@node Glossary, Key Index, Intro, Top
@unnumbered Glossary
-@c It would be nice if texinfo could add internal links from one item
-@c to another here. Eg when we say "see also `foo bar'", there would
-@c be a hyperlink to the foo bar item.
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@table @asis
+@anchor{Glossary - Abbrev}
@item Abbrev
An abbrev is a text string that expands into a different text string
when present in the buffer. For example, you might define a few letters
Input, Alt}.
@item Argument
-See `numeric argument'.
+@xref{Glossary - Numeric Argument}.
@item @acronym{ASCII} character
An @acronym{ASCII} character is either an @acronym{ASCII} control
A backtrace is a trace of a series of function calls showing how a
program arrived at a certain point. It is used mainly for finding and
correcting bugs (q.v.@:). Emacs can display a backtrace when it signals
-an error or when you type @kbd{C-g} (see `quitting'). @xref{Checklist}.
+an error or when you type @kbd{C-g} (@pxref{Glossary - Quitting}).
+@xref{Checklist}.
@item Backup File
A backup file records the contents that a file had before the current
that matches the one you just inserted, or inserting the matching
delimiter for you (@pxref{Matching,,Matching Parens}).
+@anchor{Glossary - Balanced Expression}
@item Balanced Expressions
A balanced expression is a syntactically recognizable expression, such
as a symbol, number, string constant, block, or parenthesized expression
in C. @xref{Expressions,Balanced Expressions}.
@item Balloon Help
-See `tooltips'.
+@xref{Glossary - Tooltips}.
@item Base Buffer
A base buffer is a buffer whose text is shared by an indirect buffer
To bind a key sequence means to give it a binding (q.v.@:).
@xref{Rebinding}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Binding}
@item Binding
A key sequence gets its meaning in Emacs by having a binding, which is a
command (q.v.@:), a Lisp function that is run when you type that
right away when you press down on a mouse button. @xref{Mouse Buttons}.
@item By Default
-See `default'.
+@xref{Glossary - Default}.
@item Byte Compilation
-See `compilation'.
+@xref{Glossary - Compilation}.
@item @kbd{C-}
@kbd{C-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for Control.
particular alphabet or script. @xref{International}.
@item Character Terminal
-See `text-only terminal'.
+@xref{Glossary - Text-only Terminal}.
@item Click Event
A click event is the kind of input event (q.v.@:) generated when you
@xref{Mouse Buttons}.
@item Client
-See `server'.
+@xref{Glossary - Server}.
@item Clipboard
A clipboard is a buffer provided by the window system for transferring
the command to run. @xref{Commands}.
@item Command History
-See `minibuffer history'.
+@xref{Glossary - Minibuffer History}.
@item Command Name
A command name is the name of a Lisp symbol that is a command
than Emacs Lisp. Emacs provides a subset of Common Lisp in the CL
package. @xref{Top, Common Lisp, Overview, cl, Common Lisp Extensions}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Compilation}
@item Compilation
Compilation is the process of creating an executable program from source
code. Emacs has commands for compiling files of Emacs Lisp code
@cindex cut and paste
@item Cut and Paste
-See `killing' and `yanking'.
+@xref{Glossary - Killing}, and @ref{Glossary - Yanking}.
@item Daemon
A daemon is a standard term for a system-level process that runs in the
the default argument is used if you just type @key{RET}.
@xref{Minibuffer}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Default}
@item Default
A default is the value that is used for a certain purpose when
you do not explicitly specify a value to use.
Deletion means erasing text without copying it into the kill ring
(q.v.@:). The alternative is killing (q.v.@:). @xref{Killing,Deletion}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Deletion of Files}
@item Deletion of Files
Deleting a file means erasing it from the file system.
(Note that some systems use the concept of a ``trash can'', or ``recycle
particular delimiter characters to reindent the line, or insert one or
more newlines in addition to self-insertion.
