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From: allen@NERD.SSC.GOV (Mike Allen)
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Subject: Starting up in auto-fill mode?
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Date: 8 Mar 91 14:38:54 GMT
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>>>>> On 7 Mar 91 21:28:32 GMT, claude@jupiter.ucsc.edu  (Claude Noshpitz) said:

Claude> Emacs seems to look for a file extension to decide on what mode to use.
Claude> What happens if there's no extension?
Claude> I know, RTFM, but I don't really have the time to wade...
Claude> Anyway, thanks for the help!!!

emacs has at least two ways of deciding which mode to use:
1) by file extension, as in:
(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.hxx$" . c++-mode) auto-mode-alist))

2) by local variables in the file, as in:
;;; Local Variables: ***
;;; eval: (outline-mode) ***
;;; End: ***


-Mike

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