This is ../info/efaq, produced by makeinfo version 4.0 from faq.texi. INFO-DIR-SECTION Emacs START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs. END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including FTP information). 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[This version has been somewhat edited from the last-posted version (as of August 1999) for inclusion in the Emacs distribution.] Indirect: efaq-1: 1256 efaq-2: 51014 efaq-3: 100656 efaq-4: 149596 efaq-5: 190346 Tag Table: (Indirect) Node: Top1256 Node: FAQ notation2032 Node: Basic keys2490 Ref: Basic keys-Footnote-14449 Node: Extended commands4531 Node: On-line manual5605 Node: File-name conventions6494 Node: Common acronyms8049 Node: General questions9163 Node: The LPF9607 Node: Real meaning of copyleft10220 Node: Guidelines for newsgroup postings11359 Node: Newsgroup archives13062 Node: Reporting bugs13856 Node: Unsubscribing from Emacs lists15759 Node: Contacting the FSF16592 Node: Getting help17208 Node: Basic editing17690 Node: Learning how to do something18762 Node: Getting a printed manual21341 Node: Emacs Lisp documentation22281 Node: Installing Texinfo documentation23440 Node: Printing a Texinfo file26817 Node: Viewing Info files outside of Emacs28147 Node: Informational files for Emacs29029 Node: Help installing Emacs30618 Node: Obtaining the FAQ31305 Node: Status of Emacs34388 Node: Origin of the term Emacs34716 Node: Latest version of Emacs35963 Node: New in Emacs 2036221 Node: New in Emacs 2137411 Node: Common requests38216 Node: Setting up a customization file39934 Node: Colors on a TTY41105 Node: Debugging a customization file42120 Node: Displaying the current line or column43022 Node: Displaying the current file name in the titlebar44589 Node: Turning on abbrevs by default45748 Node: Turning on auto-fill by default46259 Node: Associating modes with files46960 Node: Working with unprintable characters48005 Node: Highlighting a region49757 Node: Controlling case sensitivity50189 Node: Wrapping words automatically51014 Node: Spell-checkers51465 Node: Checking TeX and *roff documents51742 Node: Changing load-path52039 Node: Using an already running Emacs process52524 Node: Compiler error messages56054 Node: Indenting switch statements57165 Node: Customizing C and C++ indentation58077 Node: Horizontal scrolling60665 Node: Overwrite mode61799 Node: Turning off beeping62280 Node: Turning the volume down62839 Node: Automatic indentation63527 Node: Matching parentheses65410 Node: Hiding #ifdef lines67438 Node: Repeating commands67949 Node: Valid X resources69024 Node: Evaluating Emacs Lisp code69505 Node: Changing the length of a Tab70975 Node: Inserting > at the beginning of each line71670 Node: Underlining paragraphs72695 Node: Repeating a command as many times as possible73107 Node: Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column73684 Node: Forcing Emacs to iconify itself74161 Node: Using regular expressions74513 Node: Replacing text across multiple files75482 Node: Documentation for etags76136 Node: Disabling backups76523 Node: Disabling auto-save-mode77985 Node: Going to a line by number78908 Node: Modifying pull-down menus80422 Node: Deleting menus and menu options83543 Node: Turning on syntax highlighting84249 Node: Scrolling only one line88577 Node: Replacing highlighted text89021 Node: Editing MS-DOS files89797 Node: Filling paragraphs with a single space90931 Node: Escape sequences in shell output91454 Node: Bugs and problems92275 Node: Problems with very large files93474 Node: ^M in the shell buffer95368 Node: Shell process exits abnormally97057 Node: Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows98401 Node: Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs99424 Node: Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode100656 Node: Problems talking to certain hosts101306 Node: Errors with init files102912 Node: Emacs ignores X resources103721 Node: Emacs ignores frame parameters105522 Node: Emacs takes a long time to visit files106366 Node: Editing files with $ in the name107110 Node: Shell mode loses the current directory107552 Node: Security risks with Emacs108509 Node: Dired claims that no file is on this line112470 Node: Compiling and installing Emacs113537 Node: Installing Emacs113839 Node: Updating Emacs117689 Node: Problems building Emacs118327 Node: Linking with -lX11 fails119214 Node: Finding Emacs and related packages120480 Node: Finding Emacs on the Internet121207 Node: Finding a package with particular functionality121942 Node: Packages that do not come with Emacs124658 Node: Submitting to the Emacs Lisp Archive126174 Node: Current GNU distributions126933 Node: Difference between Emacs and XEmacs127467 Node: Emacs for MS-DOS129695 Node: Emacs for Windows132663 Node: Emacs for OS/2133445 Node: Emacs for Atari ST134070 Node: Emacs for the Amiga134439 Node: Emacs for NeXTSTEP134944 Node: Emacs for Apple computers135371 Node: Emacs for VMS and DECwindows136204 Node: Modes for various languages136590 Ref: Modes for various languages-Footnote-1137603 Node: Translating names to IP addresses137817 Node: Major packages and programs138709 Node: VM139024 Node: Supercite140034 Node: Calc140566 Node: VIPER141241 Node: AUC-TeX141990 Node: BBDB142611 Node: Ispell143158 Node: w3-mode143784 Node: EDB144318 Node: Mailcrypt144682 Node: JDE145216 Node: Patch145579 Node: Key bindings145907 Node: Binding keys to commands146641 Node: Invalid prefix characters148759 Node: Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun149596 Node: Using function keys under X150962 Node: Working with function and arrow keys151324 Node: X key translations for Emacs151842 Node: Handling C-s and C-q with flow control152647 Node: Binding C-s and C-q157715 Node: Backspace invokes help158645 Node: stty and Backspace key162449 Node: Swapping keys162738 Node: Producing C-XXX with the keyboard163858 Node: No Meta key164469 Node: No Escape key164997 Node: Compose Character165550 Node: Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys166034 Node: Meta key does not work in xterm167259 Node: ExtendChar key does not work as Meta169440 Node: Alternate character sets170298 Node: Emacs does not display 8-bit characters170599 Node: Inputting eight-bit characters171423 Node: Kanji and Chinese characters171896 Node: Right-to-left alphabets172435 Node: Mail and news173354 Node: Changing the included text prefix174270 Node: Saving a copy of outgoing mail174925 Node: Expanding aliases when sending mail175950 Node: Rmail thinks all messages are one big one177347 Node: Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder178023 Node: Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail178384 Node: Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them179176 Node: Replying to the sender of a message180226 Node: MIME with Emacs mail packages181305 Node: Automatically starting a mail or news reader181959 Node: Reading news with Emacs182680 Node: Gnus does not work with NNTP182987 Node: Viewing articles with embedded underlining183887 Node: Saving a multi-part Gnus posting185905 Node: Starting Gnus faster186286 Node: Catching up in all newsgroups187050 Node: Killing based on nonstandard headers187463 Node: Removing flashing messages188229 Node: Catch-up is slow in Gnus188549 Node: Gnus hangs for a long time188863 Node: Learning more about Gnus190075 Node: Concept 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