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The Emacs Lisp Style Guide is a community-oriented reference for writing readable and maintainable Emacs Lisp. It draws on practical package-maintenance experience, community feedback, and the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. The document covers source organization, syntax, naming, macros, functions, lists, comments, docstrings, and development tools. Detailed examples explain indentation and layout conventions for regular functions and special forms. The guide emphasizes conventions that work in real Emacs Lisp projects instead of purely theoretical ideals. It remains a work in progress, and its source can also be converted into HTML or PDF with Pandoc.
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- Source layout recommendations
- Indentation and syntax rules
- Naming conventions
- Macro and function guidance
- Comment and docstring practices
- HTML and PDF export support
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