GNU Emacs Pocket Reference [Paperback]

Debra Cameron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 8, 1998

GNU Emacs is the most popular and widespread of the Emacs family of editors. It is also the most powerful and flexible. Unlike all other text editors, GNU Emacs is a complete working environment -- you can stay within Emacs all day without leaving. The GNU Emacs Pocket Reference is a companion volume to O'Reilly's Learning GNU Emacs, which tells you how to get started with the GNU Emacs editor and, as you become more proficient, it will help you learn how to use Emacs more effectively.

This small book, covering Emacs version 20, is a handy reference guide to the basic elements of this powerful editor, presenting the Emacs commands in an easy-to-use tabular format.

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About the Author

Debra Cameron is president of Cameron Consulting. In addition to her love for Emacs, Deb researches and writes about emerging technologies and their applications. Her latest book, Optical Networking: A Wiley Tech Brief, published in 2002 by John Wiley & Sons, covers the practical applications of optical networking and was written in the hope that true broadband will be more widely deployed. Deb also edits OReilly titles, including DNS and Bind, DNS on Windows 2000, TCP/IP Network Administration, HTML and XHTML: The Definitive Guide, Java Security, Java Swing, Learning Java, and Java Performance Tuning. She has presented numerous videos for WatchIT.com, covering security and networking as well as e-business topics. She has moderated roundtables on PlanetIT on advanced networking and intranet design. Deb resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland with her husband Jim and their three children, Meg, David, and Bethany.

Product Details

• Paperback: 62 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (November 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565924967
• ISBN-13: 978-1565924963
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for any new Emacs user., March 21, 2000

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Steven M. Stedman (Ferndale WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GNU Emacs Pocket Reference (Paperback)

If you are new to Emacs, the I would recommend this book to you. It gives you all of the key commands that you need right at your fingertips.

If you new to learn Emacs, get a full featured book, but also get this one. You will probably find yourself referencing this book quite often until you remember all of the common keystrokes.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and Easy Access to emacs foo..., December 12, 1999

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David M. Brown "Fremontian M" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GNU Emacs Pocket Reference (Paperback)

It's pretty tough to beat this pocket reference to emacs. It makes looking up both common options and less common commands and modes simple and quick. If you're an emacs user, this book is a must have -it's easier than apropos and quicker than C-h ?.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good extra REFERENCE, January 9, 2002

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Jim Charles (Eatontown, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GNU Emacs Pocket Reference (Paperback)

This is not a book to teach you how to use Emacs as some other reviewers think. This book is a reference and a reference only. It gives you a listing of common emacs commands. If you won't be going into the nitty gritty details of Emacs, use this. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and get Learning Emacs. This books is good at accomplishing its purpose...a secondary reference for Learning Emacs.