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Emacs and the beginner's mind

When you start out, 2015-01-13 Be a beginner. Go through the tutorials. Get You may be tempted instead to impose your on Emacs. This should use will the same Ctrl-x, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V Shortcuts like everything else! This is a mistake. You will end up fighting Emacs over many things. I want it to be just like my old editorl used to it as a basic editor. ↓ Once are you comfortable, add a package or make a simple Customization. Take it slowly, and you'll enjoy it for years.

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