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This Info file contains edition 2.8 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version 21.2.
Appendices
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Introduction
Conventions
nil
and t
are used.
Tips and Conventions
Format of Descriptions
Lisp Data Types
Programming Types
List Type
Editing Types
Numbers
Strings and Characters
format
: Emacs's analogue of printf
.
Lists
Modifying Existing List Structure
Sequences, Arrays, and Vectors
Symbols
Evaluation
Kinds of Forms
Control Structures
if
, cond
.
and
, or
, not
.
while
loops.
Nonlocal Exits
Errors
Variables
Scoping Rules for Variable Bindings
Buffer-Local Variables
Functions
Lambda Expressions
Macros
Loading
load
function and others.
Byte Compilation
Advising Functions
defadvice
.
defadvice
as fset
is to defun
.
Debugging Lisp Programs
The Lisp Debugger
debug
.
Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax
Reading and Printing Lisp Objects
Minibuffers
Completion
Command Loop
Defining Commands
interactive
.
Keymaps
Major and Minor Modes
Major Modes
Minor Modes
Mode Line Format
Documentation
Files
Visiting Files
Information about Files
File Names
Backups and Auto-Saving
revert-buffer
, and how to customize
what it does.
Backup Files
Buffers
Windows
Frames
Positions
Motion
Markers
Text
The Kill Ring
Indentation
Text Properties
field
property defines
fields within the buffer.
Non-ASCII Characters
Searching and Matching
Regular Expressions
Syntax Tables
Syntax Descriptors
Abbrevs And Abbrev Expansion
Processes
Receiving Output from Processes
Operating System Interface
Starting Up Emacs
Getting out of Emacs
Emacs Display
GNU Emacs Internals
Object Internals