@findex desktop-save
@vindex desktop-save-mode
You can save the desktop manually with the command @kbd{M-x
-desktop-save}. You can also enable automatic desktop saving when
-you exit Emacs: use the Customization buffer (@pxref{Easy
+desktop-save}. You can also enable automatic saving of the desktop
+when you exit Emacs, and automatic restoration of the last saved
+desktop when Emacs starts: use the Customization buffer (@pxref{Easy
Customization}) to set @code{desktop-save-mode} to @code{t} for future
sessions, or add this line in your @file{~/.emacs} file:
@findex desktop-change-dir
@findex desktop-revert
- When Emacs starts, it looks for a saved desktop in the current
+ If you turn on @code{desktop-save-mode} in your @file{~/.emacs},
+then when Emacs starts, it looks for a saved desktop in the current
directory. Thus, you can have separate saved desktops in different
directories, and the starting directory determines which one Emacs
reloads. You can save the current desktop and reload one saved in
Specify the option @samp{--no-desktop} on the command line when you
don't want it to reload any saved desktop. This turns off
-@code{desktop-save-mode} for the current session.
+@code{desktop-save-mode} for the current session. Starting Emacs with
+the @samp{--no-init-file} option also disables desktop reloading,
+since it bypasses the @file{.emacs} init file, where
+@code{desktop-save-mode} is usually turned on.
@vindex desktop-restore-eager
By default, all the buffers in the desktop are restored at one go.