Emacs Init: Abbrev Mode

By Xah Lee. Date: 2024-05-13.

Turn on Abbrev Mode

To turn on globally when emacs starts, put this in your Emacs Init File:

;; turn on abbrev mode globally
(abbrev-mode)

When you quit, emacs will ask you if you want to save.

To auto save, put this in your Emacs Init File:

(setq save-abbrevs 'silently)

The abbrevs is saved in a file at a path specified by the variable

abbrev-file-name

By default, it's at ~/.emacs.d/abbrev_defs