diff doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi @ 108213:e6266e624471

Run kill-emacs when exiting for display closed or SIGTERM/HUP. * xsmfns.c (CHDIR_OPT): New define. (smc_save_yourself_CB): Add CHDIR_OPT to options to use when restarting emacs. * xterm.c (x_connection_closed): Call Fkill_emacs instead of shut_down_emacs. * emacs.c (USAGE1): Mention --chdir. (main): Handle --chdir. (standard_args): Add --chdir. (fatal_error_signal): Call Fkill_emacs for SIGTERM and SIGHUP (Bug #5552). * cmdargs.texi (Initial Options): Mention --chdir.
author Jan D. <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
date Sun, 02 May 2010 20:44:04 +0200
parents 54f3a4d055ee
children 417b1e4d63cd
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--- a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi	Sun May 02 01:56:30 2010 -0400
+++ b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi	Sun May 02 20:44:04 2010 +0200
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@
 other files for them.
 
 @table @samp
+@item -chdir @var{directory}
+@opindex -chdir
+@itemx --chdir=@var{directory}
+@opindex --chdir
+@cindex change Emacs directory
+Change to @var{directory} before doing anything else.  This is mainly used
+by session management in X so that Emacs starts in the same directory as it
+stopped.  This makes desktop saving and restoring easier.
+
 @item -t @var{device}
 @opindex -t
 @itemx --terminal=@var{device}