GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs
Original author(s)Richard Stallman
Developer(s)GNU Project
Initial release20 March 1985 (1985-03-20)
Stable release
29.4[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 22 June 2024
Preview release
27.1.91 Edit this on Wikidata / 29 January 2021
Repository
Written inEmacs Lisp, C[2]
Operating systemUnix-like (GNU, Linux, macOS, BSDs, Solaris), Windows, MS-DOS[3]
PlatformCross-platform
Available inEnglish
TypeText editor
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Websitewww.gnu.org/software/emacs/

GNU Emacs is a free software text editor. It was created by GNU Project founder Richard Stallman, based on the Emacs editor developed for Unix operating systems. GNU Emacs has been a central component of the GNU project and a flagship project of the free software movement.[4][5] Its tag line is "the extensible self-documenting text editor."[6]

  1. ^ Stefan Kangas (22 June 2024). "Emacs 29.4 released". Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "GNU Emacs", Analysis Summary, Open Hub
  3. ^ "Emacs machines list".
  4. ^ Fusco, John (2007-03-06). The Linux Programmer's Toolbox. Pearson Education. ISBN 9780132703048.
  5. ^ Cameron, Debra; Elliott, James; Loy, Marc; Raymond, Eric; Rosenblatt, Bill (2005). Learning GNU Emacs. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 9780596006488.
  6. ^ "Debian – details of package Emacs in wheezy".

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