Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[bar tomas]

Hi,
I've downloaded emacs22.3-bin-i386.zip from
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/
I've unzipped the archive and searched for either ".emacs.el" ,
".emacs" or "_emacs" but have found none of these.
Where should the startup file be exactly?
Many thanks.

Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[Jon Solberg]

On 2009-10-11, bar tomas <bartomas@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've downloaded emacs22.3-bin-i386.zip from
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/ I've unzipped the archive and
> searched for either ".emacs.el" , ".emacs" or "_emacs" but have
> found none of these.  Where should the startup file be exactly?

Well, if you read the FAQ on installing GNU Emacs under MS Windows
you'll find:

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/Installing-Emacs.html#Installing-Emacs.

(section 3.5 "Where do I put my init file?" is of interest to you)

You did read it, right? ;-)

-- 
Jon Solberg (remove "nospam" from email address).

Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 11.10.2009 um 16:07 schrieb bar tomas:

> Where should the startup file be exactly?


What does the variable user-init-file tell?

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neither do we.
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Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[Colin S. Miller]

bar tomas wrote:
> Hi,
> I've downloaded emacs22.3-bin-i386.zip from
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/
> I've unzipped the archive and searched for either ".emacs.el" ,
> ".emacs" or "_emacs" but have found none of these.
> Where should the startup file be exactly?
> Many thanks.
> 
> 

Bar,
Open the file "~/.emacs.el",
ignore any warning about this file not existing.

~/ on UNIX is the user's home directory.
Emacs on MS-Windows will map this to the correct file.

HTH,
Colin S. Miller
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Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[bar tomas]

sorry, I don't even know how to check the value of a variable (i tried
typing alt-x user-init-file, but got nothing)
How how can find the value of user-init-file?
Thanks again.

On 10/11/09, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@web.de> wrote:
>
>  Am 11.10.2009 um 16:07 schrieb bar tomas:
>
>
> > Where should the startup file be exactly?
> >
>
>
>  What does the variable user-init-file tell?
>
>  --
>  Greetings
>
>   Pete
>
>  Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop
> thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do
> we.
>                                 – Georges W. Bush
>
>
>
>

Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[Colin S. Miller]

bar tomas wrote:
> sorry, I don't even know how to check the value of a variable (i tried
> typing alt-x user-init-file, but got nothing)
> How how can find the value of user-init-file?
> Thanks again.

Bar,

C-h v
runs "describe-variable", this will give you a brief description of what the
variable does, and its current setting.

HTH,
Colin S. Miller

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Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[bar tomas]

Thanks!

On 10/11/09, Colin S. Miller <no-spam-thank-you@csmiller.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> bar tomas wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I've downloaded emacs22.3-bin-i386.zip from
> > http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/
> > I've unzipped the archive and searched for either ".emacs.el" ,
> > ".emacs" or "_emacs" but have found none of these.
> > Where should the startup file be exactly?
> > Many thanks.
> >
> >
> >
>
>  Bar,
>  Open the file "~/.emacs.el",
>  ignore any warning about this file not existing.
>
>  ~/ on UNIX is the user's home directory.
>  Emacs on MS-Windows will map this to the correct file.
>
>  HTH,
>  Colin S. Miller
>  --
>  Replace the obvious in my email address with the first three letters of the
> hostname to reply.
>

Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[bar tomas]

Great! Many thanks for the help.

On 10/11/09, Jon Solberg <jon@jonsolberg.nospam.se> wrote:
> On 2009-10-11, bar tomas <bartomas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  > I've downloaded emacs22.3-bin-i386.zip from
>  > http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/ I've unzipped the archive and
>  > searched for either ".emacs.el" , ".emacs" or "_emacs" but have
>  > found none of these.  Where should the startup file be exactly?
>
>
> Well, if you read the FAQ on installing GNU Emacs under MS Windows
>  you'll find:
>
>  http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/Installing-Emacs.html#Installing-Emacs.
>
>  (section 3.5 "Where do I put my init file?" is of interest to you)
>
>  You did read it, right? ;-)
>
>
>  --
>  Jon Solberg (remove "nospam" from email address).
>

Re: Newbie question: Where to find emacs stqrtup file on Windows

[Jon Solberg]

On 2009-10-12, bar tomas <bartomas@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/11/09, Jon Solberg <jon@jonsolberg.nospam.se> wrote:
>> On 2009-10-11, bar tomas <bartomas@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  > I've downloaded emacs22.3-bin-i386.zip from
>>  > http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/ I've unzipped the archive
>>  > and searched for either ".emacs.el" , ".emacs" or "_emacs" but
>>  > have found none of these.  Where should the startup file be
>>  > exactly?
>>
>> Well, if you read the FAQ on installing GNU Emacs under MS Windows
>> you'll find:
>>
>>  http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/Installing-Emacs.html#Installing-Emacs.
>>
>>  (section 3.5 "Where do I put my init file?" is of interest to you) [...]
>>
> Great! Many thanks for the help.

No worries, glad to be of help. Now, please don't top post.

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Jon Solberg (remove "nospam" from email address).