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Prelude

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{{Package
|name=Emacs Prelude
|description=Advanced Emacs config
|author=[[User:Bozhidar|Bozhidar Batsov]]
|maintainer=[[User:Bozhidar|Bozhidar Batsov]]
|source=https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude
}}

'''Prelude''' has the goal to ease the initial Emacs setup process and to provide you with a much more powerful and productive experience than that you get out of the box. By using Emacs Prelude you're basically getting a "Get me out of the Prelude, I just want to use Emacs" card.

Emacs Prelude is compatible ONLY with GNU Emacs 24. While Emacs 24 is not yet officially released it's a rock solid piece of software more than suitable for everyday work. There is no good excuse not to use Emacs 24!

= Basic setup =

Assuming you're using an Unix-like OS (*BSD, GNU/Linux, OS X, Solaris, etc), you already have Emacs 24 installed, as well as git & curl you can skip the whole manual and just type in your favorite shell the following command:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
curl -L https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude/raw/master/utils/installer.sh | sh
</syntaxhighlight>

You can now power up your Emacs, sit back and enjoy Prelude.

= Helpful keybindings =

; {{Keys|C-c f}}
: Find a recently accessed file.

; {{Keys|C-c r}}
: Rename file and buffer.


= Common Customization =


You can tweak Prelude's config by adding '''.el''' files under the
'''personal''' directory. All files ending in ".el" will be read automatically when emacs starts up.

== Re-enable the arrow keys ==

Arrow keys for navigation are turned off by default. This is to get people to use the preferred Emacs defaults. To re-enable them, add the following to a file in your personal directory:

<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
(guru-mode -1)
</syntaxhighlight>

== Turn off whitespace mode ==

Prelude adds a lot of functionality from whitespace mode, including line-ending markers, highlighting of long-lines, space visualization. If you find these distracting, add the following to a file in your personal directory:

<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'prelude-turn-off-whitespace t)
</syntaxhighlight>

== Change the default theme ==

Emacs Prelude uses the Zenburn theme by default, but you can easily
change this:

<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
(load-theme 'solarized-dark t)
</syntaxhighlight>



= [[GNU/Linux]] =




= [[OS X]] =




= [[Windows]] =

Note: on Windows 7 (Enterprise),

ln -s <prelude-directory> ~/emacs.d

did not work. But copying the content of prelude directory to .emacs.d worked as expected.

Note: it also expects git to be on the system paths defined in PATH. I used git from Cygwin. It worked.

= See Also =
[[Emacs Starter Kit]]



= Project Pages =
* [http://batsov.com/prelude Project Page]
* [http://github.com/bbatsov/prelude GitHub]
* [http://github.com/bbatsov/prelude-modules Add-ons for Prelude]



= Tutorial Pages =




[[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Starter Kit]]

Init File

2012-05-11T07:53:09Z

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#REDIRECT [[User's Initialization File]]

Learning Resources

2012-04-10T11:42:33Z

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== Emacs Help ==

Emacs is described as "self-documenting". An extensive help system is available using various keystrokes starting with {{Keys|C-h}} (that is, Control-H). To choose from the full list, type {{Keys|C-h C-h}}.

== Emacs Tutorial - Beginners Mandatory ==

Emacs ships with a tutorial. Just type {{Keys|C-h t}}.
It teaches you all the essentials you need to know for getting started with Emacs.

Intermediate to advanced users can browse in-built help with {{Keys|C-h r}}.

== Info ==

Detailed documentation of Emacs (and many other programs) is available thru Info. Type {{Keys|C-h i}}. This tool uses its own hypertext system to link topics and has sophisticated navigation. It was found so useful that it is now also available as a separate program (called 'info') which is installed by default on most unix-like systems.
* '''[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html GNU Emacs manual]'''
* '''[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/elisp.html GNU Emacs Lisp reference manual]'''
* '''[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/ An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp]'''

== Books ==

* '''Learning GNU Emacs, 2nd Edition''' by Debra Cameron, Bill Rosenblatt, Eric S. Raymond

Much better than the current, 3rd edition. The first half of the book walks you through the fundamental steps, as a tutorial.

Can be obtained from O'Reilly http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781565921528.do

* '''Casting Spells in Lisp (Emacs Lisp version)''' by Conrad Barski M.D.

Written originally to teach some other flavor of Lisp, the book has been modified for [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/ Emacs Lisp]. The presentation is in a form between a comic book and a manual that educates while you have fun. The best of both worlds.

It can be read online [http://www.lisperati.com/casting-spels-emacs/html/casting-spels-emacs-1.html here].

== Tutorials ==

* [http://david.rothlis.net/emacs/howtolearn.html How to Learn Emacs]

* [http://xahlee.org/emacs/elisp.html Xah Emacs Lisp Tutorial] - This concise and concrete tutorial focus on practical needs with examples.

* [http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs.html Xah Emacs Tutorial]

== Screencasts ==

* [http://emacsmovies.org/ Emacs Movies] new screencast, promises to come out with a book also
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/rpdillon?feature=watch Hacks Emacs](YouTube Channel)
* [http://emacsrocks.com/ Emacs Rocks!]
* [https://peepcode.com/products/meet-emacs Peepcode's Meet Emacs](commercial)

== Blogs ==

* [http://emacs-fu.blogspot.de/ Emacs Fu] - Useful Tricks for Emacs
* [http://www.masteringemacs.org/ Mastering Emacs]
* [http://emacsworld.blogspot.com/ Got Emacs?]
* [http://xahlee.org/emacs/blog.html Xah Emacs Blog] - Tips and tricks for Emacs and Emacs Lisp
* [http://planet.emacsen.org/ Planet Emacsen] - blogroll, includes probably all above

== Articles ==

* [http://batsov.com/articles/2011/11/30/the-ultimate-collection-of-emacs-resources/ The Ultimate Collection of Emacs Resources]

== Twitter ==

There are many Twitter accounts dedicated to sharing news and tips about Emacs. One can benefit a lot by following them:

* [http://twitter.com/#!/emacs_knight @emacs_knight]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/learnemacs @learnemacs]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/dotemacs @dotemacs]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/dotemax @dotemax]

== Useful Extensions ==

Before you install a lot of extensions, explore your Emacs distribution! Try {{Keys|C-h p}} ({{Command|find-emacs-packages}}) to browse the available packages by category.

== Configuring Emacs ==
[https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/my-dot-emacs-file This] blog post is a great introduction to setting up your init.el (formerly .emacs) and your emacs directory the "professional way"!

[[Category:Beginner]]

Dired

2012-04-10T08:52:26Z

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{{Package
|name=Dired
|description=File Manager for Emacs.
|source=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/lisp/dired.el
|maintainer=[[FSF]]
|in_emacs=yes
|Development status=active
}}

'''Dired''' is a inbuilt File Manager for Emacs. Its arguably the best
file manager with the functionality it possesses. Unlike any other
file mangers the directory listing is just as an another [[buffer]] of
Emacs with '''dired-mode''' as {{ModeLink|Major Mode}}.

== Usage ==
'''Dired''' has countless functionality.

; {{CommandKeys|C-x d| dired}}
: ask for a directory and puts you into a buffer with direct listing of that directory.

; {{CommandKeys|C-x C-j| dired-jump}}
: jump to a dired buffer corresponding to the current buffer.

== See Also ==
[[Dired+]] - a package that extends the functionalities of Dired

[[Category:Desktop Management]] [[Category:File Manager]][[Category:Built-in Package]]

Dired

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