some other programs. Emacs does not require any of these environment
variables to be set, but it uses their values if they are set.
-@table @env
+@vtable @env
@item CDPATH
Used by the @code{cd} command to search for the directory you specify,
when you specify a relative directory name.
@code{load-path} variable (@pxref{Lisp Libraries}). An empty element
stands for the default value of @code{load-path}; e.g., using
@samp{EMACSLOADPATH="/tmp:"} adds @file{/tmp} to the front of
-the default @code{load-path}.
+the default @code{load-path}. To specify an empty element in the
+middle of the list, use 2 colons in a row, as in
+@samp{EMACSLOADPATH="/tmp::/foo"}.
@item EMACSPATH
A colon-separated list of directories to search for executable files.
If set, Emacs uses this in addition to @env{PATH} (see below) when
@item VERSION_CONTROL
Used to initialize the @code{version-control} variable (@pxref{Backup
Names}).
-@end table
+@end vtable
@node Misc Variables
@appendixsubsec Miscellaneous Variables
These variables are used only on particular configurations:
-@table @env
+@vtable @env
@item COMSPEC
On MS-DOS and MS-Windows, the name of the command interpreter to use
when invoking batch files and commands internal to the shell. On MS-DOS
versions of Emacs to share the same environment variable settings, and
it allows you to move the Emacs installation directory, without
changing any environment or registry settings.
-@end table
+@end vtable
@node MS-Windows Registry
@appendixsubsec The MS-Windows System Registry
@itemx --fullscreen
@opindex --fullscreen
@cindex fullscreen, command-line argument
-Specify that width and height shall be the size of the screen. Normally
-no window manager decorations are shown.
+Specify that width and height should be that of the screen. Normally
+no window manager decorations are shown. (After starting Emacs,
+you can toggle this state using @key{F11}, @code{toggle-frame-fullscreen}.)
@item -mm
@opindex -mm
@itemx --maximized
@opindex --maximized
@cindex maximized, command-line argument
-Specify that the Emacs frame shall be maximized. This normally
+Specify that the Emacs frame should be maximized. This normally
means that the frame has window manager decorations.
+(After starting Emacs, you can toggle this state using @kbd{M-F10},
+@code{toggle-frame-maximized}.)
@item -fh
@opindex -fh
@itemx --fullheight
@opindex --fullheight
@cindex fullheight, command-line argument
-Specify that the height shall be the height of the screen.
+Specify that the height should be the height of the screen.
@item -fw
@opindex -fw
@itemx --fullwidth
@opindex --fullwidth
@cindex fullwidth, command-line argument
-Specify that the width shall be the width of the screen.
+Specify that the width should be the width of the screen.
@end table
@noindent