This is ../info/emacs, produced by makeinfo version 4.0 from emacs.texi. This is the Fourteenth edition of the `GNU Emacs Manual', updated for Emacs version 21.1. INFO-DIR-SECTION Emacs START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY * Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text editor. END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY Published by the Free Software Foundation 59 Temple Place, Suite 330 Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Copyright (C) 1985, 1986,1987,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the Invariant Sections being "The GNU Manifesto", "Distribution" and "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE", with the Front-Cover texts being "A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License." 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File: emacs, Node: Variable Index, Next: Concept Index, Prev: Command Index, Up: Top Variable Index ************** * Menu: * abbrev-all-caps: Expanding Abbrevs. * abbrev-file-name: Saving Abbrevs. * abbrev-mode: Abbrev Concepts. * adaptive-fill-first-line-regexp: Adaptive Fill. * adaptive-fill-function: Adaptive Fill. * adaptive-fill-mode: Adaptive Fill. * adaptive-fill-regexp: Adaptive Fill. * add-log-keep-changes-together: Change Log. * ange-ftp-default-user: Remote Files. * ange-ftp-gateway-host: Remote Files. * ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password: Remote Files. * ange-ftp-make-backup-files: Remote Files. * ange-ftp-smart-gateway: Remote Files. * appt-display-diary: Appointments. * appt-issue-message: Appointments. * apropos-do-all: Apropos. * auto-coding-alist: Recognize Coding. * auto-coding-regexp-alist: Recognize Coding. * auto-compression-mode: Compressed Files. * auto-mode-alist: Choosing Modes. * auto-revert-interval: Reverting. * auto-save-default: Auto Save Control. * auto-save-interval: Auto Save Control. * auto-save-list-file-prefix: Recover. * auto-save-timeout: Auto Save Control. * auto-save-visited-file-name: Auto Save Files. * automatic-hscrolling: Horizontal Scrolling. * backup-by-copying: Backup Copying. * backup-by-copying-when-linked: Backup Copying. * backup-by-copying-when-mismatch: Backup Copying. * backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch: Backup Copying. * backup-directory-alist: Backup Names. * backup-enable-predicate: Backup. * baud-rate: Display Custom. * bdf-directory-list: PostScript Variables. * blink-matching-delay: Matching. * blink-matching-paren: Matching. * blink-matching-paren-distance: Matching. * bookmark-save-flag: Bookmarks. * bookmark-search-size: Bookmarks. * browse-url-browser-function: Browse-URL. * buffer-file-coding-system: Recognize Coding. * buffer-read-only: Misc Buffer. * c-comment-only-line-offset: Comments in C. * c-comment-start-regexp: Comments in C. * c-default-style: Custom C Indent. * c-hanging-comment-ender-p: Comments in C. * c-hanging-comment-starter-p: Comments in C. * c-hungry-delete-key: Hungry Delete. * c-mode-hook: Program Modes. * c-mode-map: Local Keymaps. * calendar-daylight-savings-ends: Daylight Savings. * calendar-daylight-savings-ends-time: Daylight Savings. * calendar-daylight-savings-starts: Daylight Savings. * calendar-daylight-time-offset: Daylight Savings. * calendar-daylight-time-zone-name: Sunrise/Sunset. * calendar-latitude: Sunrise/Sunset. * calendar-location-name: Sunrise/Sunset. * calendar-longitude: Sunrise/Sunset. * calendar-standard-time-zone-name: Sunrise/Sunset. * calendar-time-zone: Sunrise/Sunset. * calendar-week-start-day: Move to Beginning or