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emacs-freeze

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Unfreeze Emacs and diagnose the cause.

Software Engineering#debugging#troubleshooting#emacs#diagnostics#freeze#unresponsive
Authorbenthamite
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps diagnose and resolve situations where Emacs becomes unresponsive or frozen, preventing data loss and restoring productivity.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Process Identification: Pinpoints the frozen Emacs process and gathers essential system information.
  • Diagnostic Data Collection: Collects stack samples, process statistics, open files, and thread counts for in-depth analysis.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Analyzes collected data to identify the underlying cause of the freeze, such as infinite recursion, I/O waits, or garbage collection pressure.
  • Recovery & Prevention: Provides actionable steps for immediate recovery and suggests measures to prevent future occurrences.
  • Use Case: When Emacs hangs and C-g does not respond, use this Skill to understand why and how to safely exit or fix the issue.

Quick Start

Diagnose why Emacs is frozen by running the emacs-freeze skill.

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Name: emacs-freeze
Download link: https://github.com/benthamite/dotfiles/archive/main.zip#emacs-freeze

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