This is ../info/efaq, produced by makeinfo version 4.2 from faq.texi. INFO-DIR-SECTION Emacs START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY * Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs. END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Reuven M. Lerner Copyright 1992,1993 Steven Byrnes Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Joseph Brian Wells This list of frequently asked questions about GNU Emacs with answers ("FAQ") may be translated into other languages, transformed into other formats (e.g. Texinfo, Info, WWW, WAIS), and updated with new information. The same conditions apply to any derivative of the FAQ as apply to the FAQ itself. Every copy of the FAQ must include this notice or an approved translation, information on who is currently maintaining the FAQ and how to contact them (including their e-mail address), and information on where the latest version of the FAQ is archived (including FTP information). 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[This version has been somewhat edited from the last-posted version (as of August 1999) for inclusion in the Emacs distribution.]  Indirect: efaq-1: 1256 efaq-2: 51022 efaq-3: 100664 efaq-4: 149531 efaq-5: 190281  Tag Table: (Indirect) Node: Top1256 Node: FAQ notation2033 Node: Basic keys2491 Ref: Basic keys-Footnote-14450 Node: Extended commands4532 Node: On-line manual5606 Node: File-name conventions6495 Node: Common acronyms8050 Node: General questions9164 Node: The LPF9608 Node: Real meaning of copyleft10221 Node: Guidelines for newsgroup postings11360 Node: Newsgroup archives13063 Node: Reporting bugs13857 Node: Unsubscribing from Emacs lists15760 Node: Contacting the FSF16593 Node: Getting help17209 Node: Basic editing17691 Node: Learning how to do something18763 Node: Getting a printed manual21342 Node: Emacs Lisp documentation22282 Node: Installing Texinfo documentation23441 Node: Printing a Texinfo file26818 Node: Viewing Info files outside of Emacs28148 Node: Informational files for Emacs29030 Node: Help installing Emacs30619 Node: Obtaining the FAQ31306 Node: Status of Emacs34389 Node: Origin of the term Emacs34717 Node: Latest version of Emacs35964 Node: New in Emacs 2036222 Node: New in Emacs 2137412 Node: Common requests38217 Node: Setting up a customization file39935 Node: Colors on a TTY41106 Node: Debugging a customization file42128 Node: Displaying the current line or column43030 Node: Displaying the current file name in the titlebar44597 Node: Turning on abbrevs by default45756 Node: Turning on auto-fill by default46267 Node: Associating modes with files46968 Node: Working with unprintable characters48013 Node: Highlighting a region49765 Node: Controlling case sensitivity50197 Node: Wrapping words automatically51022 Node: Spell-checkers51473 Node: Checking TeX and *roff documents51750 Node: Changing load-path52047 Node: Using an already running Emacs process52532 Node: Compiler error messages56062 Node: Indenting switch statements57173 Node: Customizing C and C++ indentation58085 Node: Horizontal scrolling60673 Node: Overwrite mode61807 Node: Turning off beeping62288 Node: Turning the volume down62847 Node: Automatic indentation63535 Node: Matching parentheses65418 Node: Hiding #ifdef lines67446 Node: Repeating commands67957 Node: Valid X resources69032 Node: Evaluating Emacs Lisp code69513 Node: Changing the length of a Tab70983 Node: Inserting > at the beginning of each line71678 Node: Underlining paragraphs72703 Node: Repeating a command as many times as possible73115 Node: Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column73692 Node: Forcing Emacs to iconify itself74169 Node: Using regular expressions74521 Node: Replacing text across multiple files75490 Node: Documentation for etags76144 Node: Disabling backups76531 Node: Disabling auto-save-mode77993 Node: Going to a line by number78916 Node: Modifying pull-down menus80430 Node: Deleting menus and menu options83551 Node: Turning on syntax highlighting84257 Node: Scrolling only