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+\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
+@c %**start of header
+@setfilename elisp
+@settitle GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual: Volume 1
+@smallbook
+@c %**end of header
+
+
+@tex
+%%%% Experiment with smaller skip before sections and subsections.
+%%%% --rjc 30mar92
+
+\global\secheadingskip = 17pt plus 6pt minus 3pt
+\global\subsecheadingskip = 14pt plus 6pt minus 3pt
+
+% The defaults are:
+% \secheadingskip = 21pt plus 8pt minus 4pt
+% \subsecheadingskip = 17pt plus 8pt minus 4pt
+@end tex
+
+@finalout
+@c tex
+@c \overfullrule=0pt
+@c end tex
+
+@c Start volume 1 chapter numbering on chapter 1;
+@c this must be listed as chapno 0.
+@tex
+\global\chapno=0
+@end tex
+
+@c ================================================================
+@c Note: I was unable to figure out how to get .aux files copied
+@c properly in the time I had. Hence need to copy .aux file before
+@c running Tex. --rjc
+
+@tex
+
+\message{}
+\message{Redefining contents commands...}
+\message{}
+
+% Special @contents command
+
+% This inputs fixed up table of contents file rather than create new one.
+\global\def\contents{%
+ \startcontents{Table of Contents}%
+ \input elisp1-toc-ready.toc
+ \endgroup
+ \vfill \eject
+}
+
+% Special @summarycontents command
+% This inputs fixed up table of contents file rather than create new one.
+\global\def\summarycontents{%
+ \startcontents{Short Contents}%
+ %
+ \let\chapentry = \shortchapentry
+ \let\unnumbchapentry = \shortunnumberedentry
+ % We want a true roman here for the page numbers.
+ \secfonts
+ \let\rm=\shortcontrm \let\bf=\shortcontbf \let\sl=\shortcontsl
+ \rm
+ \advance\baselineskip by 1pt % Open it up a little.
+ \def\secentry ##1##2##3##4{}
+ \def\unnumbsecentry ##1##2{}
+ \def\subsecentry ##1##2##3##4##5{}
+ \def\unnumbsubsecentry ##1##2{}
+ \def\subsubsecentry ##1##2##3##4##5##6{}
+ \def\unnumbsubsubsecentry ##1##2{}
+ \input elisp1-toc-ready.toc
+ \endgroup
+ \vfill \eject
+}
+
+\message{}
+\message{Formatting special two volume edition...Volume 1...}
+\message{}
+@end tex
+@c ================================================================
+
+
+@c ==> This `elisp-small.texi' is a `smallbook' version of the manual.
+
+@c ==== Following are acceptable over and underfull hboxes in TeX ====
+
+@c -----
+@c [163] [164] [165] [166]) (loading.texi Chapter 13 [167] [168] [169]
+@c Overfull \hbox (20.5428pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 131--131
+@c []@ninett
+@c setenv EMAC-SLOAD-PATH .:/user/bil/emacs:/usr/local/lib/emacs/lisp[]
+@c -----
+@c (minibuf.texi Chapter 17 [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [211] [212] [213]
+@c [214] [215]
+@c Overfull \hbox (2.09094pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 550--560
+@c @texttt map[] @textrm if @textsl require-match @textrm is
+@c @texttt nil[]@textrm , or else with the keymap @texttt minibuffer-
+@c -----
+@c (locals.texi Appendix @char 68 [533] [534]
+@c Underfull \hbox (badness 2512) in paragraph at lines 4--4
+@c []@chaprm Appendix DStandard Buffer-Local
+
+@c -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@c
+@c Combine indices.
+@synindex cp fn
+@syncodeindex vr fn
+@syncodeindex ky fn
+@syncodeindex pg fn
+@syncodeindex tp fn
+@c oops: texinfo-format-buffer ignores synindex
+@c
+
+@ifinfo
+This file documents GNU Emacs Lisp.
+
+@c The edition number appears in several places in this file
+@c and also in the file intro.texi.
+This version is newer than edition 2.1 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual. It corresponds to Emacs Version 19.19.
+@c Please REMEMBER to update edition number in *four* places in this file
+@c and also in *one* place in ==> intro.texi <==
+@c huh? i only found three real places where the edition is stated, and
+@c one place where it is not stated explicitly ("this info file is newer
+@c than the foobar edition"). --mew 13sep93
+
+Published by the Free Software Foundation
+675 Massachusetts Avenue
+Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
+
+Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
+manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
+preserved on all copies.
+
+@ignore
+Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
+results, provided the printed document carries copying permission notice
+identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph (this
+paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
+
+@end ignore
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
+manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
+entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
+permission notice identical to this one.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
+into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
+except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation
+approved by the Foundation.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
+manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that the
+section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' is included exactly as
+in the original, and provided that the entire resulting derived work is
+distributed under the terms of a permission notice identical to this
+one.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
+into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
+except that the section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' may be
+included in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation
+instead of in the original English.
+@end ifinfo
+
+@setchapternewpage odd
+
+@iftex
+@shorttitlepage The GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual: Volume 1
+@end iftex
+@titlepage
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{The}
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{GNU Emacs Lisp}
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{Reference Manual}
+@sp 2
+@center GNU Emacs Version 19.19
+@center for Unix Users
+@sp 1
+@center Edition 2.1, September 1993
+@sp 2
+@center @titlefont{Volume 1}
+@sp 3
+@center by Bil Lewis, Dan LaLiberte,
+@center and the GNU Manual Group
+@page
+@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
+Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+@sp 2
+Edition 2.1 @*
+Revised for Emacs Version 19.19,@*
+September, 1993.@*
+@sp 2
+ISBN 1-882114-40-X
+
+@sp 2
+Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
+675 Massachusetts Avenue @*
+Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
+
+@sp 1
+Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
+manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
+preserved on all copies.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
+manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that the
+section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' is included
+exactly as in the original, and provided that the entire resulting
+derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission notice
+identical to this one.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
+into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
+except that the section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' may be
+included in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation
+instead of in the original English.
+
+@sp 2
+Cover art by Etienne Suvasa.
+@end titlepage
+@page
+
+@node Top, Copying, (dir), (dir)
+
+@ifinfo
+This Info file contains the edition 2.1 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version 19.19.
+@end ifinfo
+
+@menu
+* Copying:: Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs.
+* Introduction:: Introduction and conventions used.
+
+* Types of Lisp Object:: Data types in Emacs Lisp.
+* Numbers:: Numbers and arithmetic functions.
+* Strings and Characters:: Strings, and functions that work on them.
+* Lists:: Lists, cons cells, and related functions.
+* Sequences Arrays Vectors:: Lists, strings and vectors are called sequences.
+ Certain functions act on any kind of sequence.
+ The description of vectors is here as well.
+* Symbols:: Symbols represent names, uniquely.
+
+* Evaluation:: How Lisp expressions are evaluated.
+* Control Structures:: Conditionals, loops, nonlocal exits.
+* Variables:: Using symbols in programs to stand for values.
+* Functions:: A function is a Lisp program
+ that can be invoked from other functions.
+* Macros:: Macros are a way to extend the Lisp language.
+
+* Loading:: Reading files of Lisp code into Lisp.
+* Byte Compilation:: Compilation makes programs run faster.
+* Debugging:: Tools and tips for debugging Lisp programs.
+
+* Streams:: Converting Lisp objects to text and back.
+* Minibuffers:: Using the minibuffer to read input.
+* Command Loop:: How the editor command loop works,
+ and how you can call its subroutines.
+* Keymaps:: Defining the bindings from keys to commands.
+* Modes:: Defining major and minor modes.
+* Documentation:: Writing and using documentation strings.
+
+* Files:: Accessing files.
+* Backups and Auto-Saving:: Controlling how backups and auto-save
+ files are made.
+* Buffers:: Creating and using buffer objects.
+* Windows:: Manipulating windows and displaying buffers.
+* Frames:: Making multiple X windows.
+* Positions:: Buffer positions and motion functions.
+* Markers:: Markers represent positions and update
+ automatically when the text is changed.
+
+* Text:: Examining and changing text in buffers.
+* Searching and Matching:: Searching buffers for strings or regexps.
+* Syntax Tables:: The syntax table controls word and list parsing.
+* Abbrevs:: How Abbrev mode works, and its data structures.
+
+* Processes:: Running and communicating with subprocesses.
+* System Interface:: Getting the user id, system type, environment
+ variables, and other such things.
+* Display:: Parameters controlling screen usage.
+ The bell. Waiting for input.
+* Calendar:: Customizing the calendar and diary.
+
+Appendices
+
+* Tips:: Advice for writing Lisp programs.
+* GNU Emacs Internals:: Building and dumping Emacs;
+ internal data structures.
+* Standard Errors:: List of all error symbols.
+* Standard Buffer-Local Variables:: List of variables local in all buffers.
+* Standard Keymaps:: List of standard keymaps.
+* Standard Hooks:: List of standard hook variables.
+
+* Antinews:: Information about Emacs 18.
+
+* Index:: Index including concepts, functions, variables,
+ and other terms.
