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| author | Glenn Morris | 2007-04-14 02:34:16 +0000 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris | 2007-04-14 02:34:16 +0000 |
| commit | 20725dbbbe36b1efe466e15c43affb8fd6688670 (patch) | |
| tree | a980159bf5faf64ce13ce57bfd2b0ef9bf9a877c | |
| parent | 48e7e1237e0b8d9595c904acf1f7050e0b4ac2c9 (diff) | |
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Update some of the more obsolete information.
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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/etc/emacs.1 b/etc/emacs.1 index 4ebcd7c632c..7d90d5a4410 100644 --- a/etc/emacs.1 +++ b/etc/emacs.1 | |||
| @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ | |||
| 19 | .\" Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. | 19 | .\" Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. |
| 20 | .\" | 20 | .\" |
| 21 | '\" t | 21 | '\" t |
| 22 | .TH EMACS 1 "2001 November 23" | 22 | .TH EMACS 1 "2007 April 13" "GNU Emacs 22.1" |
| 23 | .UC 4 | ||
| 24 | .SH NAME | 23 | .SH NAME |
| 25 | emacs \- GNU project Emacs | 24 | emacs \- GNU project Emacs |
| 26 | .SH SYNOPSIS | 25 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
| @@ -40,11 +39,11 @@ written by the author of the original (PDP-10) | |||
| 40 | Richard Stallman. | 39 | Richard Stallman. |
| 41 | .br | 40 | .br |
| 42 | The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs Manual, | 41 | The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs Manual, |
| 43 | which you can read on line using Info, a subsystem of Emacs. Please | 42 | which you can read using Info, either from Emacs or as a standalone |
| 44 | look there for complete and up-to-date documentation. This man page | 43 | program. Please look there for complete and up-to-date documentation. |
| 45 | is updated only when someone volunteers to do so; the Emacs | 44 | This man page is updated only when someone volunteers to do so; the |
| 46 | maintainers' priority goal is to minimize the amount of time this man | 45 | Emacs maintainers' priority goal is to minimize the amount of time |
| 47 | page takes away from other more useful projects. | 46 | this man page takes away from other more useful projects. |
| 48 | .br | 47 | .br |
| 49 | The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses | 48 | The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses |
| 50 | everything other | 49 | everything other |
| @@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ but the facility assumes that you know how to manipulate | |||
| 58 | .I Emacs | 57 | .I Emacs |
| 59 | windows and buffers. | 58 | windows and buffers. |
| 60 | CTRL-h or F1 enters the Help facility. Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t) | 59 | CTRL-h or F1 enters the Help facility. Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t) |
| 61 | requests an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals | 60 | starts an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals |
| 62 | of | 61 | of |
| 63 | .I Emacs | 62 | .I Emacs |
| 64 | in a few minutes. | 63 | in a few minutes. |
| @@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ outline editing (Outline), compiling (Compile), running subshells | |||
| 77 | within | 76 | within |
| 78 | .I Emacs | 77 | .I Emacs |
| 79 | windows (Shell), running a Lisp read-eval-print loop | 78 | windows (Shell), running a Lisp read-eval-print loop |
| 80 | (Lisp-Interaction-Mode), and automated psychotherapy (Doctor). | 79 | (Lisp-Interaction-Mode), automated psychotherapy (Doctor), and much more. |
| 81 | .PP | 80 | .PP |
| 82 | There is an extensive reference manual, but | 81 | There is an extensive reference manual, but |
| 83 | users of other Emacses | 82 | users of other Emacses |
| @@ -201,11 +200,6 @@ Display the | |||
| 201 | .I Emacs | 200 | .I Emacs |
| 202 | window in reverse video. | 201 | window in reverse video. |
| 203 | .TP | 202 | .TP |
| 204 | .B \-i | ||
| 205 | Use the "kitchen sink" bitmap icon when iconifying the | ||
| 206 | .I Emacs | ||
| 207 | window. | ||
| 208 | .TP | ||
| 209 | .BI \-font " font, " \-fn " font" | 203 | .BI \-font " font, " \-fn " font" |
| 210 | Set the | 204 | Set the |
| 211 | .I Emacs | 205 | .I Emacs |
| @@ -262,8 +256,8 @@ with selecting or deselecting the tool bar and menu bar. | |||
| 262 | .BI \-fg " color" | 256 | .BI \-fg " color" |
| 263 | On color displays, sets the color of the text. | 257 | On color displays, sets the color of the text. |
| 264 | 258 | ||
| 265 | See the file | 259 | Use the command |
| 266 | .I /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt | 260 | .I M-x list-colors-display |
| 267 | for a list of valid | 261 | for a list of valid |
| 268 | color names. | 262 | color names. |
| 269 | .TP | 263 | .TP |
| @@ -299,7 +293,6 @@ switch when invoking | |||
| 299 | from an | 293 | from an |
| 300 | .IR xterm (1) | 294 | .IR xterm (1) |
| 301 | window, display is done in that window. | 295 | window, display is done in that window. |
| 302 | This must be the first option specified in the command line. | ||
| 303 | .PP | 296 | .PP |
| 304 | You can set | 297 | You can set |
| 305 | .I X | 298 | .I X |
| @@ -431,43 +424,31 @@ make and distribute copies of the Emacs manual. The TeX source to the | |||
| 431 | manual is also included in the Emacs source distribution. | 424 | manual is also included in the Emacs source distribution. |
| 432 | .PP | 425 | .PP |
| 433 | .SH FILES | 426 | .SH FILES |
| 434 | /usr/local/share/info - files for the Info documentation browser | 427 | /usr/local/share/info - files for the Info documentation browser. |
