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\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
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@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
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@c Copyright (C) 1985--1987, 1993--1995, 1997, 2001--2024 Free Software
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@c Foundation, Inc.
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@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
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@c
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@c %**start of header
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@setfilename back-cover
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@settitle GNU Emacs Manual
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@include docstyle.texi
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@c %**end of header
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.
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@sp 7
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@center @titlefont {GNU Emacs Manual}
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@sp 1
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@quotation
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GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor;} over the years, it
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has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment,}
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impressing programmers with its integrated debugging and
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project-management features. It is also a multi-lingual word
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processor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display
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web pages, and even has a diary and a calendar for your appointments!
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Features include:
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages,} including C,
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C@t{++}, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, Lisp, Objective C, Pascal, Perl,
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and Scheme.
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@item
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Special @strong{scripting language modes} for Bash, other common shells,
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and creating Makefiles for GNU/Linux, UNIX, Windows/DOS, and VMS
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systems.
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@item
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Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages,}
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including Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
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Russian, Vietnamese, and all Western European languages.
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@item
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The ability to:
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@itemize @minus
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@item
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Create @strong{PostScript output} from plain-text files (special
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editing modes for @LaTeX{} and @TeX{} are included).
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@item
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@strong{Compile} and @strong{debug} from inside Emacs.
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@item
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Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs.}
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@item
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Flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively
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@strong{(directory navigation).}
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@item
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Run @strong{shell commands} from inside Emacs, or even use Emacs itself
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as a shell (Eshell).
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@item
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Enjoy the use of extensive @strong{merge} and @strong{diff} functions.
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@item
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Take advantage of built-in support for many @strong{version control
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systems,} including Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, Subversion, and CVS.
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@item
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And much more!
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@end itemize
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@end itemize
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Emacs comes with an introductory online tutorial available in many
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languages, and this nineteenth edition of the manual picks up where
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that tutorial ends. It explains the full range of the power of Emacs,
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now up to @strong{version 27.2,} and contains reference material
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useful to expert users. It also includes appendices with specific
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material about X and GTK resources, and with details for users of
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macOS and Microsoft Windows.
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And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with Emacs, enjoy
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the games that come with it.
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@strong{About the original and principal author:}
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Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1976 and wrote GNU
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Emacs in 1984/85. He has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a
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MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
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Pioneer award, the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, and
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the ACM Software and System Award, as well as several doctorates
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@emph{honoris causa.}
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@end quotation
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@hfil
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@bye
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