Lossage

GNU Emacs Manual. Node: Lossage

28.9: Dealing with Emacs Trouble

This section describes various conditions in which Emacs fails to work normally, and how to recognize them and correct them.

DEL Gets Help What to do if DEL doesn't delete.

Stuck Recursive `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.

Screen Garbled Garbage on the screen.

Text Garbled Garbage in the text.

Unasked-for Search Spontaneous entry to incremental search.

Memory Full How to cope when you run out of memory.

After a Crash Recovering editing in an Emacs session that crashed.

Emergency Escape Emergency escape--- What to do if Emacs stops responding.

Total Frustration When you are at your wits' end.