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Re: emacs for winXP
From: |
kgold |
Subject: |
Re: emacs for winXP |
Date: |
14 Jul 2005 14:21:51 GMT |
david@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
> "Paminu" <asdad@asd.com> writes:
>
> > I have just installed emacs for winXP. But where is the .emacs file
> > located?
> > I have just checked "Syntax Highlighting" and that would be stored in a
> > .emacs file right?
> >
> > But it is nowhere to be found
>
> I think it is called _emacs, (maybe .emacs), and I think it is in the
> c:\Documents and Settings\<user> directory.
That's one of the places whare it might be. It might even default
there if HOME is not set.
Back in the 20th century, Windows didn't like files starting with a
'.'. So _emacs was supported as an alternate. Today, .emacs is fine,
although Windows Explorer isn't pleased with it.
--
Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646
- emacs for winXP, Paminu, 2005/07/14
- Re: emacs for winXP, Greg Rowe, 2005/07/14
- Re: emacs for winXP, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/07/14
- Re: emacs for winXP, Stefan Monnier, 2005/07/15
- Re: emacs for winXP, Alan Mackenzie, 2005/07/18