Using the Emacs Editor

Description

The Emacs editor is one of the most popular editors in the Linux environment. Emacs can be used to create or edit configuration files and can be used to create scripts or programs. Students will learn to navigate in documents, edit text in a file and to customize the environment. Students will need access to Linux with a copy of Emacs installed.

Objectives

• Students will open and save files in Emacs
• Students will use the search and replace features of Emacs.
• Students will work with Emacs windows, buffers and frames.
• Students will set tabs and align text.
• Students will explore how Emacs supports working with various kinds of documents.
• Students will create Emacs macros and customize the Emacs settigns.

Book

Lesson 1: Emac Basics

Read Chapters 1 and 2

Lesson 2: Search and Replace

Read Chapter 3

Lesson 3: Buffers, Windows and Frames

Read Chapter 4

Lesson 4: Text Formatting and Editing

Read Chapter 7

Lesson 5: Document Support in Emacs

Review Chapters 8, 9 and 11.
If you create one of those kinds of documents, focus more on that chapter.

Lesson 6: Customizing Emacs

Read Chapters 6 and 10

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