+
+ --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
+
+Here are other nodes that are inferiors of those already listed,
+mentioned here so you can get to them in one step:
+
+Introduction
+
+* Caveats:: Flaws and a request for help.
+* Lisp History:: Emacs Lisp is descended from Maclisp.
+* Conventions:: How the manual is formatted.
+* Acknowledgements:: The authors, editors, and sponsors of this manual.
+
+Conventions
+
+* Some Terms:: Explanation of terms we use in this manual.
+* nil and t:: How the symbols @code{nil} and @code{t} are used.
+* Evaluation Notation:: The format we use for examples of evaluation.
+* Printing Notation:: The format we use for examples that print output.
+* Error Messages:: The format we use for examples of errors.
+* Buffer Text Notation:: The format we use for buffer contents in examples.
+* Format of Descriptions:: Notation for describing functions, variables, etc.
+
+Format of Descriptions
+
+* A Sample Function Description::
+* A Sample Variable Description::
+
+Lisp Data Types
+
+* Printed Representation:: How Lisp objects are represented as text.
+* Comments:: Comments and their formatting conventions.
+* Programming Types:: Types found in all Lisp systems.
+* Editing Types:: Types specific to Emacs.
+* Type Predicates:: Tests related to types.
+* Equality Predicates:: Tests of equality between any two objects.
+
+Programming Types
+
+* Integer Type:: Numbers without fractional parts.
+* Floating Point Type:: Numbers with fractional parts and with a large range.
+* Character Type:: The representation of letters, numbers and
+ control characters.
+* Sequence Type:: Both lists and arrays are classified as sequences.
+* List Type:: Lists gave Lisp its name (not to mention reputation).
+* Array Type:: Arrays include strings and vectors.
+* String Type:: An (efficient) array of characters.
+* Vector Type:: One-dimensional arrays.
+* Symbol Type:: A multi-use object that refers to a function,
+ variable, property list, or itself.
+* Lisp Function Type:: A piece of executable code you can call from elsewhere.
+* Lisp Macro Type:: A method of expanding an expression into another
+ expression, more fundamental but less pretty.
+* Primitive Function Type:: A function written in C, callable from Lisp.
+* Byte-Code Type:: A function written in Lisp, then compiled.
+* Autoload Type:: A type used for automatically loading seldom-used
+ functions.
+
+List Type
+
+* Dotted Pair Notation:: An alternative syntax for lists.
+* Association List Type:: A specially constructed list.
+
+Editing Types
+
+* Buffer Type:: The basic object of editing.
+* Window Type:: What makes buffers visible.
+* Window Configuration Type::Save what the screen looks like.
+* Marker Type:: A position in a buffer.
+* Process Type:: A process running on the underlying OS.
+* Stream Type:: Receive or send characters.
+* Keymap Type:: What function a keystroke invokes.
+* Syntax Table Type:: What a character means.
+
+Numbers
+
+* Integer Basics:: Representation and range of integers.
+* Float Basics:: Representation and range of floating point.
+* Predicates on Numbers:: Testing for numbers.
+* Comparison of Numbers:: Equality and inequality predicates.
+* Arithmetic Operations:: How to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
+* Bitwise Operations:: Logical and, or, not, shifting.
+* Numeric Conversions:: Converting float to integer and vice versa.
+* Transcendental Functions:: Trig, exponential and logarithmic functions.
+* Random Numbers:: Obtaining random integers, predictable or not.
+
+Strings and Characters
+
+* Intro to Strings:: Basic properties of strings and characters.
+* Predicates for Strings:: Testing whether an object is a string or char.
+* Creating Strings:: Functions to allocate new strings.
+* Text Comparison:: Comparing characters or strings.
+* String Conversion:: Converting characters or strings and vice versa.
+* Formatting Strings:: @code{format}: Emacs's analog of @code{printf}.
+* Character Case:: Case conversion functions.
+
+Lists
+
+* Cons Cells:: How lists are made out of cons cells.
+* Lists as Boxes:: Graphical notation to explain lists.
+* List-related Predicates:: Is this object a list? Comparing two lists.
+* List Elements:: Extracting the pieces of a list.
+* Building Lists:: Creating list structure.
+* Modifying Lists:: Storing new pieces into an existing list.
+* Sets And Lists:: A list can represent a finite mathematical set.
+* Association Lists:: A list can represent a finite relation or mapping.
+
+Modifying Existing List Structure
+
+* Setcar:: Replacing an element in a list.
+* Setcdr:: Replacing part of the list backbone.
+ This can be used to remove or add elements.
+* Rearrangement:: Reordering the elements in a list; combining lists.
+
+Sequences, Arrays, and Vectors
+
+* Sequence Functions:: Functions that accept any kind of sequence.
+* Arrays:: Characteristics of arrays in Emacs Lisp.
+* Array Functions:: Functions specifically for arrays.
+* Vectors:: Functions specifically for vectors.
+
+Symbols
+
+* Symbol Components:: Symbols have names, values, function definitions
+ and property lists.
+* Definitions:: A definition says how a symbol will be used.
+* Creating Symbols:: How symbols are kept unique.
+* Property Lists:: Each symbol has a property list
+ for recording miscellaneous information.
+
+Evaluation
+
+* Intro Eval:: Evaluation in the scheme of things.
+* Eval:: How to invoke the Lisp interpreter explicitly.
+* Forms:: How various sorts of objects are evaluated.
+* Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in
+ the program).
+
+Kinds of Forms
+
+* Self-Evaluating Forms:: Forms that evaluate to themselves.
+* Symbol Forms:: Symbols evaluate as variables.
+* Classifying Lists:: How to distinguish various sorts of list forms.
+* Function Forms:: Forms that call functions.
+* Macro Forms:: Forms that call macros.
+* Special Forms:: ``Special forms'' are idiosyncratic primitives,
+ most of them extremely important.
+* Autoloading:: Functions set up to load files
+ containing their real definitions.
+
+Control Structures
+
+* Sequencing:: Evaluation in textual order.
+* Conditionals:: @code{if}, @code{cond}.
+* Combining Conditions:: @code{and}, @code{or}, @code{not}.
+* Iteration:: @code{while} loops.
+* Nonlocal Exits:: Jumping out of a sequence.
+
+Nonlocal Exits
+
+* Catch and Throw:: Nonlocal exits for the program's own purposes.
+* Examples of Catch:: Showing how such nonlocal exits can be written.
+* Errors:: How errors are signaled and handled.
+* Cleanups:: Arranging to run a cleanup form if an
+ error happens.
+
+Errors
+
+* Signaling Errors:: How to report an error.
+* Processing of Errors:: What Emacs does when you report an error.
+* Handling Errors:: How you can trap errors and continue execution.
+* Error Names:: How errors are classified for trapping them.
+
+Variables
+
+* Global Variables:: Variable values that exist permanently, everywhere.
+* Constant Variables:: Certain "variables" have values that never change.
+* Local Variables:: Variable values that exist only temporarily.
+* Void Variables:: Symbols that lack values.
+* Defining Variables:: A definition says a symbol is used as a variable.
+* Accessing Variables:: Examining values of variables whose names
+ are known only at run time.
+* Setting Variables:: Storing new values in variables.
+* Variable Scoping:: How Lisp chooses among local and global values.
+* Buffer-Local Variables:: Variable values in effect only in one buffer.
+
+Scoping Rules for Variable Bindings
+
+* Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value
+ is visible. Comparison with other languages.
+* Extent:: Extent means how long in time a value exists.
+* Impl of Scope:: Two ways to implement dynamic scoping.
+* Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and
+ avoid problems.
+
+Buffer-Local Variables
+
+* Intro to Buffer-Local:: Introduction and concepts.
+* Creating Buffer-Local:: Creating and destroying buffer-local bindings.
+* Default Value:: The default value is seen in buffers
+ that don't have their own local values.
+
+Functions
+
+* What Is a Function:: Lisp functions vs primitives; terminology.
+* Lambda Expressions:: How functions are expressed as Lisp objects.
+* Function Names:: A symbol can serve as the name of a function.
+* Defining Functions:: Lisp expressions for defining functions.
+* Calling Functions:: How to use an existing function.
+* Mapping Functions:: Applying a function to each element of a list, etc.
+* Anonymous Functions:: Lambda-expressions are functions with no names.
+* Function Cells:: Accessing or setting the function definition
+ of a symbol.
+* Related Topics:: Cross-references to specific Lisp primitives
+ that have a special bearing on how
+ functions work.
+
+Lambda Expressions
+
+* Lambda Components:: The parts of a lambda expression.
+* Simple Lambda:: A simple example.
+* Argument List:: Details and special features of argument lists.
+* Function Documentation:: How to put documentation in a function.
+
+Macros
+
+* Simple Macro:: A basic example.
+* Expansion:: How, when and why macros are expanded.
+* Compiling Macros:: How macros are expanded by the compiler.
+* Defining Macros:: How to write a macro definition.
+* Backquote:: Easier construction of list structure.
+* Problems with Macros:: Don't evaluate the macro arguments too many times.