| 435 | (a subsystem of Emacs) to refer to. Currently not much of Unix | 428 | The complete text of the Emacs reference manual is included in a |
| 436 | is documented here, but the complete text of the Emacs reference | 429 | convenient tree structured form. Also includes the Emacs Lisp |
| 437 | manual is included in a convenient tree structured form. | 430 | Reference Manual, useful to anyone wishing to write programs in the |
| 438 | 431 | Emacs Lisp extension language. | |
| 439 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/src - C source files and object files | ||
| 440 | 432 | ||
| 441 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/lisp - Lisp source files and compiled files | 433 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/lisp - Lisp source files and compiled files |
| 442 | that define most editing commands. Some are preloaded; | 434 | that define most editing commands. Some are preloaded; |
| 443 | others are autoloaded from this directory when used. | 435 | others are autoloaded from this directory when used. |
| 444 | 436 | ||
| 445 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc - various programs that are used with | 437 | /usr/local/libexec/emacs/$VERSION/$ARCH - various programs that are |
| 446 | GNU Emacs, and some files of information. | 438 | used with GNU Emacs. |
| 439 | |||
| 440 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc - various files of information. | ||
| 447 | 441 | ||
| 448 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/DOC.* - contains the documentation | 442 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/DOC.* - contains the documentation |
| 449 | strings for the Lisp primitives and preloaded Lisp functions | 443 | strings for the Lisp primitives and preloaded Lisp functions |
| 450 | of GNU Emacs. They are stored here to reduce the size of | 444 | of GNU Emacs. They are stored here to reduce the size of |
| 451 | Emacs proper. | 445 | Emacs proper. |
| 452 | 446 | ||
| 453 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/OTHER.EMACSES discusses GNU Emacs | ||
| 454 | vs. other versions of Emacs. | ||
| 455 | .br | 447 | .br |
| 456 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/SERVICE lists people offering | 448 | /usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/SERVICE lists people offering |
| 457 | various services to assist users of GNU Emacs, including education, | 449 | various services to assist users of GNU Emacs, including education, |
| 458 | troubleshooting, porting and customization. | 450 | troubleshooting, porting and customization. |
| 459 | .br | ||
| 460 | These files also have information useful to anyone wishing to write | ||
| 461 | programs in the Emacs Lisp extension language, which has not yet been fully | ||
| 462 | documented. | ||
| 463 | |||
| 464 | /usr/local/com/emacs/lock - holds lock files that are made for all | ||
| 465 | files being modified in Emacs, to prevent simultaneous modification | ||
| 466 | of one file by two users. | ||
| 467 | 451 | ||
| 468 | .\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X | ||
| 469 | /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt - list of valid X color names. | ||
| 470 | .\" STOP DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X | ||
| 471 | .PP | 452 | .PP |
| 472 | .SH BUGS | 453 | .SH BUGS |
| 473 | There is a mailing list, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, for reporting Emacs | 454 | There is a mailing list, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, for reporting Emacs |
| @@ -488,9 +469,6 @@ For more information about Emacs mailing lists, see the | |||
| 488 | file /usr/local/emacs/etc/MAILINGLISTS. Bugs tend actually to be | 469 | file /usr/local/emacs/etc/MAILINGLISTS. Bugs tend actually to be |
| 489 | fixed if they can be isolated, so it is in your interest to report | 470 | fixed if they can be isolated, so it is in your interest to report |
| 490 | them in such a way that they can be easily reproduced. | 471 | them in such a way that they can be easily reproduced. |
| 491 | .PP | ||
| 492 | Bugs that I know about are: shell will not work with programs | ||
| 493 | running in Raw mode on some Unix versions. | ||
| 494 | .SH UNRESTRICTIONS | 472 | .SH UNRESTRICTIONS |
| 495 | .PP | 473 | .PP |
| 496 | .I Emacs | 474 | .I Emacs |
| @@ -519,11 +497,10 @@ Richard Stallman encourages you to improve and extend | |||
| 519 | .I Emacs, | 497 | .I Emacs, |
| 520 | and urges that | 498 | and urges that |
| 521 | you contribute your extensions to the GNU library. Eventually GNU | 499 | you contribute your extensions to the GNU library. Eventually GNU |
| 522 | (Gnu's Not Unix) will be a complete replacement for Berkeley | 500 | (Gnu's Not Unix) will be a complete replacement for Unix. |
| 523 | Unix. | ||
| 524 | Everyone will be free to use, copy, study and change the GNU system. | 501 | Everyone will be free to use, copy, study and change the GNU system. |
| 525 | .SH SEE ALSO | 502 | .SH SEE ALSO |
| 526 | X(1), xlsfonts(1), xterm(1), xrdb(1) | 503 | emacsclient(1), etags(1), X(1), xlsfonts(1), xterm(1), xrdb(1) |
| 527 | .SH AUTHORS | 504 | .SH AUTHORS |
| 528 | .PP | 505 | .PP |
| 529 | .I Emacs | 506 | .I Emacs |
| @@ -532,7 +509,7 @@ Joachim Martillo and Robert Krawitz added the X features. | |||
| 532 | .SH COPYING | 509 | .SH COPYING |
| 533 | Copyright | 510 | Copyright |
| 534 | .if t \(co | 511 | .if t \(co |
| 535 | .if n (c) | 512 | .if n (C) |
| 536 | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, | 513 | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, |
| 537 | 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | 514 | 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| 538 | .PP | 515 | .PP |