Command-line tool

Emacs

cask/emacs-app@pretest

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GNU Emacs text editor

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install --cask emacs-app@pretest

Start Emacs and open a file

emacs path/to/file

Open a file at a specified line number

emacs +line_number path/to/file

Run an Emacs Lisp file as a script

emacs --script path/to/file.el

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