Anant> When I put following line in the .emacs file and source it, Anant> it gives me error Anant> line in .emacs file :- (global-set-key [f9] `buffer-menu) Anant> Error got :- Unmatched ' Looks like you have the wrong kind of quote in your .emacs. -- Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Ask not how you can "do" free software business; ask what your business can "do for" free software.