emacs
emacs
is used to edit files in emacs.
$ emacs filename
Then file specified by filename
will be opened in emacs, and you can use emacs to edit it.
Useful Options / Examples
emacs -nw
$ emacs -nw
Open Emacs directly in terminal.
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-nw
means new window.- You may occasionally want to run Emacs directly in the terminal window. Use the -nw option for this.
emacs -q
$ emacs -q
Open Emacs and do not load a init file.
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-q
means do not load an init file.- When Emacs is started, it normally tries to load a Lisp program from an init file. This file, if it exists, specifies how to initialize Emacs for you. Emacs looks for your init file using the filenames ~/.emacs, ~/.emacs.el, or ~/.emacs.d/init.el. Here, ~/ stands for your home directory.
emacs +number file
$ emacs +7 filename
Open Emacs and move the cursor to line 7.
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- Go to the line specified by
number
. - Do not insert a space between the “+” sign and the
number
.
emacs -font, -fn
$ emacs -font 12
$ emacs -fn 12
Open Emacs with font size 12.
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- Set the Emacs window’s font to that specified by font.
- When you specify a font, be sure to put a space between the switch and the font name.
emacs -geometry
$ emacs -geometry 70x24 filename
Open a frame with 70 chars wide and 24 chars high.
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- Set the Emacs window’s width, height, and position as specified. The width and height are specified in characters; the default is 80x24.
emacs -fg
$ emacs -fg red filename
Open Emacs and set the color of the text red.
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- On color displays, sets the color of the text. See the file /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt for a list of valid color names.