would any other
programming language.

  Because Emacs Lisp is designed for use in an editor, it has special
features for scanning and parsing text as well as features for handling
files, buffers, displays, subprocesses, and so on.  Emacs Lisp is
closely integrated with the editing facilities; thus, editing commands
are functions that can also conveniently be called from Lisp programs,
and parameters for customization are ordinary Lisp variables.

  This manual describes Emacs Lisp.  Generally speaking, the earlier
chapters describe features of Emacs Lisp that have counterparts in
many programming languages, and later chapters describe features that
are peculiar to Emacs Lisp or relate specifically to editing.
@end quotation

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