

Just below the modeline is a blank line called the echo area or LikeĮverything else in Emacs, what is displayed in the modeline isĬonfigurable, but the defaults should work fine for most people. The current buffer has been modified (indicated by two asterisks to You are viewing, the line number your cursor is on, and whether or not With some information displayed like the name of the buffer or file You will see a white or grey line at the bottom of the Emacs window, a place to scratch notes or otherwise put temporary snippets of text Aīuffer is a place in Emacs that usually contains the text of a fileįor editing (but can contain other text, like error messages, command Start by typing emacs at the shell prompt, read the splash screen and Refers to GNU Emacs version 24 (the version installed on SDF). This tutorial is to show you enough so that you are comfortable usingĮmacs as a work environment, not just as a text editor. Learn enough to be productive in Emacs in 30 minutes, but there isĮnough to learn about Emacs to keep you busy for years.
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Getting Started Basic Commands Getting Help Extended Commands and Command Completion Kill & Yank (Cut/Copy and Paste) Search & Replace Emacs Modes Buffers Windows Dired Mode Shell Modes Emacs Startup and Configuration Browsing the Web in Emacs with w3m Where to Go From HereĮmacs is an extensible, customizable, full-screen text editor.
