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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: OS independent way to specify location of .emacs.d directory
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> Is there way that specifies the path to the .emacs.d
> directory that works on Linux, Windows, and Mac?

AFAIK "~/.emacs.d" should work.


        Stefan