@item -a @var{command}
@itemx --alternate-editor=@var{command}
Specify a command to run if @code{emacsclient} fails to contact Emacs.
-This is useful when running @code{emacsclient} in a script. For
-example, the following setting for the @env{EDITOR} environment
-variable will always give you an editor, even if no Emacs server is
-running:
+This is useful when running @code{emacsclient} in a script.
-@example
-EDITOR="emacsclient --alternate-editor emacs +%d %s"
-@end example
-
-@noindent
As a special exception, if @var{command} is the empty string, then
@code{emacsclient} starts Emacs in daemon mode and then tries
connecting again.
@item EDT (DEC VMS editor)
@findex edt-emulation-on
@findex edt-emulation-off
-Turn on EDT emulation with the command @kbd{M-x edt-emulation-on},
-while @kbd{M-x edt-emulation-off} restores normal Emacs command
-bindings.
+Turn on EDT emulation @kbd{M-x edt-emulation-on}; use @kbd{M-x
+edt-emulation-off} to restore normal Emacs command bindings.
Most of the EDT emulation commands are keypad keys, and most standard
Emacs key bindings are still available. The EDT emulation rebindings