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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: Top1257
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
Node: Status of Emacs34388
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 file42127
Node: Displaying the current line or column43029
Node: Displaying the current file name in the titlebar44596
Node: Turning on abbrevs by default45755
Node: Turning on auto-fill by default46266
Node: Associating modes with files46967
Node: Working with unprintable characters48012
Node: Highlighting a region49764
Node: Controlling case sensitivity50196
Node: Wrapping words automatically51021
Node: Spell-checkers51472
Node: Checking TeX and *roff documents51749
Node: Changing load-path52046
Node: Using an already running Emacs process52531
Node: Compiler error messages56061
Node: Indenting switch statements57172
Node: Customizing C and C++ indentation58084
Node: Horizontal scrolling60672
Node: Overwrite mode61806
Node: Turning off beeping62287
Node: Turning the volume down62846
Node: Automatic indentation63534
Node: Matching parentheses65417
Node: Hiding #ifdef lines67445
Node: Repeating commands67956
Node: Valid X resources69031
Node: Evaluating Emacs Lisp code69512
Node: Changing the length of a Tab70982
Node: Inserting > at the beginning of each line71677
Node: Underlining paragraphs72702
Node: Repeating a command as many times as possible73114
Node: Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column73691
Node: Forcing Emacs to iconify itself74168
Node: Using regular expressions74520
Node: Replacing text across multiple files75489
Node: Documentation for etags76143
Node: Disabling backups76530
Node: Disabling auto-save-mode77992
Node: Going to a line by number78915
Node: Modifying pull-down menus80429
Node: Deleting menus and menu options83550
Node: Turning on syntax highlighting84256
Node: Scrolling only one line88584
Node: Replacing highlighted text89028
Node: Editing MS-DOS files89804
Node: Filling paragraphs with a single space90938
Node: Escape sequences in shell output91461
Node: Bugs and problems92282
Node: Problems with very large files93481
Node: ^M in the shell buffer95375
Node: Shell process exits abnormally97064
Node: Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows98408
Node: Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs99431
Node: Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode100663
Node: Problems talking to certain hosts101313
Node: Errors with init files102919
Node: Emacs ignores X resources103728
Node: Emacs ignores frame parameters105529
Node: Emacs takes a long time to visit files106373
Node: Editing files with $ in the name107117
Node: Shell mode loses the current directory107559
Node: Security risks with Emacs108516
Node: Dired claims that no file is on this line112477
Node: Compiling and installing Emacs113544
Node: Installing Emacs113846
Node: Updating Emacs117696
Node: Problems building Emacs118334
Node: Linking with -lX11 fails119221
Node: Finding Emacs and related packages120487
Node: Finding Emacs on the Internet121214
Node: Finding a package with particular functionality121949
Node: Packages that do not come with Emacs124665
Node: Submitting to the Emacs Lisp Archive126181
Node: Current GNU distributions126940
Node: Difference between Emacs and XEmacs127474
Node: Emacs for MS-DOS129709
Node: Emacs for Windows132632
Node: Emacs for OS/2133414
Node: Emacs for Atari ST134039
Node: Emacs for the Amiga134408
Node: Emacs for NeXTSTEP134913
Node: Emacs for Apple computers135340
Node: Emacs for VMS and DECwindows136173
Node: Modes for various languages136559
Ref: Modes for various languages-Footnote-1137572
Node: Translating names to IP addresses137786
Node: Major packages and programs138678
Node: VM138993
Node: Supercite140003
Node: Calc140535
Node: VIPER141210
Node: AUC-TeX141959
Node: BBDB142580
Node: Ispell143127
Node: w3-mode143753
Node: EDB144287
Node: Mailcrypt144651
Node: JDE145185
Node: Patch145548
Node: Key bindings145876
Node: Binding keys to commands146610
Node: Invalid prefix characters148728
Node: Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun149565
Node: Using function keys under X150931
Node: Working with function and arrow keys151293
Node: X key translations for Emacs151811
Node: Handling C-s and C-q with flow control152616
Node: Binding C-s and C-q157684
Node: Backspace invokes help158614
Node: stty and Backspace key162418
Node: Swapping keys162707
Node: Producing C-XXX with the keyboard163827
Node: No Meta key164438
Node: No Escape key164966
Node: Compose Character165519
Node: Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys166003
Node: Meta key does not work in xterm167228
Node: ExtendChar key does not work as Meta169409
Node: Alternate character sets170267
Node: Emacs does not display 8-bit characters170568
Node: Inputting eight-bit characters171392
Node: Kanji and Chinese characters171865
Node: Right-to-left alphabets172404
Node: Mail and news173323
Node: Changing the included text prefix174239
Node: Saving a copy of outgoing mail174894
Node: Expanding aliases when sending mail175919
Node: Rmail thinks all messages are one big one177316
Node: Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder177992
Node: Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail178353
Node: Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them179145
Node: Replying to the sender of a message180195
Node: MIME with Emacs mail packages181274
Node: Automatically starting a mail or news reader181928
Node: Reading news with Emacs182649
Node: Gnus does not work with NNTP182956
Node: Viewing articles with embedded underlining183856
Node: Saving a multi-part Gnus posting185874
Node: Starting Gnus faster186255
Node: Catching up in all newsgroups187019
Node: Killing based on nonstandard headers187432
Node: Removing flashing messages188198
Node: Catch-up is slow in Gnus188518
Node: Gnus hangs for a long time188832
Node: Learning more about Gnus190044
Node: Concept index190315
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