From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thorsten Bonow Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: gnu/emacs client --create-frame somehow? Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:01:22 +0100 Organization: Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87ekvsg93x.fsf@herrrossi.mmweg.rwth-aachen.de> References: <87u14pdbck.fsf@herrrossi.mmweg.rwth-aachen.de> <87he0p720e.fsf@newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070010997 14252 80.91.224.253 (28 Nov 2003 09:16:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:16:37 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 28 10:16:33 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APejp-00011B-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:16:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APff7-0007Cv-0R for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:15:45 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!news.algonet.se!algonet!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!news-fra1.dfn.de!news.rwth-aachen.de!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 29 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: s3m163.dialup.rwth-aachen.de Original-X-Trace: nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE 1070010083 24868 137.226.7.163 (28 Nov 2003 09:01:23 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@rwth-aachen.de Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 28 Nov 2003 09:01:23 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) XEmacs/21.4 (Rational FORTRAN, linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:vxXjDi+BDw3PLHMzYJxWzZhqlWY= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118742 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14685 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14685 > Does the --eval option actually exist in CVS or is this entirely hypothetical? It exists in the CVS version. That's what --help outputs: Usage: /usr/local/src/emacs-21.3.5_cvs/emacs_build/lib-src/emacsclient [OPTIONS] FILE... Tell the Emacs server to visit the specified files. Every FILE can be either just a FILENAME or [+LINE[:COLUMN]] FILENAME. The following OPTIONS are accepted: -V, --version Just print a version info and return -H, --help Print this usage information message -n, --no-wait Don't wait for the server to return -e, --eval Evaluate the FILE arguments as ELisp expressions -d, --display=DISPLAY Visit the file in the given display -s, --socket-name=FILENAME Set the filename of the UNIX socket for communication -a, --alternate-editor=EDITOR Editor to fallback to if the server is not running -- Contact information and PGP key at http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/thorsten.bonow Daydreaming while smoking cigars can be a fire hazard. It can be as dangerous as drugs and booze unless you know what you're doing. If you know what you're doing, it can be as safe as walking down the street. Friedman, Kinky (1993), When the cat's away. New York (Wings Books), 418