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Next Previous Contents Emacs Beginner's HOWTO Jeremy D. Zawodny, jzawodn@wcnet.org v1.7, 14 October 2025 This document introduces Linux users to the Emacs editor. It assumes minimal familiarity with vi or a similar editor. The latest version of this document is usually available from http://www.wcnet.org/jzawodn/emacs/ 1. Introduction 1.1 Copyright 1.2 Audience and Intent 1.3 What is Emacs? 2. Running Emacs 2.1 Starting & Quitting Emacs 2.2 Some Terminology 2.3 Keyboard Basics 2.4 Tutorial, Help, & Info 3. Emacs Modes 3.1 Major vs. Minor Modes 3.2 Programming Modes 3.3 Authoring 3.4 Other Modes 4. Customizing Emacs 4.1 Temporary Customization 4.2 Using a .emacs File 4.3 The Customize Package 4.4 X Windows Display 5. Popular Packages 5.1 VM (Mail) 5.2 Gnus (Mail and News) 5.3 BBDB (A rollodex) 5.4 AucTeX (another TeX mode) 6. Other Resources 6.1 Books 6.2 Web Sites 6.3 Newsgroups 6.4 Mailing Lists 6.5 The Emacs Lisp Archive 7. Credits Next Previous Contents

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