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changeset 66543:673d94c09ed4
Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el.
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:55:56 +0000 |
| parents | 33b15a14f9b3 |
| children | 142b6109f5b7 |
| files | lispref/ChangeLog lispref/os.texi |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/ChangeLog Sun Oct 30 03:02:43 2005 +0000 +++ b/lispref/ChangeLog Sun Oct 30 03:55:56 2005 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2005-10-29 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> + + * os.texi (Init File): Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el. + 2005-10-29 Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> * internals.texi (Garbage Collection): Document memory-full.
--- a/lispref/os.texi Sun Oct 30 03:02:43 2005 +0000 +++ b/lispref/os.texi Sun Oct 30 03:55:56 2005 +0000 @@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ When you start Emacs, it normally attempts to load your @dfn{init file}, a file in your home directory. Its normal name is -@file{.emacs}, but you can alternatively call it @file{.emacs.el}. -You can also store it inside a subdirectory @file{.emacs.d}. -Whichever place you use, you can also compile the file (@pxref{Byte -Compilation}); then the actual file loaded will be @file{.emacs.elc}. +@file{.emacs}, but you can also call it @file{.emacs.el}. +Alternatively, you can use a file named @file{init.el} in a +subdirectory @file{.emacs.d}. Whichever place you use, you can also +compile the file (@pxref{Byte Compilation}); then the actual file +loaded will be @file{.emacs.elc} or @file{init.elc}. The command-line switches @samp{-q}, @samp{-Q}, and @samp{-u} control whether and where to find the init file; @samp{-q} (and the