Added backup of .emacs file instructions

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Scott C. MacCallum 2022-04-12 13:51:11 -04:00
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@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ Code that makes SDF easier to use and more fun with GNU Emacs
1. Save the SDF folder to your home directory: git clone https://git.sdf.org/scm/sdf.git
2. Copy the dotemacs file in the SDF directory to your home directory: cp $HOME/sdf $HOME
3. Rename the dotemacs file to .emacs: mv $HOME/dotemacs .emacs
4. Make sure that the shell files in the sdf directory or executable. If they are not: chmod +x $HOME/sdf/*.sh
5. If you have not already, setup SSH key-based authentication to sdf.org
6. If you have not already, install mosh
7. Run Emacs
8. Select the com or bboard buffers in Emacs to use either of those programs: C-x b followed by bboard or com as the name
3. Make a backup copy of your .emacs file in your home directory, if you have one: mv $HOME/.emacs $HOME/dotemacs.bak
4. Rename the dotemacs file in the SDF directory to .emacs and move it to your home directory: mv $HOME/dotemacs $HOME/.emacs
5. Make sure that the shell files in the sdf directory or executable. If they are not: chmod +x $HOME/sdf/*.sh
6. If you have not already, setup SSH key-based authentication to sdf.org
7. If you have not already, install mosh
8. Run Emacs
9. Select the com or bboard buffers in Emacs to use either of those programs: C-x b followed by bboard or com as the name