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Entering and Leaving Emacs

The usual way to invoke Emacs is to simply type emacs at the shell prompt (on VAX, see XVMS). If you are running X-Windows, Emacs will also usually be listed in the `Programs' menu. Until the new Emacs Version 19 becomes default, the only way to access it is by typing emacs-19 at the prompt or by adding it to your X-Windows initialization files (see Customizing).

There are two ways of exiting Emacs---suspending Emacs and killing Emacs. Suspending means stopping Emacs temporarily and returning control to the shell (same as iconising the Emacs window), allowing you to return later and resume editing on the same job. Killing Emacs means exiting from the session entirely---invoking Emacs again will start a new editing session. To suspend Emacs, type CTL-z (or iconize the window with the mouse). To kill Emacs, type CTL-x CTL-c (exit option also available under `File' menu in Emacs-19).

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