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/etc/init.d/lifed restart: Gnu/Emacs–The First & Right Steps!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 8, 2006

[ Thanks to Sudeep
Mukherjee
for this link. ]

“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…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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