.emacs file

.emacs.el

;; Convert "yes or no" prompts to "y or n" instead 
(fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)

;; [Home] & [End] key will take you to beginning & end of line
(global-set-key [home] 'beginning-of-line) 
(global-set-key [end] 'end-of-line) 

;; displays the time in the status bar
(display-time) 

;; Stop adding infinite lines on continued scrolling
(setq next-line-add-newlines nil) 

;; syntax highlighting by default
;; a must for coders 
(global-font-lock-mode 1) 

;; Scroll down with the cursor,move down the buffer one 
;; line at a time, instead of in larger amounts
(setq scroll-step 1) 
 
;; do not make backup files 
;; stop making annoying ~files in linux 
(setq make-backup-files nil)