#Emacs Fast Start

This is a repo to help users to start use Emacs. In this code I choose the essencial packages and configurations to have a happy start with this amazing editor.

Instalation

Before start, make shure that you don't have .emacs and .emacs.d in your home directory:

ls -la ~/ | grep emacs

This command shouldn't return anything!

Since you don't have any of that files in your home, let's begin!
Clone the repo:

git@github.com:squiter/emacs-fast-start.git

Then enter in repo directory:

cd emacs-fast-start

Then make it:

make

These steps will copy .emacs and .emacs.d to your home directory.

Ok, that's it! :)

Starting with Emacs

Downloading

I'm a OSX user and I recommend you to use one of these builds for Emacs:

• Emacs for OSX ;
• Emacs Mac Port;
• To know all diferences for the builds I recommend you to read this Stack Overflow answer

Learning more

First of all, you must understand how to speak Emacs's Language:

• C is ctrl;
• M is Meta that in my configuration is alt;
• S is Super that in my configuration is command.

When I said C-h t you must to push ctrl and h key simultaniously, release it and press t key.

Tutorial

Now I recommend you to open your Emacs and type: C-h t and do the EmacsTutorial.

More about this repository

This repo has a init-file called .emacs. In this file I call all files that we need to start, let's take a look in some ones:

• init-packages have all settings to install packages;
• init-constants have some configurations for directories and etc. You should take a especial look here;
• init-custom-functions have some functions that I missed from Vim, like a new line like 'o' command;
• init-mac-switch-meta have some specific OSX configurations. If you don't use OSX you can delete this file.

Usefull keybindings

• M-x - It's a version of M-x in helm! It's awesome!
• C-c o - Open project from Renan Ranelli, this function use heml and projectile to list your projects*;
• C-x f - After enter in a project, you can find any file in there with this keybinding;
• C- - Insert a new line (like 'o' of vim);
• C-a - Smart way to go to start of line, press twice to see the magic;
• C-c d - Duplicate line;
• C-x - - To split your buffer horizontally;
• C-x | - To split your buffer vertically;
• C-x = - To swap your buffers;
• C-x C-k - Dele current buffer file;
• C-x C-r - Rename current buffer file;
• C-c / - Toggle comments in selected lines;
• C-c j - Join lines;
• C-c w - Clean buffer white spaces;
• C-c i - Auto indent this buffer.

* You must configure your project directory in .emacs.d/conf/init-constants.el before use it.

OSX Keybindings

• S-a - Mark whole buffer;
• S-v - Yank (paste);
• S-c - Kill ring (copy);
• S-s - Save current buffer;
• S-l - Go to line;
• S-w - Delete window;
• S-z - Undo;
• S-k - Kill current buffer;
• S-u - Revert current buffer.

Packages

The ideia of this repository is to let you choose what is the most important to you, so I add a minimun of packages here.

• auto-package-update;
• helm;
• helm-projectile;
• magit;
• projectile.