brake lines, auto-fill

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AutoFillMode

colorful bash and makefile output

enhance readability of your makefile output by using colormake! :

1. install colormake in your favorite directory (e.g. ~/bin)
2. make an alias to the executable in your ~/.bashrc

alias make='~/bin/colormake-0.9/colormake'


enjoy the colors!

in addition to have consistent colors in emacs over different bashes export

export TERM=xterm-256color

Counting Words on Demand

1. Select a region.

2. Run “wc” over that region: M-| wc ( ALT +SHIFT + |  and then write wc) 

3. See the count of lines, words, and characters, in the mode-line.