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In Emacs, the concept of “buffers” is essential. Every file that you open +is loaded into its own buffer. Furthermore, Emacs has several special buffers, which do +not contain a file but are used for other things. Such special buffers usually have a +name that starts and ends with an asterisk. For example, the buffer that Emacs shows when +it is first started, is the so-called *scratch* buffer. In the *scratch* buffer, you can +type text in the normal way, but text that is typed there is not saved when Emacs is +closed.

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There is one other special buffer you need to know about, and that is the minibuffer. +This buffer consists of only one line, and is always on the screen: it is the very last +line of the Emacs window, below the status bar for the current buffer. The minibuffer is +where Emacs shows messages for the user, and it is also the place where commands that +require some user input are executed. For example, when you open a file, Emacs will ask +for its name in the minibuffer.

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Switching from one buffer to another can be done with the command C-x b. This will prompt +you for the name of a buffer (a buffer's name is usually the name of the file you are +editing in it), and it gives a default choice, which is normally the buffer that you were +in before you switched to or created the current buffer. Just hitting Enter will switch to that default +buffer.

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If you want to switch to another buffer than the default offered by Emacs, just type +its name. Note that you can use so-called Tab-completion here: type +the first few letters of the buffer's name and hit Tab; Emacs will +then complete the name of the buffer. Tab completion works +everywhere in Emacs where it makes sense.

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You can get a list of open buffers by hitting C-x C-b. This command will +usually split the screen in two, displaying the buffer you were working in in the top +half, and a new buffer called *Buffer List* in the bottom half. This buffer contains a +list of all the buffers, their sizes and modes, and the files, if any, that those buffers +are visiting (as it is called in Emacs). You can get rid of this split screen by typing +C-x 1.

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Under X, the list of buffers is also available in the Buffer menu in the menu bar.

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