Re: Inexplicable flaw: non-overridable .emacs

[David Kastrup]

kj <socyl@987jk.com.invalid> writes:

> Please correct me if I'm wrong, it is my understanding that one
> cannot use a command-line switch to tell emacs to read a config
> file *other* than the standard ~/.emacs.
>
> If this is correct, I seems to me an inexplicable design flaw.  Is
> there some fundamental reason for it?
>
> Of course, if my understanding is incorrect, please toss me a
> cluebrick!

With the option -q it does not read any .emacs file, and with the
option -l somefile.el it reads a different file.  With the option -u
username it reads the startup file of the given username.

Did you actually read the info page concerning startup options?

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum