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Emacs default directory
I have the following statement in two installations of emacs
(setq default-directory "~/.emacs.d/")
followed by
(load-file "keyboard.el")
One installation finds the file, the ...
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How to make optional parameters default to true?
In the question Optional parameter defaults, the suggested way to set default value for the parameter of an elisp function is along the lines of:
(defun my-command (a &optional b)
(command-...
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Make the minibuffer prompt always have a default argument
Is it possible to make the first history item available as the default argument when running commands like eval-expression and goto-line?
I'd like to be able to just press enter to use the previous ...
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Why does Emacs not load the init file when using sudo?
My Emacs init file works fine in general. But, if I am in my home directory and if I execute:
pwd
/home/pedro
sudo emacs /etc/nixos/hosts.nix
For some reason, this opens vanilla Emacs without ...
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Setting default values on optional arguments
Have set the last three function arguments to optional. When calling the elisp
function in code (rather than interactively), how can I check the optional arguments
fol nil?
When brcmk-end in nil, I ...
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How do you target the present directory, once in a while, with do-what-I-mean enabled?
After setting Dired do-what-I-mean
(setq dired-dwim-target t)
which, quoting the man pages
If non-nil, Dired tries to guess a default target directory. This
means: if there is a Dired buffer ...
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is there a shortcut to re-type the original filename and then edit it, when at the dired copy (C) minibuffer prompt
While in a dired buffer, after pressing C to copy a file, often the new filename you want is actually a variation of the original file name. Is there a easy way to get original file name in to the ...
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How to wrap lines at window edge
My default line wrapping is 'truncate long lines'.
How can I change it to 'wrap line at window edge' ?
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Two versions of Emacs on MS Windows: change the default "emacs" binding in the MS Windows shell
I have got two versions of Emacs on my Windows 10 laptop: Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32) and Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32). I would like the windows shell to run the 26.1 version by ...
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setq in init file not overriding the default for indent-tabs-mode
It works when using setq-default in place of setq or when customizing through C-h v. C-h v reports that it is set in 'C source code'.
I was thinking it might be affected by my c-default-style, but my ...
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Cannot set default theme. Dark theme even if loaded without .emacs and without .emacs.d
When I load emacs without any configuration I see a dark theme:
There is no way for me to get back to the default theme. I tried the following:
M-x disable-theme: no theme is enabled
M-x ...
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Change permanently font size in Aquamacs
I have been looking on the web to the existing answers to this question, but non of them works for me.
I would like to change the default font size for all frames in Aquamacs 3.3 GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (...
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Set a global default directory
I want a "default directory" which is constant across all contexts
(buffers, packages, etc). That is, when working on multiple files,
opening a new terminal, doing anything which requires a starting
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call write-file interactively with prompting
I have a function that creates a buffer, with a default file name, and would like the first user action for that buffer be a prompt to write the buffer to a file, allowing the user to change the ...
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Switch back to default font on widening
Running emacs 25.2.2 on Kubuntu 17.10.
I have an Org mode file that is mostly in English but certain headlines contain text in Devanagari.
From Options -> Set Default Font, I have chosen Hack 13 ...
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File encoding differet when visiting the file again
I have this in my .emacs:
(setq-default buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8-unix)
When I create a file in emacs and save it, it should be buffered and saved in utf-8-unix.
When I open such a file ...
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Display path and filename in a minibuffer
Eval this code:
(defun xx-display-filename (filename)
""
(interactive "Ffilename: ")
(message (concat "Filename is: " filename)))
Let's assume that I am editing a ~/.emacs.d/personal/custom.el ...
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setup shell to default eshell
I am new to Spacemacs and eshell.
I try to open eshell via the default shortcut key SPC ' but it opens the bash shell:
[wolfv@localhost ~]
$ message "hello"
bash: message: command not found...
I ...
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What is the proper way to identify a font for .spacemacs file?
Spacemacs isn't finding my Source Code Pro font files, and I think it's a naming issue. I have the fonts installed and in the font cache,
/usr/local/share$ fc-list : file | grep source
Returns:
/...
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delete-selection-mode not a default?
If you enable Delete Selection mode, a minor mode, then inserting text
while the mark is active causes the selected text to be deleted first.
This also deactivates the mark. Many graphical ...
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How do i change the default shell for shell-command
I am having an issue with one of the plugins i am running because its trying to use fish and does not like the parameters.
Is there a way i can change emacs to use bash for any plugins that use shell-...
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How Do I Adjust Indentation Style For Multi-Line Lists?
The default indentation style in emacs for a multi-line list is as follows:
longFunctionName(arg1, arg2, arg3,
arg4)
where the final argument snaps to the starting position of the ...
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How do i get rid of "default" (last used) string in some emacs functions?
I have the following problem : when i use 'C-x r t' (string-rectangle), i am prompted to enter some string, to replace the selected rectangle. Lets say i type ";;" (to comment out the rectangle). This ...
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Reusing previous inputs (old or new) for query-replace
Most functions in emacs keep a default option, with the last arguments used. Is it possible to reuse some of the default arguments while changing others?
For example, when using search and replace, a ...
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