I. 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 functions are called with no arguments and their values are completely ignored. The recommended way to put a new function on such a hook is to call add-hook. See section 23.6 Hooks, for more information about using hooks.

The variables whose names end in `-hooks' or `-functions' are usually abnormal hooks; their values are lists of functions, but these functions are called in a special way (they are passed arguments, or their values are used). A few of these variables are actually normal hooks which were named before we established the convention that normal hooks' names should end in `-hook'.

The variables whose names end in `-function' have single functions as their values. (In older Emacs versions, some of these variables had names ending in `-hook' even though they were not normal hooks; however, we have renamed all of those.)

activate-mark-hook

after-change-functions

after-init-hook

after-insert-file-functions

after-make-frame-functions

after-revert-hook

after-save-hook

apropos-mode-hook

auto-fill-function

auto-save-hook

before-change-functions

before-init-hook

before-make-frame-hook

before-revert-hook

blink-paren-function

buffer-access-fontify-functions

c-mode-hook

calendar-load-hook

change-major-mode-hook

command-history-hook

command-line-functions

comment-indent-function

deactivate-mark-hook

diary-display-hook

diary-hook

dired-mode-hook

disabled-command-hook

echo-area-clear-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

indent-mim-hook

initial-calendar-window-hook

kbd-macro-termination-hook

kill-buffer-hook

kill-buffer-query-functions

kill-emacs-hook

kill-emacs-query-functions

LaTeX-mode-hook

ledit-mode-hook

lisp-indent-function

lisp-interaction-mode-hook

lisp-mode-hook

list-diary-entries-hook

local-write-file-hooks

mail-mode-hook

mail-setup-hook

mark-diary-entries-hook

medit-mode-hook

menu-bar-update-hook

minibuffer-setup-hook

minibuffer-exit-hook

mouse-position-function

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

redisplay-end-trigger-functions

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-configuration-change-hook

window-scroll-functions

window-setup-hook

window-size-change-functions

write-contents-hooks

write-file-hooks

write-region-annotate-functions