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I know that "C-u 80 C-x f" sets the fill width 80, and M-q adjusts it. How to make it default? I mean, how to make width 80 deafault for fill width?

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In your .emacs place (setq-default fill-column 80) Or you can just use M-x customize-variable on fill-column, and it will set it and save it for you using the standard customize interface.

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    AFAIU `fill-column` is a buffer-local variable, which is why you need [`setq-default`](https://stackoverflow.com/a/18173666/52499), not just `setq`. – x-yuri Sep 12 '20 at 08:35