+ Don't hide the user's variables.
+
+Loading
+
+* How Programs Do Loading:: The @code{load} function and others.
+* Autoload:: Setting up a function to autoload.
+* Features:: Loading a library if it isn't already loaded.
+* Repeated Loading:: Precautions about loading a file twice.
+
+Byte Compilation
+
+* Compilation Functions:: Byte compilation functions.
+* Disassembly:: Disassembling byte-code; how to read byte-code.
+
+Debugging Lisp Programs
+
+* Debugger:: How the Emacs Lisp debugger is implemented.
+* Syntax Errors:: How to find syntax errors.
+* Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in
+ byte compilation.
+
+The Lisp Debugger
+
+* Error Debugging:: Entering the debugger when an error happens.
+* Function Debugging:: Entering it when a certain function is called.
+* Explicit Debug:: Entering it at a certain point in the program.
+* Using Debugger:: What the debugger does; what you see while in it.
+* Debugger Commands:: Commands used while in the debugger.
+* Invoking the Debugger:: How to call the function @code{debug}.
+* Internals of Debugger:: Subroutines of the debugger, and global variables.
+
+Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax
+
+* Excess Open:: How to find a spurious open paren or missing close.
+* Excess Close:: How to find a spurious close paren or missing open.
+
+Reading and Printing Lisp Objects
+
+* Streams Intro:: Overview of streams, reading and printing.
+* Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
+ input streams.
+* Input Functions:: Functions to read Lisp objects from text.
+* Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
+ output streams.
+* Output Functions:: Functions to print Lisp objects as text.
+
+Minibuffers
+
+* Intro to Minibuffers:: Basic information about minibuffers.
+* Text from Minibuffer:: How to read a straight text string.
+* Object from Minibuffer:: How to read a Lisp object or expression.
+* Completion:: How to invoke and customize completion.
+* Yes-or-No Queries:: Asking a question with a simple answer.
+* Minibuffer Misc:: Various customization hooks and variables.
+
+Completion
+
+* Basic Completion:: Low-level functions for completing strings.
+ (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.)
+* Programmed Completion:: Finding the completions for a given file name.
+* Minibuffer Completion:: Invoking the minibuffer with completion.
+* Completion Commands:: Minibuffer commands that do completion.
+* High-Level Completion:: Convenient special cases of completion
+ (reading buffer name, file name, etc.)
+* Reading File Names:: Using completion to read file names.
+* Lisp Symbol Completion:: Completing the name of a symbol.
+
+Command Loop
+
+* Command Overview:: How the command loop reads commands.
+* Defining Commands:: Specifying how a function should read arguments.
+* Interactive Call:: Calling a command, so that it will read arguments.
+* Command Loop Info:: Variables set by the command loop for you to examine.
+* Input Events:: What input looks like when you read it.
+* Reading Input:: How to read input events from the keyboard or mouse.
+* Waiting:: Waiting for user input or elapsed time.
+* Quitting:: How @kbd{C-g} works. How to catch or defer quitting.
+* Prefix Command Arguments:: How the commands to set prefix args work.
+* Recursive Editing:: Entering a recursive edit,
+ and why you usually shouldn't.
+* Disabling Commands:: How the command loop handles disabled commands.
+* Command History:: How the command history is set up, and how accessed.
+* Keyboard Macros:: How keyboard macros are implemented.
+
+Defining Commands
+
+* Using Interactive:: General rules for @code{interactive}.
+* Interactive Codes:: The standard letter-codes for reading arguments
+ in various ways.
+* Interactive Examples:: Examples of how to read interactive arguments.
+
+Keymaps
+
+* Keymap Terminology:: Definitions of terms pertaining to keymaps.
+* Format of Keymaps:: What a keymap looks like as a Lisp object.
+* Creating Keymaps:: Functions to create and copy keymaps.
+* Inheritance and Keymaps:: How one keymap can inherit the bindings
+ of another keymap.
+* Prefix Keys:: Defining a key with a keymap as its definition.
+* Menu Keymaps:: A keymap can define a menu for X windows
+ or for use from the terminal.
+* Active Keymaps:: Each buffer has a local keymap
+ to override the standard (global) bindings.
+ Each minor mode can also override them.
+* Key Lookup:: How extracting elements from keymaps works.
+* Functions for Key Lookup:: How to request key lookup.
+* Changing Key Bindings:: Redefining a key in a keymap.
+* Key Binding Commands:: Interactive interfaces for redefining keys.
+* Scanning Keymaps:: Looking through all keymaps, for printing help.
+
+Major and Minor Modes
+
+* Major Modes:: Defining major modes.
+* Minor Modes:: Defining minor modes.
+* Mode Line Format:: Customizing the text that appears in the mode line.
+* Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that
+ provides hooks.
+
+Major Modes
+
+* Major Mode Conventions:: Coding conventions for keymaps, etc.
+* Example Major Modes:: Text mode and Lisp modes.
+* Auto Major Mode:: How Emacs chooses the major mode automatically.
+* Mode Help:: Finding out how to use a mode.
+
+Minor Modes
+
+* Minor Mode Conventions:: Tips for writing a minor mode.
+* Keymaps and Minor Modes:: How a minor mode can have its own keymap.
+
+Mode Line Format
+
+* Mode Line Data:: The data structure that controls the mode line.
+* Mode Line Variables:: Variables used in that data structure.
+* %-Constructs:: Putting information into a mode line.
+
+Documentation
+
+* Documentation Basics:: Good style for doc strings.
+ Where to put them. How Emacs stores them.
+* Accessing Documentation:: How Lisp programs can access doc strings.
+* Keys in Documentation:: Substituting current key bindings.
+* Describing Characters:: Making printable descriptions of
+ non-printing characters and key sequences.
+* Help Functions:: Subroutines used by Emacs help facilities.
+
+Files
+
+* Visiting Files:: Reading files into Emacs buffers for editing.
+* Saving Buffers:: Writing changed buffers back into files.
+* Reading from Files:: Reading files into other buffers.
+* Writing to Files:: Writing new files from parts of buffers.
+* File Locks:: Locking and unlocking files, to prevent
+ simultaneous editing by two people.
+* Information about Files:: Testing existence, accessibility, size of files.
+* Contents of Directories:: Getting a list of the files in a directory.
+* Changing File Attributes:: Renaming files, changing protection, etc.
+* File Names:: Decomposing and expanding file names.
+
+Visiting Files
+
+* Visiting Functions:: The usual interface functions for visiting.
+* Subroutines of Visiting:: Lower-level subroutines that they use.
+
+Information about Files
+
+* Testing Accessibility:: Is a given file readable? Writable?
+* Kinds of Files:: Is it a directory? A link?
+* File Attributes:: How large is it? Any other names? Etc.
+
+File Names
+
+* File Name Components:: The directory part of a file name, and the rest.
+* Directory Names:: A directory's name as a directory
+ is different from its name as a file.
+* Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a
+ current directory.
+* File Name Expansion:: Converting relative file names to absolute ones.
+* Unique File Names:: Generating names for temporary files.
+* File Name Completion:: Finding the completions for a given file name.
+
+Backups and Auto-Saving
+
+* Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names
+ are chosen.
+* Auto-Saving:: How auto-save files are made; how their
+ names are chosen.
+* Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize
+ what it does.
+
+Backup Files
+
+* Making Backups:: How Emacs makes backup files, and when.
+* Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file
+ or copying it.
+* Numbered Backups:: Keeping multiple backups for each source file.
+* Backup Names:: How backup file names are computed; customization.
+
+Buffers
+
+* Buffer Basics:: What is a buffer?
+* Buffer Names:: Accessing and changing buffer names.
+* Buffer File Name:: The buffer file name indicates which file
+ is visited.
+* Buffer Modification:: A buffer is @dfn{modified} if it needs to be saved.
+* Modification Time:: Determining whether the visited file was changed
+ ``behind Emacs's back''.
+* Read Only Buffers:: Modifying text is not allowed in a
+ read-only buffer.
+* The Buffer List:: How to look at all the existing buffers.
+* Creating Buffers:: Functions that create buffers.
+* Killing Buffers:: Buffers exist until explicitly killed.
+* Current Buffer:: Designating a buffer as current
+ so primitives will access its contents.
+
+Windows
+
+* Basic Windows:: Basic information on using windows.
+* Splitting Windows:: Splitting one window into two windows.
+* Deleting Windows:: Deleting a window gives its space to other windows.
+* Selecting Windows:: The selected window is the one that you edit in.
+* Cyclic Window Ordering:: Moving around the existing windows.
+* Buffers and Windows:: Each window displays the contents of a buffer.
+* Displaying Buffers:: Higher-lever functions for displaying a buffer
+ and choosing a window for it.
+* Window Point:: Each window has its own location of point.
+* Window Start:: The display-start position controls which text
+ is on-screen in the window.
+* Vertical Scrolling:: Moving text up and down in the window.
+* Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving text sideways on the window.
+* Size of Window:: Accessing the size of a window.
+* Resizing Windows:: Changing the size of a window.
