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On Dec 9, 12:53=A0am, cristianluca <cristianluca...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please can anyone point me to a basic emacs config file, I want to start
> learning to configurate my emacs but I get all sorts of errors when I try=
 to
> edit .emacs. My file will have a couple of key bindings and color theme.

You need to say what you intend to use emacs for (at least initially)
If programming which language(s)?
Which OS are you on?
What do you want emacs to do for you?