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- From: ratinox@splinter.coe.northeastern.edu (Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat)
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- Subject: Re: easy gnuemacs questions
- Message-ID: <RATINOX.92Jul27083452@splinter.coe.northeastern.edu>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 12:34:52 GMT
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- In-reply-to: cmeyer@warp.Stanford.EDU's message of 27 Jul 92 05:14:35 GMT
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- >>>>> On 27 Jul 92 05:14:35 GMT, cmeyer@warp.Stanford.EDU (Craig Meyer)
- >>>>> said:
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- CM> 1) Is there a way to specify two or more files when invoking gnuemacs,
- CM> with each file ending up in its own window?
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- Certainly: emacs file1 file2 file3 ... filen
-
- CM> 2) Is there a way to make . refer to the directory where gnuemacs was
- CM> invoked instead of the default directory?
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- Normally this behavior is... normal :-). Check your .emacs file and the
- system configuration for a "cd" command. You may want to ask your sysadmin
- if you didn't understand that.
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- CM> 3) What is a simple way to change the default directory? (This is
- CM> a real beginner's question; I know that I have to set the variable
- CM> default-directory, but I don't know the syntax for binding this to a key.)
-
- M-x cd RET directory RET
-
- Will do it.
-
- --Rat
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