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.\" Copyright (C) 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.\"
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.\" This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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.\"
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.\" GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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.\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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.\" the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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.\" any later version.
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.\"
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.\" GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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.\" GNU General Public License for more details.
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.\"
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.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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.\" along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
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.\" Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
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.\" Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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.\"
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.TH EMACS 1 "1995 December 7"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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emacs \- GNU project Emacs
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B emacs
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[
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.I command-line switches
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] [
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.I files ...
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]
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.br
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I GNU Emacs
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is a version of
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.I Emacs,
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written by the author of the original (PDP-10)
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.I Emacs,
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Richard Stallman.
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.br
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The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs Manual,
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which you can read on line using Info, a subsystem of Emacs. Please
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look there for complete and up-to-date documentation. This man page
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is updated only when someone volunteers to do so; the Emacs
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maintainers' priority goal is to minimize the amount of time this man
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page takes away from other more useful projects.
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.br
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The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses
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everything other
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.I Emacs
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editors do, and it is easily extensible since its
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editing commands are written in Lisp.
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.PP
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.I Emacs
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has an extensive interactive help facility,
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but the facility assumes that you know how to manipulate
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.I Emacs
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windows and buffers.
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CTRL-h (backspace
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or CTRL-h) enters the Help facility. Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t)
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requests an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals
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of
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.I Emacs
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in a few minutes.
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Help Apropos (CTRL-h a) helps you
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find a command given its functionality, Help Character (CTRL-h c)
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describes a given character's effect, and Help Function (CTRL-h f)
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describes a given Lisp function specified by name.
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.PP
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.I Emacs's
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Undo can undo several steps of modification to your buffers, so it is
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easy to recover from editing mistakes.
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.PP
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.I GNU Emacs's
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many special packages handle mail reading (RMail) and sending (Mail),
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outline editing (Outline), compiling (Compile), running subshells
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within
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.I Emacs
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windows (Shell), running a Lisp read-eval-print loop
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(Lisp-Interaction-Mode), and automated psychotherapy (Doctor).
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.PP
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There is an extensive reference manual, but
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users of other Emacses
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should have little trouble adapting even
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without a copy. Users new to
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.I Emacs
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will be able
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to use basic features fairly rapidly by studying the tutorial and
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using the self-documentation features.
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.PP
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.SM Emacs Options
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.PP
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The following options are of general interest:
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.TP 8
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.I file
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Edit
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.I file.
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.TP
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.BI \+ number
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Go to the line specified by
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.I number
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(do not insert a space between the "+" sign and
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the number).
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.TP
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.B \-q
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Do not load an init file.
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.TP
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.BI \-u " user"
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Load
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.I user's
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init file.
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.TP
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.BI \-t " file"
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Use specified
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.I file
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as the terminal instead of using stdin/stdout.
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This must be the first argument specified in the command line.
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.PP
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The following options are lisp-oriented
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(these options are processed in the order encountered):
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.TP 8
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.BI \-f " function"
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Execute the lisp function
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.I function.
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.TP
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.BI \-l " file"
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Load the lisp code in the file
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.I file.
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.PP
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The following options are useful when running
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.I Emacs
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as a batch editor:
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.TP 8
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.BI \-batch
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Edit in batch mode. The editor will send messages to stderr. This
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option must be the first in the argument list. You must use -l and -f
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options to specify files to execute and functions to call.
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.TP
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.B \-kill
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Exit
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.I Emacs
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while in batch mode.
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.\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X
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.PP
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.SM Using Emacs with X
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.PP
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.I Emacs
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has been tailored to work well with the X window system.
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If you run
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.I Emacs
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from under X windows, it will create its own X window to
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display in. You will probably want to start the editor
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as a background process
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so that you can continue using your original window.
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.PP
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.I Emacs
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can be started with the following X switches:
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.TP 8
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.BI \-name " name"
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Specifies the name which should be assigned to the initial
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.I Emacs
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window. This controls looking up X resources as well as the window title.
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.TP 8
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.BI \-title " name"
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Specifies the title for the initial X window.
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.TP 8
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.B \-r
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Display the
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.I Emacs
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window in reverse video.
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.TP
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.B \-i
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Use the "kitchen sink" bitmap icon when iconifying the
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.I Emacs
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window.
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.TP
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.BI \-font " font, " \-fn " font"
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Set the
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.I Emacs
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window's font to that specified by
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.I font.
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You will find the various
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.I X
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fonts in the
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.I /usr/lib/X11/fonts
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directory.
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Note that
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.I Emacs
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will only accept fixed width fonts.
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Under the X11 Release 4 font-naming conventions, any font with the
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value "m" or "c" in the eleventh field of the font name is a fixed
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width font. Furthermore, fonts whose name are of the form
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.IR width x height
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are generally fixed width, as is the font
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.IR fixed .
