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+Emacs
++Emacs is a text editor popular with software developers or anyone who needs to take notes at high speed or be able to customise their editing environment to a high degree. When installed on Freedombone it can be used together the Mutt email client to edit new emails or if you need to manually edit configuration files. +
+ +Installation
++Log into your system with: +
+ +ssh myusername@mydomain -p 2222 ++
+Using cursor keys, space bar and Enter key select Administrator controls and type in your password. +
+ ++Select Add/Remove Apps. If Vim is selected then you might want to unselect and uninstall it first, then select emacs. +
+Common key combinations
++For anyone new to Emacs some common keys are: +
+ +CTRL-x CTRL-s | +Save | +
CTRL-x CTRL-c | +Exit | +
CTRL-l | +Go to a line number | +
CTRL-x CTRL-f | +Open a file | +
SHIFT-ALT-< | +Go to the top of the file | +
SHIFT-ALT-> | +Go to the end of the file | +
SHIFT cursors | +Select text | +
CTRL-x CTRL-h | +Highlight all text | +
ALT-w | +Copy selected text | +
CTRL-y | +Paste selected text | +
ESC-ESC-ESC | +Undo current selection | +