Re: where is .emacs configuration file

[rustom]

On Oct 1, 10:26 pm, Marc Tfardy <mtfa...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 1 Okt., 18:46, ccc31807 <carte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > (2) What simple change can I make in the configuration file as a test
> > to see if the changes take effect? I tried (print "Hello") but that
> > doesn't result in any message when I start emacs.
>
> Try (message "Hello")
> Alternatively you can put some junk (like rrpowepo§$%§$TKERKERT) to
> the file. When emacs can start it was a wrong file :) When it failed
> on start it was the right file.

Yes this is my preferred method: I make a file consisting only of a
single unmatched open paren ie just
(

You should get an error on starting emacs if emacs reads the file