From: Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Please help with location of .emacs file and .emacs.d folder location
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:28:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <44vdhj49k9.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: c5d81590-fafa-49f6-8fb3-00144251310c@p28g2000vbi.googlegroups.com
patrol <patrol_boat@hotmail.com> writes:
> I'm new to emacs, and my operating system is Win XP. I want to install
> a bundle, but I'm getting stuck in terms of creating an .emacs file
> and .emacs.d folder. They don't seem to exist after the install, and
> I'm not sure where to put them myself. I've had a look at the Windows
> FAQ section under "Where do I put my init file" and tried the steps as
> suggested:
Try the last suggestion in that section, which you didn't quote, but is
as follows:
Within Emacs, <~> at the beginning of a file name is expanded to your HOME
directory, so you can always find your .emacs file with C-x C-f ~/.emacs.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-09 22:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-09 15:56 Please help with location of .emacs file and .emacs.d folder location patrol
2009-11-09 22:28 ` Lowell Gilbert [this message]
2009-11-11 18:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
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