# HG changeset patch # User Chong Yidong # Date 1130644576 0 # Node ID 142b6109f5b75727cabb9670dd45f75035f3c326 # Parent 673d94c09ed4f4e25dd4d1c5b1a3722985b4eb2c Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el diff -r 673d94c09ed4 -r 142b6109f5b7 man/ChangeLog --- a/man/ChangeLog Sun Oct 30 03:55:56 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/ChangeLog Sun Oct 30 03:56:16 2005 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2005-10-29 Chong Yidong + + * custom.texi (Init File): Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el. + + * anti.texi (Antinews): Likewise. + 2005-10-29 Sascha Wilde * pgg.texi (How to use): Update the example to add autoload of diff -r 673d94c09ed4 -r 142b6109f5b7 man/anti.texi --- a/man/anti.texi Sun Oct 30 03:55:56 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/anti.texi Sun Oct 30 03:56:16 2005 +0000 @@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ functions. @item -Emacs now looks for @file{.emacs} and @file{.emacs_SHELL} in one -standard location---your home directory. Don't put these files in -@file{~/.emacs.d}; they won't be found. +We have standardized on one location for the user init file: the file +named @file{.emacs} in your home directory. Emacs will not look for +the init file in @file{~/.emacs.d/init.el}. Similarly, don't try +putting @file{.emacs_SHELL} in @file{~/.emacs.d}; Emacs won't find it. @item Emacs will not read @file{~/.abbrev_defs} automatically. If you want diff -r 673d94c09ed4 -r 142b6109f5b7 man/custom.texi --- a/man/custom.texi Sun Oct 30 03:55:56 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/custom.texi Sun Oct 30 03:56:16 2005 +0000 @@ -1983,13 +1983,15 @@ @cindex startup (init file) When Emacs is started, it normally loads a Lisp program from the -file @file{.emacs} or @file{.emacs.el} in your home directory. (You -can also put it in a subdirectory @file{~/.emacs.d} and Emacs will -still find it.) We call this file your @dfn{init file} because it -specifies how to initialize Emacs for you. You can use the command -line switch @samp{-q} to prevent loading your init file, and @samp{-u} -(or @samp{--user}) to specify a different user's init file -(@pxref{Initial Options}). +file @file{.emacs} or @file{.emacs.el} in your home directory. We +call this file your @dfn{init file} because it specifies how to +initialize Emacs for you. You can use the command line switch +@samp{-q} to prevent loading your init file, and @samp{-u} (or +@samp{--user}) to specify a different user's init file (@pxref{Initial +Options}). + + You can also use @file{~/.emacs.d/init.el} as the init file. Emacs +tries this if it cannot find @file{~/.emacs} or @file{~/.emacs.el}. @cindex @file{default.el}, the default init file There can also be a @dfn{default init file}, which is the library