Singular Manual: Top 20 Emacs commands

| ### 3.2.6 Top 20 Emacs commands Here is a list of the 20 probably most useful commands when using the SINGULAR Emacs interface. Starting and stopping of SINGULAR: `singular` (menu `Singular->Start Default...`): starts SINGULAR using default arguments. `singular-other` (menu `Singular->Start`): starts SINGULAR asking for several arguments in the minibuffer area. `singular-exit` (key `C-c $` or menu `Singular->Exit`): kills the SINGULAR process running in the current buffer (but does not kill the buffer). `singular-restart` (key `C-c C-r` or menu `Singular->Restart`): kills the SINGULAR process running in the current buffer and starts a new SINGULAR process with exactly the same arguments as before. Editing input and output: `singular-beginning-of-line` (key `C-a`): moves point to beginning of line, then skips past the SINGULAR prompt, if any. `singular-toggle-truncate-lines` (key `C-c C-t` or menu `Commands->Truncate lines`): toggles whether long lines should be truncated or not. If lines are not truncated, the commands `singular-scroll-left` and `singular-scroll-right` are useful to scroll left and right, resp. `singular-dynamic-complete` (key `TAB`): performs context specific completion. If point is inside a string, file name completion is done. If point is at the end of a help command (i.e., `help` or `?`), completion on SINGULAR help topics is done. If point is at the end of an example command (i.e., `example`), completion is done on SINGULAR examples. In all other cases, completion on SINGULAR commands is done. `singular-folding-toggle-fold-latest-output` (key `C-c C-o` or menu `Commands->Fold/ Unfold Latest Output`): toggles folding of the latest output section. If your last SINGULAR command produced a huge output, simply type `C-c C-o` and it will be replaced by a single line. `singular-folding-toggle-fold-at-point` (key `C-c C-f` or menu `Commands->Fold/Unfold At Point`): toggles folding of the section the point currently is in. `singular-folding-fold-all-output` (menu `Commands->Fold All Output`): folds all SINGULAR output, replacing each output section by a single line. `singular-folding-unfold-all-output` (menu `Commands->Unfold All Output`): unfolds all SINGULAR output sections showing their true contents. Loading of files and SINGULAR demo mode: `singular-load-library` (key `C-c C-l` or menu `Commands->Libraries->other...`): asks for a standard library name or a library file in the minibuffer (hit `TAB` for completion) and loads the library into SINGULAR. The submenu `Libraries` of the `Commands` menu also provides a separate menu item for each standard library. `singular-load-file` (key `C-c <` or menu `Commands->Load File...`): asks for a file name in the minibuffer (which is expanded using `expand-file-name` if given a prefix argument) and loads the file into SINGULAR. `singular-demo-load` (key `C-c C-d` or menu `Commands->Load Demo...`): asks for a file name of a SINGULAR demo file in the minibuffer area (hit `SPACE` for completion) and enters the SINGULAR demo mode showing the first chunk of the demo. `singular-demo-exit` (menu `Commands->Exit Demo`): exits from SINGULAR demo mode and cleans up everything that is left from the demo. Help and Customization: `singular-help` (key `C-h C-s` or menu `Singular->Singular Help`): asks for a SINGULAR help topic in the minibuffer (hit `TAB` for completion) and shows the help text in a separate buffer. `singular-example` (key `C-c C-e` or menu `Singular->Singular Example`): asks for a SINGULAR command in the minibuffer (hit `TAB` for completion) and executes the example of this command in the current SINGULAR buffer. `customize-group` (menu `Singular->Preferences`): enters the customization group of the SINGULAR Emacs interface. (If called via `M-x customize-group` give argument `singular-interactive` in the minibuffer area.)

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