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Run ssh-add from Emacs and enter a passphrase

I want to call the ssh-add shell command. So I invoke M-x shell-command RET, and in the minibuffer, I type: ssh-add .ssh/id_rsa The only thing I get is: ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/bin/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory^M How can I make Emacs give…
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Can I change the background color of the inactive minibuffer?

I tried it with the following settings: (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook (lambda () (make-local-variable 'face-remapping-alist) (add-to-list 'face-remapping-alist '(default (:background "green"))))) (set-face-background…
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Speed up TeX-insert-macro on \input

In latex-mode when I use TeX-insert-macro to type a \input{...} macro, Auctex conveniently offers filename completion, which is great. However, it seems to search a lot of places to compile the completion list, because emacs hangs for almost a…
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cl-destructuring-bind on partial plist?

This causes an error (cl-destructuring-bind (&key a b) '(:a "foo" :b 13 :c "bar") (list a b)) because the :c key/value is not handled in the pattern match. Often I find myself wanting to extract some subset of keys/values from a…
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Shift+arrow to change window does not work in org-mode

I installed a package that changes emacs windows using Shift+arrow, and it works in various modes I use but not in org-mode. Is there a reason why org-mode shadows this command?
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How can I save UTF-8 files with a Byte Order Mark?

I am trying to configure Emacs to save UTF-8 files with a Byte Order Mark. (Yes, I know that the BOM is evil and unnecessary for UTF-8 files. However, Microsoft has decided they know better, so I want to make sure I'm able to save files with…
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Automatically switch focus to new window

Is there a way to automatically switch focus to any new windows? For example, if I C-h f some-function, that creates a new window. But the focus remains where I was, so when I'm done reading and hit q, I just type a q in whatever buffer I was in…
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How to get property values from org file headers

Is it possible to get property values from org file headers? For example, I have a file named something.org with following content: #+TITLE: Awesome File #+AUTHOR: My Name #+XYZ: xyz /content/ How could one get title or XYZ? I want to get those…
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Highlighting upcoming dates in org mode agenda

I have entries in my org file similar to: * Birthdays :PROPERTIES: :CATEGORY: birthday :END: %%(org-anniversary 1981 1 2) Harry (%d) What I would like is for these to appear in the agenda (say) 2 weeks before they're due, similar to how a deadline…
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How to persistently move the cursor in a buffer other than the current one?

NB: The post How to move point to the end of another buffer, using `with-current-buffer` and `goto-char`? presumably asks the same question as this one, but the answers given to it do not readily apply to my case here. E.g. those answers involve…
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In Org-Mode, is there a way to narrow the buffer to just the text under a heading?

For example, say I have a buffer that looks like this: * Org-Mode This is a document written in Org-Mode ** This is a subheading below that Would it be possible to narrow the buffer to just "This is a document written in Org-Mode" and continue on…
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Prevent inserting text at the beginning of a buffer that starts with read-only text

I'm extending an existing Emacs package and I want to make a part of the buffer not editable (read only). In fact, I want to make only one line in the middle of the buffer editable and I use the following snippet for achieving…
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How can I make Dired buffer names include the full path?

I often have many dired buffers open, including some for folders that have identical names. Occasionally, this causes me to switch to the wrong one, so I am looking for a way to fix this. Currently, if I have multiple identically-named folders open…
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Is there a way to show/open a file from a URI/URL

Is there some way to download and show a file from a URI/URL? I now I can use wget and then open the downloaded file and I guess I could even try to write myself a small function to do this. But most likely someone did before me so is there a…
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Does word syntax take script into account?

I call count-words-region (M-x =) on US/RU/IPA string: HelloПривheləʊ The following message is printed: Region has 1 line, 4 words, and 14 characters. All symbols have w syntax, but differ in script: (char-syntax ?H) ; ?w (char-syntax ?П) ;…
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