Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

Introduction Introduction and conventions used.
Lisp Data Types Data types of objects in Emacs Lisp.
Numbers Numbers and arithmetic functions.
Strings and Characters Strings, and functions that work on them.
Lists Lists, cons cells, and related functions.
Sequences Arrays Vectors Lists, strings and vectors are called sequences. Certain functions act on any kind of sequence. The description of vectors is here as well.
Hash Tables Very fast lookup-tables.
Symbols Symbols represent names, uniquely.
Evaluation How Lisp expressions are evaluated.
Control Structures Conditionals, loops, nonlocal exits.
Variables Using symbols in programs to stand for values.
Functions A function is a Lisp program that can be invoked from other functions.
Macros Macros are a way to extend the Lisp language.
Customization Writing customization declarations.
Loading Reading files of Lisp code into Lisp.
Byte Compilation Compilation makes programs run faster.
Advising Functions Adding to the definition of a function.
Debugging Tools and tips for debugging Lisp programs.
Read and Print Converting Lisp objects to text and back.
Minibuffers Using the minibuffer to read input.
Command Loop How the editor command loop works, and how you can call its subroutines.
Keymaps Defining the bindings from keys to commands.
Modes Defining major and minor modes.
Documentation Writing and using documentation strings.
Files Accessing files.
Backups and Auto-Saving Controlling how backups and auto-save files are made.
Buffers Creating and using buffer objects.
Windows Manipulating windows and displaying buffers.
Frames Making multiple system-level windows.
Positions Buffer positions and motion functions.
Markers Markers represent positions and update automatically when the text is changed.
Text Examining and changing text in buffers.
Non-ASCII Characters Non-ASCII text in buffers and strings.
Searching and Matching Searching buffers for strings or regexps.
Syntax Tables The syntax table controls word and list parsing.
Abbrevs How Abbrev mode works, and its data structures.
Processes Running and communicating with subprocesses.
Display Features for controlling the screen display.
System Interface Getting the user id, system type, environment variables, and other such things.
Appendices
Antinews Info for users downgrading to Emacs 22.
GNU Free Documentation License The license for this documentation.
GPL Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs.
Tips Advice and coding conventions for Emacs Lisp.
GNU Emacs Internals Building and dumping Emacs; internal data structures.
Standard Errors List of all error symbols.
Standard Buffer-Local Variables List of variables buffer-local in all buffers.
Standard Keymaps List of standard keymaps.
Standard Hooks List of standard hook variables.
Index Index including concepts, functions, variables, and other terms.

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