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# Line 32  emacs \- GNU project Emacs Line 32  emacs \- GNU project Emacs
32  .br  .br
33  .SH DESCRIPTION  .SH DESCRIPTION
34  .I GNU Emacs  .I GNU Emacs
35  is a version of  is a version of
36  .I Emacs,  .I Emacs,
37  written by the author of the original (PDP-10)  written by the author of the original (PDP-10)
38  .I Emacs,  .I Emacs,
39  Richard Stallman.  Richard Stallman.
40  .br  .br
# Line 46  maintainers' priority goal is to minimiz Line 46  maintainers' priority goal is to minimiz
46  page takes away from other more useful projects.  page takes away from other more useful projects.
47  .br  .br
48  The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses  The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses
49  everything other  everything other
50  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
51  editors do, and it is easily extensible since its  editors do, and it is easily extensible since its
52  editing commands are written in Lisp.  editing commands are written in Lisp.
53  .PP  .PP
# Line 58  but the facility assumes that you know h Line 58  but the facility assumes that you know h
58  windows and buffers.  windows and buffers.
59  CTRL-h or F1 enters the Help facility.  Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t)  CTRL-h or F1 enters the Help facility.  Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t)
60  requests an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals  requests an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals
61  of  of
62  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
63  in a few minutes.  in a few minutes.
64  Help Apropos (CTRL-h a) helps you  Help Apropos (CTRL-h a) helps you
65  find a command given its functionality, Help Character (CTRL-h c)  find a command given its functionality, Help Character (CTRL-h c)
# Line 114  Do not load an init file. Line 114  Do not load an init file.
114  Do not load the site-wide startup file.  Do not load the site-wide startup file.
115  .TP  .TP
116  .BI \-debug-init  .BI \-debug-init
117  Enable  Enable
118  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
119  Lisp debugger during the processing of the user init file  Lisp debugger during the processing of the user init file
120  .BI ~/.emacs.  .BI ~/.emacs.
# Line 161  option must be the first in the argument Line 161  option must be the first in the argument
161  options to specify files to execute and functions to call.  options to specify files to execute and functions to call.
162  .TP  .TP
163  .B \-kill  .B \-kill
164  Exit  Exit
165  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
166  while in batch mode.  while in batch mode.
167  .TP  .TP
168  .BI \-L " directory"  .BI \-L " directory"
169  Add  Add
170  .I directory  .I directory
171  to the list of directories  to the list of directories
172  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
173  searches for Lisp files.  searches for Lisp files.
174  .\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X  .\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X
# Line 240  Defaults to one pixel on each side of th Line 240  Defaults to one pixel on each side of th
240  .TP  .TP
241  .BI \-ib " pixels"  .BI \-ib " pixels"
242  Set the window's internal border width to the number of pixels specified  Set the window's internal border width to the number of pixels specified
243  by  by
244  .I pixels.  .I pixels.
245  Defaults to one pixel of padding on each side of the window.  Defaults to one pixel of padding on each side of the window.
246  .PP  .PP
247  .TP 8  .TP 8
248  .BI \-geometry " geometry"  .BI \-\-geometry " geometry"
249  Set the  Set the
250  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
251  window's width, height, and position as specified.  The geometry  window's width, height, and position as specified.  The geometry
# Line 253  specification is in the standard X forma Line 253  specification is in the standard X forma
253  .IR X (1)  .IR X (1)
254  for more information.  for more information.
255  The width and height are specified in characters; the default is 80 by  The width and height are specified in characters; the default is 80 by
256  24.  24.  See the Emacs manual, section "Options for Window Size and Position",
257    for information on how window sizes interact
258    with selecting or deselecting the tool bar and menu bar.
259  .PP  .PP
260  .TP 8  .TP 8
261  .BI \-fg " color"  .BI \-fg " color"
# Line 382  the background color will be set to whit Line 384  the background color will be set to whit
384  the border color will be set to grey,  the border color will be set to grey,
385  and the text and mouse cursors will be set to black.  and the text and mouse cursors will be set to black.
