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From: jasonr (Jason Rumney) @  f2s.com
Subject: Re: Can't find .emacs file on Cygwin Emacs
Date: 18 Dec 2003 23:40:04 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uzndpitkb.fsf@jasonrumney.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 70u13x969b.fsf@apokrif.xyz

Apokrif <apokrif1@yahoo.com> writes:

> On my systems (98 and XP), I can have (and read) filenames of the form
> .something, which have been created under Linux. But I cannot *create*
> files called .something.

That is incorrect. You CAN create such files, provided you do not use
software which stupidly prevents you from doing so. The only such
software I am aware of is MS Explorer. So use Emacs to create the
file, and there will be no problem.

  reply	other threads:[~2003-12-18 23:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.255.1071760476.868.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2003-12-18 16:22 ` Can't find .emacs file on Cygwin Emacs Harald Maier
2003-12-18 20:14   ` Apokrif
2003-12-18 20:40     ` Kai Grossjohann
2003-12-18 21:16       ` Apokrif
2003-12-18 23:40         ` Jason Rumney [this message]
2003-12-18 14:12 Martin Tian

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