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diff --git a/etc/TUTORIAL b/etc/TUTORIAL index 90554f7d920..91160d8aa20 100644 --- a/etc/TUTORIAL +++ b/etc/TUTORIAL @@ -512,21 +512,24 @@ editing and get rid of Emacs. The command to do this is C-x C-c. (Don't worry; it offers to save each changed file before it kills the Emacs.) -C-z is the usual way to exit Emacs, because it is always better not to -kill the Emacs if you are going to do any more editing. On systems -which allow it, C-z exits from Emacs to the shell but does not destroy -the Emacs; if you use the C shell, you can resume Emacs with the `fg' -command (or, more generally, with `%emacs', which works even if your -most recent job was some other). On systems where suspending is not -possible, C-z creates a subshell running under Emacs to give you the -chance to run other programs and return to Emacs afterward, but it -does not truly "exit" from Emacs. In this case, the shell command -`exit' is the usual way to get back to Emacs from the subshell. - -You would use C-x C-c if you were about to log out. You would -also use it to exit an Emacs invoked under mail handling programs -and other random utilities, since they may not believe you have -really finished using the Emacs if it continues to exist. +C-z is the command to exit Emacs *temporarily*--so that you can go +back to the same Emacs session afterward. + +On systems which allow it, C-z exits from Emacs to the shell but does +not destroy the Emacs; if you use the C shell, you can resume Emacs +with the `fg' command (or, more generally, with `%emacs', which works +even if your most recent job was some other). On systems which don't +implement suspending, C-z creates a subshell running under Emacs to +give you the chance to run other programs and return to Emacs +afterward; it does not truly "exit" from Emacs. In this case, the +shell command `exit' is the usual way to get back to Emacs from the +subshell. + +The time to use C-x C-c is when you are about to log out. It's also +the right thing to use to exit an Emacs invoked under mail handling +programs and other random utilities, since they may not know how to +cope with suspension of Emacs. On other occasions, use C-z, and +resume the Emacs when you have more editing to do. There are many C-x commands. The ones you know are: |