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* doc/emacs/misc.texi (Emacs Server): Fix example of setting
'server-name'.  Mention how to do that with daemon sessions.
(Bug#23576)
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Eli Zaretskii 2016-05-18 22:50:45 +03:00
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@ -1596,10 +1596,17 @@ variable to @samp{emacsclient +%d %s}.}
You can run multiple Emacs servers on the same machine by giving
each one a unique @dfn{server name}, using the variable
@code{server-name}. For example, @kbd{M-x set-variable @key{RET}
server-name @key{RET} foo @key{RET}} sets the server name to
server-name @key{RET} "foo" @key{RET}} sets the server name to
@samp{foo}. The @code{emacsclient} program can specify a server by
name, using the @samp{-s} option (@pxref{emacsclient Options}).
If you want to run multiple Emacs daemons (@pxref{Initial Options}),
you can give each daemon its own server name like this:
@example
emacs --eval "(setq server-name \"foo\")" --daemon
@end example
@findex server-eval-at
If you have defined a server by a unique server name, it is possible
to connect to the server from another Emacs instance and evaluate Lisp