End. * case-fold-search: Search Case. * case-replace: Replacement and Case. * change-log-version-info-enabled: Change Log. * change-log-version-number-regexp-list: Change Log. * change-major-mode-with-file-name: Choosing Modes. * coding: Recognize Coding. * colon-double-space: Fill Commands. * comint-completion-addsuffix: Shell Options. * comint-completion-autolist: Shell Options. * comint-completion-fignore: Shell Mode. * comint-completion-recexact: Shell Options. * comint-input-autoexpand: History References. * comint-input-ignoredups: Shell Options. * comint-prompt-regexp: History References. * comint-scroll-show-maximum-output: Shell Options. * comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-input: Shell Options. * comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-output: Shell Options. * comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields: History References. * command-history: Repetition. * command-line-args: Action Arguments. * comment-column: Options for Comments. * comment-end: Options for Comments. * comment-indent-function: Options for Comments. * comment-line-start: Fortran Comments. * comment-line-start-skip: Fortran Comments. * comment-multi-line: Options for Comments. * comment-padding: Options for Comments. * comment-start: Options for Comments. * comment-start-skip: Options for Comments. * compare-ignore-case: Comparing Files. * compilation-error-regexp-alist: Compilation Mode. * compilation-scroll-output: Compilation. * compile-command: Compilation. * completion-auto-help: Completion Options. * completion-ignored-extensions: Completion Options. * confirm-kill-emacs: Exiting. * crisp-override-meta-x: Emulation. * ctl-arrow: Display Custom. * ctl-x-4-map: Prefix Keymaps. * ctl-x-map: Prefix Keymaps. * current-input-method: Select Input Method. * current-language-environment: Language Environments. * cursor-in-non-selected-windows: Cursor Display. * custom-buffer-done-function: Changing an Option. * dabbrev-abbrev-char-regexp: Dabbrev Customization. * dabbrev-abbrev-skip-leading-regexp: Dabbrev Customization. * dabbrev-case-fold-search: Dabbrev Customization. * dabbrev-case-replace: Dabbrev Customization. * dabbrev-check-all-buffers: Dynamic Abbrevs. * dabbrev-ignored-buffer-regexps: Dynamic Abbrevs. * dabbrev-limit: Dynamic Abbrevs. * dbx-mode-hook: GUD Customization. * default-buffer-file-coding-system: Specify Coding. * default-directory: File Names. * default-enable-multibyte-characters: Enabling Multibyte. * default-indicate-empty-lines: Trailing Whitespace. * default-input-method: Select Input Method. * default-justification: Format Justification. * default-major-mode: Choosing Modes. * delete-auto-save-files: Auto Save Files. * delete-old-versions: Backup Deletion. * desktop-enable: Saving Emacs Sessions. * desktop-files-not-to-save: Saving Emacs Sessions. * diary-file: Format of Diary File. * diary-hook: Appointments. * diary-mail-days: Diary Commands. * diff-switches: Comparing Files. * dired-chown-program: Operating on Files. * dired-copy-preserve-time: Operating on Files. * dired-dwim-target: Operating on Files. * dired-garbage-files-regexp: Flagging Many Files. * dired-kept-versions: Flagging Many Files. * dired-listing-switches: Dired Enter. * dired-listing-switches (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Processes. * dired-recursive-copies: Operating on Files. * dired-recursive-deletes: Dired Deletion. * display-buffer-reuse-frames: Select Buffer. * display-time-24hr-format: Optional Mode Line. * display-time-mail-face: Optional Mode Line. * display-time-use-mail-icon: