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Forms Mode
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Forms mode is an Emacs major mode for working with simple textual data
bases in a forms-oriented manner.  In Forms mode, the information in
these files is presented in an Emacs window in a user-defined format,
one record at a time.  The user can view records or modify their
contents.

   Forms mode is not a simple major mode, but requires two files to do
its job: a control file and a data file.  The data file holds the
actual data to be presented.  The control file describes how to present
it.

Forms Example: An example: editing the password data base.
Entering and Exiting Forms Mode
Forms Commands: Special commands to use while in Forms mode.
Data File Format: How to format the data file.
Control File Format: How to control forms mode.
Format Description: How to define the forms layout.
Modifying Forms Contents: How to modify.
Miscellaneous: Forms mode messages and other remarks.
Error Messages: List of error messages forms mode can produce.
Long Example: A more complex control file example.
GNU Free Documentation License: The license for this documentation.
Credits: Thanks everyone.
Index: Index to this manual.

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