particular server(s) you want to install.
To use a language server, Eglot must know how to start it and which
-programming languages each server supports. Eglot comes with a fairly
-complete set of associations of major-modes to popular language
-servers predefined. This information is provided by the
-@code{eglot-server-programs} variable.
+programming languages each server supports. This information is
+provided by the variable @code{eglot-server-programs}.
@defvar eglot-server-programs
This variable associates major modes with names and command-line
The @var{major-mode} of the alist elements can be either a symbol of
an Emacs major mode or a list of the form @w{@code{(@var{mode}
:language-id @var{id})}}, with @var{mode} being a major-mode symbol
-and @var{id} a string that identifies the language to the server. The
-latter form should be used if Eglot cannot by itself convert the
-major-mode to the language identifier string required by the server.
-In addition, @var{major-mode} can be a list of several major modes
-specified in one of the above forms -- this means a running instance
-of the associated server is responsible for files of multiple major
-modes or languages in the project.
+and @var{id} a string that identifies the language to the server (if
+Eglot cannot by itself convert the major-mode to the language
+identifier string required by the server). In addition,
+@var{major-mode} can be a list of several major modes specified in one
+of the above forms -- this means a running instance of the associated
+server is responsible for files of multiple major modes or languages
+in the project.
The @var{server} part of the alist elements can be one of the
following:
@end defvar
-If you need to add server associations to the default list, use
-@code{add-to-list}. For example, if there is a hypothetical language
-server program @command{fools} for the language @code{Foo} which is
-supported by an Emacs major-mode @code{foo-mode}, you can add it to
-the alist like this:
+Eglot comes with a fairly complete set of associations of major-modes
+to popular language servers predefined. If you need to add server
+associations to the default list, use @code{add-to-list}. For
+example, if there is a hypothetical language server program
+@command{fools} for the language @code{Foo} which is supported by an
+Emacs major-mode @code{foo-mode}, you can add it to the alist like
+this:
@lisp
(add-to-list 'eglot-server-programs
Once Eglot is enabled in a buffer, it uses LSP and the language-server
capabilities to activate, enable, and enhance modern IDE features in
Emacs. The features themselves are usually provided via other Emacs
-packages. These are the main features that Eglot enables and provides:
+packages. Here's the list of the main features that Eglot enables and
+provides:
@itemize @bullet
@item
capabilities which uses the language-server understanding of the
program source. In particular, it eliminates the need to generate
tags tables (@pxref{Tags tables,,, emacs, GNU Emacs Manual}) for
-languages that are only supported by the @code{etags} backend.
+languages which are only supported by the @code{etags} backend.
@item
Buffer navigation by name of function, class, method, etc., via Imenu
@item
A VC project: source files in a directory hierarchy under some VCS,
-e.g.@: a Git repository (@pxref{Version Control,,, emacs, GNU Emacs
+e.g.@: a VCS repository (@pxref{Version Control,,, emacs, GNU Emacs
Manual}).
@item
The command attempts to figure out the buffer's major mode and the
suitable language server; in case it fails, it might prompt for the
major mode to use and for the server program to start. If invoked
-with a prefix argument @kbd{C-u}, it always prompts for the server
-program, and if invoked with @kbd{C-u C-u}, also prompt for the major
-mode.
+with @kbd{C-u}, it always prompts for the server program, and if
+invoked with @kbd{C-u C-u}, it also prompts for the major mode.
If the language server is successfully started and contacted, this
command arranges for any other buffers belonging to the same project
@code{eglot-stay-out-of} option (@pxref{Customizing Eglot}).
@item M-x eglot-reconnect
-Shuts down an the current connection to the language server and
-immediately restarts it using the same options used originally. This
-can sometimes be useful to unclog a partially malfunctioning server
-connection.
+This command shuts down the current connection to the language
+server and immediately restarts it using the same options used
+originally. This can sometimes be useful to unclog a partially
+malfunctioning server connection.
@item M-x eglot-shutdown
-Shuts down a language server. This commands prompts for a language
+This command shuts down a language server. It prompts for a language
server to shut down (unless there's only one server session, and it
manages the current buffer). Then the command shuts down the server
and stops managing the buffers the server was used for. Emacs