@item --no-splash
@opindex --no-splash
-@vindex inhibit-startup-message
-Do not display a splash screen on startup; this is equivalent to
-setting the variable @code{inhibit-startup-message} to non-@code{nil}.
+@vindex inhibit-splash-screen
+@cindex splash screen
+@cindex startup message
+Do not display a splash screen on startup. You can also achieve this
+effect by setting the variable @code{inhibit-splash-screen} to
+non-@code{nil} in you personal init file (but @emph{not} in
+@file{site-start.el}). (This variable was called
+@code{inhibit-startup-message} in previous Emacs versions.)
@item --no-desktop
@opindex --no-desktop