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changeset 66544:142b6109f5b7
Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:56:16 +0000 |
| parents | 673d94c09ed4 |
| children | 751320d2d8b6 |
| files | man/ChangeLog man/anti.texi man/custom.texi |
| diffstat | 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- 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 <cyd@stupidchicken.com> + + * custom.texi (Init File): Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el. + + * anti.texi (Antinews): Likewise. + 2005-10-29 Sascha Wilde <wilde@sha-bang.de> * pgg.texi (How to use): Update the example to add autoload of
--- 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
--- 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