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diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi index af2b6acd8a4..497a4abd71b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi @@ -1596,10 +1596,17 @@ variable to @samp{emacsclient +%d %s}.} You can run multiple Emacs servers on the same machine by giving each one a unique @dfn{server name}, using the variable @code{server-name}. For example, @kbd{M-x set-variable @key{RET} -server-name @key{RET} foo @key{RET}} sets the server name to +server-name @key{RET} "foo" @key{RET}} sets the server name to @samp{foo}. The @code{emacsclient} program can specify a server by name, using the @samp{-s} option (@pxref{emacsclient Options}). + If you want to run multiple Emacs daemons (@pxref{Initial Options}), +you can give each daemon its own server name like this: + +@example + emacs --eval "(setq server-name \"foo\")" --daemon +@end example + @findex server-eval-at If you have defined a server by a unique server name, it is possible to connect to the server from another Emacs instance and evaluate Lisp |