Spacemacs

• Spacemacs
• Video Overview of Spacemacs

Configurations

Details of dotfile configuration

• Go to spacemacs configuration file: M-m f e d
• Reload spacemacs configuration file: M-m f e R
• Default location: .spacemacs is in your HOME directory
  • A dot directory ~/.spacemacs.d/ can be used instead of a dotfile
• Custom variables configuration from M-x customize-group built-in Emacs feature are automatically saved by Emacs at the end of your ~/.spacemacs file
• Layers and personal configurations can be added

Key Bindings

• Common command prefix: M-m
• Reserved prefix command for user: M-m o
  • Setting key bindings behind these is guaranteed to never conflict with Spacemacs default key bindings
• Switch between windows: alt-1, alt-2, alt-3, alt-4, alt-5
• Major mode command: M-m-m

Introduction

• Uses layers to combine related packages
• Support VIM key bindings and regular emacs
• Update
  • Spacemacs - will be shown in mode line, use link in home page
  • Packages - use home page link

Layouts and Workspaces

• About layouts
• Activate layouts manager: M-m l ?
• Activate workspaces manager: M-m l w
• Create a new layout where # is the next layout number M-m l + # (e.g. 3 if there are 2 layouts already)
• Create a project layout use M-m p l
• Layouts commands: M-x persp...

Completion

• Spacemacs uses Helm by default

Packages

• Use M-x package-list-packages to browse packages but use Spacemacs layers and upgrade packages to manage them

Helm Buffers and Files

• Kill buffer: M-m b d
• Go to spacemacs home: M-m b h
• Browse buffers in transient state: M-m b .

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