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@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Common Things People Want To Do
67: How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the
bottom of the screen?
68: How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
69: How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
69: How can I edit MS-DOS-style text files using Emacs?
70: How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after
each period?
@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
93: What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly "Lucid
Emacs")?
94: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows '95, or Windows
95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows 9x, or Windows
NT?
96: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?
97: Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ General Questions
postings from, but pretty much everything is there. The latest archives
are available at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/current
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/MailingListArchives/current
Web-based Usenet search services, such as DejaNews, also archive the
gnu.* groups. You can reach DejaNews at
@ -631,9 +631,9 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help
format. Texinfo source for the manual (along with pregenerated Info
files) is available at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/elisp-manual-20-2.5.tar.gz
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/elisp-manual-20-2.5.tar.gz
and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). See
and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). See
question 17 if you want to install the Info files, or question 18 if you
want to use the Texinfo source to print the manual yourself.
@ -648,9 +648,9 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help
using the stand-alone "makeinfo" program, available as part of the latest
Texinfo package at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo-3.12.tar.gz
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo-3.12.tar.gz
and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (see question 92 for a list).
and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (see question 92 for a list).
For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which
comes with Emacs. This manual also comes installed in Info format, so
@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help
* Xinfo, a stand-alone version of the Info program that runs under X
Windows. You can get it at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz
and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list).
and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list).
* Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Windows and uses Tcl/Tk. You
can get Tkinfo at
@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help
Latest versions of some of the above files are also available at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/
More GNU information, including back issues of the "GNU's Bulletin", are at
@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ On-line Help, Printed Manuals, Other Sources of Help
The file etc/SERVICE (see question 4 if you're not sure where that is)
lists companies and individuals willing to sell you help in installing or
using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file is available on ftp.gnu.org
using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file is available on gnudist.gnu.org
(see question 20).
22: Where can I get the latest version of this document (the FAQ list)?
@ -1301,6 +1301,9 @@ Common Things People Want To Do
(setq visible-bell t)
There is also a way to turn off _all_ effects of a bell, by defining
a custom `ring-bell-function' that does nothing.
46: How do I turn down the bell volume in Emacs running under X Windows?
You can adjust the bell volume and duration for all programs with the
@ -1566,7 +1569,7 @@ Common Things People Want To Do
If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an "ls" at the
Unix shell, try GNU ls with the "-B" option. GNU ls is part of the GNU
fileutils package, available at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (see question 92).
fileutils package, available at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (see question 92).
To disable or change how backups are made, see "Backup Names" in the
on-line manual.
@ -1770,7 +1773,7 @@ Common Things People Want To Do
This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
pressing DEL.
69: How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
69: How can I edit MS-DOS-style text files using Emacs?
As of Emacs 20, detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is
performed transparently. You can open an MS-DOS file on a Unix system
@ -2153,22 +2156,22 @@ Difficulties Building/Installing/Porting Emacs
from scratch. You will need:
* Emacs sources. See question 92 for a list of ftp sites that make them
available. On ftp.gnu.org, the main GNU distribution site, sources are
available. On gnudist.gnu.org, the main GNU distribution site, sources are
available at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.4.tar.gz
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.4.tar.gz
The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For
instance, when Emacs 20.5 is released, it will most probably be
available at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.5.tar.gz
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs-20.5.tar.gz
Again, you should use one of the mirror sites in question 92 (and
adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on ftp.gnu.org.
adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on gnudist.gnu.org.
* Gzip, the GNU compression utility. You can get gzip via anonymous ftp
at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org sites; it should compile and install without
at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org sites; it should compile and install without
much trouble on most systems. Once you have retrieved the Emacs
sources, you will probably be able to uncompress them with the command
@ -2190,7 +2193,7 @@ Difficulties Building/Installing/Porting Emacs
two `v's force verbose output, and the `f' tells tar to use a disk
file, rather than one on tape.
If you're using GNU tar (available at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org), you can
If you're using GNU tar (available at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org), you can
combine this step and the previous one by using the command
tar -zxvvf emacs-20.4.tar.gz
@ -2299,7 +2302,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through your
computer's lisp directory (see question 4) or use the Finder (C-h p) to
search under keywords. The Lisp source to most most packages contains a
search under keywords. The Lisp source to most packages contains a
short description of how they should be loaded, invoked, and configured --
so before you use or modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided
any hints in the source code.
@ -2400,9 +2403,9 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
92: Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept on
ftp.gnu.org and is available at
gnudist.gnu.org and is available at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu
Read the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for more information.
@ -2454,7 +2457,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
ftp://vixen.cso.uiuc.edu/gnu,
ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu
The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of ftp.gnu.org except that files
The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of gnudist.gnu.org except that files
larger than one megabyte are split into multiple parts. If you have
trouble transferring large files, you should try that site. A file
normally named "XXX" is split into files XXX-split/part[0-9][0-9], and
@ -2492,8 +2495,8 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
94: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
A pre-built binary distribution of Emacs is available from the Simtel
archives. This version works under MS-DOS and Windows (3.x, 95, and NT) and
supports long file names under Windows 95. More information is available
archives. This version works under MS-DOS and Windows (3.x, 9x, and NT) and
supports long file names under Windows 9x. More information is available
from:
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/emacs.README
@ -2512,7 +2515,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
Compiler: djgpp version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp 2.0 or later is
recommended, since 1.x is being phased out. Djgpp 2 supports
long filenames under Windows 95.
long filenames under Windows 9x.
You can get the latest release of djgpp by retrieving
all of the files in
@ -2536,8 +2539,8 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/gnuish
The files INSTALL and PROBLEMS in the top-level directory of the Emacs
source contains some additional information regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
The files INSTALL and etc/PROBLEMS in the Emacs source contains some
additional information regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.
For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
look-alikes), consult the list of "Emacs implementations and literature,"
@ -2548,7 +2551,7 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
lack certain features, particularly as the Emacs Lisp extension language.
95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows '95, or Windows
95: Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows, Windows 9x, or Windows
NT?
GNU Emacs has been fully ported to Windows NT and Windows 95/98.
@ -2667,9 +2670,9 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
If you are on a Unix machine, try using the "nslookup" command, included
in the Berkeley BIND package. For example, to find the IP address of
"ftp.gnu.org", you would type
"gnudist.gnu.org", you would type
nslookup ftp.gnu.org
nslookup gnudist.gnu.org
Your computer should then provide the IP address of that computer.
@ -2724,7 +2727,7 @@ Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs
Author: Dave Gillespie <daveg@csvax.cs.caltech.edu>
Latest version: 2.02f
Anonymous FTP:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc-2.02f.tar.gz
ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc-2.02f.tar.gz
NOTE: Unlike Wolfram Research, Dave has never threatened to sue
anyone for having a program with a similar command language to
Calc. :-)