What can I use Emacs for?
Emacs helps you be productive by providing an integrated environment for many different kinds of tasks: All of the basic editing commands (and there are lots of them) are available no matter what you’re trying to do: write code, read a manual, use a shell, or compose an email.
Can Emacs be an IDE?
Emacs is not an IDE. It’s more a text-mode Lisp machine with lots of little libraries to build your own IDEs and other text-mode applications.
Is it useful to learn emacs?
Short answer: Yes. You should learn either Emacs or Vim. Get comfortable with one before you tackle the other, though; they’re quite different and they’re both tools that you can spend years on without hitting the limits of their functionality.
Why should I learn Emacs Lisp?
Learning a little Emacs Lisp will help you use Emacs more effectively: You will better understand the documentation and online help for functions and variables. You will be able to consult the Lisp source code for a function or variable, in order to understand it still better.
What can Emacs do for You?
To Emacs, everything is Lisp data, so everything can be analyzed and manipulated programmatically. That makes for a powerful user interface (UI). But if you’re a casual Emacs user, you may only be scratching the surface of what it can do for you.
Is eMacs still the best remote editor?
Emacs has been network-transparent for a lot longer than has been trendy, and today it still provides one of the smoothest remote editor experiences available.
How do I get Started with racket in Emacs?
Emacs, being based on Lisp, makes a great integrated development environment (IDE) for advanced Racket coders. It doesn’t ship with Racket mode (yet), but you can install Racket mode and several other helper extensions using the Emacs package installer. To install it, press Alt + X ( M-x in Emacs notation), type package-install, and press Return.
How do I use Tramp in Emacs?
Tramp is already included in Emacs 22.1 or greater, so to use Tramp, you just open a file in the Tramp syntax. In the File menu of Emacs, select Open File. When prompted in the mini-buffer at the bottom of the Emacs window, enter the file name using this syntax: If you are required to log in interactively, Tramp prompts you for your password.