GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

Appendix F: Standard Hooks

The following is a list of hook variables that let you provide functions to be called from within Emacs on suitable occasions.

Most of these variables have names ending with `-hook'. They are normal hooks, run by means of run-hooks. The value of such a hook is a list of functions. The recommended way to put a new function on such a hook is to call add-hook. See Hooks, for more information about using hooks.

The variables whose names end in `-function' have single functions as their values. Usually there is a specific reason why the variable is not a normal hook, such as the need to pass arguments to the function. (In older Emacs versions, some of these variables had names ending in `-hook' even though they were not normal hooks.)

The variables whose names end in `-hooks' or `-functions' have lists of functions as their values, but these functions are called in a special way (they are passed arguments, or else their values are used).

activate-mark-hook

after-change-function

after-change-functions

after-init-hook

after-insert-file-functions

after-make-frame-hook

auto-fill-function

auto-save-hook

before-change-function

before-change-functions

before-init-hook

before-make-frame-hook

blink-paren-function

c-mode-hook

calendar-load-hook

command-history-hook

comment-indent-function

deactivate-mark-hook

diary-display-hook

diary-hook

dired-mode-hook

disabled-command-hook

edit-picture-hook

electric-buffer-menu-mode-hook

electric-command-history-hook

electric-help-mode-hook

emacs-lisp-mode-hook

find-file-hooks

find-file-not-found-hooks

first-change-hook

fortran-comment-hook

fortran-mode-hook

ftp-setup-write-file-hooks

ftp-write-file-hook

indent-mim-hook

initial-calendar-window-hook

kill-buffer-query-functions

kill-emacs-query-functions

LaTeX-mode-hook

ledit-mode-hook

lisp-indent-function

lisp-interaction-mode-hook

lisp-mode-hook

list-diary-entries-hook

m2-mode-hook

mail-mode-hook

mail-setup-hook

mark-diary-entries-hook

medit-mode-hook

mh-compose-letter-hook

mh-folder-mode-hook

mh-letter-mode-hook

mim-mode-hook

minibuffer-setup-hook

minibuffer-exit-hook

news-mode-hook

news-reply-mode-hook

news-setup-hook

nongregorian-diary-listing-hook

nongregorian-diary-marking-hook

nroff-mode-hook

outline-mode-hook

plain-TeX-mode-hook

post-command-hook

pre-abbrev-expand-hook

pre-command-hook

print-diary-entries-hook

prolog-mode-hook

protect-innocence-hook

rmail-edit-mode-hook

rmail-mode-hook

rmail-summary-mode-hook

scheme-indent-hook

scheme-mode-hook

scribe-mode-hook

shell-mode-hook

shell-set-directory-error-hook

suspend-hook

suspend-resume-hook

temp-buffer-show-function

term-setup-hook

terminal-mode-hook

terminal-mode-break-hook

TeX-mode-hook

text-mode-hook

today-visible-calendar-hook

today-invisible-calendar-hook

vi-mode-hook

view-hook

window-setup-hook

write-contents-hooks

write-file-hooks

write-region-annotate-functions