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What to do if Emacs server is not running?
The -a allows you to specify an alternative editor if the emacs server isn’t running, but if you give it an empty string, it will try to start the emacs server and connect to it. Finally, if you’re putting this in a windows shortcut, you want to also add a -c which will open a new frame ( see emacsclient options ).
How does emacsclient connect to the server in Windows?
I used runemacs.exe, but my Emacs is configured to start the server and leave it running. Because Windows lacks the local Unix domain sockets emacsclient normally would have used to connect to the server, it has to fall back to using a network TCP socket.
Which is the default editor for the Emacs client?
Emacs Client. EmacsClient allows one to open a file for editing in an already running Emacs. Because it doesn’t start a new Emacs instance at each invocation, you can set up EmacsClient as the default editor, e.g. in the environment variable EDITOR or VISUAL. EmacsClient is part of and works only in conjunction with GNU Emacs.
Is it OK to run Emacs in daemon mode?
Emacs runs fine in standard mode, that is, not in daemon mode. Version 25.1. I would prefer to run the daemon rather than starting the server in my initialization file. I am not so sure about the advice in the emacswiki page. What you want to do is to the following: Launch an emacs client connected to the running emacs server.
Where to add emacsclientw.exe in StartUp folder?
When you add Emacs executable into PATH, you can easily open emacsclientw.exe from anywhere. Also you can add daemon in startup folder: C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /c start /high emacs.exe “–daemon” (If the Emacs bin folder is not on your PATH, use the full paths for emacsclientw.exe and runemacs.exe .)
Why does Emacs say no socket or alternate editor?
Using only the first part of the target shown above produces a generic error. Using only the second part produces the error “No socket or alternate editor.” (The official emacsclient options are described here.) Any suggestions? Emacs runs fine in standard mode, that is, not in daemon mode. Version 25.1.