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From: rbj@ICST-CMR.ARPA (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Emacs csh alias
Message-ID: <8801132214.AA26010@icst-cmr.arpa.ARPA>
Date: 13 Jan 88 22:14:36 GMT
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Several people have commented on the emacs alias issue. The solutions
focused on csh voodoo. As usual, there is more than one way to skin a cat.
Attack the problem from the other direction, with emacs voodoo.

(defun suspend ()
  "Suspend and realias emacs"
  (interactive)
  (suspend-emacs "alias emacs %emacs"))

(defun exit ()
  "Exit and unalias emacs. Too bad suspend-emacs won't take a string to stuff"
  (interactive)
  (suspend-emacs "unalias emacs; %emacs")
  (save-buffers-kill-emacs))

Then simply bind these functions to whatever keys you like.

As noted in the exit documentation, a stuff string 
save-buffers-kill-emacs would be desirable.

	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell	<rbj@icst-cmr.arpa>
	National Bureau of Standards
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