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Re: server-start and server-name doesn't seem to work
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Harry Putnam |
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Re: server-start and server-name doesn't seem to work |
Date: |
Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:44:33 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden> writes:
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 01:47, Harry Putnam <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> The manual is pretty clear in
>> saying it is something I should be able to do:
>
> Not so clear, apparently.
>
>> You can run multiple Emacs servers on the same machine by giving
>> each one a unique "server name", using the variable `server-name'.
>> For example, `M-x set-variable <RET> server-name <RET> foo <RET>'
>> sets the server name to `foo'. The `emacsclient' program can
>> specify a server by name, using the `-s' option (*note emacsclient
>> Options::).
>
> That means that you can have several simultaneous instances of Emacs,
> each one running its own server (with different server-name's of
> course), and emacsclient can be used to connect with any of them.
The `something' I was talking about was the ability to acquire a named
server, so ... I meant in the sense that you can have a named
server... I wasn't concerned with multiple servers.
Stefan has cleared up how its done... thanks