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If you start Emacs server as a daemon, you can use it pretty much like you'd use nano/vi/vim in the terminal, without disturbing anything. With an Emacs server
by confounded 9y ago
If you start Emacs server as a daemon, you can use it pretty much like you'd use nano/vi/vim in the terminal, without disturbing anything. With an Emacs server running, for me, it loads faster than vim. I have a bash function along the lines of
et() {
emacsclient -tty --alternate-editor '' "$@"
}
.. for using Emacs in the terminal a-la vim/nano. When you close the file you opened, you'll be right back where you left-off in the shell. I still tend to use a long-running GUI instance as you describe, but for jumping into config files from a terminal to edit a line or two, it's great.