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Run Emacs as a server. You can kill the client accidentally, then just load another client instantly and carry on from where you left off.

• momentoftop 6y ago
  Exactly. My emacs uptimes (M-x emacs-uptime) are generally the same as my machine's uptime, which is typically months. Emacs is one of the most rock-solid pieces of software I have running. It's also great for remote. I have emacs daemons running continuously on my remote boxes. To start work on those machines, I log in and start my emacs client. I've never had a need for things like "screen".
  • disgruntledphd2 6y ago
    Does that actually work? My understanding is that without screen/tmux, the process will die if you disconnect the shell (on a remote box). Interesting that --daemon works too (I've been running emacs through tmux for years, and never knew that).
    • momentoftop 6y ago
      It definitely works, starting emacs with "--daemon".