@opindex --script
@cindex script mode
Run Emacs in batch mode, like @samp{--batch}, and then read and
-execute the Lisp code in @var{file}.
+execute the Lisp code in @var{file}. Note that when Emacs reads the
+Lisp code in this case, it ignores any file-local variables
+(@pxref{Specifying File Variables}), both in the first line and in a
+local-variables section near the end of the file.
The normal use of this option is in executable script files that run
Emacs. They can start with this text on the first line
reaches the end of the script, it exits Emacs and uses the value of
the final form as the exit value from the script (if the final value
is numerical). Otherwise, it will always exit with a zero value.
+Note that, like with @samp{--script}, Emacs ignores file-local
+variables in the script.
@item --no-build-details
@opindex --no-build-details