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== Configuration Example == | == Configuration Example == | ||
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== Debugging the Init file == | == Debugging the Init file == | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
| − | * [[Prelude]] | + | * [[Prelude]], a much more powerful and productive set of initial configuration than the one you get out of the box. |
* [[Emacs Starter Kit]] | * [[Emacs Starter Kit]] | ||
| + | * [[package.el]], the built-in package manager in Emacs 24. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| + | * {{Manual|emacs|Init-File|The Init File}} | ||
* [http://ola-bini.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-large-is-your-emacs.html How Large is Your .emacs?] | * [http://ola-bini.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-large-is-your-emacs.html How Large is Your .emacs?] | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 29 August 2014
User's Initialization File or dotemacs or init file is a file to store your configurations/customizations for Emacs written in Emacs Lisp, located at either ${HOME}/.emacs.d/init.el or (archaically) at ${HOME}/.emacs or at %HOME%\_emacs on MS Windows.
The most reliable way to find our the place of the initialization file on your system is to check the value of the user-init-file variable.
Configuration Example
For a good example of an init file check out some of the starter kits, like Prelude.
Debugging the Init file
$ emacs --debug-init
Running the above command will enable the Emacs Lisp debugger for errors in the init file.
See Also
- Prelude, a much more powerful and productive set of initial configuration than the one you get out of the box.
- Emacs Starter Kit
- package.el, the built-in package manager in Emacs 24.
External links
- The Init File (`(info "(emacs) The Init File")')
- How Large is Your .emacs?