emf(8)

NAME

emf - MicroEmacs macro file

FILES

me.emf - The start-up macro file
<logname>.emf - User start-up macro file

EXTENSIONS

.emf - MicroEmacs macro file

DESCRIPTION

MicroEmacs macro files are ASCII text files, given the file extension .emf. A number of special macro files exist as follows:

me.emf


The start-up macro file. This file is the first macro file to be invoked and is used to bootstrap MicroEmacs into the correct configuration.

hk<name>.emf


Macro files prefixed with hk generally denote File Hook macro files which are automatically invoked when known file types are loaded.

<logname>.emf


The users start-up configuration file, typically used to configure the environment with the users preferences.

*term.emf


Platform specific configuration files, used to configure the environment for a specific platform.

Macro files may be any name, the more prominent macro files are:

color.emf


Color definitions for the buffers.

mouse.emf


Mouse interaction macros.

osd.emf


OSD Menu configuration file.

FILES

The default start-up file me.emf is located in the MicroEmacs home directory $user-path(5).

User's may create their own start-up and files in their local MicroEmacs directory. The users start-up file is called $user-name.emf, and may be used to execute other macro files defined by the user.

SEE ALSO

File Hooks, emftags(3f), $user-path(5), execute-file(2).

Writing MicroEmacs Macros
Macro Glossary
Macro Debugging - A Crash Course
MicroEmacs Macro Language at a Glance

Ref: emf(8) File: m8fil003.8 Date: 2026/02/25

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