Re: New config file

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>]

emacsuser wrote:
> I am relatively new to emacs. I have been trying to get it to work on Linux.
> I was told to rename the config file .emacs to something other than .emacs.
> So I called it .emacs-ks. After customizing it, I called it using :
> emacs -u .emacs-ks
> It loads an emacs session ((not with the default serttings of .emacs). But I
> have to type M-x load file, then give .emacs-ks. Only then does the config
> settings take effect. I wasn't to be able to call .emacs-ks  without using
> load file. 

The -u option takes a user name argument, not a file name.  For that, use the
-l option.

> My question is, is there any way I can call emacs using a config file with
> anem other than .emacs (I need to retain .emacs in my current folder for
> other purposes)
> 
> Your help is really appreciated. i know this must be a silly problem for all
> of you, but please bear with me.
> Thanks,
> Miki


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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA