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emacs:tldr:18657
emacs: Start Emacs and open a file.
$ emacs ${filename}
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The command "emacs ${filename}" is used to launch the Emacs text editor and open a file with the given filename. Here's an explanation of each part of the command:
- "emacs": This is the command that is used to run the Emacs text editor. If it's not installed on your system, you may need to install it first.
- "${filename}": This is a placeholder for the actual filename you want to open in Emacs. The syntax "${...}" is used to reference a variable or parameter in a command or script. In this case, the value of the "filename" variable will be substituted in place of "${filename}".
To use this command, you need to replace "${filename}" with the actual name of the file you want to open in Emacs. For example, if you want to open a file named "example.txt", the command would be:
emacs example.txt
This will open the "example.txt" file in the Emacs text editor.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.