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Asked: June 10, 20262026-06-10T09:37:02+00:00 2026-06-10T09:37:02+00:00

How to start emacs in the top left corner filling half the screen? Altering

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How to start emacs in the top left corner filling half the screen?
Altering the frame size works, but what about starting position?

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    2026-06-10T09:37:03+00:00Added an answer on June 10, 2026 at 9:37 am

    I am not sure about other OSes, but at least in Linux, you can start emacs with the -g (geometry) option:

    emacs -g WIDTHxHEIGHT+XPOS+YPOS
    
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