This chapter is about starting and getting out of SXEmacs, access to values in the operating system environment, and terminal input, output, and flow control.
See Building SXEmacs, for related information. See also Display, for additional operating system status information pertaining to the terminal and the screen.
| • Starting Up: | Customizing SXEmacs start-up processing. | |
| • Getting Out: | How exiting works (permanent or temporary). | |
| • System Environment: | Distinguish the name and kind of system. | |
| • User Identification: | Finding the name and user id of the user. | |
| • Time of Day: | Getting the current time. | |
| • Time Conversion: | Converting a time from numeric form to a string, or to calendrical data (or vice versa). | |
| • Timers: | Setting a timer to call a function at a certain time. | |
| • Terminal Input: | Recording terminal input for debugging. | |
| • Terminal Output: | Recording terminal output for debugging. | |
| • Flow Control: | How to turn output flow control on or off. | |
| • Batch Mode: | Running SXEmacs without terminal interaction. |