From f4d127d7592eff984b6f83dc505059443a41d959 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 19:11:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document custom-file variable.

---
 man/custom.texi | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/custom.texi b/man/custom.texi
index 6fbe69efb87..c5792a0c858 100644
--- a/man/custom.texi
+++ b/man/custom.texi
@@ -523,6 +523,18 @@ option variable again each time you start Emacs.  To save the option,
 invoke @samp{[State]} and select the @samp{Save for Future Sessions}
 operation.
 
+@vindex custom-file
+  The customization buffer normally saves customizations in
+@file{~/.emacs}.  If you wish, you can save customizations in another
+file instead.  To make this work, your @file{~/.emacs} should load
+that file and should also set @code{custom-file} to the name of that
+file.  For example:
+
+@example
+(load "~/.emacs-custom")
+(setq custom-file "~/.emacs-custom")
+@end example
+
   If Emacs was invoked with the @option{-q} or @option{--no-init-file}
 options (@pxref{Initial Options}), it will not let you save your
 customizations in your @file{~/.emacs} init file.  This is because
-- 
2.39.5