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.\" See section COPYING for copyright and redistribution information.
-.TH EMACS 1 "2007 April 13" "GNU Emacs @version@"
+.TH EMACS 1 "2022-06-07" "GNU Emacs @version@" "GNU"
.
.
.SH NAME
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ The following options are of general interest:
Edit
.IR file .
.TP
-.BI \-\-file " file\fR,\fP " \-\-find-file " file\fR,\fP " \-\-visit " file"
+.BI \-\-file= "file\fR,\fP " \-\-find-file= "file\fR,\fP " \-\-visit= "file"
The same as specifying
.I file
directly as an argument.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Go to the specified
and
.IR column .
.TP
-.BI \-\-chdir " directory"
+.BI \-\-chdir= "directory"
Change to
.IR directory .
.TP
@@ -112,18 +112,22 @@ Lisp debugger during the processing of the user init file
.BR ~/.emacs .
This is useful for debugging problems in the init file.
.TP
-.BI \-u " user\fR,\fP " \-\-user " user"
+.BI \-u " user\fR,\fP " \-\-user= "user"
Load
.IR user 's
init file.
.TP
-.BI \-t " file\fR,\fP " \-\-terminal " file"
+.BI \-\-init\-directory= "directory"
+Start emacs with user-emacs-directory set to
+.IR directory .
+.TP
+.BI \-t " file\fR,\fP " \-\-terminal= "file"
Use specified
.I file
as the terminal instead of using stdin/stdout.
This must be the first argument specified in the command line.
.TP
-.BI \-\-daemon "\fR[=\fPname\fR]"
+.BI \-\-daemon "\fR[=\fPname\fR], " \-\-bg\-daemon "\fR[=\fPname\fR]"
Start Emacs as a daemon, enabling the Emacs server and disconnecting
from the terminal. You can then use the emacsclient (see
.BR emacsclient (1))
@@ -131,6 +135,9 @@ command to
connect to the server (with optional
.IR name ")."
.TP
+.BI \-\-fg\-daemon "\fR[=\fPname\fR]"
+Like "\-\-bg\-daemon", but don't disconnect from the terminal.
+.TP
.B \-\-version
Display
.I Emacs
@@ -144,15 +151,15 @@ The following options are Lisp-oriented
(these options are processed in the order encountered):
.RS
.TP 8
-.BI \-f " function\fR,\fP " \-\-funcall " function"
+.BI \-f " function\fR,\fP " \-\-funcall= "function"
Execute the lisp function
.IR function .
.TP
-.BI \-l " file\fR,\fP " \-\-load " file"
+.BI \-l " file\fR,\fP " \-\-load= "file"
Load the lisp code in the file
.IR file .
.TP
-.BI \-\-eval " expr\fR,\fP " \-\-execute " expr"
+.BI \-\-eval= "expr\fR,\fP " \-\-execute= "expr"
Evaluate the Lisp expression
.IR expr .
.RE
@@ -173,7 +180,7 @@ Run
.I file
as an Emacs Lisp script.
.TP
-.BI \-\-insert " file"
+.BI \-\-insert= "file"
Insert contents of
.I file
into the current buffer.
@@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ Exit
.I Emacs
while in batch mode.
.TP
-.BI \-L " dir\fR,\fP " \-\-directory " dir"
+.BI \-L " dir\fR,\fP " \-\-directory= "dir"
Add
.I dir
to the list of directories
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ searches for Lisp files.
.\" START DELETING HERE IF YOU'RE NOT USING X
.SS Using Emacs with X
.I Emacs
-has been tailored to work well with the X window system.
+has been tailored to work well with the X Window System.
If you run
.I Emacs
from under X windows, it will create its own X window to
@@ -206,13 +213,16 @@ process so that you can continue using your original window.
can be started with the following X switches:
.RS
.TP 8
-.BI \-\-name " name"
+.BI \-\-name= "name"
Specify the name which should be assigned to the initial
.I Emacs
window.
This controls looking up X resources as well as the window title.
.TP
-.BI \-T " name\fR,\fP " \-\-title " name"
+.BR \-\-no\-x\-resources
+Do not load X resources.
+.TP
+.BI \-T " name\fR,\fP " \-\-title= "name"
Specify the title for the initial X window.
.TP
.BR \-r ", " \-rv ", " \-\-reverse\-video
@@ -220,7 +230,7 @@ Display the
.I Emacs
window in reverse video.
.TP
-.BI \-fn " font\fR,\fP " \-\-font " font"
+.BI \-fn " font\fR,\fP " \-\-font= "font"
Set the
.I Emacs
window's font to that specified by
@@ -247,7 +257,7 @@ for more information.
When you specify a font, be sure to put a space between the
switch and the font name.
.TP
-.BI \-\-xrm " resources"
+.BI \-\-xrm= "resources"
Set additional X resources.
