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> From: Shlomi Vaknin <shlomivaknin@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 10:36:33 -0700
> 
> emacs -q --no-init-file  --no-desktop

What happens if you invoke "emacs -Q"?

Also, its it possible that 'emacs' is a shell alias, or a shell
script, not the Emacs binary?  What does "type emacs" say if you type
it from the shell prompt?