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1-*- Text -*-
2This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the topmost node of the
3Info hierarchy. The first time you invoke Info you start off
4looking at that node, which is (dir)Top.
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6File: dir Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree
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8The Info Directory
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6939e0b1 11 The Info Directory is the top-level menu of major Info topics.
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12 Type "d" in Info to return to the Info Directory. Type "q" to exit Info.
13 Type "?" for a list of Info commands, or "h" to visit an Info tutorial.
6939e0b1 14 Type "m" to choose a menu item--for instance,
0e270d15 15 "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual.
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16 In Emacs Info, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item
17 or cross reference to follow it to its target.
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18 Each menu line that starts with a * is a topic you can select with "m".
19 Every third topic has a red * to help pick the right number to type.
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a624bcb8 21* Menu:
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2fce042e 23* Info: (info). How to use the documentation browsing system.
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25Emacs
5b275f3b 26* Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text editor.
cd66d2ed 27* Emacs FAQ: (efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
c4b090da 28* Emacs Lisp Introduction: (eintr).
d92cb53b 29 A simple introduction to Emacs Lisp programming.
588f7b02 30* Elisp: (elisp). The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
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5b275f3b 32* CL: (cl). Partial Common Lisp support for Emacs Lisp.
5b275f3b 33* Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features.
7a113368 34* Ediff: (ediff). A visual interface for comparing and merging programs.
f0ea9520 35* Emacs-Xtra: (emacs-xtra). Specialized Emacs features.
26cece94 36* PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs). Emacs front-end to CVS.
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37* Speedbar: (speedbar). File/Tag summarizing utility.
38
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39* Ada mode: (ada-mode). Emacs mode for editing Ada code.
40* CC mode: (ccmode). Emacs mode for editing C, C++, Objective-C,
41 Java, Pike, and IDL code.
255208be 42* Ebrowse: (ebrowse). A C++ class browser for Emacs.
26eae473 43* Flymake: (flymake). An on-the-fly syntax checker for Emacs.
1aadc602 44* IDLWAVE: (idlwave). Major mode and shell for IDL and WAVE/CL files.
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46* Gnus: (gnus). The news reader Gnus.
47* Message: (message). Mail and news composition mode that goes with Gnus.
48* MH-E: (mh-e). Emacs interface to the MH mail system.
7a113368 49* MIME: (emacs-mime). Emacs MIME de/composition library.
9f6b5597 50* PGG: (pgg). Emacs interface to various PGP implementations.
6939e0b1 51* SC: (sc). Supercite lets you cite parts of messages you're
cd66d2ed 52 replying to, in flexible ways.
6939e0b1 53* SMTP: (smtpmail). Emacs library for sending mail via SMTP.
9f6b5597 54* Sieve: (sieve). Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
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56* Autotype: (autotype). Convenient features for text that you enter frequently
57 in Emacs.
7acfdc71 58* Calc: (calc). Advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool.
9b090379 59* Eshell: (eshell). A command shell implemented in Emacs Lisp.
7a113368 60* EUDC: (eudc). An Emacs client for directory servers (LDAP, PH).
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61* Forms: (forms). Emacs package for editing data bases
62 by filling in forms.
63* RefTeX: (reftex). Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
6939e0b1 64* SES: (ses). Simple Emacs Spreadsheet
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65* Tramp: (tramp). Transparent Remote (file) Access, Multiple Protocol.
66 Edit remote files via a remote shell (rsh,
67 ssh, telnet).
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68* Widget: (widget). The "widget" package used by the Emacs Customization
69 facility.
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70* WoMan: (woman). Browse UN*X Manual Pages "Wo (without) Man".
71
cd66d2ed 72* VIPER: (viper). The newest Emacs VI-emulation mode.
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73 (also, A VI Plan for Emacs Rescue
74 or the VI PERil.)
cd66d2ed 75* VIP: (vip). An older VI-emulation for Emacs.