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Document custom-file variable.

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Richard M. Stallman 2002-07-27 19:11:14 +00:00
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@ -523,6 +523,18 @@ option variable again each time you start Emacs. To save the option,
invoke @samp{[State]} and select the @samp{Save for Future Sessions}
operation.
@vindex custom-file
The customization buffer normally saves customizations in
@file{~/.emacs}. If you wish, you can save customizations in another
file instead. To make this work, your @file{~/.emacs} should load
that file and should also set @code{custom-file} to the name of that
file. For example:
@example
(load "~/.emacs-custom")
(setq custom-file "~/.emacs-custom")
@end example
If Emacs was invoked with the @option{-q} or @option{--no-init-file}
options (@pxref{Initial Options}), it will not let you save your
customizations in your @file{~/.emacs} init file. This is because