When I try to open the following file in Emacs, it freezes: $ wc __tmp.symbols 0 1 896217 __tmp.symbols The file mentioned above has been attached. Any hints for fixing this problem? Regards, Hongsheng -- Assoc. Prof. Hongsheng Zhao Theory and Simulation of Materials Hebei Vocational University of Technology and Engineering No. 473, Quannan West Street, Xindu District, Xingtai, Hebei province