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author | Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org> |
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date | Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:01:38 +0000 |
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110 @cindex home directory shorthand | 110 @cindex home directory shorthand |
111 You can use @file{~/} in a file name to mean your home directory, | 111 You can use @file{~/} in a file name to mean your home directory, |
112 or @file{~@var{user-id}/} to mean the home directory of a user whose | 112 or @file{~@var{user-id}/} to mean the home directory of a user whose |
113 login name is @code{user-id}@footnote{ | 113 login name is @code{user-id}@footnote{ |
114 On MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems, where a user doesn't have a home | 114 On MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems, where a user doesn't have a home |
115 directory, Emacs substitutes @file{~/} with the value of the | 115 directory, Emacs replaces @file{~/} with the value of the |
116 environment variable @code{HOME}; see @ref{General Variables}. The | 116 environment variable @code{HOME}; see @ref{General Variables}. On |
117 @file{~@var{user-id}/} construct is supported on those systems only | 117 these systems, the @file{~@var{user-id}/} construct is supported only |
118 for the current user, i.e., only if @var{user-id} is the current | 118 for the current user, i.e., only if @var{user-id} is the current |
119 user's login name.}. | 119 user's login name.}. |
120 | 120 |
121 @cindex environment variables in file names | 121 @cindex environment variables in file names |
122 @cindex expansion of environment variables | 122 @cindex expansion of environment variables |