This is ../info/efaq, produced by makeinfo version 4.0f 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: 1257 efaq-2: 51021 efaq-3: 100663 efaq-4: 149565 efaq-5: 190315 Tag Table: (Indirect) Node: Top1257 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 file42127 Node: Displaying the current line or column43029 Node: Displaying the current file name in the titlebar44596 Node: Turning on abbrevs by default45755 Node: Turning on auto-fill by default46266 Node: Associating modes with files46967 Node: Working with unprintable characters48012 Node: Highlighting a region49764 Node: Controlling case sensitivity50196 Node: Wrapping words automatically51021 Node: Spell-checkers51472 Node: Checking TeX and *roff documents51749 Node: Changing load-path52046 Node: Using an already running Emacs process52531 Node: Compiler error messages56061 Node: Indenting switch statements57172 Node: Customizing C and C++ indentation58084 Node: Horizontal scrolling60672 Node: Overwrite mode61806 Node: Turning off beeping62287 Node: Turning the volume down62846 Node: Automatic indentation63534 Node: Matching parentheses65417 Node: Hiding #ifdef lines67445 Node: Repeating commands67956 Node: Valid X resources69031 Node: Evaluating Emacs Lisp code69512 Node: Changing the length of a Tab70982 Node: Inserting > at the beginning of each line71677 Node: Underlining paragraphs72702 Node: Repeating a command as many times as possible73114 Node: Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column73691 Node: Forcing Emacs to iconify itself74168 Node: Using regular expressions74520 Node: Replacing text across multiple files75489 Node: Documentation for etags76143 Node: Disabling backups76530 Node: Disabling auto-save-mode77992 Node: Going to a line by number78915 Node: Modifying pull-down menus80429 Node: Deleting menus and menu options83550 Node: Turning on syntax highlighting84256 Node: Scrolling only one line88584 Node: Replacing highlighted text89028 Node: Editing MS-DOS files89804 Node: Filling paragraphs with a single space90938 Node: Escape sequences in shell output91461 Node: Bugs and problems92282 Node: Problems with very large files93481 Node: ^M in the shell buffer95375 Node: Shell process exits abnormally97064 Node: Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows98408 Node: Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs99431 Node: Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode100663 Node: Problems talking to certain hosts101313 Node: Errors with init files102919 Node: Emacs ignores X resources103728 Node: Emacs ignores frame parameters105529 Node: Emacs takes a long time to visit files106373 Node: Editing files with $ in the name107117 Node: Shell mode loses the current directory107559 Node: Security risks with Emacs108516 Node: Dired claims that no file is on this line112477 Node: Compiling and installing Emacs113544 Node: Installing Emacs113846 Node: Updating Emacs117696 Node: Problems building Emacs118334 Node: Linking with -lX11 fails119221 Node: Finding Emacs and related packages120487 Node: Finding Emacs on the Internet121214 Node: Finding a package with particular functionality121949 Node: Packages that do not come with Emacs124665 Node: Submitting to the Emacs Lisp Archive126181 Node: Current GNU distributions126940 Node: Difference between Emacs and XEmacs127474 Node: Emacs for MS-DOS129709 Node: Emacs for Windows132632 Node: Emacs for OS/2133414 Node: Emacs for Atari ST134039 Node: Emacs for the Amiga134408 Node: Emacs for NeXTSTEP134913 Node: Emacs for Apple computers135340 Node: Emacs for VMS and DECwindows136173 Node: Modes for various languages136559 Ref: Modes for various languages-Footnote-1137572 Node: Translating names to IP addresses137786 Node: Major packages and programs138678 Node: VM138993 Node: Supercite140003 Node: Calc140535 Node: VIPER141210 Node: AUC-TeX141959 Node: BBDB142580 Node: Ispell143127 Node: w3-mode143753 Node: EDB144287 Node: Mailcrypt144651 Node: JDE145185 Node: Patch145548 Node: Key bindings145876 Node: Binding keys to commands146610 Node: Invalid prefix characters148728 Node: Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun149565 Node: Using function keys under X150931 Node: Working with function and arrow keys151293 Node: X key translations for Emacs151811 Node: Handling C-s and C-q with flow control152616 Node: Binding C-s and C-q157684 Node: Backspace invokes help158614 Node: stty and Backspace key162418 Node: Swapping keys162707 Node: Producing C-XXX with the keyboard163827 Node: No Meta key164438 Node: No Escape key164966 Node: Compose Character165519 Node: Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys166003 Node: Meta key does not work in xterm167228 Node: ExtendChar key does not work as Meta169409 Node: Alternate character sets170267 Node: Emacs does not display 8-bit characters170568 Node: Inputting eight-bit characters171392 Node: Kanji and Chinese characters171865 Node: Right-to-left alphabets172404 Node: Mail and news173323 Node: Changing the included text prefix174239 Node: Saving a copy of outgoing mail174894 Node: Expanding aliases when sending mail175919 Node: Rmail thinks all messages are one big one177316 Node: Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder177992 Node: Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail178353 Node: Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them179145 Node: Replying to the sender of a message180195 Node: MIME with Emacs mail packages181274 Node: Automatically starting a mail or news reader181928 Node: Reading news with Emacs182649 Node: Gnus does not work with NNTP182956 Node: Viewing articles with embedded underlining183856 Node: Saving a multi-part Gnus posting185874 Node: Starting Gnus faster186255 Node: Catching up in all newsgroups187019 Node: Killing based on nonstandard headers187432 Node: Removing flashing messages188198 Node: Catch-up is slow in Gnus188518 Node: Gnus hangs for a long time188832 Node: Learning more about Gnus190044 Node: Concept 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