emacsclient

Open files in an existing Emacs server.

See also `emacs`.

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

emacsclient {path/to/file}

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

emacsclient --no-window-system {path/to/file}

• Open a file in a new Emacs window:

emacsclient --create-frame {path/to/file}

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

emacsclient --eval '({command})'

• Specify an alternative editor in case no Emacs server is running:

emacsclient --alternate-editor {editor} {path/to/file}

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

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

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