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CS107 The Emacs Editor

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Written by Michael Chang, Chris Gregg and Julie Zelenski, with modifications by Wesley Rodriguez and Nick Troccoli Click here for a walkthrough video. Click here for an Emacs reference card. emacs is a family of text editors, including GNU Emacs, which is the most popular version, and the one on the myth machines. This guide can get you up and running with emacs! If you're interested, you can further customize the default color theme. If you don't like the theme chosen in our configuration, open any file in emacs, and then type M-x customize-themes (M means the "Meta" key, which is discussed later on). This will take you to a page where you can choose your own theme. Once there, pick a theme by moving your cursor onto a theme and hitting ENTER. Finally, move your cursor to Save Theme Settings and hit ENTER to save. Open a new file in emacs to see what the theme looks like. Emacs works similarly to other editors you might have used; it lets you enter and edit text, and has certain keybo

CS107 The Emacs Editor The Emacs Editor --> Written by Michael Chang, Chris Gregg and Julie Zelenski, with modifications by Wesley Rodriguez and Nick Troccoli Click here for a walkthrough video. Click here for an Emacs reference card. emacs is a family of text editors, including GNU Emacs, which is the most popular version, and the one on the myth machines. This guide can get you up and running with emacs ! Bonus: Custom Themes If you're interested, you can further customize the default color theme. If you don't like the theme chosen in our configuration, open any file in emacs , and then type

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