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See
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.IR xlsfonts (1)
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for more information.
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When you specify a font, be sure to put a space between the
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switch and the font name.
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.TP
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.BI \-bw " pixels"
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Set the
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.I Emacs
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window's border width to the number of pixels specified by
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.I pixels.
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Defaults to one pixel on each side of the window.
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.TP
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.BI \-ib " pixels"
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Set the window's internal border width to the number of pixels specified
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by
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.I pixels.
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Defaults to one pixel of padding on each side of the window.
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.PP
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.TP 8
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.BI \-geometry " geometry"
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Set the
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.I Emacs
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window's width, height, and position as specified. The geometry
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specification is in the standard X format; see
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.IR X (1)
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for more information.
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The width and height are specified in characters; the default is 80 by
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24.
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.PP
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.TP 8
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.BI \-fg " color"
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On color displays, sets the color of the text.
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See the file
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.I /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt
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for a list of valid
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color names.
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.TP
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.BI \-bg " color"
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On color displays,
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sets the color of the window's background.
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.TP
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.BI \-bd " color"
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On color displays,
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sets the color of the window's border.
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.TP
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.BI \-cr " color"
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On color displays,
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sets the color of the window's text cursor.
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.TP
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.BI \-ms " color"
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On color displays,
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sets the color of the window's mouse cursor.
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.TP
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.BI \-d " displayname, " \-display " displayname"
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Create the
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.I Emacs
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window on the display specified by
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.IR displayname .
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Must be the first option specified in the command line.
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.TP
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.B \-nw
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Tells
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.I Emacs
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not to use its special interface to X. If you use this
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switch when invoking
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.I Emacs
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from an
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.IR xterm (1)
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window, display is done in that window.
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This must be the first option specified in the command line.
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.PP
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You can set
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.I X
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default values for your
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.I Emacs
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windows in your
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.I \.Xresources
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file (see
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.IR xrdb (1)).
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Use the following format:
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.IP
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emacs.keyword:value
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.PP
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where
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.I value
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specifies the default value of
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.I keyword.
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.I Emacs
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lets you set default values for the following keywords:
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.TP 8
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.B font (\fPclass\fB Font)
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Sets the window's text font.
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.TP
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.B reverseVideo (\fPclass\fB ReverseVideo)
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If
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.I reverseVideo's
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value is set to
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.I on,
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the window will be displayed in reverse video.
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.TP
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.B bitmapIcon (\fPclass\fB BitmapIcon)
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If
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.I bitmapIcon's
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value is set to
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.I on,
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the window will iconify into the "kitchen sink."
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.TP
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.B borderWidth (\fPclass\fB BorderWidth)
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Sets the window's border width in pixels.
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.TP
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.B internalBorder (\fPclass\fB BorderWidth)
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Sets the window's internal border width in pixels.
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.TP
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.B foreground (\fPclass\fB Foreground)
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For color displays,
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sets the window's text color.
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.TP
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.B background (\fPclass\fB Background)
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For color displays,
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sets the window's background color.
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.TP
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.B borderColor (\fPclass\fB BorderColor)
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For color displays,
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sets the color of the window's border.
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.TP
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.B cursorColor (\fPclass\fB Foreground)
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For color displays,
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sets the color of the window's text cursor.
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.TP
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.B pointerColor (\fPclass\fB Foreground)
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For color displays,
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sets the color of the window's mouse cursor.
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.TP
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.B geometry (\fPclass\fB Geometry)
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Sets the geometry of the
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.I Emacs
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window (as described above).
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.TP
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.B title (\fPclass\fB Title)
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Sets the title of the
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.I Emacs
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window.
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.TP
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.B iconName (\fPclass\fB Title)
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Sets the icon name for the
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.I Emacs
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window icon.
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.PP
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If you try to set color values while using a black and white display,
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the window's characteristics will default as follows:
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the foreground color will be set to black,
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the background color will be set to white,
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the border color will be set to grey,
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and the text and mouse cursors will be set to black.
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.PP
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.SM Using the Mouse
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.PP
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The following lists the mouse button bindings for the
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.I Emacs
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window under X11.
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.in +\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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.ta \w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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MOUSE BUTTON FUNCTION
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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left Set point.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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middle Paste text.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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right Cut text into X cut buffer.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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SHIFT-middle Cut text into X cut buffer.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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SHIFT-right Paste text.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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CTRL-middle Cut text into X cut buffer and kill it.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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CTRL-right Select this window, then split it into
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two windows. Same as typing CTRL-x 2.
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.\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X MENUS
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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CTRL-SHIFT-left X buffer menu--hold the buttons and keys
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down, wait for menu to appear, select
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buffer, and release. Move mouse out of
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menu and release to cancel.
