# HG changeset patch # User Stefan Monnier # Date 1033151430 0 # Node ID 3b27be508d4e0e3e61e0ea87ed39bde48a5fa0cf # Parent 7e41f969621c70937e559d8edfefdffe8f124f1b Add info about --eval, --display, and --alternate-editor. diff -r 7e41f969621c -r 3b27be508d4e etc/emacsclient.1 --- a/etc/emacsclient.1 Fri Sep 27 18:21:44 2002 +0000 +++ b/etc/emacsclient.1 Fri Sep 27 18:30:30 2002 +0000 @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ .B emacsclient works in conjunction with the built-in server of Emacs. .PP -You typically does not call +You typically do not call .B emacsclient -directly. Instead, you set the environment variable EDITOR +directly. Instead, you set the environment variable EDITOR to .B emacsclient and let programs like 'vipw' or 'bug' or anything run @@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ .B \-n, \-\-no-wait returns immediately without waiting for you to "finish" the buffer in Emacs. +.TP +.B \-e, \-\-eval +do not visit files but instead evaluate the arguments as Emacs +Lisp expressions. +.TP +.B \-a, \-\-alternate-editor=EDITOR +if the Emacs server is not running, run the specified editor instead. +This can also be specified via the `ALTERNATE_EDITOR' environment variable. +.TP +.B \-d, \-\-display=DISPLAY +tell the server to display the files on the given display. .SH "SEE ALSO" The program is documented fully in .IR "Using Emacs as a Server"