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emacs

The extensible, customizable, self-documenting, real-time display editor. See also emacsclient. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs.
  • Start Emacs and open a file:
    emacs {{path/to/file}}
  • Open a file at a specified line number:
    emacs +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}
  • Run an Emacs Lisp file as a script:
    emacs --script {{path/to/file.el}}
  • Start Emacs in console mode (without an X window):
    emacs --no-window-system
  • Start an Emacs server in the background (accessible via emacsclient):
    emacs --daemon
  • Stop a running Emacs server and all its instances, asking for confirmation on unsaved files:
    emacsclient --eval '(save-buffers-kill-emacs)'
  • Save a file in Emacs:
    Ctrl + X, Ctrl + S
  • Quit Emacs:
    Ctrl + X, Ctrl + C

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