Hello world, I currently use emacs like this: alias e='emacsclient -a "" -c' e /path/to/myfile.c which means that *the first time only*, emacs is started as a daemon. Then emacsclient is called. But after a while (maybe after opening about 10 files, I'm not exactly sure the number of opened files matters), then calling emacsclient with a new file is *slow*. Actually the frame is instantly created usually on *scratch* or on the last file I've edited, but opening the new file and put it in the current buffer takes about 3-4 seconds. I also tried emacsclient -t, but this does not change anything, still slow. What could take so long to load with emacsclient ? Even using emacs without server mode is fastest. FYI, I use emacs without X -- Alexandre LAURENT EPITA GISTR 2011