+* Window Configurations:: Saving and restoring the state of the screen.
+
+Positions
+
+* Point:: The special position where editing takes place.
+* Motion:: Changing point.
+* Excursions:: Temporary motion and buffer changes.
+* Narrowing:: Restricting editing to a portion of the buffer.
+
+Motion
+
+* Character Motion:: Moving in terms of characters.
+* Word Motion:: Moving in terms of words.
+* Buffer End Motion:: Moving to the beginning or end of the buffer.
+* Text Lines:: Moving in terms of lines of text.
+* Screen Lines:: Moving in terms of lines as displayed.
+* Vertical Motion:: Implementation of @code{next-line} and
+ @code{previous-line}.
+* List Motion:: Moving by parsing lists and sexps.
+* Skipping Characters:: Skipping characters belonging to a certain set.
+
+Markers
+
+* Overview of Markers:: The components of a marker, and how it relocates.
+* Predicates on Markers:: Testing whether an object is a marker.
+* Creating Markers:: Making empty markers or markers at certain places.
+* Information from Markers:: Finding the marker's buffer or character
+ position.
+* Changing Markers:: Moving the marker to a new buffer or position.
+* The Mark:: How ``the mark'' is implemented with a marker.
+* The Region:: How to access ``the region''.
+
+Text
+
+* Near Point:: Examining text in the vicinity of point.
+* Buffer Contents:: Examining text in a general fashion.
+* Insertion:: Adding new text to a buffer.
+* Commands for Insertion:: User-level commands to insert text.
+* Deletion:: Removing text from a buffer.
+* User-Level Deletion:: User-level commands to delete text.
+* The Kill Ring:: Where removed text sometimes is saved for
+ later use.
+* Undo:: Undoing changes to the text of a buffer.
+* Auto Filling:: How auto-fill mode is implemented to break lines.
+* Filling:: Functions for explicit filling.
+* Sorting:: Functions for sorting parts of the buffer.
+* Indentation:: Functions to insert or adjust indentation.
+* Columns:: Computing horizontal positions, and using them.
+* Case Changes:: Case conversion of parts of the buffer.
+* Substitution:: Replacing a given character wherever it appears.
+* Underlining:: Inserting or deleting underlining-by-overstrike.
+* Registers:: How registers are implemented. Accessing
+ the text or position stored in a register.
+
+The Kill Ring
+
+* Kill Ring Concepts:: What text looks like in the kill ring.
+* Kill Functions:: Functions that kill text.
+* Yank Commands:: Commands that access the kill ring.
+* Low Level Kill Ring:: Functions and variables for kill ring access.
+* Internals of Kill Ring:: Variables that hold kill-ring data.
+
+Indentation
+
+* Primitive Indent:: Functions used to count and insert indentation.
+* Mode-Specific Indent:: Customize indentation for different modes.
+* Region Indent:: Indent all the lines in a region.
+* Relative Indent:: Indent the current line based on previous lines.
+* Indent Tabs:: Adjustable, typewriter-like tab stops.
+* Motion by Indent:: Move to first non-blank character.
+
+Searching and Matching
+
+* String Search:: Search for an exact match.
+* Regular Expressions:: Describing classes of strings.
+* Regexp Search:: Searching for a match for a regexp.
+* Match Data:: Finding out which part of the text matched
+ various parts of a regexp, after regexp search.
+* Saving Match Data:: Saving and restoring this information.
+* Standard Regexps:: Useful regexps for finding sentences, pages,...
+* Searching and Case:: Case-independent or case-significant searching.
+
+Regular Expressions
+
+* Syntax of Regexps:: Rules for writing regular expressions.
+* Regexp Example:: Illustrates regular expression syntax.
+
+Syntax Tables
+
+* Syntax Descriptors:: How characters are classified.
+* Syntax Table Functions:: How to create, examine and alter syntax tables.
+* Parsing Expressions:: Parsing balanced expressions
+ using the syntax table.
+* Standard Syntax Tables:: Syntax tables used by various major modes.
+* Syntax Table Internals:: How syntax table information is stored.
+
+Syntax Descriptors
+
+* Syntax Class Table:: Table of syntax classes.
+* Syntax Flags:: Additional flags each character can have.
+
+Abbrevs And Abbrev Expansion
+
+* Abbrev Mode:: Setting up Emacs for abbreviation.
+* Tables: Abbrev Tables. Creating and working with abbrev tables.
+* Defining Abbrevs:: Specifying abbreviations and their expansions.
+* Files: Abbrev Files. Saving abbrevs in files.
+* Expansion: Abbrev Expansion. Controlling expansion; expansion subroutines.
+* Standard Abbrev Tables:: Abbrev tables used by various major modes.
+
+Processes
+
+* Subprocess Creation:: Functions that start subprocesses.
+* Synchronous Processes:: Details of using synchronous subprocesses.
+* Asynchronous Processes:: Starting up an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Deleting Processes:: Eliminating an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Process Information:: Accessing run-status and other attributes.
+* Input to Processes:: Sending input to an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Signals to Processes:: Stopping, continuing or interrupting
+ an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Output from Processes:: Collecting output from an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Sentinels:: Sentinels run when process run-status changes.
+* TCP:: Opening network connections.
+
+Receiving Output from Processes
+
+* Process Buffers:: If no filter, output is put in a buffer.
+* Filter Functions:: Filter functions accept output from the process.
+* Accepting Output:: How to wait until process output arrives.
+
+Operating System Interface
+
+* Starting Up:: Customizing Emacs start-up processing.
+* Getting Out:: How exiting works (permanent or temporary).
+* System Environment:: Distinguish the name and kind of system.
+* Terminal Input:: Recording terminal input for debugging.
+* Terminal Output:: Recording terminal output for debugging.
+* Flow Control:: How to turn output flow control on or off.
+* Batch Mode:: Running Emacs without terminal interaction.
+
+Starting Up Emacs
+
+* Start-up Summary:: Sequence of actions Emacs performs at start-up.
+* Init File:: Details on reading the init file (@file{.emacs}).
+* Terminal-Specific:: How the terminal-specific Lisp file is read.
+* Command Line Arguments:: How command line arguments are processed,
+ and how you can customize them.
+
+Getting out of Emacs
+
+* Killing Emacs:: Exiting Emacs irreversibly.
+* Suspending Emacs:: Exiting Emacs reversibly.
+
+Emacs Display
+
+* Refresh Screen:: Clearing the screen and redrawing everything on it.
+* Truncation:: Folding or wrapping long text lines.
+* The Echo Area:: Where messages are displayed.
+* Selective Display:: Hiding part of the buffer text.
+* Overlay Arrow:: Display of an arrow to indicate position.
+* Temporary Displays:: Displays that go away automatically.
+* Waiting:: Forcing display update and waiting for user.
+* Blinking:: How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
+* Usual Display:: How control characters are displayed.
+* Beeping:: Audible signal to the user.
+* Window Systems:: Which window system is being used.
+
+GNU Emacs Internals
+
+* Building Emacs:: How to preload Lisp libraries into Emacs.
+* Pure Storage:: A kludge to make preloaded Lisp functions sharable.
+* Garbage Collection:: Reclaiming space for Lisp objects no longer used.
+* Object Internals:: Data formats of buffers, windows, processes.
+* Writing Emacs Primitives:: Writing C code for Emacs.
+
+Object Internals
+
+* Buffer Internals:: Components of a buffer structure.
+* Window Internals:: Components of a window structure.
+* Process Internals:: Components of a process structure.
+@end menu
+
+@c ================ Volume 1 ================
+
+@include intro.texi
+@include objects.texi
+@include numbers.texi
+@include strings.texi
+
+@include lists.texi
+@include sequences.texi
+@include symbols.texi
+@include eval.texi
+
+@include control.texi
+@include variables.texi
+@include functions.texi
+@include macros.texi
+
+@include loading.texi
+@include compile.texi
+@include debugging.texi
+@include streams.texi
+
+@include minibuf.texi
+@include commands.texi
+@include keymaps.texi
+@include modes.texi
+
+@c ================ Beginning of Volume 2 ================
+
+@c include help.texi
+@c include files.texi
+@c include backups.texi
+@c include buffers.texi
+
+@c include windows.texi
+@c include frames.texi
+@c include positions.texi
+@c include markers.texi
+@c include text.texi
+
+@c include searching.texi
+@c include syntax.texi
+@c include abbrevs.texi
+
+@c include processes.texi
+@c include os.texi
+@c include display.texi
+@c include calendar.texi
+
+@c MOVE to Emacs Manual: include misc-modes.texi
+
+@c appendices
+
+@c REMOVE this: include non-hacker.texi
+
+@c include tips.texi
+@c include internals.texi
+@c include errors.texi
+@c include locals.texi
+@c include maps.texi
+@c include hooks.texi
+@c include anti.texi
+
+@include index-vol1.texi
+
+@page
+@c Print the tables of contents
+@summarycontents
+@contents
+@c That's all
+
+@bye
+
+
+These words prevent "local variables" above from confusing Emacs.
