Mercurial > emacs
changeset 9560:4217123670e2
Better info about C-z vs C-x C-c.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Mon, 17 Oct 1994 04:17:33 +0000 |
| parents | f3c3bedd897f |
| children | 4ec345bfb51f |
| files | etc/TUTORIAL |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/etc/TUTORIAL Mon Oct 17 01:17:41 1994 +0000 +++ b/etc/TUTORIAL Mon Oct 17 04:17:33 1994 +0000 @@ -512,21 +512,24 @@ (Don't worry; it offers to save each changed file before it kills the Emacs.) -C-z is the usual way to exit Emacs, because it is always better not to -kill the Emacs if you are going to do any more editing. On systems -which allow it, C-z exits from Emacs to the shell but does not destroy -the Emacs; if you use the C shell, you can resume Emacs with the `fg' -command (or, more generally, with `%emacs', which works even if your -most recent job was some other). On systems where suspending is not -possible, C-z creates a subshell running under Emacs to give you the -chance to run other programs and return to Emacs afterward, but it -does not truly "exit" from Emacs. In this case, the shell command -`exit' is the usual way to get back to Emacs from the subshell. +C-z is the command to exit Emacs *temporarily*--so that you can go +back to the same Emacs session afterward. -You would use C-x C-c if you were about to log out. You would -also use it to exit an Emacs invoked under mail handling programs -and other random utilities, since they may not believe you have -really finished using the Emacs if it continues to exist. +On systems which allow it, C-z exits from Emacs to the shell but does +not destroy the Emacs; if you use the C shell, you can resume Emacs +with the `fg' command (or, more generally, with `%emacs', which works +even if your most recent job was some other). On systems which don't +implement suspending, C-z creates a subshell running under Emacs to +give you the chance to run other programs and return to Emacs +afterward; it does not truly "exit" from Emacs. In this case, the +shell command `exit' is the usual way to get back to Emacs from the +subshell. + +The time to use C-x C-c is when you are about to log out. It's also +the right thing to use to exit an Emacs invoked under mail handling +programs and other random utilities, since they may not know how to +cope with suspension of Emacs. On other occasions, use C-z, and +resume the Emacs when you have more editing to do. There are many C-x commands. The ones you know are: