REPL for Emacs Lisp

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Tim picture Tim · Jul 14, 2011 · Viewed 14.2k times · Source

What are some REPLs for Emacs Lisp?

Is there only one that is within Emacs?

Are there some that run inside terminal outside Emacs?

Answer

Tikhon Jelvis picture Tikhon Jelvis · Jul 14, 2011

Based on this question: REPL on console emacs, you can use M-x ielm (inferior emacs lisp mode).

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