This chapter describes some simple methods to customize the behavior of Emacs.
Apart from the methods described here, see X Resources for information about using X resources to customize Emacs, and see Keyboard Macros for information about recording and replaying keyboard macros. Making more far-reaching and open-ended changes involves writing Emacs Lisp code; see Emacs Lisp in The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
| • Easy Customization | Convenient way to browse and change settings. | |
| • Variables | Many Emacs commands examine Emacs variables to decide what to do; by setting variables, you can control their functioning. | |
| • Key Bindings | The keymaps say what command each key runs. By changing them, you can redefine keys. | |
| • Init File | How to write common customizations in the initialization file. | |
| • Authentication | Keeping persistent authentication information. | |