emacs: Org Mode
25.10 Org Mode
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Org mode is a variant of Outline mode for using Emacs as an organizer
and/or authoring system. Files with names ending in the extension
‘.org’ are opened in Org mode (
Choosing Modes). To explicitly
switch to Org mode, type ‘M-x org-mode’.
In Org mode, as in Outline mode, each entry has a heading line that
starts with one or more ‘*’ characters. Outline Format. In
addition, any line that begins with the ‘#’ character is treated as a
comment.
Org mode provides commands for easily viewing and manipulating the
outline structure. The simplest of these commands is <TAB>
(‘org-cycle’). If invoked on a heading line, it cycles through the
different visibility states of the subtree: (i) showing only that
heading line, (ii) showing only the heading line and the heading lines
of its direct children, if any, and (iii) showing the entire subtree.
If invoked in a body line, the global binding for <TAB> is executed.
Typing ‘S-<TAB>’ (‘org-shifttab’) anywhere in an Org mode buffer
cycles the visibility of the entire outline structure, between (i)
showing only top-level heading lines, (ii) showing all heading lines but
no body lines, and (iii) showing everything.
You can move an entire entry up or down in the buffer, including its
body lines and subtree (if any), by typing ‘M-<up>’ (‘org-metaup’) or
‘M-<down>’ (‘org-metadown’) on the heading line. Similarly, you can
promote or demote a heading line with ‘M-<left>’ (‘org-metaleft’) and
‘M-<right>’ (‘org-metaright’). These commands execute their global
bindings if invoked on a body line.
The following subsections give basic instructions for using Org mode
as an organizer and as an authoring system. For details, The Org
Mode Manual (org)Top.
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