---
name: "dtemacs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnuserv"
version: "3.12.8-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dtemacs"
---

# dtemacs(1)

contact Emacs with gnuclient, starting Emacs if no answer.

## NAME

dtemacs - contact Emacs with gnuclient, starting Emacs if no answer.

## SYNOPSIS

**dtemacs**

## DESCRIPTION

*dtemacs* tries to contact Emacs with gnuclient, starting Emacs if no answer. Pass all options to gnuclient.  This version is standalone and doesn't need any fancy elisp.

## BUGS

*dtemacs* will not work (or behave unpredicably) if your .emacs startup file calls the function gnuserv-start.

## SEE ALSO

[*emacs*(1)](/emacs/1.md), [*gnuserv*(1)](/gnuserv/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Benjamin Drieu \<benj@@debian.org\> for the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  It is placed under public domain.