* bug#72169: emacs --user documentation
@ 2024-07-18 3:24 Dan Jacobson
2024-07-18 5:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-07-21 3:00 ` Richard Stallman
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Dan Jacobson @ 2024-07-18 3:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 72169
$ man emacs
-u user, --user=user
Load user's init file.
Add:
instead of yours.
Or:
in addition to yours.
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2024-07-18 3:24 bug#72169: emacs --user documentation Dan Jacobson
@ 2024-07-18 5:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-07-18 8:32 ` Stefan Kangas
2024-07-21 3:00 ` Richard Stallman
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2024-07-18 5:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Jacobson; +Cc: 72169-done
> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:24:52 +0800
>
> $ man emacs
> -u user, --user=user
> Load user's init file.
>
> Add:
> instead of yours.
> Or:
> in addition to yours.
See "emacs --help" and the Emacs user manual for a better description.
I don't see a need to invest efforts in making the man page better.
We prefer the Info manual and the on-line help for a reason.
So I'm closing this bug report.
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* bug#72169: emacs --user documentation
2024-07-18 5:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2024-07-18 8:32 ` Stefan Kangas
2024-07-18 8:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Kangas @ 2024-07-18 8:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii, Dan Jacobson; +Cc: 72169-done
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
>> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:24:52 +0800
>>
>> $ man emacs
>> -u user, --user=user
>> Load user's init file.
>>
>> Add:
>> instead of yours.
>> Or:
>> in addition to yours.
>
> See "emacs --help" and the Emacs user manual for a better description.
>
> I don't see a need to invest efforts in making the man page better.
> We prefer the Info manual and the on-line help for a reason.
>
> So I'm closing this bug report.
I installed a change to add the words "instead of your own", which is
the same text as in "emacs --help".
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* bug#72169: emacs --user documentation
2024-07-18 8:32 ` Stefan Kangas
@ 2024-07-18 8:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2024-07-18 8:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Kangas; +Cc: 72169, jidanni
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:32:31 -0700
> Cc: 72169-done@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
> >> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:24:52 +0800
> >>
> >> $ man emacs
> >> -u user, --user=user
> >> Load user's init file.
> >>
> >> Add:
> >> instead of yours.
> >> Or:
> >> in addition to yours.
> >
> > See "emacs --help" and the Emacs user manual for a better description.
> >
> > I don't see a need to invest efforts in making the man page better.
> > We prefer the Info manual and the on-line help for a reason.
> >
> > So I'm closing this bug report.
>
> I installed a change to add the words "instead of your own", which is
> the same text as in "emacs --help".
Thanks for upholding my opinions.
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* bug#72169: emacs --user documentation
2024-07-18 3:24 bug#72169: emacs --user documentation Dan Jacobson
2024-07-18 5:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2024-07-21 3:00 ` Richard Stallman
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Richard Stallman @ 2024-07-21 3:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Jacobson; +Cc: 72169
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> Add:
> instead of yours.
> Or:
> in addition to yours.
Good catch.
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