GNU Emacs

emacs

An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more.

Runs as emacs, emacsclient|macOS, Linux, Windows|www.gnu.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 7 fields

Start Emacs on files or a batch session. Only common startup flags.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui emacs

Open in EmacsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Files*

any

Skip init file

--no-init-file

Quick start

--quick

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Open files

valueno_init_filequick

Debug init file

debug_init

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Files

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Skip init file

boolean

--no-init-file-q

Quick start

boolean

--quick-Q

Debug init file

boolean

--debug-init

No splash screen

boolean

--no-splash

Batch mode

boolean

--batch

Start daemon

boolean

--daemon

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed emacs against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.