the @file{.emacs} file for you. Likewise, @kbd{M-x enable-command}
edits @file{.emacs} to enable a command permanently. @xref{Init File}.
+ If Emacs was invoked with the @option{-q} or @option{--no-init-file}
+options (@pxref{Initial Options}), it will not edit your
+@file{~/.emacs} init file. This is because editing the init file from
+such a session might overwrite the lines you might have on your init
+file which enable and disable commands.
+
Whether a command is disabled is independent of what key is used to
invoke it; disabling also applies if the command is invoked using
@kbd{M-x}. Disabling a command has no effect on calling it as a