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1.1     ! root        1: This directory holds the latest distribution version of GNU Emacs.
        !             2:  The subdirectory `src' holds the C code,
        !             3:  `lisp' holds the Lisp code for the editing commands,
        !             4:  `etc' holds various associated documentation files
        !             5:     and programs that Emacs runs,
        !             6:  `info' holds the Info documentation tree.
        !             7:  `man' holds the source of the Emacs manual.
        !             8:  `cpp' holds a C preprocessor for use instead of the installed one
        !             9:    when the installed one fails to distinguish more than 8 characters
        !            10:    in a symbol name.
        !            11:  `shortnames' holds programs and data files for creating files of #define's
        !            12:    used to convert long symbol names to distinct short ones
        !            13:    for C compiles that cannot distinguish more than 8 characters.
        !            14: 
        !            15: The file INSTALL in this directory says how to bring up
        !            16:  GNU Emacs on Unix, once you have loaded the entire subtree of this
        !            17:  directory.
        !            18: 
        !            19: The files `build-install' and `Makefile' help automate the process of
        !            20:  building and installing emacs.  The former is a shell script.  See
        !            21:  INSTALL for more info.
        !            22: 
        !            23: The file PROBLEMS contains information on many common
        !            24:  problems that occur in building, installing and running Emacs.
        !            25: 
        !            26: The `etc' subdirectory contains several other files,
        !            27:  named in capital letters, which you should look at
        !            28:  when installing GNU Emacs.
        !            29: 
        !            30: The file 'emacs.com' in this directory is for VMS.  It defines
        !            31:  logical names and commands such as `emacs', so you must edit
        !            32:  it to specify the file and directory names used on your machine.
        !            33:  This file must be executed in each session to enable you to run
        !            34:  the installed Emacs.  It should be executed by your `login.com' file,
        !            35:  or else perhaps it can be executed once at system boot time.
        !            36: 
        !            37: The file `kepteditor.com' in this directory is also for VMS.
        !            38:  When a user says to run Emacs, it really runs this command file.
        !            39: 
        !            40: See the files VMSINSTALL and VMSNOTES for more information on VMS use.
        !            41: 
        !            42: 

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