.TP
.BI "\-\-color\fR,\fP \-\-color=" mode
@@ -256,33 +266,34 @@ Override color mode for character terminals;
defaults to "auto", and can also be "never", "auto", "always",
or a mode name like "ansi8".
.TP
-.BI \-bw " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-border\-width " pixels"
+.BI \-bw " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-border\-width= "pixels"
Set the
.I Emacs
window's border width to the number of pixels specified by
.IR pixels .
Defaults to one pixel on each side of the window.
.TP
-.BI \-ib " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-internal\-border " pixels"
+.BI \-ib " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-internal\-border= "pixels"
Set the window's internal border width to the number of pixels specified
by
.IR pixels .
Defaults to one pixel of padding on each side of the window.
.TP
-.BI \-g " geometry\fR,\fP " \-\-geometry " geometry"
+.BI \-g " geometry\fR,\fP " \-\-geometry= "geometry"
Set the
.I Emacs
window's width, height, and position as specified.
The geometry specification is in the standard X format; see
.BR X (7)
for more information.
-The width and height are specified in characters; the default is
-80 by 24.
+The width and height are specified in characters; the default for GUI
+frames is a width of 80 and a height between 35 and 40, depending on
+the OS and the window manager.
See the Emacs manual, section "Options for Window Size and Position",
for information on how window sizes interact
-with selecting or deselecting the tool bar and menu bar.
+with selecting or deselecting the tool bar, tab bar and menu bar.
.TP
-.BI \-lsp " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-line\-spacing " pixels"
+.BI \-lsp " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-line\-spacing= "pixels"
Additional space to put between lines.
.TP
.BR \-vb ", " \-\-vertical\-scroll\-bars
@@ -300,26 +311,26 @@ Make the first frame as wide as the screen.
.BR \-mm ", " \-\-maximized
Maximize the first frame, like "\-fw \-fh".
.TP
-.BI \-fg " color\fR,\fP " \-\-foreground\-color " color"
+.BI \-fg " color\fR,\fP " \-\-foreground\-color= "color"
On color displays, set the color of the text.
Use the command
.I M\-x list\-colors\-display
for a list of valid color names.
.TP
-.BI \-bg " color\fR,\fP " \-\-background\-color " color"
+.BI \-bg " color\fR,\fP " \-\-background\-color= "color"
On color displays, set the color of the window's background.
.TP
-.BI \-bd " color\fR,\fP " \-\-border\-color " color"
+.BI \-bd " color\fR,\fP " \-\-border\-color= "color"
On color displays, set the color of the window's border.
.TP
-.BI \-cr " color\fR,\fP " \-\-cursor\-color " color"
+.BI \-cr " color\fR,\fP " \-\-cursor\-color= "color"
On color displays, set the color of the window's text cursor.
.TP
-.BI \-ms " color\fR,\fP " \-\-mouse\-color " color"
+.BI \-ms " color\fR,\fP " \-\-mouse\-color= "color"
On color displays, set the color of the window's mouse cursor.
.TP
-.BI \-d " displayname\fR,\fP " \-\-display " displayname"
+.BI \-d " displayname\fR,\fP " \-\-display= "displayname"
Create the
.I Emacs
window on the display specified by
@@ -337,7 +348,7 @@ in iconified state.
.BR \-nbc ", " \-\-no\-blinking\-cursor
Disable blinking cursor.
.TP
-.BI \-\-parent-id " xid"
+.BI \-\-parent-id= "xid"
Set parent window.
.TP
.BR \-nw ", " \-\-no\-window\-system
@@ -513,6 +524,9 @@ window.
.BR toolBar " (class " ToolBar )
Number of lines to reserve for the tool bar.
.TP
+.BR tabBar " (class " TabBar )
+Number of lines to reserve for the tab bar.
+.TP
.BR useXIM " (class " UseXIM )
Turns off use of X input methods (XIM) if
.I false
@@ -559,7 +573,7 @@ distribution.
/usr/local/share/info \(em files for the Info documentation browser.
The complete text of the Emacs reference manual is included in a
convenient tree structured form.
-Also includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, useful to anyone
+This includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, useful to anyone
wishing to write programs in the Emacs Lisp extension language,
and the Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp.
@@ -650,10 +664,7 @@ For detailed credits and acknowledgments, see the GNU Emacs manual.
.
.
.SH COPYING
-Copyright
-.if t \(co
-.if n (C)
-1995, 1999-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1995, 1999-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.PP
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
document provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
@@ -669,3 +680,7 @@ document into another language, under the above conditions for
modified versions, except that this permission notice may be stated
in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation.
.
+
+.\" Local Variables:
+.\" time-stamp-pattern: "3/.TH EMACS 1 \"%Y-%02m-%02d\" \"GNU Emacs @version@\" \"GNU\"$"
+.\" End: