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'''Emacs''' is a text-editing package, and it is available for free on the public computing systems running Linux. | '''Emacs''' is a text-editing package, and it is available for free on the public computing systems running Linux. | ||
− | + | == Running emacs == | |
+ | To run emacs, simply type | ||
+ | <source lang='bash'> | ||
+ | emacs & | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | at the command prompt. The & will allow emacs to run in the background, keeping the command line available for future commands. You can also type | ||
+ | <source lang='bash'> | ||
+ | emacs FILENAME & | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | where FILENAME is either the name of an existing file or the name of a new file you want to create. | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == |
Revision as of 18:12, 3 August 2009
Version | GNU Emacs 21.4.1 |
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Cost | free |
Pundit Updated | 7/18/2008 |
Emacs is a text-editing package, and it is available for free on the public computing systems running Linux.
Running emacs
To run emacs, simply type
emacs &
at the command prompt. The & will allow emacs to run in the background, keeping the command line available for future commands. You can also type
emacs FILENAME &
where FILENAME is either the name of an existing file or the name of a new file you want to create.
Questions
Post your questions by editing the discussion page of this article. Edit the page, then scroll to the bottom and add a question by putting in the characters *{{Q}}, followed by your question and finally your signature (with four tildes, i.e. ~~~~). Using the {{Q}} will automatically put the page in the category of pages with questions - other editors hoping to help out can then go to that category page to see where the questions are. See the page for Template:Q for details and examples.