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Emacs
Emacs is a powerful text editor available on the UNIX system. The version available on our UNIX system is called GNU Emacs. To invoke the Emacs editor, type emacs filename (substituting your actual file name for "filename")
 
The Emacs Screen Do It
The Emacs screen consists of three parts.
 
Moving Around Emacs Do It
How to move around in Emacs.
 
Exiting Emacs
Before exiting Emacs, save your file with CTRL-x , then CTRL-s. After this, exit by using CTRL-x, then CTRL-c. Before finishing, Emacs checks for any buffers changed but not saved. If one is found, it asks you if you wish to leave Emacs without saving.
 
Emacs Help Do It
How to get online help with Emacs.