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emacsclient

Open files in an existing Emacs server. tldr-pages

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Open a file in an existing Emacs server (using GUI if available)

emacsclient path/to/fileIdentify

Open a file in console mode (without an X window)

emacsclient --no-window-system path/to/fileIdentify

Open a file in a new Emacs window

emacsclient --create-frame path/to/fileIdentify

Evaluate a command, printing the output to stdout, and then quit

emacsclient --eval '(command)'Identify

Specify an alternative editor in case no Emacs server is running

emacsclient --alternate-editor editor path/to/fileIdentify

Stop a running Emacs server and all its instances, asking for confirmation on unsaved files

emacsclient --eval '(save-buffers-kill-emacs)'Identify

See also

emacs