"It has often been said that all that Emacs actually requires is a good operating system. With that much power and utilitarian approach built into it, Emacs is certainly not the easiest of the lot to learn.
"GNU/Linux utilities and widgets are characterised by fine and detailed manual pages (info pages), yet a newbie is daunted by the formidable array of options and the beguiling number of facilities details in info emacs. This document attempts at being a hand holder for those who feel the need to begin utilising Emacs for their daily variety of key pushing..."