Harley Hahn's Emacs Field Guide

• Main Author: Hahn, Harley (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2016.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Input-output equipment (Computers).; Computer programming.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Operating systems (Computers).; Text processing (Computer science).; Computer Science.; Document Preparation and Text Processing.; Operating Systems.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.; Input/Output and Data Communications.; Programming Techniques.

In this book, Harley Hahn demystifies Emacs for programmers, students, and everyday users. The first part of the book carefully creates a context for your work with Emacs. What exactly is Emacs? How does it relate to your personal need to work quickly and to solve problems? Hahn then explains the te...

Table of Contents:

• 1. All About Emacs
• 2. Unix for Emacs Users
• 3. Installing Emacs
• 4. The Emacs Keyboard
• 5. Starting and Stopping Emacs
• 6. Commands, Buffers, Windows
• 7. The Text Editing Work Environment
• 8. The Cursor; Line Numbers; Point and Mark; The Region
• 9. Kill and Delete; Move and Copy; Correct Mistakes; Spelling; Fill
• 10. Search
• Appendix A. Personal Notes
• Appendix B. Command Summaries.