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Re: Running emacs into mac Terminal ?

From Mekeor Melire <mekeor@posteo.de>
Newsgroups gnu.emacs.help
Subject Re: Running emacs into mac Terminal ?
Date 2026-03-24 09:57 +0100
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On 2026-03-23 at 13:42, <xavier@maillard.im> wrote:

> I am trying to use emacs in my Terminal app (so, no GUI). I can't type 
> M-x. I have to ESC-x. How can I fix that ?

“If you have Terminal.app on macOS, ensure that the "Use Option as
Meta Key" option is enabled in its "Preferences" section.”
https://susam.net/control-escape-meta-tricks.html

Kindly
Mekeor

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Running emacs into mac Terminal ? Xavier Maillard <xavier@maillard.im> - 2026-03-23 13:42 +0100
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