Optional Mode Line. * dos-codepage: MS-DOS and MULE. * dos-display-scancodes: MS-DOS Input. * dos-hyper-key: MS-DOS Input. * dos-keypad-mode: MS-DOS Input. * dos-printer: MS-DOS Printing. * dos-ps-printer: MS-DOS Printing. * dos-super-key: MS-DOS Input. * dos-unsupported-character-glyph: MS-DOS and MULE. * double-click-fuzz: Mouse Buttons. * double-click-time: Mouse Buttons. * echo-keystrokes: Display Custom. * emacs-lisp-mode-hook: Program Modes. * emerge-combine-versions-template: Combining in Emerge. * emerge-startup-hook: Fine Points of Emerge. * enable-multibyte-characters: Enabling Multibyte. * enable-recursive-minibuffers: Minibuffer Edit. * enriched-fill-after-visiting: Requesting Formatted Text. * enriched-translations: Requesting Formatted Text. * eol-mnemonic-dos: Mode Line. * eol-mnemonic-mac: Mode Line. * eol-mnemonic-undecided: Mode Line. * eol-mnemonic-unix: Mode Line. * esc-map: Prefix Keymaps. * european-calendar-style: Date Formats. * eval-expression-debug-on-error: Lisp Eval. * eval-expression-print-length: Lisp Eval. * eval-expression-print-level: Lisp Eval. * even-window-heights: Select Buffer. * exit-language-environment-hook: Language Environments. * explicit-shell-file-name: Interactive Shell. * ff-related-file-alist: Other C Commands. * file-coding-system-alist: Recognize Coding. * file-name-buffer-file-type-alist: Text and Binary. * file-name-coding-system: Specify Coding. * file-name-handler-alist: Remote Files. * fill-column: Fill Commands. * fill-prefix: Fill Prefix. * find-file-existing-other-name: File Aliases. * find-file-hooks: Visiting. * find-file-not-found-hooks: Visiting. * find-file-run-dired: Visiting. * find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings: File Aliases. * find-file-visit-truename: File Aliases. * find-file-wildcards: Visiting. * find-ls-option: Dired and Find. * find-tag-marker-ring-length: Find Tag. * foldout-mouse-modifiers: Foldout. * font-lock-beginning-of-syntax-function: Font Lock. * font-lock-maximum-decoration: Font Lock. * font-lock-maximum-size: Font Lock. * fortran-analyze-depth: ForIndent Cont. * fortran-break-before-delimiters: Fortran Autofill. * fortran-check-all-num...: ForIndent Vars. * fortran-column-ruler-fixed: Fortran Columns. * fortran-column-ruler-tabs: Fortran Columns. * fortran-comment-indent-char: Fortran Comments. * fortran-comment-indent-style: Fortran Comments. * fortran-comment-line-extra-indent: Fortran Comments. * fortran-comment-region: Fortran Comments. * fortran-continuation-indent: ForIndent Vars. * fortran-continuation-string: ForIndent Cont. * fortran-do-indent: ForIndent Vars. * fortran-electric-line-number: ForIndent Num. * fortran-if-indent: ForIndent Vars. * fortran-line-number-indent: ForIndent Num. * fortran-minimum-statement-indent...: ForIndent Vars. * fortran-structure-indent: ForIndent Vars. * fortran-tab-mode-default: ForIndent Cont. * gdb-mode-hook: GUD Customization. * global-font-lock-mode: Font Lock. * grep-regexp-alist: Compilation Mode. * gud-xdb-directories: Starting GUD. * help-map: Prefix Keymaps. * hi-lock-exclude-modes: Highlight Interactively. * highlight-nonselected-windows: Transient Mark. * highlight-wrong-size-font: Fontsets. * history-length: Minibuffer History. * hourglass-delay: Display Custom. * hs-hide-comments-when-hiding-all: Hideshow. * hs-isearch-open: Hideshow. * hs-special-modes-alist: Hideshow. * image-file-name-extensions: File Conveniences. * image-file-name-regexps: File Conveniences. * imenu-auto-rescan: Imenu. * imenu-sort-function: Imenu. * indent-tabs-mode: Just Spaces. * indent-tabs-mode (Fortran mode): ForIndent Cont. * indicate-empty-lines: Trailing Whitespace. * inferior-lisp-program: External Lisp. * inhibit-eol-conversion: Recognize Coding. * inhibit-iso-escape-detection: Recognize Coding. * initial-major-mode: Entering Emacs. * input-method-highlight-flag: Input Methods. * input-method-verbose-flag: Input Methods. * insert-default-directory: File Names. * interpreter-mode-alist: Choosing Modes. * inverse-video: Display Custom. * isearch-lazy-highlight: Incremental Search. * isearch-lazy-highlight-face: Incremental Search. * isearch-mode-map: Incremental Search. * ispell-dictionary: Spelling. * jdb-mode-hook: GUD Customization. * kept-new-versions: Backup Deletion. * kept-old-versions: Backup Deletion. * keyboard-coding-system: Specify Coding. * kill-buffer-hook: Kill Buffer. * kill-read-only-ok: Killing. * kill-ring: Earlier Kills. * kill-ring-max: Earlier Kills. * kill-whole-line: Killing by Lines. * latex-block-names: LaTeX Editing. * latex-mode-hook: TeX Misc. * latex-run-command: TeX Print. * latin1-display: Undisplayable Characters. * line-number-display-limit: Optional Mode Line. * line-number-display-limit-width: Optional Mode Line. * lisp-body-indent: Lisp Indent. * lisp-indent-offset: Lisp Indent. * lisp-interaction-mode-hook: Program Modes. * lisp-mode-hook: Program Modes. * lisp-mode-map: Local Keymaps. * list-directory-brief-switches: Directories. * list-directory-verbose-switches: Directories. * load-dangerous-libraries: Lisp Libraries. * load-path: Lisp Libraries. * locale-charset-language-names: Language Environments. * locale-coding-system: Specify Coding. * locale-language-names: Language Environments. * locale-preferred-coding-systems: Language Environments. * locate-command: Dired and Find. * lpr-add-switches: Hardcopy. * lpr-command (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * lpr-commands: Hardcopy. * lpr-headers-switches: Hardcopy. * lpr-headers-switches (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * lpr-switches: Hardcopy. * lpr-switches (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * mac-command-key-is-meta: Mac Input. * mac-keyboard-text-encoding: Mac Input. * mail-abbrevs: Mail Aliases. * mail-aliases: Mail Aliases. * mail-archive-file-name: Mail Headers. * mail-default-headers: Mail Headers. * mail-default-reply-to: Mail Headers. * mail-from-style: Mail Headers. * mail-mode-hook: Mail Mode Misc. * mail-personal-alias-file: Mail Aliases. * mail-self-blind: Mail Headers. * mail-setup-hook: Mail Mode Misc. * mail-signature: Mail Mode Misc. * mail-user-agent: Mail Methods. * mail-yank-prefix: Citing Mail. * make-backup-file-name-function: Backup Names. * make-backup-files: Backup. * Man-fontify-manpage-flag: Man Page. * Man-switches: Man Page. * mark-even-if-inactive: Transient Mark. * mark-ring: Mark Ring. * mark-ring-max: Mark Ring. * max-mini-window-height: Minibuffer Edit. * message-log-max: Echo Area. * midnight-hook: Kill Buffer. * midnight-mode: Kill Buffer. * minibuffer-local-completion-map: Minibuffer Maps. * minibuffer-local-map: Minibuffer Maps. * minibuffer-local-must-match-map: Minibuffer Maps. * minibuffer-local-ns-map: Minibuffer Maps. * mode-line-inverse-video: Display Custom. * mode-specific-map: Prefix Keymaps. * mouse-avoidance-mode: Mouse Avoidance. * mouse-scroll-min-lines: Mouse Commands. * mouse-wheel-follow-mouse: Wheeled Mice. * mouse-wheel-scroll-amount: Wheeled Mice. * mouse-yank-at-point: Mouse Commands. * next-line-add-newlines: Moving Point. * next-screen-context-lines: Scrolling. * no-redraw-on-reenter: Display