Re: help: how to load existing file after upgrading to Emacs 29.1 from 28.3, or save it without prompt

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:30:39 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Globe Trotter <itsme_410@yahoo.com>
> 
> I am a long-term emacs user (for 31 years) but I have a strange problem since 
> my recent upgrade to 29.1 (as part of my Fedora distribution upgrade from 38 
> to 39).
> 
> 
> I try:
> 
> $ emacs test.txt
> 
> And I get a window that simply loads the following:
> 
> https://i.stack.imgur.com/ecDDL.png

Chrystal ball says something is wrong with your customizations.  Try

  $ emacs -Q test.txt

instead.  If that behaves as you are used to, then look into your init
file(s) for the culprit(s).