Emacs

A Linux file manager for Emacs fans

sethkenlon — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

A Linux file manager for Emacs fans sethkenlon Fri, 12/09/2022 - 03:00

Dired is included with Emacs and is a useful text-based file manager on Linux.

In 2009, I was working hard at a startup in Pittsburgh, and in the late evenings of coding, I developed a GNU Emacs habit. The thing about Emacs is that it's just too…

Edit text like Emacs in FreeDOS

Jim Hall — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Edit text like Emacs in FreeDOS Jim Hall Tue, 06/22/2021 - 03:00

If you're already familiar with GNU Emacs, you should feel right at home in Freemacs.

On Linux, I often use the GNU Emacs editor to write the source code for new programs. I learned GNU Emacs long ago when I was an undergraduate student, and I still have the…

Try this Linux text editor for Emacs fans

sethkenlon — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:45:00 +0000

Try this Linux text editor for Emacs fans sethkenlon Fri, 12/04/2020 - 07:45

If you're looking for a fast, easy Emacs editor without a long list of dependencies, give Jove a try.

GNU Emacs is a very famous editor, but not everyone knows that emacs is a tradition of text editors rather than just one specific application. More Linux resources Linux…

Why I love Emacs

sethkenlon — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 08:02:00 +0000

Why I love Emacs sethkenlon Wed, 12/02/2020 - 03:02

Emacs isn't a mere text editor; it places you in control and allows you to solve nearly any problem you encounter.

I'm a habitual Emacs user. I didn't choose Emacs as much as it chose me. Back when I was first learning about Unix, I stumbled upon a little-known feature in a strange…

Why I switched from Vim to Emacs

jimmysjolund — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:02:00 +0000

Why I switched from Vim to Emacs jimmysjolund Mon, 08/17/2020 - 03:02

A long-time, loyal Vim user moves to the other side in the age-old debate between text editors.

I have been a loyal Vim user since, well, I don't even remember any longer. Over the years, I tried other editors, but Vim commands and keyboard shortcuts are second nature to…

Analyzing data science code with R and Emacs

danderzei — Tue, 05 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Analyzing data science code with R and Emacs danderzei Tue, 05/05/2020 - 03:00

Emacs' versatility and extensibility bring the editor's full power into play for writing data science code.

Way back in 2012, Harvard Business Review published an article that proclaimed "data scientist" to be the sexiest job of the 21st century. Interest in data science has…

Use Emacs Org mode to easily create LaTeX documents

danderzei — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Use Emacs Org mode to easily create LaTeX documents danderzei Thu, 04/09/2020 - 03:00

You can use LaTeX for scientific and technical documents without all of the confusing commands and syntax you would normally need.

LaTeX is a powerful system, especially for writing scientific and technical documents. But writing documents in LaTeX can be confusing because you need to know a lot of…

What you need to know about variables in Emacs

clemera — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000

What you need to know about variables in Emacs clemera Wed, 03/11/2020 - 03:00

Learn how Elisp deals with variables and to use them in your scripts and configurations.

GNU Emacs is written in C and Emacs Lisp (Elisp), a dialect of the Lisp programming language. Because it's a text editor that happens to be an Elisp sandbox, it is helpful to…

Getting started with Emacs

sethkenlon — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Getting started with Emacs sethkenlon Tue, 03/10/2020 - 03:00

10 tips for diving into the world of this useful group of open source text editors.

Many people say they want to learn Emacs, but many of them shy away after the briefest encounter. It's not because Emacs is bad or even that complex. The problem, I believe…

How to blog with Emacs Org mode

psachin — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000

How to blog with Emacs Org mode psachin Thu, 03/05/2020 - 03:00

The org-publish tool allows you to publish your website or blog with Emacs Org mode.

I used WordPress for the first few years of my blog, but I really wanted to publish it entirely using GNU Emacs. I tried Org2Blog, but something was still missing and it felt…