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authorStefan Monnier2002-09-27 18:30:30 +0000
committerStefan Monnier2002-09-27 18:30:30 +0000
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Add info about --eval, --display, and --alternate-editor.
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@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Instead, it has documentation in the GNU Info format; see below.
17.B emacsclient 17.B emacsclient
18works in conjunction with the built-in server of Emacs. 18works in conjunction with the built-in server of Emacs.
19.PP 19.PP
20You typically does not call 20You typically do not call
21.B emacsclient 21.B emacsclient
22directly. Instead, you set the environment variable EDITOR 22directly. Instead, you set the environment variable EDITOR
23to 23to
24.B emacsclient 24.B emacsclient
25and let programs like 'vipw' or 'bug' or anything run 25and let programs like 'vipw' or 'bug' or anything run
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ options starting with two dashes (`-').
49.B \-n, \-\-no-wait 49.B \-n, \-\-no-wait
50returns 50returns
51immediately without waiting for you to "finish" the buffer in Emacs. 51immediately without waiting for you to "finish" the buffer in Emacs.
52.TP
53.B \-e, \-\-eval
54do not visit files but instead evaluate the arguments as Emacs
55Lisp expressions.
56.TP
57.B \-a, \-\-alternate-editor=EDITOR
58if the Emacs server is not running, run the specified editor instead.
59This can also be specified via the `ALTERNATE_EDITOR' environment variable.
60.TP
61.B \-d, \-\-display=DISPLAY
62tell the server to display the files on the given display.
52.SH "SEE ALSO" 63.SH "SEE ALSO"
53The program is documented fully in 64The program is documented fully in
54.IR "Using Emacs as a Server" 65.IR "Using Emacs as a Server"