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authorGlenn Morris2007-04-14 02:34:16 +0000
committerGlenn Morris2007-04-14 02:34:16 +0000
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Update some of the more obsolete information.
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@@ -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
25emacs \- GNU project Emacs 24emacs \- GNU project Emacs
26.SH SYNOPSIS 25.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -40,11 +39,11 @@ written by the author of the original (PDP-10)
40Richard Stallman. 39Richard Stallman.
41.br 40.br
42The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs Manual, 41The primary documentation of GNU Emacs is in the GNU Emacs Manual,
43which you can read on line using Info, a subsystem of Emacs. Please 42which you can read using Info, either from Emacs or as a standalone
44look there for complete and up-to-date documentation. This man page 43program. Please look there for complete and up-to-date documentation.
45is updated only when someone volunteers to do so; the Emacs 44This man page is updated only when someone volunteers to do so; the
46maintainers' priority goal is to minimize the amount of time this man 45Emacs maintainers' priority goal is to minimize the amount of time
47page takes away from other more useful projects. 46this man page takes away from other more useful projects.
48.br 47.br
49The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses 48The user functionality of GNU Emacs encompasses
50everything other 49everything other
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ but the facility assumes that you know how to manipulate
58.I Emacs 57.I Emacs
59windows and buffers. 58windows and buffers.
60CTRL-h or F1 enters the Help facility. Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t) 59CTRL-h or F1 enters the Help facility. Help Tutorial (CTRL-h t)
61requests an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals 60starts an interactive tutorial which can teach beginners the fundamentals
62of 61of
63.I Emacs 62.I Emacs
64in a few minutes. 63in a few minutes.
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ outline editing (Outline), compiling (Compile), running subshells
77within 76within
78.I Emacs 77.I Emacs
79windows (Shell), running a Lisp read-eval-print loop 78windows (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
82There is an extensive reference manual, but 81There is an extensive reference manual, but
83users of other Emacses 82users of other Emacses
@@ -201,11 +200,6 @@ Display the
201.I Emacs 200.I Emacs
202window in reverse video. 201window in reverse video.
203.TP 202.TP
204.B \-i
205Use the "kitchen sink" bitmap icon when iconifying the
206.I Emacs
207window.
208.TP
209.BI \-font " font, " \-fn " font" 203.BI \-font " font, " \-fn " font"
210Set the 204Set 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"
263On color displays, sets the color of the text. 257On color displays, sets the color of the text.
264 258
265See the file 259Use the command
266.I /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt 260.I M-x list-colors-display
267for a list of valid 261for a list of valid
268color names. 262color names.
269.TP 263.TP
@@ -299,7 +293,6 @@ switch when invoking
299from an 293from an
300.IR xterm (1) 294.IR xterm (1)
301window, display is done in that window. 295window, display is done in that window.
302This must be the first option specified in the command line.
303.PP 296.PP
304You can set 297You 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
431manual is also included in the Emacs source distribution. 424manual 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 428The complete text of the Emacs reference manual is included in a
436is documented here, but the complete text of the Emacs reference 429convenient tree structured form. Also includes the Emacs Lisp
437manual is included in a convenient tree structured form. 430Reference Manual, useful to anyone wishing to write programs in the
438 431Emacs 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/$VERSION/lisp - Lisp source files and compiled files
442that define most editing commands. Some are preloaded; 434that define most editing commands. Some are preloaded;
443others are autoloaded from this directory when used. 435others are autoloaded from this directory when used.
444 436
445/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc - various programs that are used with 437/usr/local/libexec/emacs/$VERSION/$ARCH - various programs that are
446GNU Emacs, and some files of information. 438used 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/$VERSION/etc/DOC.* - contains the documentation
449strings for the Lisp primitives and preloaded Lisp functions 443strings for the Lisp primitives and preloaded Lisp functions
450of GNU Emacs. They are stored here to reduce the size of 444of GNU Emacs. They are stored here to reduce the size of
451Emacs proper. 445Emacs proper.
452 446
453/usr/local/share/emacs/$VERSION/etc/OTHER.EMACSES discusses GNU Emacs
454vs. 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
457various services to assist users of GNU Emacs, including education, 449various services to assist users of GNU Emacs, including education,
458troubleshooting, porting and customization. 450troubleshooting, porting and customization.
459.br
460These files also have information useful to anyone wishing to write
461programs in the Emacs Lisp extension language, which has not yet been fully
462documented.
463
464/usr/local/com/emacs/lock - holds lock files that are made for all
465files being modified in Emacs, to prevent simultaneous modification
466of 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
473There is a mailing list, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, for reporting Emacs 454There 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
488file /usr/local/emacs/etc/MAILINGLISTS. Bugs tend actually to be 469file /usr/local/emacs/etc/MAILINGLISTS. Bugs tend actually to be
489fixed if they can be isolated, so it is in your interest to report 470fixed if they can be isolated, so it is in your interest to report
490them in such a way that they can be easily reproduced. 471them in such a way that they can be easily reproduced.
491.PP
492Bugs that I know about are: shell will not work with programs
493running 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,
520and urges that 498and urges that
521you contribute your extensions to the GNU library. Eventually GNU 499you 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.
523Unix.
524Everyone will be free to use, copy, study and change the GNU system. 501Everyone will be free to use, copy, study and change the GNU system.
525.SH SEE ALSO 502.SH SEE ALSO
526X(1), xlsfonts(1), xterm(1), xrdb(1) 503emacsclient(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
533Copyright 510Copyright
534.if t \(co 511.if t \(co
535.if n (c) 512.if n (C)
5361995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 5131995, 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