+@anchor{Glossary - End Of Line}
@item End Of Line
End of line is a character or a sequence of characters that indicate
the end of a text line. On GNU and Unix systems, this is a newline
@xref{Environment}.
@item EOL
-See `end of line'.
+@xref{Glossary - End Of Line}.
@item Error
An error occurs when an Emacs command cannot execute in the current
it applies to the next character you type.
@item Expression
-See `balanced expression'.
+@xref{Glossary - Balanced Expression}.
@item Expunging
Expunging an Rmail, Gnus newsgroup, or Dired buffer is an operation
A file local variable is a local variable (q.v.@:) specified in a
given file. @xref{File Variables}. See also `directory variable'.
+@anchor{Glossary - File Locking}
@item File Locking
Emacs uses file locking to notice when two different users
start to edit one file at the same time. @xref{Interlocking}.
of each line when filling is done. It is not regarded as part of the
text to be filled. @xref{Filling}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Filling}
@item Filling
Filling text means adjusting the position of line-breaks to shift text
between consecutive lines, so that all the lines are approximately the
same length. @xref{Filling}. Some other editors call this feature
``line wrapping''.
+@anchor{Glossary - Font Lock}
@item Font Lock
Font Lock is a mode that highlights parts of buffer text in different
faces, according to the syntax. Some other editors refer to this as
fontset, rather than changing each font separately. @xref{Fontsets}.
@item Formfeed Character
-See `page'.
+@xref{Glossary - Page}.
@item Frame
A frame is a rectangular cluster of Emacs windows. Emacs starts out
(q.v.@:), and distributed under a copyleft (q.v.@:) license called the
GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Free Software Foundation}
@item Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a charitable foundation
dedicated to promoting the development of free software (q.v.@:).
special face (q.v.@:) called @code{fringe}. @xref{Faces,fringe}.
@item FSF
-See `Free Software Foundation'.
+@xref{Glossary - Free Software Foundation}.
@item FTP
FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. This is one standard
through buffers you have been editing, or in which you have found
tags (see `tags table'). @xref{Global Mark Ring}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Global Substitution}
@item Global Substitution
Global substitution means replacing each occurrence of one string by
another string throughout a large amount of text. @xref{Replace}.
mail is then stored permanently or until explicitly deleted.
@xref{Rmail Inbox}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Incremental Search}
@item Incremental Search
Emacs provides an incremental search facility, whereby Emacs begins
searching for a string as soon as you type the first character.
or from some other place in Emacs.
@item Interlocking
-See `file locking'.
+@xref{Glossary - File Locking}.
@item Isearch
-See `incremental search'.
+@xref{Glossary - Incremental Search}.
@item Justification
Justification means adding extra spaces within lines of text in order
to adjust the position of the text edges. @xref{Fill Commands}.
@item Key Binding
-See `binding'.
+@xref{Glossary - Binding}.
@item Keyboard Macro
Keyboard macros are a way of defining new Emacs commands from
recently is saved. You can reinsert any of the killed text still in
the ring; this is called yanking (q.v.@:). @xref{Yanking}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Killing}
@item Killing
Killing means erasing text and saving it on the kill ring so it can be
yanked (q.v.@:) later. Some other systems call this ``cutting''.
@c Lexical Binding
@item Line Wrapping
-See `filling'.
+@xref{Glossary - Filling}.
@item Lisp
Lisp is a programming language. Most of Emacs is written in a dialect
name. This is how you run commands that are not bound to key sequences.
@xref{M-x,M-x,Running Commands by Name}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Mail}
@item Mail
Mail means messages sent from one user to another through the computer
system, to be read at the recipient's convenience. Emacs has commands for
a keyboard interface to navigate it. @xref{Menu Bars}.
@item Message
-See `mail'.
+@xref{Glossary - Mail}.
@item Meta
Meta is the name of a modifier bit which you can use in a command
echo area (q.v.@:), used for reading arguments to commands.
