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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.
  
 
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== Running emacs ==
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To run emacs, simply type
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<source lang='bash'>
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emacs &
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</source>
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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
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<source lang='bash'>
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emacs FILENAME &
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</source>
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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

Emacs
Version GNU Emacs 21.4.1
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.

External Links

References