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+\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
+@c %**start of header
+@setfilename elisp
+@settitle GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual: Volume 2
+@smallbook
+@c %**end of header
+
+
+@tex
+%%%% Experiment with smaller skip before sections and subsections.
+%%%% --rjc 30mar92
+
+\global\secheadingskip = 17pt plus 6pt minus 3pt
+\global\subsecheadingskip = 14pt plus 6pt minus 3pt
+
+% The defaults are:
+% \secheadingskip = 21pt plus 8pt minus 4pt
+% \subsecheadingskip = 17pt plus 8pt minus 4pt
+@end tex
+
+@finalout
+@c tex
+@c \overfullrule=0pt
+@c end tex
+
+@c Start volume 2 chapter numbering on chapter 21;
+@c this must be listed as chapno 20.
+@tex
+\global\chapno=20
+@end tex
+
+@c ================================================================
+@c Note: I was unable to figure out how to get .aux files copied
+@c properly in the time I had. Hence need to copy .aux file before
+@c running Tex. --rjc
+
+@tex
+
+\message{}
+\message{Redefining contents commands...}
+\message{}
+
+% Special @contents command
+
+% This inputs fixed up table of contents file rather than create new one.
+\global\def\contents{%
+ \startcontents{Table of Contents}%
+ \input elisp2-toc-ready.toc
+ \endgroup
+ \vfill \eject
+}
+
+% Special @summarycontents command
+% This inputs fixed up table of contents file rather than create new one.
+\global\def\summarycontents{%
+ \startcontents{Short Contents}%
+ %
+ \let\chapentry = \shortchapentry
+ \let\unnumbchapentry = \shortunnumberedentry
+ % We want a true roman here for the page numbers.
+ \secfonts
+ \let\rm=\shortcontrm \let\bf=\shortcontbf \let\sl=\shortcontsl
+ \rm
+ \advance\baselineskip by 1pt % Open it up a little.
+ \def\secentry ##1##2##3##4{}
+ \def\unnumbsecentry ##1##2{}
+ \def\subsecentry ##1##2##3##4##5{}
+ \def\unnumbsubsecentry ##1##2{}
+ \def\subsubsecentry ##1##2##3##4##5##6{}
+ \def\unnumbsubsubsecentry ##1##2{}
+ \input elisp2-toc-ready.toc
+ \endgroup
+ \vfill \eject
+}
+
+\message{}
+\message{Formatting special two volume edition...Volume 2...}
+\message{}
+@end tex
+@c ================================================================
+
+
+@c ==> This `elisp-small.texi' is a `smallbook' version of the manual.
+
+@c ==== Following are acceptable over and underfull hboxes in TeX ====
+
+@c -----
+@c [163] [164] [165] [166]) (loading.texi Chapter 13 [167] [168] [169]
+@c Overfull \hbox (20.5428pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 131--131
+@c []@ninett
+@c setenv EMAC-SLOAD-PATH .:/user/bil/emacs:/usr/local/lib/emacs/lisp[]
+@c -----
+@c (minibuf.texi Chapter 17 [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [211] [212] [213]
+@c [214] [215]
+@c Overfull \hbox (2.09094pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 550--560
+@c @texttt map[] @textrm if @textsl require-match @textrm is
+@c @texttt nil[]@textrm , or else with the keymap @texttt minibuffer-
+@c -----
+@c (locals.texi Appendix @char 68 [533] [534]
+@c Underfull \hbox (badness 2512) in paragraph at lines 4--4
+@c []@chaprm Appendix DStandard Buffer-Local
+
+@c -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@c
+@c Combine indices.
+@synindex cp fn
+@syncodeindex vr fn
+@syncodeindex ky fn
+@syncodeindex pg fn
+@syncodeindex tp fn
+@c oops: texinfo-format-buffer ignores synindex
+@c
+
+@ifinfo
+This file documents GNU Emacs Lisp.
+
+@c The edition number appears in several places in this file
+@c and also in the file intro.texi.
+This version is newer than edition 2.1 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual. It corresponds to Emacs Version 19.19.
+@c Please REMEMBER to update edition number in *four* places in this file
+@c and also in *one* place in ==> intro.texi <==
+@c huh? i only found three real places where the edition is stated, and
+@c one place where it is not stated explicitly ("this info file is newer
+@c than the foobar edition"). --mew 13sep93
+
+Published by the Free Software Foundation
+675 Massachusetts Avenue
+Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
+
+Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
+manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
+preserved on all copies.
+
+@ignore
+Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
+results, provided the printed document carries copying permission notice
+identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph (this
+paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
+
+@end ignore
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
+manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
+entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
+permission notice identical to this one.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
+into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
+except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation
+approved by the Foundation.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
+manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that the
+section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' is included exactly as
+in the original, and provided that the entire resulting derived work is
+distributed under the terms of a permission notice identical to this
+one.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
+into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
+except that the section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' may be
+included in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation
+instead of in the original English.
+@end ifinfo
+
+@setchapternewpage odd
+
+@iftex
+@shorttitlepage The GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual: Volume 2
+@end iftex
+@titlepage
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{The}
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{GNU Emacs Lisp}
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{Reference Manual}
+@sp 2
+@center GNU Emacs Version 19.19
+@center for Unix Users
+@sp 1
+@center Edition 2.1, September 1993
+@sp 2
+@center @titlefont{Volume 2}
+@sp 3
+@center by Bil Lewis, Dan LaLiberte,
+@center and the GNU Manual Group
+@page
+@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
+Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+@sp 2
+Edition 2.1 @*
+Revised for Emacs Version 19.19,@*
+September, 1993.@*
+@sp 2
+ISBN 1-882114-40-X
+
+@sp 2
+Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
+675 Massachusetts Avenue @*
+Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
+
+@sp 1
+Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
+manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
+preserved on all copies.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
+manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that the
+section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' is included
+exactly as in the original, and provided that the entire resulting
+derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission notice
+identical to this one.
+
+Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
+into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
+except that the section entitled ``GNU General Public License'' may be
+included in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation
+instead of in the original English.
+
+@sp 2
+Cover art by Etienne Suvasa.
+@end titlepage
+@page
+
+@node Top, Copying, (dir), (dir)
+
+@ifinfo
+This Info file contains the edition 2.1 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version 19.19.
+@end ifinfo
+
+@menu
+* Copying:: Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs.
+* Introduction:: Introduction and conventions used.
+
+* Types of Lisp Object:: Data types in Emacs Lisp.
+* Numbers:: Numbers and arithmetic functions.
+* Strings and Characters:: Strings, and functions that work on them.
+* Lists:: Lists, cons cells, and related functions.
+* Sequences Arrays Vectors:: Lists, strings and vectors are called sequences.
+ Certain functions act on any kind of sequence.
+ The description of vectors is here as well.
+* Symbols:: Symbols represent names, uniquely.
+
+* Evaluation:: How Lisp expressions are evaluated.
+* Control Structures:: Conditionals, loops, nonlocal exits.
+* Variables:: Using symbols in programs to stand for values.
+* Functions:: A function is a Lisp program
+ that can be invoked from other functions.
+* Macros:: Macros are a way to extend the Lisp language.
+
+* Loading:: Reading files of Lisp code into Lisp.
+* Byte Compilation:: Compilation makes programs run faster.
+* Debugging:: Tools and tips for debugging Lisp programs.
+
+* Streams:: Converting Lisp objects to text and back.
+* Minibuffers:: Using the minibuffer to read input.
+* Command Loop:: How the editor command loop works,
+ and how you can call its subroutines.
+* Keymaps:: Defining the bindings from keys to commands.
+* Modes:: Defining major and minor modes.
+* Documentation:: Writing and using documentation strings.
+
+* Files:: Accessing files.
+* Backups and Auto-Saving:: Controlling how backups and auto-save
+ files are made.
+* Buffers:: Creating and using buffer objects.
+* Windows:: Manipulating windows and displaying buffers.
+* Frames:: Making multiple X windows.
+* Positions:: Buffer positions and motion functions.
+* Markers:: Markers represent positions and update
+ automatically when the text is changed.
+
+* Text:: Examining and changing text in buffers.
+* Searching and Matching:: Searching buffers for strings or regexps.
+* Syntax Tables:: The syntax table controls word and list parsing.
+* Abbrevs:: How Abbrev mode works, and its data structures.
+
+* Processes:: Running and communicating with subprocesses.
+* System Interface:: Getting the user id, system type, environment
+ variables, and other such things.
+* Display:: Parameters controlling screen usage.
+ The bell. Waiting for input.
+* Calendar:: Customizing the calendar and diary.
+
+Appendices
+
+* Tips:: Advice for writing Lisp programs.
+* GNU Emacs Internals:: Building and dumping Emacs;
+ internal data structures.
+* Standard Errors:: List of all error symbols.
+* Standard Buffer-Local Variables:: List of variables local in all buffers.
+* Standard Keymaps:: List of standard keymaps.
+* Standard Hooks:: List of standard hook variables.
+
+* Antinews:: Information about Emacs 18.
+
+* Index:: Index including concepts, functions, variables,
+ and other terms.
