How start Emacs in a console window?

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i would like to know how can i launch emacs inside the console window, not in a separated GUI. Im using emacs 23.2 in Windows.

Does `emacs -nw` work on Windows? That is the command to start Emacs in a shell on Unix. — Jeremiah Willcock, Feb 26 '11 at 22:11
@Cheeso @jeremiahWillcock if you make an answer i could marks as that, :) that command works. — mjsr, Feb 27 '11 at 12:06

score 35 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '11 at 13:32

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As I said in my comment, emacs -nw works on Windows.

answered Feb 27 '11 at 13:32

Cheeso

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this is my favorite : `emacs -nw` I create a shell replacement, that basically start an `emacs -nw` as the default shell (first run application after user login). It run in Console DOS Prompt! love it – swdev Feb 28 '11 at 01:52
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this answer solved my two month search for running emacs in terminal, thank you. @swdev would you mind giving me hints how I can create a shell replacement then? – enthu Jan 21 '23 at 06:59
woa. it's been .. what? 12 years? It was using Windows .. XP I think. So, at that time we can easily replace shell=explorer.exe to shell=ourownshell.exe (I forgot where this line was configured). But have a look at this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/kiosk-shelllauncher And also, I think you can use https://www.autohotkey.com/ to simply run emacs -nw as default shell. Let me know – swdev Jan 22 '23 at 09:36

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