#+TITLE: #+AUTHOR: Bob Mottram #+EMAIL: bob@freedombone.net #+KEYWORDS: freedombone, emacs #+DESCRIPTION: How to use Emacs #+OPTIONS: ^:nil toc:nil #+HTML_HEAD: #+BEGIN_CENTER [[file:images/logo.png]] #+END_CENTER #+BEGIN_EXPORT html

Emacs

#+END_EXPORT 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: #+begin_src bash ssh myusername@mydomain -p 2222 #+end_src 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 |