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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Below is copied from network. I am not quite sure its purpose. Maybe I
+# may need it someday. 
+
+
+# # Number of current visible frames,                                              
+# # Emacs daemon always has a visible frame called F1                              
+# visible_frames() {                                                               
+#   emacsclient -a "" -e '(length (visible-frame-list))'                           
+# }                                                                                
+# 
+# change_focus() {                                                                 
+#   emacsclient -n -e "(select-frame-set-input-focus (selected-frame))" > /dev/null
+# }                                                                                
+# 
+# # try switching to the frame incase it is just minimized                         
+# # will start a server if not running                                             
+# test "$(visible_frames)" -eq "1" && change_focus                                 
+# 
+# if [ "$(visible_frames)" -lt  "2" ]; then # need to create a frame               
+#   # -c $@ with no args just opens the scratch buffer                             
+#   emacsclient -n -c "$@" && change_focus                                         
+# else # there is already a visible frame besides the daemon, so                   
+#   change_focus                                                                   
+#   # -n $@ errors if there are no args                                            
+#   test  "$#" -ne "0" && emacsclient -n "$@"                                      
+# fi                                                                               
+
+emacsclient -a "" -n -c "$@"