Top "Emacs" questions

GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable, self-documenting text editor, which can be extended with Lisp code.

Re-open *scratch* buffer in Emacs?

If I accidentally closed the scratch buffer in Emacs, how do I create a new scratch buffer?

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How to achieve code folding effects in Emacs?

Whats the best way to achieve something like code folding, or the type of cycling that org-mode uses. What would …

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The function to show current file's full path in mini buffer

I need to get the full path of the file that I'm editing with emacs. Is there a function for …

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How can I send plain text email (with line breaks) using sp_send_dbmail?

I have a SQL Server 2008 procedure that sends email via sp_send_dbmail. I'm using the following code: set @bodyText = ( …

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Emacs behind HTTP proxy

Emacs is able to access the Internet with packages such as url.el or the W3 web browser. Also, the …

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How do I create a directory from within Emacs?

How exactly can I create a new directory using Emacs? What commands do I use? (If possible, please provide an …

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What is the key sequence for closing the current buffer in Emacs?

If I click on File -> Close, it closes the buffer like I want, but doesn't list a key …

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Emacs: print key binding for a command or list all key bindings

In Emacs (GNU 23.2, *nix), how can I: list the key sequences bound to a particular command? For example, how can …

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How to change the indentation width in emacs javascript mode

I'd like to use 2 spaces for my indents instead of 4. I can change the default behavior of C mode using: (…

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How to paste to Emacs from clipboard on OSX?

This might be extraordinarily simple, but I am playing with Emacs (22.1.1) and I can't get it to paste text in …

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