Emacs from a linux shell

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When I open emacs from a linux shell, it always makes it run in the "foreground" so that I cannot do anything else in the shell until I close emacs. I used to know a way around this with some extra command after "$ emacs" but I forgot it. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
 
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You automatically background commands by adding & behind it.

So for example "emacs foo.txt &"

Also if you suspend a program, you can resume it in the background with the command bg. Example would be

"jobs -l" outputs 512 for your emacs program, so then you run "bg %512".
 

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Emacs is a powerful, customizable text editor that is commonly used by programmers and developers. It can be used from a Linux shell by simply typing "emacs" followed by the name of the file you want to edit.

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Emacs has various navigation and editing commands that can be used to move through a file, make changes, and save them. For example, you can use the arrow keys to move through the text, use the "Ctrl" key in combination with other keys to perform editing actions, and use the "Ctrl-x Ctrl-s" command to save your changes.

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Yes, Emacs has a built-in feature called "Tramp" which allows for remote file editing and collaboration. It also supports version control systems like Git, making it easy to collaborate with others on a project.

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Emacs has many useful features, such as syntax highlighting for various programming languages, code completion, and a built-in terminal emulator. It also has a powerful search and replace function, and the ability to split the screen into multiple windows for multitasking.

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