emacsclient
Open files in an existing Emacs server.
See also emacs
.
More information: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsClient.
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Open a file in an existing Emacs server (using GUI if available):
emacsclient {{path/to/file}}
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Open a file in console mode (without an X window):
emacsclient --no-window-system {{path/to/file}}
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Open a file in a new Emacs window:
emacsclient --create-frame {{path/to/file}}
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Evaluate a command, printing the output to
stdout
, and then quit:
emacsclient --eval '({{command}})'
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Specify an alternative editor in case no Emacs server is running:
emacsclient --alternate-editor {{editor}} {{path/to/file}}
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Stop a running Emacs server and all its instances, asking for confirmation on unsaved files:
emacsclient --eval '(save-buffers-kill-emacs)'
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