Custom. * normal-erase-is-backspace: DEL Does Not Delete. * nroff-mode-hook: Nroff Mode. * outline-level: Outline Format. * outline-minor-mode-prefix: Outline Mode. * outline-mode-hook: Outline Mode. * outline-regexp: Outline Format. * page-delimiter: Pages. * paragraph-separate: Paragraphs. * paragraph-start: Paragraphs. * partial-completion-mode: Completion Options. * PC-disable-includes: Completion Options. * PC-include-file-path: Completion Options. * pdb-mode-hook: GUD Customization. * perldb-mode-hook: GUD Customization. * picture-mode-hook: Picture. * picture-tab-chars: Tabs in Picture. * plain-tex-mode-hook: TeX Misc. * print-region-function (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * printer-name: Hardcopy. * printer-name (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * ps-font-family: PostScript Variables. * ps-font-info-database: PostScript Variables. * ps-font-size: PostScript Variables. * ps-landscape-mode: PostScript Variables. * ps-lpr-command: PostScript Variables. * ps-lpr-command (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * ps-lpr-switches: PostScript Variables. * ps-lpr-switches (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * ps-multibyte-buffer: PostScript Variables. * ps-number-of-columns: PostScript Variables. * ps-page-dimensions-database: PostScript Variables. * ps-paper-type: PostScript Variables. * ps-print-color-p: PostScript Variables. * ps-print-header: PostScript Variables. * ps-printer-name: PostScript Variables. * ps-printer-name (MS-DOS): MS-DOS Printing. * ps-use-face-background: PostScript Variables. * read-quoted-char-radix: Inserting Text. * recentf-mode: File Conveniences. * require-final-newline: Saving. * resize-mini-windows: Minibuffer Edit. * revert-without-query: Reverting. * rmail-decode-mime-charset: Recognize Coding. * rmail-delete-after-output: Rmail Output. * rmail-delete-message-hook: Rmail Deletion. * rmail-dont-reply-to-names: Rmail Reply. * rmail-edit-mode-hook: Rmail Editing. * rmail-file-coding-system: Recognize Coding. * rmail-file-name: Rmail Basics. * rmail-highlighted-headers: Rmail Display. * rmail-ignored-headers: Rmail Display. * rmail-mail-new-frame: Rmail Reply. * rmail-mode-hook: Rmail. * rmail-movemail-flags: Movemail. * rmail-output-file-alist: Rmail Output. * rmail-pop-password: Movemail. * rmail-pop-password-required: Movemail. * rmail-preserve-inbox: Movemail. * rmail-primary-inbox-list: Rmail Inbox. * rmail-redisplay-summary: Rmail Summary Edit. * rmail-retry-ignored-headers: Rmail Reply. * rmail-secondary-file-directory: Rmail Files. * rmail-secondary-file-regexp: Rmail Files. * rmail-summary-line-count-flag: Rmail Make Summary. * rmail-summary-window-size: Rmail Make Summary. * same-window-buffer-names: Force Same Window. * same-window-regexps: Force Same Window. * save-abbrevs: Saving Abbrevs. * save-place: Saving Emacs Sessions. * scheme-mode-hook: Program Modes. * scroll-all-mode: Window Convenience. * scroll-bar-mode: Scroll Bars. * scroll-bar-width: Scroll Bars. * scroll-conservatively: Scrolling. * scroll-down-aggressively: Scrolling. * scroll-margin: Scrolling. * scroll-preserve-screen-position: Scrolling. * scroll-up-aggressively: Scrolling. * sdb-mode-hook: GUD Customization. * search-slow-speed: Incremental Search. * search-slow-window-lines: Incremental Search. * selective-display-ellipses: Selective Display. * sendmail-coding-system: Recognize Coding. * sentence-end: Sentences. * sentence-end-double-space: Fill Commands. * sentence-end-without-period: Fill Commands. * server-kill-new-buffers: Emacs