Re: Can I preload my ~/.emacs source for editing only?

[jpkotta <jpkotta@gmail.com>]

On May 4, 12:08 pm, p...@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)
wrote:
> jpkotta <jpko...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On May 4, 5:07 am, p...@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)
> > wrote:
> >> Bill <bsag...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > When emacs is running I can C-x C-f to load my ~/.emacs source into a
> >> > buffer for editing. That is easy enough, but I would like to know how
> >> > to do it programmaticaly so it preloads on startup. Using (load "path-
> >> > to-dot-emacs") makes emacs protest about redundant evaluation. This
> >> > newbie just wants to edit, not evaluate.
>
> >> When you want to know what commande hides behind a keychoard, you can
> >> use C-h k
>
> >> Type C-h k C-x C-f
>
> >> and see what command is used to find a file and edit it.  
>
> >> You can then insert a form using this command in your ~/.emacs, such
> >> as:
>
> >>   (find-file "~/.emacs")
>
> >> The opposite of C-h k is C-h w which tells you where (to which
> >> keychoards) a command is bound.  For example, C-h w find-file RET
> >> displays in the minibuffer:
> >> find-file is on <open>, C-x C-f, <menu-bar> <file> <new-file>
>
> > The variable `user-init-file' always points to the user's init file,
> > whatever it might be named.  For example, I use ~/.emacs.d/init.el
> > instead of ~/.emacs.
>
> What's the point,  if ~/.emacs.d still starts with a dot?
> And if "~/.emacs" is mapped to the right file on all platforms by emacs?
>

I'd rather have everything in one directory.  At the very least it
makes completion easier because only one thing in my home starts with
".emacs".

> (Otherwise, thanks for the hint, it would be good to use it in emacs
> lisp libraries if need to access the init file occurs).
>
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