From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help
Subject: Re: .emacs or .emacs-init file to modify ^H
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:15:27 +0300
Message-ID: <u64f9rxa8.fsf@gnu.org>
References: <973C33A7E9622049B73886D14F747F02C7D7B5@us-nj-mail1.comverse.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org
X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1159381015 6601 80.91.229.2 (27 Sep 2006 18:16:55 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:16:55 +0000 (UTC)
Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 27 20:16:53 2006
Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org
Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165])
	by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43)
	id 1GSdxa-000385-Nt
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:16:45 +0200
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43)
	id 1GSdxa-0006W6-4N
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:16:42 -0400
Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1GSdwc-0005eD-LT
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:15:42 -0400
Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1GSdwa-0005bg-Td
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:15:42 -0400
Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GSdwa-0005bC-DT
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:15:40 -0400
Original-Received: from [192.114.186.20] (helo=nitzan.inter.net.il)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GSe1U-0003wK-Si
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:20:45 -0400
Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-80-230-147-15.inter.net.il
	[80.230.147.15]) by nitzan.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3-GA)
	with ESMTP id ETN97781 (AUTH halo1);
	Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:15:28 +0300 (IDT)
Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
In-reply-to: <973C33A7E9622049B73886D14F747F02C7D7B5@us-nj-mail1.comverse.com>
	(Krista.Anderson@comverse.com)
X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs>
List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:37681
Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help/37681>

> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:39:40 -0400
> From: "Anderson Krista" <Krista.Anderson@comverse.com>
> 
> then how do I make gnu emacs point to the MS Windows directory that has
> the .emacs or .emacs-init file?

The same as on Unix: "C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET"

> Also, how do I make it find a simple lisp file in an MS Windows
> directory?

"C-x C-f d:/foo/bar/whatever.el RET"