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>> Do I really need a script which in turns call emacs -nw?
>Authoritative answer: 'maybe'. <grin>

There may be an alternative to the obvious one line shell script, but
that's what one line shell scripts are for.  One of the strengths of
Unix is that its design encourages people to solve problems by
composing existing tools rather than by adding ever more options to
every program.

R's,
John

PS: I realize that over the decades we have strayed somewhat from this ideal.