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Re: [Fwd: Location of .emacs file under `su` and `su -`?]
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Chong Yidong |
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Re: [Fwd: Location of .emacs file under `su` and `su -`?] |
Date: |
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:38:38 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> What should we do? Would it suffice to update the Emacs manual to say
> that the init file is looked for in the home directory of $USER
> instead of $HOME?
>
> If you think the manual needs clarification, you're probably right.
> However, isn't the node Find Init clear enough?
>
> Perhaps the problem is that the node Init File makes a blanket statement
> about using HOME, which in fact is true only in the usual case.
> So that part could use rewriting.
>
> Would you like to try it?
I removed the blanket statement, and added an xref to Find Init.