From: Cameron Desautels <cam@apt2324.com>
Subject: Re: indentation, setting variables, commands, and M-x
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 10:49:24 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060203164924.GV17441@setzer.hsd1.tx.comcast.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4o5vrd.88.ln@acm.acm>
On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 08:54:28AM +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> A bit of background: your .emacs, your configuration file, is "just" a
> file, and you can edit it like any other file. The best way to create it
> is with C-x C-f <ret> ~/.emacs <ret>.
I believe you meant to say "C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET". You got an extra
return in there (which puts you into dired mode and then you flag all
backup files...).
--
Cameron Desautels <cam@apt2324.com>
<@buo> A byte walks into a bar and orders a pint. Bartender asks him
"what's wrong?" Byte says "parity error."
Bartender nods and says "yeah, I thought you looked a bit off."
--http://www.bash.org/?450301
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-03 16:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-03 5:18 indentation, setting variables, commands, and M-x John M. Gabriele
2006-02-03 7:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-02-03 8:54 ` Alan Mackenzie
2006-02-03 16:49 ` Cameron Desautels [this message]
2006-02-03 9:53 ` Peter Dyballa
2006-02-03 15:52 ` Drew Adams
2006-02-03 19:21 ` john_sips_tea
2006-02-03 19:27 ` john_sips_tea
2006-02-03 23:12 ` Peter Dyballa
2006-02-06 18:36 ` Kevin Rodgers
2006-02-06 21:11 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.38.1138993306.2860.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-02-03 20:05 ` Neil Cerutti
2006-02-04 11:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-02-03 20:55 ` john_sips_tea
2006-02-04 17:27 ` Drew Adams
[not found] <mailman.31.1139095080.2870.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-02-05 3:46 ` John M. Gabriele
2006-02-05 19:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
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