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  • Running emacs into mac Terminal ?

    From Xavier Maillard@xavier@maillard.im to gnu.emacs.help on Mon Mar 23 13:42:12 2026
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    Hello,

    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 ?

    -Xavier
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  • From Mekeor Melire@mekeor@posteo.de to gnu.emacs.help on Tue Mar 24 09:57:45 2026
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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 ?

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

    Kindly
    Mekeor
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