Re: indentation, setting variables, commands, and M-x

[Cameron Desautels]

On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 08:54:28AM +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> A bit of background: your .emacs, your configuration file, is "just" a
> file, and you can edit it like any other file.  The best way to create it
> is with C-x C-f <ret> ~/.emacs <ret>.

I believe you meant to say "C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET".  You got an extra
return in there (which puts you into dired mode and then you flag all
backup files...).
-- 
Cameron Desautels <cam@apt2324.com>


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