@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97,
-@c 2001, 03, 04, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002,
+@c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Emacs Invocation, X Resources, GNU Free Documentation License, Top
@appendix Command Line Arguments for Emacs Invocation
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 --user
@cindex load init file of another user
Load @var{user}'s Emacs init file @file{~@var{user}/.emacs} instead of
-your own.
+your own@footnote{
+This option has no effect on MS-Windows.}.
@item --debug-init
@opindex --debug-init
@file{~/.sh_history} if you use ksh, and to @file{~/.history}
otherwise.
@item HOME
-The location of the user's files in the directory tree; used for
-expansion of file names starting with a tilde (@file{~}). On MS-DOS, it
-defaults to the directory from which Emacs was started, with @samp{/bin}
-removed from the end if it was present. On Windows, the default value
-of @env{HOME} is @file{C:/}, the root directory of drive @file{C:}.
+The location of your files in the directory tree; used for
+expansion of file names starting with a tilde (@file{~}). On MS-DOS,
+it defaults to the directory from which Emacs was started, with
+@samp{/bin} removed from the end if it was present. On Windows, the
+default value of @env{HOME} is the @file{Application Data}
+subdirectory of the user profile directory (normally, this is
+@file{C:/Documents and Settings/@var{username}/Application Data},
+where @var{username} is your user name), though for backwards
+compatibility @file{C:/} will be used instead if a @file{.emacs} file
+is found there.
@item HOSTNAME
The name of the machine that Emacs is running on.
@item INCPATH
@item LOGNAME
The user's login name. See also @env{USER}.
@item MAIL
-The name of the user's system mail inbox.
+The name of your system mail inbox.
@item MH
Name of setup file for the mh system. (The default is @file{~/.mh_profile}.)
@item NAME
-The real-world name of the user.
+Your real-world name.
@item NNTPSERVER
The name of the news server. Used by the mh and Gnus packages.
@item ORGANIZATION
inside Emacs.
@item SMTPSERVER
The name of the outgoing mail server. Used by the SMTP library
-(@pxref{Top,,Sending mail via SMTP,smtpmail}).
+(@pxref{Top,,,Sending mail via SMTP,smtpmail}).
@cindex background mode, on @command{xterm}
@item TERM
The type of the terminal that Emacs is using. This variable must be
The user's login name. See also @env{LOGNAME}. On MS-DOS, this
defaults to @samp{root}.
@item VERSION_CONTROL
-Used to initialize the @code{version-control} variable (@pxref{Backup
-Names}).
+Used to initialize the @code{version-control} variable (@pxref{Numbered Backups}).
@end table
@node Misc Variables
@samp{-rv} option or with the X resource @samp{reverseVideo}.
The @samp{-fg}, @samp{-bg}, and @samp{-rv} options function on
-text-only terminals as well as on window systems.
+text-only terminals as well as on graphical displays.
@node Window Size X
@appendixsec Options for Window Size and Position
@appendixsec Icons
@cindex icons (X Window System)
- Most window managers allow the user to ``iconify'' a frame, removing
+ Most window managers allow you to ``iconify'' a frame, removing
it from sight, and leaving a small, distinctive ``icon'' window in its
place. Clicking on the icon window makes the frame itself appear again.
If you have many clients running at once, you can avoid cluttering up
the screen by iconifying most of the clients.
@table @samp
-@item -i
-@opindex -i
-@itemx --icon-type
-@opindex --icon-type
+@item -nbi
+@opindex -nbi
+@itemx --no-bitmap-icon
+@opindex --no-bitmap-icon
@cindex Emacs icon, a gnu
-Use a picture of a gnu as the Emacs icon.
+Do not use a picture of a gnu as the Emacs icon.
@item -iconic
@opindex --iconic
Start Emacs in iconified state.
@end table
- The @samp{-i} or @samp{--icon-type} option tells Emacs to use an icon
-window containing a picture of the GNU gnu. If omitted, Emacs lets the
+ By default Emacs uses an icon window containing a picture of the GNU gnu.
+The @samp{-nbi} or @samp{--no-bitmap-icon} option tells Emacs to let the
window manager choose what sort of icon to use---usually just a small
rectangle containing the frame's title.
@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
@itemx --no-blinking-cursor
@opindex --no-blinking-cursor
@cindex blinking cursor disable, command-line argument
-Disable the blinking cursor on graphical terminals.
+Disable the blinking cursor on graphical displays.
+
+@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