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Getting started with version control
I have read
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/VersionControl
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/RevisionControlSystem
but I'm missing something...
What is the starting point?
What do I need to install, if ...
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Mixing org-mode export backends
How can I export to a single file using several backends for different
parts of the org file? Specifically, when exporting an org file with
a specific backend, I want to be able to export some ...
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Make auctex ask me only for position and width when inserting a minipage environment
If I insert a minipage environment using auctex LaTeX-environment it asks me for "Position", "Height", "Inner Position" and "Width". However I only want to be ...
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electric pair mode only inserts two double quotes after inserting a double quote in some buffers?
I have electric-pair-mode on, but the behavior with double quotes is not working as expected in some buffers. In one of the affected buffers:
he said "
it does not insert the matching double ...
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Parse elfeed's entry cl-struct
I'm trying to display notifications using elfeed's hook and alert. This works:
(add-hook 'elfeed-new-entry-hook
(lambda (entry)
(alert (prin1-to-string (elfeed-entry-content ...
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Remove extra quotes in `prin1-to-string` output?
I'm trying to parse entries in elfeed and it occasionally works, but the output gets unnecessarily quoted (image below).
Is there an equivalent to prin1-to-string function that doesn't return the ...
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Completing underscored words without making _ a word character
I would like to use evil-complete-previous (or whatever) to
complete strings_such_as_this, which is by default not possible.
It is possible after (modify-syntax-entry ?_ "w"), but this
has the ...
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Org Mode Babel - Interactive code block evaluation
I would like to evaluate in org mode source code blocks in C++ containing "cin" instructions but I can't find a way to have an interactive evaluation (with user input) during evaluation. Example of ...
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use keymap-set to bind to string
I used to use global-set-key to bind a key sequence to a string:
(global-set-key (kbd "<f9> a") "text")
Now in v29.1, C-h f global-set-key:
This is a legacy function; see ...
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What is org-capture trying to write to my init.el file?
My init.el is symlinked by NixOS, so that means it's write protected.
For some reason, after org-capture, Emacs tries to write to this file.
I'm not sure I understand what it's trying to write?;)
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How to enable yasnippets for all modes?
Company doesn't show snippets in some modes e.g. python or sh. Yet yas/describe-tables displays all snippets. In other modes e.g. org,emacs-lisp, snippets are shown as expected.
Looking at company-...
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Syntax/indentation problems with Vue mode in Emacs 27 nightly
I'm using vue-mode, based on mmm-mode with Emacs 27 nightly from 10/10/2019. Since that Emacs update, I don't get any indentation support in the script section of a Vue file.
Try this file with emacs -...
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Why can't I use `defconst` to define a new rx?
I want to define a new rx to use within another rx definition, like so:
(defconst my-word
(rx (or word "*")))
(defconst my-regex
(rx (1+ my-word)))
However, this code returns the ...
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How edit .org file in text mode
Is there any way to temporarily change the mode of org files to be able to edit them as ordinary text files?
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What are the downsides of changing the syntax class of quotes in text-mode and backslash in AUCTeX?
It bothered me that sexp navigation commands didn't treat a quoted string as a single expression in text-mode. This is because the quote character " is in the punctuation syntax class in the text-mode ...
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Define new comment style with string literals rather than characters
I am trying to define another comment style, similar to what we can do with modify-syntax-entry:
(modify-syntax-entry ?/ ". 124b")
(modify-syntax-entry ?* ". 23")
(modify-syntax-...
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orgmode line wrap except table
In orgmode, how can I get below line wrap behavior:
for text (other than table), I wish line wrapped.
for table, I do not wish it's wrapped.
I can add below line in init.el
(global-visual-line-mode ...
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How can I use code from `glasses.el` to colour capital letters? [duplicate]
I want to take some code from glasses.el so I can make a function that colours phrases in Camel Case, so that capital letters are rendered in a different colour. How can I do this?
Here is a function ...
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Define command that executes several functions
I apologize for this question, for which I know an elementary answer exists that I can't find for the life of me. I would simply like to define a command that executes several functions sequentially. ...
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Use rx to highlight a specific group in a match [duplicate]
I am trying to write a major mode for a language, and I am working on the syntax highlighter. I am using rx with some success, however I need to highlight the following pattern:
`somemacro(args...)`
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Windows pdf-tools-install no such program: autoreconf
I'm trying to install pdf-tools on my Windows System, I'm using the same config as for Arch Linux where this error is fixed by installing the arch linux pdf-tools package via pacman.
Obviously this is ...
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Refile to any headline with of given TODO item types
My org file structure is as follows:
* JOB Major Project 1
** PROJECT Mini Project p
** PROJECT Mini Project q
* JOB Major Project 2
** PROJECT Mini Project x
** PROJECT Mini Project y
JOB and ...
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How can I use a file of Elisp code as a script?
I have written a code:
;;; calculator.el --- Calculator
;;; Commentary:
;;; Code:
(let ((operand1 (read-number "Enter the first number: "))
(operand2 (read-number "Enter the ...
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How to properly execute `gif-screencast-stop` before `save-buffers-kill-emacs`?
I am running Emacs 27.1 on Ubuntu.
I have installed gif-screencast and have gotten it to start recording whenever i start Emacs by adding
(gif-screencast)
to my init.el. So far, so good. The problem ...
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How to use regular expressions with helm-projectile-grep?
I would like to find all strings in files matching the pattern foo_*_bar. I know that one can use \s to match empty characters. What's the pattern for zero or more characters? Could not find it by ...
