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From: tomas@tuxteam.de
To: carlmarcos@tutanota.com
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs help from terminal
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:57:09 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YqiTtQGeX6ReeV6r@tuxteam.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <N4XQzNR--7-2@tutanota.com>

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On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 03:38:34PM +0200, carlmarcos@tutanota.com wrote:
> 
> 
> Jun 14, 2022, 04:51 by tomas@tuxteam.de:
> 
> > On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 12:43:43AM +0200, carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> How can I use emacs help from a terminal rather than from the gui?
> >>
> >
> > I assume that you are running Emacs in a terminal, want to
> > access help from there and are missing the GUI menu.
> >
> > Then just type C-h C-h (that is, holding the CONTROL key,
> > type twice "h".
> >
> > You will get a menu whose entries you can activate with
> > key presses.
> >
> I use 
> 
> emacs -nw
> 
> Thanks, can access the help now.

\o/

> Would you know how to quit later, and get back to the terminal?

Try "q". I'm not 100% sure it'll help in all situations, but it'll
do in most.

Cheers
-- 
t

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-06-14 13:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-06-13 22:43 Emacs help from terminal carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-14  4:51 ` tomas
2022-06-14 10:11   ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-14 13:38   ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-14 13:56     ` Samuel Banya
2022-06-14 14:03       ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-14 13:57     ` tomas [this message]
2022-06-14 14:05       ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-14 14:00     ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-14 14:13       ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-14 14:37         ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-14 21:52           ` Jean Louis
2022-06-14 22:47             ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15  5:29               ` Jean Louis
2022-06-15  8:52                 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15 17:00                   ` Tomas Hlavaty
2022-06-15 17:16                     ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15 19:55                     ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15 23:40                       ` Tomas Hlavaty
2022-06-15 23:52                         ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-16  5:52                           ` Tomas Hlavaty
2022-06-16  7:12                             ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15 10:22             ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-15 10:26               ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15 14:06                 ` Samuel Banya
2022-06-15 14:15                   ` Robert Pluim
2022-06-15 15:16                     ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-15 15:52                     ` Samuel Banya
2022-06-15 15:59                       ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-16  7:48                       ` Robert Pluim
2022-06-16 14:45                         ` Samuel Banya
2022-06-16  5:34                     ` Jean Louis
2022-06-16  7:09                       ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-16 15:08                         ` Jean Louis
2022-06-16 17:31                           ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-16 17:36                             ` Jean Louis
2022-06-17 18:36                               ` Emanuel Berg

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