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# Emacs Beginner's HOWTO

## Jeremy D. Zawodny: Jeremy@Zawodny.com

v1.12, 2001-03-25

This document introduces Linux users to the Emacs editor. It assumes minimal familiarity with `vi` or a similar editor. The latest version of this document is usually available from http://www.wcnet.org/jzawodn/emacs/

## 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Copyright
- 1.2 Audience and Intent
- 1.3 What is Emacs?

## 2. Running Emacs

- 2.1 Starting & Quitting Emacs
- 2.2 Some Terminology
- 2.3 Keyboard Basics
- 2.4 Tutorial, Help, & Info

## 3. Emacs Modes

- 3.1 Major vs. Minor Modes
- 3.2 Programming Modes
- 3.3 Authoring
- 3.4 Other Modes

## 4. Customizing Emacs

- 4.1 Temporary Customization
- 4.2 Using a `.emacs` File
- 4.3 The Customize Package
- 4.4 X Windows Display

## 5. Popular Packages

- 5.1 VM (Mail)
- 5.2 Gnus (Mail and News)
- 5.3 BBDB (A rolodex)
- 5.4 AucTeX (another TeX mode)

## 6. Other Resources

- 6.1 Books
- 6.2 Web Sites
- 6.3 Newsgroups
- 6.4 Mailing Lists
- 6.5 The Emacs Lisp Archive

## 7. Credits

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