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* Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
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Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner
Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes
Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells
This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers
("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other
formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new
information.
The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to
the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an
approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining the
FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and
information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived
(including FTP information).
The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these conditions,
except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work
unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution.
[This version has been somewhat edited from the last-posted version
(as of August 1999) for inclusion in the Emacs distribution.]
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Node: Top1256
Node: FAQ notation2032
Node: Basic keys2490
Ref: Basic keys-Footnote-14449
Node: Extended commands4531
Node: On-line manual5605
Node: File-name conventions6494
Node: Common acronyms8049
Node: General questions9163
Node: The LPF9607
Node: Real meaning of copyleft10220
Node: Guidelines for newsgroup postings11359
Node: Newsgroup archives13062
Node: Reporting bugs13856
Node: Unsubscribing from Emacs lists15759
Node: Contacting the FSF16592
Node: Getting help17208
Node: Basic editing17690
Node: Learning how to do something18762
Node: Getting a printed manual21341
Node: Emacs Lisp documentation22281
Node: Installing Texinfo documentation23440
Node: Printing a Texinfo file26817
Node: Viewing Info files outside of Emacs28147
Node: Informational files for Emacs29029
Node: Help installing Emacs30618
Node: Obtaining the FAQ31305
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Node: Origin of the term Emacs34716
Node: Latest version of Emacs35963
Node: New in Emacs 2036221
Node: New in Emacs 2137411
Node: Common requests38216
Node: Setting up a customization file39934
Node: Colors on a TTY41105
Node: Debugging a customization file42120
Node: Displaying the current line or column43022
Node: Displaying the current file name in the titlebar44589
Node: Turning on abbrevs by default45748
Node: Turning on auto-fill by default46259
Node: Associating modes with files46960
Node: Working with unprintable characters48005
Node: Highlighting a region49757
Node: Controlling case sensitivity50189
Node: Wrapping words automatically51014
Node: Spell-checkers51465
Node: Checking TeX and *roff documents51742
Node: Changing load-path52039
Node: Using an already running Emacs process52524
Node: Compiler error messages56054
Node: Indenting switch statements57165
Node: Customizing C and C++ indentation58077
Node: Horizontal scrolling60665
Node: Overwrite mode61799
Node: Turning off beeping62280
Node: Turning the volume down62839
Node: Automatic indentation63527
Node: Matching parentheses65410
Node: Hiding #ifdef lines67438
Node: Repeating commands67949
Node: Valid X resources69024
Node: Evaluating Emacs Lisp code69505
Node: Changing the length of a Tab70975
Node: Inserting > at the beginning of each line71670
Node: Underlining paragraphs72695
Node: Repeating a command as many times as possible73107
Node: Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column73684
Node: Forcing Emacs to iconify itself74161
Node: Using regular expressions74513
Node: Replacing text across multiple files75482
Node: Documentation for etags76136
Node: Disabling backups76523
Node: Disabling auto-save-mode77985
Node: Going to a line by number78908
Node: Modifying pull-down menus80422
Node: Deleting menus and menu options83543
Node: Turning on syntax highlighting84249
Node: Scrolling only one line88577
Node: Replacing highlighted text89021
Node: Editing MS-DOS files89797
Node: Filling paragraphs with a single space90931
Node: Escape sequences in shell output91454
Node: Bugs and problems92275
Node: Problems with very large files93474
Node: ^M in the shell buffer95368
Node: Shell process exits abnormally97057
Node: Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows98401
Node: Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs99424
Node: Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode100656
Node: Problems talking to certain hosts101306
Node: Errors with init files102912
Node: Emacs ignores X resources103721
Node: Emacs ignores frame parameters105522
Node: Emacs takes a long time to visit files106366
Node: Editing files with $ in the name107110
Node: Shell mode loses the current directory107552
Node: Security risks with Emacs108509
Node: Dired claims that no file is on this line112470
Node: Compiling and installing Emacs113537
Node: Installing Emacs113839
Node: Updating Emacs117689
Node: Problems building Emacs118327
Node: Linking with -lX11 fails119214
Node: Finding Emacs and related packages120480
Node: Finding Emacs on the Internet121207
Node: Finding a package with particular functionality121942
Node: Packages that do not come with Emacs124658
Node: Submitting to the Emacs Lisp Archive126174
Node: Current GNU distributions126933
Node: Difference between Emacs and XEmacs127467
Node: Emacs for MS-DOS129695
Node: Emacs for Windows132663
Node: Emacs for OS/2133445
Node: Emacs for Atari ST134070
Node: Emacs for the Amiga134439
Node: Emacs for NeXTSTEP134944
Node: Emacs for Apple computers135371
Node: Emacs for VMS and DECwindows136204
Node: Modes for various languages136590
Ref: Modes for various languages-Footnote-1137603
Node: Translating names to IP addresses137817
Node: Major packages and programs138709
Node: VM139024
Node: Supercite140034
Node: Calc140566
Node: VIPER141241
Node: AUC-TeX141990
Node: BBDB142611
Node: Ispell143158
Node: w3-mode143784
Node: EDB144318
Node: Mailcrypt144682
Node: JDE145216
Node: Patch145579
Node: Key bindings145907
Node: Binding keys to commands146641
Node: Invalid prefix characters148759
Node: Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun149596
Node: Using function keys under X150962
Node: Working with function and arrow keys151324
Node: X key translations for Emacs151842
Node: Handling C-s and C-q with flow control152647
Node: Binding C-s and C-q157715
Node: Backspace invokes help158645
Node: stty and Backspace key162449
Node: Swapping keys162738
Node: Producing C-XXX with the keyboard163858
Node: No Meta key164469
Node: No Escape key164997
Node: Compose Character165550
Node: Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys166034
Node: Meta key does not work in xterm167259
Node: ExtendChar key does not work as Meta169440
Node: Alternate character sets170298
Node: Emacs does not display 8-bit characters170599
Node: Inputting eight-bit characters171423
Node: Kanji and Chinese characters171896
Node: Right-to-left alphabets172435
Node: Mail and news173354
Node: Changing the included text prefix174270
Node: Saving a copy of outgoing mail174925
Node: Expanding aliases when sending mail175950
Node: Rmail thinks all messages are one big one177347
Node: Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder178023
Node: Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail178384
Node: Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them179176
Node: Replying to the sender of a message180226
Node: MIME with Emacs mail packages181305
Node: Automatically starting a mail or news reader181959
Node: Reading news with Emacs182680
Node: Gnus does not work with NNTP182987
Node: Viewing articles with embedded underlining183887
Node: Saving a multi-part Gnus posting185905
Node: Starting Gnus faster186286
Node: Catching up in all newsgroups187050
Node: Killing based on nonstandard headers187463
Node: Removing flashing messages188229
Node: Catch-up is slow in Gnus188549
Node: Gnus hangs for a long time188863
Node: Learning more about Gnus190075
Node: Concept index190346
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