+
+ --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
+
+Here are other nodes that are inferiors of those already listed,
+mentioned here so you can get to them in one step:
+
+Introduction
+
+* Caveats:: Flaws and a request for help.
+* Lisp History:: Emacs Lisp is descended from Maclisp.
+* Conventions:: How the manual is formatted.
+* Acknowledgements:: The authors, editors, and sponsors of this manual.
+
+Conventions
+
+* Some Terms:: Explanation of terms we use in this manual.
+* nil and t:: How the symbols @code{nil} and @code{t} are used.
+* Evaluation Notation:: The format we use for examples of evaluation.
+* Printing Notation:: The format we use for examples that print output.
+* Error Messages:: The format we use for examples of errors.
+* Buffer Text Notation:: The format we use for buffer contents in examples.
+* Format of Descriptions:: Notation for describing functions, variables, etc.
+
+Format of Descriptions
+
+* A Sample Function Description::
+* A Sample Variable Description::
+
+Lisp Data Types
+
+* Printed Representation:: How Lisp objects are represented as text.
+* Comments:: Comments and their formatting conventions.
+* Programming Types:: Types found in all Lisp systems.
+* Editing Types:: Types specific to Emacs.
+* Type Predicates:: Tests related to types.
+* Equality Predicates:: Tests of equality between any two objects.
+
+Programming Types
+
+* Integer Type:: Numbers without fractional parts.
+* Floating Point Type:: Numbers with fractional parts and with a large range.
+* Character Type:: The representation of letters, numbers and
+ control characters.
+* Sequence Type:: Both lists and arrays are classified as sequences.
+* List Type:: Lists gave Lisp its name (not to mention reputation).
+* Array Type:: Arrays include strings and vectors.
+* String Type:: An (efficient) array of characters.
+* Vector Type:: One-dimensional arrays.
+* Symbol Type:: A multi-use object that refers to a function,
+ variable, property list, or itself.
+* Lisp Function Type:: A piece of executable code you can call from elsewhere.
+* Lisp Macro Type:: A method of expanding an expression into another
+ expression, more fundamental but less pretty.
+* Primitive Function Type:: A function written in C, callable from Lisp.
+* Byte-Code Type:: A function written in Lisp, then compiled.
+* Autoload Type:: A type used for automatically loading seldom-used
+ functions.
+
+List Type
+
+* Dotted Pair Notation:: An alternative syntax for lists.
+* Association List Type:: A specially constructed list.
+
+Editing Types
+
+* Buffer Type:: The basic object of editing.
+* Window Type:: What makes buffers visible.
+* Window Configuration Type::Save what the screen looks like.
+* Marker Type:: A position in a buffer.
+* Process Type:: A process running on the underlying OS.
+* Stream Type:: Receive or send characters.
+* Keymap Type:: What function a keystroke invokes.
+* Syntax Table Type:: What a character means.
+
+Numbers
+
+* Integer Basics:: Representation and range of integers.
+* Float Basics:: Representation and range of floating point.
+* Predicates on Numbers:: Testing for numbers.
+* Comparison of Numbers:: Equality and inequality predicates.
+* Arithmetic Operations:: How to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
+* Bitwise Operations:: Logical and, or, not, shifting.
+* Numeric Conversions:: Converting float to integer and vice versa.
+* Transcendental Functions:: Trig, exponential and logarithmic functions.
+* Random Numbers:: Obtaining random integers, predictable or not.
+
+Strings and Characters
+
+* Intro to Strings:: Basic properties of strings and characters.
+* Predicates for Strings:: Testing whether an object is a string or char.
+* Creating Strings:: Functions to allocate new strings.
+* Text Comparison:: Comparing characters or strings.
+* String Conversion:: Converting characters or strings and vice versa.
+* Formatting Strings:: @code{format}: Emacs's analog of @code{printf}.
+* Character Case:: Case conversion functions.
+
+Lists
+
+* Cons Cells:: How lists are made out of cons cells.
+* Lists as Boxes:: Graphical notation to explain lists.
+* List-related Predicates:: Is this object a list? Comparing two lists.
+* List Elements:: Extracting the pieces of a list.
+* Building Lists:: Creating list structure.
+* Modifying Lists:: Storing new pieces into an existing list.
+* Sets And Lists:: A list can represent a finite mathematical set.
+* Association Lists:: A list can represent a finite relation or mapping.
+
+Modifying Existing List Structure
+
+* Setcar:: Replacing an element in a list.
+* Setcdr:: Replacing part of the list backbone.
+ This can be used to remove or add elements.
+* Rearrangement:: Reordering the elements in a list; combining lists.
+
+Sequences, Arrays, and Vectors
+
+* Sequence Functions:: Functions that accept any kind of sequence.
+* Arrays:: Characteristics of arrays in Emacs Lisp.
+* Array Functions:: Functions specifically for arrays.
+* Vectors:: Functions specifically for vectors.
+
+Symbols
+
+* Symbol Components:: Symbols have names, values, function definitions
+ and property lists.
+* Definitions:: A definition says how a symbol will be used.
+* Creating Symbols:: How symbols are kept unique.
+* Property Lists:: Each symbol has a property list
+ for recording miscellaneous information.
+
+Evaluation
+
+* Intro Eval:: Evaluation in the scheme of things.
+* Eval:: How to invoke the Lisp interpreter explicitly.
+* Forms:: How various sorts of objects are evaluated.
+* Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in
+ the program).
+
+Kinds of Forms
+
+* Self-Evaluating Forms:: Forms that evaluate to themselves.
+* Symbol Forms:: Symbols evaluate as variables.
+* Classifying Lists:: How to distinguish various sorts of list forms.
+* Function Forms:: Forms that call functions.
+* Macro Forms:: Forms that call macros.
+* Special Forms:: ``Special forms'' are idiosyncratic primitives,
+ most of them extremely important.
+* Autoloading:: Functions set up to load files
+ containing their real definitions.
+
+Control Structures
+
+* Sequencing:: Evaluation in textual order.
+* Conditionals:: @code{if}, @code{cond}.
+* Combining Conditions:: @code{and}, @code{or}, @code{not}.
+* Iteration:: @code{while} loops.
+* Nonlocal Exits:: Jumping out of a sequence.
+
+Nonlocal Exits
+
+* Catch and Throw:: Nonlocal exits for the program's own purposes.
+* Examples of Catch:: Showing how such nonlocal exits can be written.
+* Errors:: How errors are signaled and handled.
+* Cleanups:: Arranging to run a cleanup form if an
+ error happens.
+
+Errors
+
+* Signaling Errors:: How to report an error.
+* Processing of Errors:: What Emacs does when you report an error.
+* Handling Errors:: How you can trap errors and continue execution.
+* Error Names:: How errors are classified for trapping them.
+
+Variables
+
+* Global Variables:: Variable values that exist permanently, everywhere.
+* Constant Variables:: Certain "variables" have values that never change.
+* Local Variables:: Variable values that exist only temporarily.
+* Void Variables:: Symbols that lack values.
+* Defining Variables:: A definition says a symbol is used as a variable.
+* Accessing Variables:: Examining values of variables whose names
+ are known only at run time.
+* Setting Variables:: Storing new values in variables.
+* Variable Scoping:: How Lisp chooses among local and global values.
+* Buffer-Local Variables:: Variable values in effect only in one buffer.
+
+Scoping Rules for Variable Bindings
+
+* Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value
+ is visible. Comparison with other languages.
+* Extent:: Extent means how long in time a value exists.
+* Impl of Scope:: Two ways to implement dynamic scoping.
+* Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and
+ avoid problems.
+
+Buffer-Local Variables
+
+* Intro to Buffer-Local:: Introduction and concepts.
+* Creating Buffer-Local:: Creating and destroying buffer-local bindings.
+* Default Value:: The default value is seen in buffers
+ that don't have their own local values.
+
+Functions
+
+* What Is a Function:: Lisp functions vs primitives; terminology.
+* Lambda Expressions:: How functions are expressed as Lisp objects.
+* Function Names:: A symbol can serve as the name of a function.
+* Defining Functions:: Lisp expressions for defining functions.
+* Calling Functions:: How to use an existing function.
+* Mapping Functions:: Applying a function to each element of a list, etc.
+* Anonymous Functions:: Lambda-expressions are functions with no names.
+* Function Cells:: Accessing or setting the function definition
+ of a symbol.
+* Related Topics:: Cross-references to specific Lisp primitives
+ that have a special bearing on how
+ functions work.
+
+Lambda Expressions
+
+* Lambda Components:: The parts of a lambda expression.
+* Simple Lambda:: A simple example.
+* Argument List:: Details and special features of argument lists.
+* Function Documentation:: How to put documentation in a function.
+
+Macros
+
+* Simple Macro:: A basic example.
+* Expansion:: How, when and why macros are expanded.
+* Compiling Macros:: How macros are expanded by the compiler.
+* Defining Macros:: How to write a macro definition.
+* Backquote:: Easier construction of list structure.
+* Problems with Macros:: Don't evaluate the macro arguments too many times.
