From f0cdd9e4586da43d45122102c4a89ad9efe24f71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chong Yidong Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:55:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el. --- lispref/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ lispref/os.texi | 9 +++++---- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog index 50cb7baa1bc..0b8b80760a2 100644 --- a/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2005-10-29 Chong Yidong + + * os.texi (Init File): Document ~/.emacs.d/init.el. + 2005-10-29 Richard M. Stallman * internals.texi (Garbage Collection): Document memory-full. diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi index ac2350ac255..3761620c7d0 100644 --- a/lispref/os.texi +++ b/lispref/os.texi @@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ for someone else. 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 -- 2.39.5