From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: I need an Emacs-file.. Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 07:30:10 -0700 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1126017463 20029 80.91.229.2 (6 Sep 2005 14:37:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:37:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 06 16:37:41 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ECeYV-0006Yj-1O for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:36:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ECecz-0005Me-Nm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:40:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ECeYw-0003Ag-Cg for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:36:38 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ECeYq-00037F-1D for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:36:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ECeYp-00030C-Ip for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:36:31 -0400 Original-Received: from [148.87.122.31] (helo=rgminet02.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1ECeWl-0005qo-CJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:34:23 -0400 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.49]) by rgminet02.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j86EUBnf014283 for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:30:12 -0600 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j86EUBxK017337 for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:30:11 -0600 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-whq-csvpn-gw3-141-144-81-65.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.81.65]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id j86EUA8P017323 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:30:11 -0600 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:29251 Archived-At: > Since the one I have is named wrongly... And Windows don't > seem to accept me renaming it... My crystal ball says you meant the `.emacs' file. Windows does allow such file names, but some Windows programs, like the Explorer, don't like them. One way to rename the file is to start the Command Prompt, then go to the correct directory, and type "ren foo .emacs" (replace "foo" with the actual name of the file). Alternatively, start Emacs, then type "C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET", and then paste whatever contents you want there, and save the file. Or rename it in Emacs (Dired): emacs -q Put the cursor on the file's line. Type `R'. Type the new name. Also, be aware that you can name the file "_emacs" instead of ".emacs". That is a name acceptable to even older versions of Windows.