+ Don't hide the user's variables.
+
+Loading
+
+* How Programs Do Loading:: The @code{load} function and others.
+* Autoload:: Setting up a function to autoload.
+* Features:: Loading a library if it isn't already loaded.
+* Repeated Loading:: Precautions about loading a file twice.
+
+Byte Compilation
+
+* Compilation Functions:: Byte compilation functions.
+* Disassembly:: Disassembling byte-code; how to read byte-code.
+
+Debugging Lisp Programs
+
+* Debugger:: How the Emacs Lisp debugger is implemented.
+* Syntax Errors:: How to find syntax errors.
+* Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in
+ byte compilation.
+
+The Lisp Debugger
+
+* Error Debugging:: Entering the debugger when an error happens.
+* Function Debugging:: Entering it when a certain function is called.
+* Explicit Debug:: Entering it at a certain point in the program.
+* Using Debugger:: What the debugger does; what you see while in it.
+* Debugger Commands:: Commands used while in the debugger.
+* Invoking the Debugger:: How to call the function @code{debug}.
+* Internals of Debugger:: Subroutines of the debugger, and global variables.
+
+Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax
+
+* Excess Open:: How to find a spurious open paren or missing close.
+* Excess Close:: How to find a spurious close paren or missing open.
+
+Reading and Printing Lisp Objects
+
+* Streams Intro:: Overview of streams, reading and printing.
+* Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
+ input streams.
+* Input Functions:: Functions to read Lisp objects from text.
+* Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as
+ output streams.
+* Output Functions:: Functions to print Lisp objects as text.
+
+Minibuffers
+
+* Intro to Minibuffers:: Basic information about minibuffers.
+* Text from Minibuffer:: How to read a straight text string.
+* Object from Minibuffer:: How to read a Lisp object or expression.
+* Completion:: How to invoke and customize completion.
+* Yes-or-No Queries:: Asking a question with a simple answer.
+* Minibuffer Misc:: Various customization hooks and variables.
+
+Completion
+
+* Basic Completion:: Low-level functions for completing strings.
+ (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.)
+* Programmed Completion:: Finding the completions for a given file name.
+* Minibuffer Completion:: Invoking the minibuffer with completion.
+* Completion Commands:: Minibuffer commands that do completion.
+* High-Level Completion:: Convenient special cases of completion
+ (reading buffer name, file name, etc.)
+* Reading File Names:: Using completion to read file names.
+* Lisp Symbol Completion:: Completing the name of a symbol.
+
+Command Loop
+
+* Command Overview:: How the command loop reads commands.
+* Defining Commands:: Specifying how a function should read arguments.
+* Interactive Call:: Calling a command, so that it will read arguments.
+* Command Loop Info:: Variables set by the command loop for you to examine.
+* Input Events:: What input looks like when you read it.
+* Reading Input:: How to read input events from the keyboard or mouse.
+* Waiting:: Waiting for user input or elapsed time.
+* Quitting:: How @kbd{C-g} works. How to catch or defer quitting.
+* Prefix Command Arguments:: How the commands to set prefix args work.
+* Recursive Editing:: Entering a recursive edit,
+ and why you usually shouldn't.
+* Disabling Commands:: How the command loop handles disabled commands.
+* Command History:: How the command history is set up, and how accessed.
+* Keyboard Macros:: How keyboard macros are implemented.
+
+Defining Commands
+
+* Using Interactive:: General rules for @code{interactive}.
+* Interactive Codes:: The standard letter-codes for reading arguments
+ in various ways.
+* Interactive Examples:: Examples of how to read interactive arguments.
+
+Keymaps
+
+* Keymap Terminology:: Definitions of terms pertaining to keymaps.
+* Format of Keymaps:: What a keymap looks like as a Lisp object.
+* Creating Keymaps:: Functions to create and copy keymaps.
+* Inheritance and Keymaps:: How one keymap can inherit the bindings
+ of another keymap.
+* Prefix Keys:: Defining a key with a keymap as its definition.
+* Menu Keymaps:: A keymap can define a menu for X windows
+ or for use from the terminal.
+* Active Keymaps:: Each buffer has a local keymap
+ to override the standard (global) bindings.
+ Each minor mode can also override them.
+* Key Lookup:: How extracting elements from keymaps works.
+* Functions for Key Lookup:: How to request key lookup.
+* Changing Key Bindings:: Redefining a key in a keymap.
+* Key Binding Commands:: Interactive interfaces for redefining keys.
+* Scanning Keymaps:: Looking through all keymaps, for printing help.
+
+Major and Minor Modes
+
+* Major Modes:: Defining major modes.
+* Minor Modes:: Defining minor modes.
+* Mode Line Format:: Customizing the text that appears in the mode line.
+* Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that
+ provides hooks.
+
+Major Modes
+
+* Major Mode Conventions:: Coding conventions for keymaps, etc.
+* Example Major Modes:: Text mode and Lisp modes.
+* Auto Major Mode:: How Emacs chooses the major mode automatically.
+* Mode Help:: Finding out how to use a mode.
+
+Minor Modes
+
+* Minor Mode Conventions:: Tips for writing a minor mode.
+* Keymaps and Minor Modes:: How a minor mode can have its own keymap.
+
+Mode Line Format
+
+* Mode Line Data:: The data structure that controls the mode line.
+* Mode Line Variables:: Variables used in that data structure.
+* %-Constructs:: Putting information into a mode line.
+
+Documentation
+
+* Documentation Basics:: Good style for doc strings.
+ Where to put them. How Emacs stores them.
+* Accessing Documentation:: How Lisp programs can access doc strings.
+* Keys in Documentation:: Substituting current key bindings.
+* Describing Characters:: Making printable descriptions of
+ non-printing characters and key sequences.
+* Help Functions:: Subroutines used by Emacs help facilities.
+
+Files
+
+* Visiting Files:: Reading files into Emacs buffers for editing.
+* Saving Buffers:: Writing changed buffers back into files.
+* Reading from Files:: Reading files into other buffers.
+* Writing to Files:: Writing new files from parts of buffers.
+* File Locks:: Locking and unlocking files, to prevent
+ simultaneous editing by two people.
+* Information about Files:: Testing existence, accessibility, size of files.
+* Contents of Directories:: Getting a list of the files in a directory.
+* Changing File Attributes:: Renaming files, changing protection, etc.
+* File Names:: Decomposing and expanding file names.
+
+Visiting Files
+
+* Visiting Functions:: The usual interface functions for visiting.
+* Subroutines of Visiting:: Lower-level subroutines that they use.
+
+Information about Files
+
+* Testing Accessibility:: Is a given file readable? Writable?
+* Kinds of Files:: Is it a directory? A link?
+* File Attributes:: How large is it? Any other names? Etc.
+
+File Names
+
+* File Name Components:: The directory part of a file name, and the rest.
+* Directory Names:: A directory's name as a directory
+ is different from its name as a file.
+* Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a
+ current directory.
+* File Name Expansion:: Converting relative file names to absolute ones.
+* Unique File Names:: Generating names for temporary files.
+* File Name Completion:: Finding the completions for a given file name.
+
+Backups and Auto-Saving
+
+* Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names
+ are chosen.
+* Auto-Saving:: How auto-save files are made; how their
+ names are chosen.
+* Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize
+ what it does.
+
+Backup Files
+
+* Making Backups:: How Emacs makes backup files, and when.
+* Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file
+ or copying it.
+* Numbered Backups:: Keeping multiple backups for each source file.
+* Backup Names:: How backup file names are computed; customization.
+
+Buffers
+
+* Buffer Basics:: What is a buffer?
+* Buffer Names:: Accessing and changing buffer names.
+* Buffer File Name:: The buffer file name indicates which file
+ is visited.
+* Buffer Modification:: A buffer is @dfn{modified} if it needs to be saved.
+* Modification Time:: Determining whether the visited file was changed
+ ``behind Emacs's back''.
+* Read Only Buffers:: Modifying text is not allowed in a
+ read-only buffer.
+* The Buffer List:: How to look at all the existing buffers.
+* Creating Buffers:: Functions that create buffers.
+* Killing Buffers:: Buffers exist until explicitly killed.
+* Current Buffer:: Designating a buffer as current
+ so primitives will access its contents.
+
+Windows
+
+* Basic Windows:: Basic information on using windows.
+* Splitting Windows:: Splitting one window into two windows.
+* Deleting Windows:: Deleting a window gives its space to other windows.
+* Selecting Windows:: The selected window is the one that you edit in.
+* Cyclic Window Ordering:: Moving around the existing windows.
+* Buffers and Windows:: Each window displays the contents of a buffer.
+* Displaying Buffers:: Higher-lever functions for displaying a buffer
+ and choosing a window for it.
+* Window Point:: Each window has its own location of point.
+* Window Start:: The display-start position controls which text
+ is on-screen in the window.
+* Vertical Scrolling:: Moving text up and down in the window.
+* Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving text sideways on the window.
+* Size of Window:: Accessing the size of a window.
+* Resizing Windows:: Changing the size of a window.