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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CTRL-SHIFT-middle X help menu--pop up index card menu for
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Emacs help.
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.\" STOP DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X MENUS
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.br
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.ti -\w'CTRL-SHIFT-middle'u+4n
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CTRL-SHIFT-right Select window with mouse, and delete all
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other windows. Same as typing CTRL-x 1.
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.\" STOP DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X
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.PP
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.SH MANUALS
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You can order printed copies of the GNU Emacs Manual from the Free
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Software Foundation, which develops GNU software. See the file ORDERS
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for ordering information.
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.br
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Your local Emacs maintainer might also have copies available. As
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with all software and publications from FSF, everyone is permitted to
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make and distribute copies of the Emacs manual. The TeX source to the
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manual is also included in the Emacs source distribution.
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.PP
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.SH FILES
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/usr/local/info - files for the Info documentation browser
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(a subsystem of Emacs) to refer to. Currently not much of Unix
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is documented here, but the complete text of the Emacs reference
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manual is included in a convenient tree structured form.
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/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/src - C source files and object files
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/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/lisp - Lisp source files and compiled files
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that define most editing commands. Some are preloaded;
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others are autoloaded from this directory when used.
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/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc - various programs that are used with
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GNU Emacs, and some files of information.
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/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/DOC.* - contains the documentation
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strings for the Lisp primitives and preloaded Lisp functions
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of GNU Emacs. They are stored here to reduce the size of
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Emacs proper.
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/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/OTHER.EMACSES discusses GNU Emacs
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vs. other versions of Emacs.
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.br
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/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/SERVICE lists people offering
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various services to assist users of GNU Emacs, including education,
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troubleshooting, porting and customization.
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.br
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These files also have information useful to anyone wishing to write
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programs in the Emacs Lisp extension language, which has not yet been fully
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documented.
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/usr/local/com/emacs/lock - holds lock files that are made for all
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files being modified in Emacs, to prevent simultaneous modification
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of one file by two users.
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.\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X
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/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt - list of valid X color names.
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.\" STOP DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X
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.PP
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.SH BUGS
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There is a mailing list, bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu on the internet
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(ucbvax!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-gnu-emacs on UUCPnet), for reporting Emacs
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bugs and fixes. But before reporting something as a bug, please try
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to be sure that it really is a bug, not a misunderstanding or a
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deliberate feature. We ask you to read the section ``Reporting Emacs
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Bugs'' near the end of the reference manual (or Info system) for hints
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on how and when to report bugs. Also, include the version number of
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the Emacs you are running in \fIevery\fR bug report that you send in.
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Do not expect a personal answer to a bug report. The purpose of reporting
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bugs is to get them fixed for everyone in the next release, if possible.
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For personal assistance, look in the SERVICE file (see above) for
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a list of people who offer it.
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Please do not send anything but bug reports to this mailing list.
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Send requests to be added to mailing lists to the special list
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info-gnu-emacs-request@prep.ai.mit.edu (or the corresponding UUCP
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address). For more information about Emacs mailing lists, see the
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file /usr/local/emacs/etc/MAILINGLISTS. Bugs tend actually to be
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fixed if they can be isolated, so it is in your interest to report
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them in such a way that they can be easily reproduced.
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.PP
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Bugs that I know about are: shell will not work with programs
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running in Raw mode on some Unix versions.
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.SH UNRESTRICTIONS
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.PP
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.I Emacs
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is free; anyone may redistribute copies of
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.I Emacs
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to
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anyone under the terms stated in the
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.I Emacs
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General Public License,
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a copy of which accompanies each copy of
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.I Emacs
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and which also
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appears in the reference manual.
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.PP
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Copies of
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.I Emacs
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may sometimes be received packaged with distributions of Unix systems,
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but it is never included in the scope of any license covering those
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systems. Such inclusion violates the terms on which distribution
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is permitted. In fact, the primary purpose of the General Public
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License is to prohibit anyone from attaching any other restrictions
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to redistribution of
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.I Emacs.
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.PP
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Richard Stallman encourages you to improve and extend
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.I Emacs,
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and urges that
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you contribute your extensions to the GNU library. Eventually GNU
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(Gnu's Not Unix) will be a complete replacement for Berkeley
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Unix.
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Everyone will be free to use, copy, study and change the GNU system.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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X(1), xlsfonts(1), xterm(1), xrdb(1)
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.SH AUTHORS
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.PP
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.I Emacs
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was written by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation.
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Joachim Martillo and Robert Krawitz added the X features.
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.SH COPYING
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Copyright
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.if t \(co
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.if n (c)
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1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.PP
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
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or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
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with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and no
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Back-Cover Texts.
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.PP
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This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free
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Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
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separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
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license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
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A copy of the license is included in the
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.BR gfdl ( 1 )
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man page, and in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation
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License" in the Emacs manual.
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