Re: Can I preload my ~/.emacs source for editing only?

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Bill <bsagert@gmail.com> writes:

> When emacs is running I can C-x C-f to load my ~/.emacs source into a
> buffer for editing. That is easy enough, but I would like to know how
> to do it programmaticaly so it preloads on startup. Using (load "path-
> to-dot-emacs") makes emacs protest about redundant evaluation. This
> newbie just wants to edit, not evaluate.

When you want to know what commande hides behind a keychoard, you can
use C-h k

Type C-h k C-x C-f 

and see what command is used to find a file and edit it.  

You can then insert a form using this command in your ~/.emacs, such
as:

  (find-file "~/.emacs")


The opposite of C-h k is C-h w which tells you where (to which
keychoards) a command is bound.  For example, C-h w find-file RET
displays in the minibuffer:
find-file is on <open>, C-x C-f, <menu-bar> <file> <new-file>

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