.ELC File Extension
- Developer by: The GNU Project
- Category: Developer Files
What are .ELC files and how to open them?
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.ELC file extension is created by The GNU Project. .ELC has been classified as Developer Files.
.ELC is Emacs Compiled Lisp File
Compiled Lisp file created by Emacs, a customizable text editor; generated from a standard Lisp (.EL) file using the Emacs byte-code compiler; may contain Emacs configuration settings or may provide extra program functionality.
To compile an EL file, type the following command in Emacs:
byte-compile-file "filename.el"
Make sure to replace "filename.el" with the actual filename Lisp file you want to compile. The compiler will generate a compiled version of the file with the same filename and a ".elc" extension.
NOTE: Compiled files can be loaded and run faster than plain text Lisp files. Therefore, most Emacs extensions are saved as compiled ELC files.
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