@xref{Minibuffer}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Minibuffer History}
@item Minibuffer History
The minibuffer history records the text you have specified in the past
for minibuffer arguments, so you can conveniently use the same text
@code{nil} is a value usually interpreted as a logical ``false''. Its
opposite is @code{t}, interpreted as ``true''.
+@anchor{Glossary - Numeric Argument}
@item Numeric Argument
A numeric argument is a number, specified before a command, to change
the effect of the command. Often the numeric argument serves as a
automatically install from within Emacs. Packages provide a
convenient way to add new features. @xref{Packages}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Page}
@item Page
A page is a unit of text, delimited by formfeed characters (@acronym{ASCII}
control-L, code 014) at the beginning of a line. Some Emacs
point. @xref{Point}.
@item Prefix Argument
-See `numeric argument'.
+@xref{Glossary - Numeric Argument}.
@item Prefix Key
A prefix key is a key sequence (q.v.@:) whose sole function is to
Query-replace is an interactive string replacement feature provided by
Emacs. @xref{Query Replace}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Quitting}
@item Quitting
Quitting means canceling a partially typed command or a running
command, using @kbd{C-g} (or @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} on MS-DOS). @xref{Quitting}.
@xref{Screen,Redisplay}.
@item Regexp
-See `regular expression'.
+@xref{Glossary - Regular Expression}.
@item Region
The region is the text between point (q.v.@:) and the mark (q.v.@:).
rectangles can be saved for later use. @xref{Registers}. A related
Emacs feature is `bookmarks' (q.v.@:).
+@anchor{Glossary - Regular Expression}
@item Regular Expression
A regular expression is a pattern that can match various text strings;
for example, @samp{a[0-9]+} matches @samp{a} followed by one or more
@xref{Remote Files}.
@item Repeat Count
-See `numeric argument'.
+@xref{Glossary - Numeric Argument}.
@item Replacement
-See `global substitution'.
+@xref{Glossary - Global Substitution}.
@item Restriction
A buffer's restriction is the amount of text, at the beginning or the
Emacs has commands for moving by or killing by sentences.
@xref{Sentences}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Server}
@item Server
Within Emacs, you can start a `server' process, which listens for
connections from `clients'. This offers a faster alternative to
allowed as well.
@item String Substitution
-See `global substitution'.
+@xref{Glossary - Global Substitution}.
@item Syntax Highlighting
-See `font lock'.
+@xref{Glossary - Font Lock}.
@item Syntax Table
The syntax table tells Emacs which characters are part of a word,
or following the stylistic conventions of human language.
@end itemize
+@anchor{Glossary - Text-only Terminal}
@item Text-only Terminal
A text-only terminal is a display that is limited to displaying text in
character units. Such a terminal cannot control individual pixels it
You can think of this as a graphical relative of the menu bar (q.v.@:).
@xref{Tool Bars}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Tooltips}
@item Tooltips
Tooltips are small windows displaying a help echo (q.v.@:) text, which
explains parts of the display, lists useful options available via mouse
(@pxref{Transpose}).
@item Trash Can
-See `deletion of files'.
+@xref{Glossary - Deletion of Files}.
@item Truncation
Truncating text lines in the display means leaving out any text on a
@xref{Continuation Lines,Truncation}.
@item TTY
-See `text-only terminal'.
+@xref{Glossary - Text-only Terminal}.
@item Undoing
Undoing means making your previous editing go in reverse, bringing
include a window system.
@item Word Abbrev
-See `abbrev'.
+@xref{Glossary - Abbrev}.
@item Word Search
Word search is searching for a sequence of words, considering the
punctuation between them as insignificant. @xref{Word Search}.
+@anchor{Glossary - Yanking}
@item Yanking
Yanking means reinserting text previously killed (q.v.@:). It can be
used to undo a mistaken kill, or for copying or moving text. Some
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