+* Window Configurations:: Saving and restoring the state of the screen.
+
+Positions
+
+* Point:: The special position where editing takes place.
+* Motion:: Changing point.
+* Excursions:: Temporary motion and buffer changes.
+* Narrowing:: Restricting editing to a portion of the buffer.
+
+Motion
+
+* Character Motion:: Moving in terms of characters.
+* Word Motion:: Moving in terms of words.
+* Buffer End Motion:: Moving to the beginning or end of the buffer.
+* Text Lines:: Moving in terms of lines of text.
+* Screen Lines:: Moving in terms of lines as displayed.
+* Vertical Motion:: Implementation of @code{next-line} and
+ @code{previous-line}.
+* List Motion:: Moving by parsing lists and sexps.
+* Skipping Characters:: Skipping characters belonging to a certain set.
+
+Markers
+
+* Overview of Markers:: The components of a marker, and how it relocates.
+* Predicates on Markers:: Testing whether an object is a marker.
+* Creating Markers:: Making empty markers or markers at certain places.
+* Information from Markers:: Finding the marker's buffer or character
+ position.
+* Changing Markers:: Moving the marker to a new buffer or position.
+* The Mark:: How ``the mark'' is implemented with a marker.
+* The Region:: How to access ``the region''.
+
+Text
+
+* Near Point:: Examining text in the vicinity of point.
+* Buffer Contents:: Examining text in a general fashion.
+* Insertion:: Adding new text to a buffer.
+* Commands for Insertion:: User-level commands to insert text.
+* Deletion:: Removing text from a buffer.
+* User-Level Deletion:: User-level commands to delete text.
+* The Kill Ring:: Where removed text sometimes is saved for
+ later use.
+* Undo:: Undoing changes to the text of a buffer.
+* Auto Filling:: How auto-fill mode is implemented to break lines.
+* Filling:: Functions for explicit filling.
+* Sorting:: Functions for sorting parts of the buffer.
+* Indentation:: Functions to insert or adjust indentation.
+* Columns:: Computing horizontal positions, and using them.
+* Case Changes:: Case conversion of parts of the buffer.
+* Substitution:: Replacing a given character wherever it appears.
+* Underlining:: Inserting or deleting underlining-by-overstrike.
+* Registers:: How registers are implemented. Accessing
+ the text or position stored in a register.
+
+The Kill Ring
+
+* Kill Ring Concepts:: What text looks like in the kill ring.
+* Kill Functions:: Functions that kill text.
+* Yank Commands:: Commands that access the kill ring.
+* Low Level Kill Ring:: Functions and variables for kill ring access.
+* Internals of Kill Ring:: Variables that hold kill-ring data.
+
+Indentation
+
+* Primitive Indent:: Functions used to count and insert indentation.
+* Mode-Specific Indent:: Customize indentation for different modes.
+* Region Indent:: Indent all the lines in a region.
+* Relative Indent:: Indent the current line based on previous lines.
+* Indent Tabs:: Adjustable, typewriter-like tab stops.
+* Motion by Indent:: Move to first non-blank character.
+
+Searching and Matching
+
+* String Search:: Search for an exact match.
+* Regular Expressions:: Describing classes of strings.
+* Regexp Search:: Searching for a match for a regexp.
+* Match Data:: Finding out which part of the text matched
+ various parts of a regexp, after regexp search.
+* Saving Match Data:: Saving and restoring this information.
+* Standard Regexps:: Useful regexps for finding sentences, pages,...
+* Searching and Case:: Case-independent or case-significant searching.
+
+Regular Expressions
+
+* Syntax of Regexps:: Rules for writing regular expressions.
+* Regexp Example:: Illustrates regular expression syntax.
+
+Syntax Tables
+
+* Syntax Descriptors:: How characters are classified.
+* Syntax Table Functions:: How to create, examine and alter syntax tables.
+* Parsing Expressions:: Parsing balanced expressions
+ using the syntax table.
+* Standard Syntax Tables:: Syntax tables used by various major modes.
+* Syntax Table Internals:: How syntax table information is stored.
+
+Syntax Descriptors
+
+* Syntax Class Table:: Table of syntax classes.
+* Syntax Flags:: Additional flags each character can have.
+
+Abbrevs And Abbrev Expansion
+
+* Abbrev Mode:: Setting up Emacs for abbreviation.
+* Tables: Abbrev Tables. Creating and working with abbrev tables.
+* Defining Abbrevs:: Specifying abbreviations and their expansions.
+* Files: Abbrev Files. Saving abbrevs in files.
+* Expansion: Abbrev Expansion. Controlling expansion; expansion subroutines.
+* Standard Abbrev Tables:: Abbrev tables used by various major modes.
+
+Processes
+
+* Subprocess Creation:: Functions that start subprocesses.
+* Synchronous Processes:: Details of using synchronous subprocesses.
+* Asynchronous Processes:: Starting up an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Deleting Processes:: Eliminating an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Process Information:: Accessing run-status and other attributes.
+* Input to Processes:: Sending input to an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Signals to Processes:: Stopping, continuing or interrupting
+ an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Output from Processes:: Collecting output from an asynchronous subprocess.
+* Sentinels:: Sentinels run when process run-status changes.
+* TCP:: Opening network connections.
+
+Receiving Output from Processes
+
+* Process Buffers:: If no filter, output is put in a buffer.
+* Filter Functions:: Filter functions accept output from the process.
+* Accepting Output:: How to wait until process output arrives.
+
+Operating System Interface
+
+* Starting Up:: Customizing Emacs start-up processing.
+* Getting Out:: How exiting works (permanent or temporary).
+* System Environment:: Distinguish the name and kind of system.
+* Terminal Input:: Recording terminal input for debugging.
+* Terminal Output:: Recording terminal output for debugging.
+* Flow Control:: How to turn output flow control on or off.
+* Batch Mode:: Running Emacs without terminal interaction.
+
+Starting Up Emacs
+
+* Start-up Summary:: Sequence of actions Emacs performs at start-up.
+* Init File:: Details on reading the init file (@file{.emacs}).
+* Terminal-Specific:: How the terminal-specific Lisp file is read.
+* Command Line Arguments:: How command line arguments are processed,
+ and how you can customize them.
+
+Getting out of Emacs
+
+* Killing Emacs:: Exiting Emacs irreversibly.
+* Suspending Emacs:: Exiting Emacs reversibly.
+
+Emacs Display
+
+* Refresh Screen:: Clearing the screen and redrawing everything on it.
+* Truncation:: Folding or wrapping long text lines.
+* The Echo Area:: Where messages are displayed.
+* Selective Display:: Hiding part of the buffer text.
+* Overlay Arrow:: Display of an arrow to indicate position.
+* Temporary Displays:: Displays that go away automatically.
+* Waiting:: Forcing display update and waiting for user.
+* Blinking:: How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
+* Usual Display:: How control characters are displayed.
+* Beeping:: Audible signal to the user.
+* Window Systems:: Which window system is being used.
+
+GNU Emacs Internals
+
+* Building Emacs:: How to preload Lisp libraries into Emacs.
+* Pure Storage:: A kludge to make preloaded Lisp functions sharable.
+* Garbage Collection:: Reclaiming space for Lisp objects no longer used.
+* Object Internals:: Data formats of buffers, windows, processes.
+* Writing Emacs Primitives:: Writing C code for Emacs.
+
+Object Internals
+
+* Buffer Internals:: Components of a buffer structure.
+* Window Internals:: Components of a window structure.
+* Process Internals:: Components of a process structure.
+@end menu
+
+@c ================ Volume 1 ================
+
+@c include intro.texi
+@c include objects.texi
+@c include numbers.texi
+@c include strings.texi
+
+@c include lists.texi
+@c include sequences.texi
+@c include symbols.texi
+@c include eval.texi
+
+@c include control.texi
+@c include variables.texi
+@c include functions.texi
+@c include macros.texi
+
+@c include loading.texi
+@c include compile.texi
+@c include debugging.texi
+@c include streams.texi
+
+@c include minibuf.texi
+@c include commands.texi
+@c include keymaps.texi
+@c include modes.texi
+
+@c ================ Beginning of Volume 2 ================
+
+@include help.texi
+@include files.texi
+@include backups.texi
+@include buffers.texi
+
+@include windows.texi
+@include frames.texi
+@include positions.texi
+@include markers.texi
+@include text.texi
+
+@include searching.texi
+@include syntax.texi
+@include abbrevs.texi
+
+@include processes.texi
+@include os.texi
+@include display.texi
+@include calendar.texi
+
+@c MOVE to Emacs Manual: include misc-modes.texi
+
+@c appendices
+
+@c REMOVE this: include non-hacker.texi
+
+@include tips.texi
+@include internals.texi
+@include errors.texi
+@include locals.texi
+@include maps.texi
+@include hooks.texi
+@include anti.texi
+
+@include index-vol2.texi
+
+@page
+@c Print the tables of contents
+@summarycontents
+@contents
+@c That's all
+
+@bye
+
+
+These words prevent "local variables" above from confusing Emacs.