@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002,
-@c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 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
Start emacs with minimum customizations. This is like using @samp{-q}
and @samp{--no-site-file}, but also disables the startup screen.
+@item -daemon
+@opindex -daemon
+@itemx --daemon
+@opindex --daemon
+Start emacs in background as a daemon (i.e. it will disconnect from the
+terminal), do not open any frames and start the server. Clients can
+connect and create graphical or terminal frames using
+@code{emacsclient}.
+
@item --no-splash
@opindex --no-splash
-@vindex inhibit-splash-screen
+@vindex inhibit-startup-screen
@cindex splash screen
@cindex startup message
Do not display a splash screen on startup. You can also achieve this
-effect by setting the variable @code{inhibit-splash-screen} to
+effect by setting the variable @code{inhibit-startup-screen} to
non-@code{nil} in you personal init file (but @emph{not} in
@file{site-start.el}). (This variable was called
-@code{inhibit-startup-message} in previous Emacs versions.)
+@code{inhibit-splash-screen} or @code{inhibit-startup-message} in
+previous Emacs versions.)
@item --no-desktop
@opindex --no-desktop
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{Numbered Backups}).
+Used to initialize the @code{version-control} variable (@pxref{Backup Names}).
@end table
@node Misc Variables