+Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting, modeless +editor. It is used primarely to edit text, including text +documents, source code of programs, web pages and XML documents, +but can also be used to display and edit binary files. +
+ ++Emacs allows efficient editing of text with shortcuts which +allow operating on letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs as +single units. This includes both moving around and operations +like copying, deleting, transposing, and pasting. Macros can be +conveniently defined to repeat sequences of commands. In +addition, Emacs is (partially) built in a scripting language +(elisp) which can also be used to define further functions +extending existing capabilities. +
+ ++Emacs has extensive support for editing source code, including +programmable syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, source +code indexing, overview modes, and navigation based on language +specific units like functions and blocks. It is also possible to +invoke the compiler from within Emacs and easily move between +compiler output and corresponding positions in the source. +
+ ++Emacs has multiple modules which provide further functionality. +This provides the capability to read mail, news, browse +pictures, read man and info pages, browse the web, execute +arbitrary programs, and more, without leaving the editor. +
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