386  .PP  .PP
387  .SM Using the Mouse  .SM Using the Mouse
388  .PP  .PP
389  The following lists the mouse button bindings for the  The following lists the mouse button bindings for the
390  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
# Line 398  SHIFT-middle   Cut text into X cut buffer. Line 400  SHIFT-middle   Cut text into X cut buffer.
400  SHIFT-right     Paste text.  SHIFT-right     Paste text.
401  CTRL-middle     Cut text into X cut buffer and kill it.  CTRL-middle     Cut text into X cut buffer and kill it.
402  CTRL-right      T{  CTRL-right      T{
403  Select this window, then split it into  Select this window, then split it into
404  two windows.  Same as typing CTRL-x 2.  two windows.  Same as typing CTRL-x 2.
405  T}  T}
406  .\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X MENUS  .\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X MENUS
407  CTRL-SHIFT-left T{  CTRL-SHIFT-left T{
408  X buffer menu--hold the buttons and keys  X buffer menu--hold the buttons and keys
409  down, wait for menu to appear, select  down, wait for menu to appear, select
410  buffer, and release.  Move mouse out of  buffer, and release.  Move mouse out of
411  menu and release to cancel.  menu and release to cancel.
412  T}  T}
# Line 438  manual is included in a convenient tree Line 440  manual is included in a convenient tree
440  /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/lisp - Lisp source files and compiled files  /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/lisp - Lisp source files and compiled files
441  that define most editing commands.  Some are preloaded;  that define most editing commands.  Some are preloaded;
442  others are autoloaded from this directory when used.  others are autoloaded from this directory when used.
443      
444  /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc - various programs that are used with  /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc - various programs that are used with
445  GNU Emacs, and some files of information.  GNU Emacs, and some files of information.
446    
# Line 493  Bugs that I know about are: shell will n Line 495  Bugs that I know about are: shell will n
495  running in Raw mode on some Unix versions.  running in Raw mode on some Unix versions.
496  .SH UNRESTRICTIONS  .SH UNRESTRICTIONS
497  .PP  .PP
498  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
499  is free; anyone may redistribute copies of  is free; anyone may redistribute copies of
500  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
501  to  to
502  anyone under the terms stated in the  anyone under the terms stated in the
503  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
504  General Public License,  General Public License,
505  a copy of which accompanies each copy of  a copy of which accompanies each copy of
506  .I Emacs  .I Emacs
507  and which also  and which also
508  appears in the reference manual.  appears in the reference manual.
509  .PP  .PP
# Line 512  but it is never included in the scope of Line 514  but it is never included in the scope of
514  systems.  Such inclusion violates the terms on which distribution  systems.  Such inclusion violates the terms on which distribution
515  is permitted.  In fact, the primary purpose of the General Public  is permitted.  In fact, the primary purpose of the General Public
516  License is to prohibit anyone from attaching any other restrictions  License is to prohibit anyone from attaching any other restrictions
517  to redistribution of  to redistribution of
518  .I Emacs.  .I Emacs.
519  .PP  .PP
520  Richard Stallman encourages you to improve and extend  Richard Stallman encourages you to improve and extend
521  .I Emacs,  .I Emacs,
522  and urges that  and urges that
523  you contribute your extensions to the GNU library.  Eventually GNU  you contribute your extensions to the GNU library.  Eventually GNU
524  (Gnu's Not Unix) will be a complete replacement for Berkeley  (Gnu's Not Unix) will be a complete replacement for Berkeley
# Line 530  X(1), xlsfonts(1), xterm(1), xrdb(1) Line 532  X(1), xlsfonts(1), xterm(1), xrdb(1)
532  was written by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation.  was written by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation.
533  Joachim Martillo and Robert Krawitz added the X features.  Joachim Martillo and Robert Krawitz added the X features.
534  .SH COPYING  .SH COPYING
535  Copyright  Copyright
536  .if t \(co  .if t \(co
537  .if n (c)  .if n (c)
538  1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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