I am indebted to this post for the title, and this post for the inspiration of using screenshots. So we have to change the mapping globally for the entire OS. Unfortunately, iTerm2 does not support remapping the caps lock key, yet. Optional, but it is more convenient to place META right next to the space bar.Ĭaps lock is rarely used, so we put it into better use as the control key. Thus we remap the left option key as esc. Our goals are:Įmacs interprets esc as META ( M-), but esc is so inconveniently located. While Emacs is available for installation from various sources I personally recommend you to use the Emacs for Mac OS X binary distribution. However, I use iTerm2 (a fantastic replacement for Terminal), so I have to do some research myself.Įmacs commands use the control key (referred to as C-) and the META key (referred to as M-), but in MAC OS X, by default, they are located far away from the center of the keyboard. In this article I’ll share with you a few tips and tricks about running Emacs under the Mac OS X operating system. I tend to use eshell for most things, but occasionally use sane term for more computation heavy tasks. You can also look at the various settings I use if you like. Sane term is a nice basic terminal emulator. Which shell you use depends on what you need. The class covers setting up Terminal for Emacs in Mac OS X. This is a really nice overview of various shell options in emacs. I’ve been taking the Startup Engineering class on Coursera, which gives me a reason to give Emacs a second chance. Setting up Mac OS X and iTerm2 for Emacs Jul 05, 2013
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