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(General Variables): Default HOME on MS Windows has changed.
author | Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org> |
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date | Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:46:49 +0000 |
parents | 01a320949e45 |
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479 @item HOME | 479 @item HOME |
480 The location of the user's files in the directory tree; used for | 480 The location of the user's files in the directory tree; used for |
481 expansion of file names starting with a tilde (@file{~}). On MS-DOS, it | 481 expansion of file names starting with a tilde (@file{~}). On MS-DOS, it |
482 defaults to the directory from which Emacs was started, with @samp{/bin} | 482 defaults to the directory from which Emacs was started, with @samp{/bin} |
483 removed from the end if it was present. On Windows, the default value | 483 removed from the end if it was present. On Windows, the default value |
484 of @env{HOME} is @file{C:/}, the root directory of drive @file{C:}. | 484 of @env{HOME} is the @file{Application Data} subdirectory of the user |
485 profile directory, though for backwards compatibility @file{C:/} will | |
486 be used instead if a @file{.emacs} file is found there. | |
485 @item HOSTNAME | 487 @item HOSTNAME |
486 The name of the machine that Emacs is running on. | 488 The name of the machine that Emacs is running on. |
487 @item INCPATH | 489 @item INCPATH |
488 A colon-separated list of directories. Used by the @code{complete} package | 490 A colon-separated list of directories. Used by the @code{complete} package |
489 to search for files. | 491 to search for files. |