[comp.unix.questions] u-emacs usage

mc68020@gilsys.UUCP (Thomas J Keller) (12/28/86)

   I am the proud owner and user of micro-emacs.  I am using it on a pseudo-
computer clone (NCR PC-6, for all that it matters).

   I have the doc files that came with u-emacs, but find them woefully 
inadequate for anything but getting started.  I am in need of pointers to
additional documentation or directions on the usage of emacs.

   Specifically, at this time, I would like to know how to do several things
which are trivial in vi, and I am sure can be done easily enough in emacs if
one but knew HOW:

1)  I would like to know how to mark a section of text (a 'region' in emacs,
I believe), and then write that region out to a new disk file,

2)  I would like to know how to use regular expression in global search and
replace,

3)  I would like to know how to have emacs go directly to a given line number
in the text file (not upon entry, THAT I know how to do),

4)  in general, I would like pointers to information which would permit me to
learn to be a competent emacs user.

Please e-mail responses, I will summarize to the net if others are interested.

Thanks in advance.

-- 
"I grow increasingly alarmed over our tendency to consider the accused
 to be guilty until they are proven innocent."  - me

tom keller   uucp:    {ihnp4, dual}!ptsfa!gilsys!mc68020

greg@xios.UUCP (Greg Franks) (01/08/87)

My mailer barfed - so I am posting a followup instead....

In article <102@gilsys.UUCP> mc68020@gilsys.UUCP (Thomas J Keller) writes:
>1)  I would like to know how to mark a section of text (a 'region' in emacs,
>I believe), and then write that region out to a new disk file,

As far as I know - select region, copy to new buffer, write buffer out.

>
>2)  I would like to know how to use regular expression in global search and
>replace,
>

I don't have pattern matching in my verion of uEmacs 3.7 - I think its in
3.8 though.

>3)  I would like to know how to have emacs go directly to a given line number
>in the text file (not upon entry, THAT I know how to do),
>

Easy, M-<number> M-G, or ^U<number> M-G

>4)  in general, I would like pointers to information which would permit me to
>learn to be a competent emacs user.

There was a manual sent out with the 3.7 sources.  Check the mod.sources 
archives.  Also note that 3.8 is coming out ``Real Soon Now''.  Stay tuned
to comp.emacs for further info (that's where I get mine!)

..greg