Server. * server-temp-file-regexp: Emacs Server. * server-window: Emacs Server. * set-language-environment-hook: Language Environments. * shell-cd-regexp: Directory Tracking. * shell-command-default-error-buffer: Single Shell. * shell-command-regexp: Shell Mode. * shell-completion-execonly: Shell Options. * shell-completion-fignore: Shell Mode. * shell-file-name: Single Shell. * shell-input-ring-file-name: Shell Ring. * shell-popd-regexp: Directory Tracking. * shell-prompt-pattern: History References. * shell-pushd-regexp: Directory Tracking. * show-trailing-whitespace: Trailing Whitespace. * slitex-mode-hook: TeX Misc. * slitex-run-command: TeX Print. * small-temporary-file-directory: Backup. * sort-fold-case: Sorting. * sort-numeric-base: Sorting. * special-display-buffer-names: Special Buffer Frames. * special-display-frame-alist: Special Buffer Frames. * special-display-regexps: Special Buffer Frames. * split-window-keep-point: Split Window. * standard-fontset-spec: Defining Fontsets. * standard-indent: Format Indentation. * suggest-key-bindings: M-x. * tab-stop-list: Tab Stops. * tab-width: Display Custom. * tags-apropos-additional-actions: List Tags. * tags-apropos-verbose: List Tags. * tags-case-fold-search: Tags Search. * tags-file-name: Select Tags Table. * tags-table-list: Select Tags Table. * tags-tag-face: List Tags. * temporary-file-directory: Backup. * term-file-prefix: Terminal Init. * term-setup-hook: Terminal Init. * tex-bibtex-command: TeX Print. * tex-default-mode: TeX Mode. * tex-directory: TeX Print. * tex-dvi-print-command: TeX Print. * tex-dvi-view-command: TeX Print. * tex-main-file: TeX Print. * tex-mode-hook: TeX Misc. * tex-run-command: TeX Print. * tex-shell-hook: TeX Misc. * tex-show-queue-command: TeX Print. * tex-start-options-string: TeX Print. * text-mode-hook: Text Mode. * timeclock-ask-before-exiting: Time Intervals. * timeclock-file: Time Intervals. * timeclock-modeline-display: Time Intervals. * track-eol: Moving Point. * truncate-lines: Continuation Lines. * truncate-partial-width-windows: Split Window. * undo-limit: Undo. * undo-strong-limit: Undo. * unibyte-display-via-language-environment: Single-Byte Character Support. * uniquify-buffer-name-style: Uniquify. * use-dialog-box: Dialog Boxes. * user-mail-address: Init Examples. * vc-command-messages: General VC Options. * vc-comment-alist: Version Headers. * vc-consult-headers: RCS and SCCS. * vc-cvs-stay-local: CVS Options. * vc-default-init-version: Registering. * vc-diff-switches: Old Versions. * vc-directory-exclusion-list: VC Dired Mode. * vc-dired-recurse: VC Dired Mode. * vc-dired-terse-display: VC Dired Mode. * vc-follow-symlinks: General VC Options. * vc-handled-backends: Customizing VC. * vc-header-alist: Version Headers. * vc-initial-comment: Registering. * vc-keep-workfiles: General VC Options. * vc-log-mode-hook: Log Buffer. * vc-make-backup-files <1>: Backup. * vc-make-backup-files: General VC Options. * vc-mistrust-permissions: RCS and SCCS. * vc-path: General VC Options. * vc-rcs-diff-switches: Old Versions. * vc-static-header-alist: Version Headers. * vc-suppress-confirm: General VC Options. * version-control: Backup Names. * visible-bell: Display Custom. * w32-pass-alt-to-system: Windows System Menu. * which-func-modes: Which Function. * window-min-height: Change Window. * window-min-width: Change Window. * woman-dired-keys: Man Page. * woman-manpath: Man Page. * woman-path: Man Page. * x-cut-buffer-max: Mouse Commands. * x-select-enable-clipboard: Clipboard. * x-stretch-cursor: Cursor Display. * xdb-mode-hook: GUD Customization.