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emacs

Opens the extensible Emacs editor.

Emacs is a highly extensible editor and Lisp environment used for programming, writing, shells, mail, and more.

Syntax
emacs [options] [file]

Arguments explained

  • file is the path to open.
  • -nw opens in the terminal instead of a graphical window.
  • -Q starts without user configuration.

Common examples

Open in terminal
emacs -nw notes.txt

Starts Emacs inside the terminal.

Start clean
emacs -Q

Launches without loading personal configuration.

emacs Command
FieldDetails
Commandemacs
CategoryEditors
Primary useOpens the extensible Emacs editor.
Syntaxemacs [options] [file]

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