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* doc/misc/efaq-w32.texi (Location of init file, Init file):
Mention the early-init file.  Suggested by David Hedlund
<davidh@gnu.org>.
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@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ not bundled with Emacs. @xref{Other useful ports}.
@section What is my init file?
@cindex .emacs
@cindex init file
@cindex early init file
When Emacs starts up, it attempts to load and execute the contents of
a file commonly called @file{.emacs} (though it may have other names,
@ -362,22 +363,31 @@ code to your .emacs, or you can use the Customization interface
accessible from the @emph{Options} menu. If the file does not exist,
Emacs will start with the default settings.
In addition, Emacs 27 and later attempts to load and execute the
contents of the @file{early-init.el} file. As its name suggests, this
file, if it exists, is loaded and executed early on during the Emacs
startup sequence, before @code{.emacs}, and is intended to contain the
few initializations which must be performed before @file{.emacs} is
looked up and loaded.
@node Location of init file
@section Where do I put my init file?
@cindex HOME directory
@cindex .emacs.d
@cindex _emacs
@cindex init.el
@cinde early-init.el
@cindex registry, setting the HOME directory in
On Windows, the @file{.emacs} file may be called @file{_emacs} for
On Windows, the @file{.emacs} init file may be called @file{_emacs} for
backward compatibility with DOS and FAT filesystems where filenames
could not start with a dot. Some users prefer to continue using such
a name due to historical problems various Windows tools had in the
past with file names that begin with a dot. The init file may also be
called @file{.emacs.d/init.el}. Many of the other files that are
created by Lisp packages are stored in the @file{.emacs.d} directory
too, which keeps all your Emacs related files in one place.
called @file{.emacs.d/init.el}. The @file{early-init.el} file and many
of the other files that are created by Lisp packages are stored in the
@file{.emacs.d} directory too, which keeps all your Emacs related files
in one place.
All the files mentioned above should go in your @env{HOME} directory.
The @env{HOME} directory is determined by following the steps below: