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Why is (Doom) Emacs being slow?

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Using Emacs for writing

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Common Errors and what to do about them

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Edit anything in Emacs

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How to (re)bind keys

Every Emacs user will want to (re)bind keys at some point, but keybindings can be a complicated affair in Emacs, what with all the keymaps and hierarchy of precedence. This guide walks you through the concepts and how to bind keys in a number of scenarios.

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Dired keybind cheatsheet

This is a reference sheet for our favorite dired commands and keybinds. Here some other prominent cheat sheets:

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How to customize themes

Themes control Emacs' color scheme. You will no doubt want to customize them, if Doom's or Emacs' default themes don't suit you. This usually means one of four things:

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Associate a file/buffer with a particular major mode

When Emacs visits a file, it determines the major mode to activate based on:

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File and Directory local settings

Emacs can be configured on a per-file, directory, or mode basis using file or directory local settings. This involves a special comment at the top or bottom of the file, or in a .dir-locals.el file.

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Common config anti-patterns

Over the years, I've noticed common issues in the private configs of Doom's users. Here, I document those that stand out most (and are caused by misunderstanding rather than bugs), with hopeful solutions. Many of these cause subtle issues that can lead to misbehavior down the road.