one line88585 Node: Replacing highlighted text89029 Node: Editing MS-DOS files89805 Node: Filling paragraphs with a single space90939 Node: Escape sequences in shell output91462 Node: Bugs and problems92283 Node: Problems with very large files93482 Node: ^M in the shell buffer95376 Node: Shell process exits abnormally97065 Node: Problems with Shell Mode on MS-Windows98409 Node: Termcap/Terminfo entries for Emacs99432 Node: Spontaneous entry into isearch-mode100664 Node: Problems talking to certain hosts101314 Node: Errors with init files102920 Node: Emacs ignores X resources103729 Node: Emacs ignores frame parameters105530 Node: Emacs takes a long time to visit files106374 Node: Editing files with $ in the name107118 Node: Shell mode loses the current directory107560 Node: Security risks with Emacs108517 Node: Dired claims that no file is on this line112478 Node: Compiling and installing Emacs113545 Node: Installing Emacs113847 Node: Updating Emacs117697 Node: Problems building Emacs118335 Node: Linking with -lX11 fails119222 Node: Finding Emacs and related packages120488 Node: Finding Emacs on the Internet121215 Node: Finding a package with particular functionality121950 Node: Packages that do not come with Emacs124666 Node: Submitting to the Emacs Lisp Archive126182 Node: Current GNU distributions126941 Node: Difference between Emacs and XEmacs127475 Node: Emacs for MS-DOS129710 Node: Emacs for Windows132614 Node: Emacs for OS/2133396 Node: Emacs for Atari ST134021 Node: Emacs for the Amiga134390 Node: Emacs for NeXTSTEP134895 Node: Emacs for Apple computers135322 Node: Emacs for VMS and DECwindows136155 Node: Modes for various languages136541 Ref: Modes for various languages-Footnote-1137554 Node: Translating names to IP addresses137768 Node: Major packages and programs138660 Node: VM138975 Node: Supercite139985 Node: Calc140517 Node: VIPER141192 Node: AUC-TeX141953 Node: BBDB142574 Node: Ispell143093 Node: w3-mode143719 Node: EDB144253 Node: Mailcrypt144617 Node: JDE145151 Node: Patch145514 Node: Key bindings145842 Node: Binding keys to commands146576 Node: Invalid prefix characters148694 Node: Terminal setup code works after Emacs has begun149531 Node: Using function keys under X150897 Node: Working with function and arrow keys151259 Node: X key translations for Emacs151777 Node: Handling C-s and C-q with flow control152582 Node: Binding C-s and C-q157650 Node: Backspace invokes help158580 Node: stty and Backspace key162384 Node: Swapping keys162673 Node: Producing C-XXX with the keyboard163793 Node: No Meta key164404 Node: No Escape key164932 Node: Compose Character165485 Node: Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys165969 Node: Meta key does not work in xterm167194 Node: ExtendChar key does not work as Meta169375 Node: Alternate character sets170233 Node: Emacs does not display 8-bit characters170534 Node: Inputting eight-bit characters171358 Node: Kanji and Chinese characters171831 Node: Right-to-left alphabets172370 Node: Mail and news173289 Node: Changing the included text prefix174205 Node: Saving a copy of outgoing mail174860 Node: Expanding aliases when sending mail175885 Node: Rmail thinks all messages are one big one177282 Node: Sorting the messages in an Rmail folder177958 Node: Rmail writes to /usr/spool/mail178319 Node: Recovering mail files when Rmail munges them179111 Node: Replying to the sender of a message180161 Node: MIME with Emacs mail packages181240 Node: Automatically starting a mail or news reader181894 Node: Reading news with Emacs182615 Node: Gnus does not work with NNTP182922 Node: Viewing articles with embedded underlining183822 Node: Saving a multi-part Gnus posting185840 Node: Starting Gnus faster186221 Node: Catching up in all newsgroups186985 Node: Killing based on nonstandard headers187398 Node: Removing flashing messages188164 Node: Catch-up is slow in Gnus188484 Node: Gnus hangs for a long time188798 Node: Learning more about Gnus190010 Node: Concept 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