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Emacs: Get user input when using interactive Python with `getpass`
I am, unfortunately, using Windows 7 and am running GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2017-09-26. Everything functions as expected from the command line. However, within Emacs, I encounter a ...
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extend org-tags-view to show body of the matching node
In my org files I have many entries that hold a tag. I use them (among many other things) to create reading lists and such. The org-tags-view then shows these items in a list and I browse through them....
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Undo one specific line in a text file within Emacs
Usually when doing the normal undo it will undo all code changes since you went into insert-mode (for me it's evil-undo).
I was wondering if it were possible to implement a function that will only ...
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C++ lsp-mode: inconsistent behavior between remote and local projects
I've run into a bit of an odd problem trying to use lsp-mode.
My problem setup is as follows: I'm working on a C++ project on my computer, and I'd like to be able to use lsp-mode with it. The catch is ...
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How do I specify the window height of the Python interpreter?
Suppose I am editing a file in python-mode. If I start the Python interpreter using M-x run-python (or C-c C-p), the Python interpreter opens in a window (*Python*) in the bottom half of the frame. ...
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Can literal prefixes be privileged in counsel-find-file ordering?
After many years of living in vanilla Emacs, I am playing with souping things up a bit, and trying out ivy/counsel.
I'm finding the experience of counsel-find-file a bit jarring, because it does not ...
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Using different line length for comment blocks
I am setting the fill column (80) to specify the maximum width of a line before it should be automatically wrapped or broken into multiple lines.
Although this setting is useful for ensuring ...
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Emacs shell exits after executing a cygwin command
Windows, Emacs 27.2.
I execute fairly simple cygwin commands from an Emacs shell - first tried unzip then backed up to test ls - and the shell exits. Why?
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Org mode python code block with session does not return a result
I had been successfully using python code blocks with the :session header argument when I noticed that upon export no result was given.
I then simplified my example to the following two:
#+...
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How do you handle an error in the scope of current-buffer with condition-case?
I would like to create headings and subheadings with org-capture if they don't exist
with file+olp in my templates. The problem is that I get this message Heading not found on level 1.
I'm not sure ...
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Why is Doom Emacs GUI not accepting keyboard input?
Noob question. I downloaded Doom Emacs following the installation instructions in the documentation. Now when I run the emacs command, it opens up the Doom Emacs window. Unfortunately, as I try ...
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ff-find-other-file
works well, particularly after custom defining additional file type pairs with
(defvar my-cpp-other-file-alist '(("\\.cpp\\'" (".hpp" ".cuh"))
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why does emacs open an empty buffer named "BLANK" on startup?
When I start emacs, it opens an empty buffer named BLANK. I have no idea where this comes from and would like to not have it there, since there's nothing in it and it clutters up the buffer list.
I do ...
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Wrap cell content in an org mode table
I have a table like this:
| Verse No | Verse |
| | <10> |
| 1 | line1 li=> |
| 2 | line2 li=> |
I would like to view it as
| Verse No | Verse |
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Org-table: is it possible to have automatic line wrapping inside org-tables?
Org-table has a very convenient property, it expands the width of a table column if needed to show all your text in a cell. Alternatively, you can set a fixed width for a table column and let your ...
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Web-mode left arrow without the right closing angle bracket
When using Elixir html template (.eex) in web-mode, I sometimes need to type code like <%= for bid <- @bids do %> . At the moment because the opening left angled bracked is closed immediately ...
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disable built-in flymake completely
I'm running emacs-29.1 on ubuntu-23.10 (installed from https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ubuntuhandbook1/emacs/ubuntu/), and it has flymake built-in and default to running. There are similar questions ...
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Possible to supress the: "Blocking call to accept-process-output with quit inhibited!!" message?
When running a process from a timer, this message is printed a lot.
Is there a way to suppress the message entirely?
For reference see: https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/50681/2418
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How can I make AUCTeX recognise this macro?
I'm writing a custom helper command for my beamer presentation:
\newcommand{\sectionfigure}[1]{
\begin{tikzpicture}[overlay, remember picture]
\node at ([shift={(0, 0.27925\paperheight)}] foot....
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How to tell tramp to not ask me about autosave on local directory?
Sometimes, when I edit a file with tramp, it asks me:
"Autosave file on local temporary directory, do you want to continue?(yes or no)"
I want to continue in any case. How can I disable this ...
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Insert aligned multi-line text in current buffer regardless of position?
I'm creating a function to easily insert ditaa boxes while drafting reports in org-mode. I have the meat of the function accomplished, but not sure how to implement it so that boxes can be inserted ...
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hs-minor-mode: hide only some comment
In ESS mode with hs-minor-mode on, I want to collapse only those comments which directly belong to a function, not other comments which are separated by newlines. Take this example:
##############
##...
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can org-refile-targets match headings *without* a given tag?
I can configure org-refile-targets to match headings in an org file with a certain tag. Can I do an arbitrary tag match? I'm interested in headings without a certain tag.
(For example, I'd like to ...
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org-mode: How to define then call a Java method using source blocks
I have a super simple example where I have a list, a Java method and a call to this method. It looks like this:
#+name: animals
- dog
- cat
- guinea pig
- horse
#+name: does-contains-cat
#+begin_src ...
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What does "(which see)" mean in various Emacs help docstrings?
In various Emacs docstrings the text include the "(which see)" mention right after a reference to a variable as shown in the second paragraph of the example below, taken from the emacs-lock ...
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