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9 questions
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How to check if erc is running
I want to write a function that does one thing if erc is running and starts erc (using command erc) if not. I tried to write it myself, but I couldn't find out how to check if erc is running. How can ...
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1 vote
1 answer
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Automatic authentication in rcirc
I'm trying to achieve the automatic authentication of my registered nickname on Freenode, so that I can join the #emacs IRC channel. Since I upload my Emacs config to a public repository, I've opted ...
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9 votes
1 answer
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How do I remove passwords and usernames from my emacs .init file?
Example: I have IRC username and password in my emacs .init file I share my .init file across devices using a public github repo I encrypt this heading in my .init to avoid showing org-encrypt-entry ...
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4 votes
2 answers
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avoid emacs to lock down or crash when used for many tasks
I consider to start using emacs for IRC, SQL, Shell and maybe twitter and Feed reading. But than I wonder how power users of emacs deal with emacs being single threaded. So if I have one long-running ...
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How do I connect to IRC using Emacs?
I want to get onto the #Emacs channel on Freenode. How do I do it?
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