Emacs library search path as specified with @env{EMACSLOADPATH}
(@pxref{General Variables}).
+@strong{Warning:} If previous command-line arguments have visited
+files, the current directory is the directory of the last file
+visited.
+
@item -L @var{dir}
@opindex -L
@itemx --directory=@var{dir}
@item -Q
@opindex -Q
-Start emacs with minimum customizations and window decorations.
-This is like using @samp{-q} and @samp{--no-site-file}, but in
-addition it also disables the menu-bar, the tool-bar, the scroll-bars,
-tool tips, the blinking cursor, and the fancy startup screen.
+@itemx --quick
+@opindex --quick
+Start emacs with minimum customizations. This is like using @samp{-q}
+and @samp{--no-site-file}, but also disables the startup screen.
@item --no-splash
@opindex --no-splash
@opindex -hb
@itemx --horizontal-scroll-bars
@opindex --horizontal-scroll-bars
-@cindex horizontal scroll bars, command-line argument
-Enable horizontal scroll bars.
+@c @cindex horizontal scroll bars, command-line argument
+Enable horizontal scroll bars. Since horizontal scroll bars
+are not yet implemented, this actually does nothing.
@item -vb
@opindex -vb
@opindex --no-blinking-cursor
@cindex blinking cursor disable, command-line argument
Disable the blinking cursor on graphical terminals.
+
+@item -D
+@opindex -D
+@itemx --basic-display
+@opindex --basic-display
+Disable the menu-bar, the tool-bar, the scroll-bars, and tool tips,
+and turn off the blinking cursor. This can be useful for making a
+test case that simplifies debugging of display problems.
@end table
The @samp{--xrm} option (@pxref{Resources}) specifies additional