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