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(emacs)Non-Window Terminals

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Non-Window Terminals
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   If your terminal does not have a window system that Emacs supports,
then it can display only one Emacs frame at a time.  However, you can
still create multiple Emacs frames, and switch between them.  Switching
frames on these terminals is much like switching between different
window configurations.

   Use `C-x 5 2' to create a new frame and switch to it; use `C-x 5 o'
to cycle through the existing frames; use `C-x 5 0' to delete the
current frame.

   Each frame has a number to distinguish it.  If your terminal can
display only one frame at a time, the selected frame's number N appears
near the beginning of the mode line, in the form `FN'.

   `FN' is actually the frame's name.  You can also specify a different
name if you wish, and you can select a frame by its name.  Use the
command `M-x set-frame-name <RET> NAME <RET>' to specify a new name for
the selected frame, and use `M-x select-frame-by-name <RET> NAME <RET>'
to select a frame according to its name.  The name you specify appears
in the mode line when the frame is selected.