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[gnu-emacs] / man / cmdargs.texi

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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.

-@c Copyright (C) 1985,86,87,93,94,95,97,2001,03,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002,
+@c   2003, 2004, 2005 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
 @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


@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 @cindex options (command line)
 @cindex switches (command line)
 @cindex startup (command line arguments)
 @cindex options (command line)
 @cindex switches (command line)
 @cindex startup (command line arguments)

+@cindex invocation (command line arguments)

 
   GNU Emacs supports command line arguments to request various actions
 when invoking Emacs.  These are for compatibility with other editors and
 
   GNU Emacs supports command line arguments to request various actions
 when invoking Emacs.  These are for compatibility with other editors and


@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ for sophisticated activities.  We don't recommend using them for
 ordinary editing.
 
   Arguments starting with @samp{-} are @dfn{options}, and so is
 ordinary editing.
 
   Arguments starting with @samp{-} are @dfn{options}, and so is

-@samp{+@var{linenum}.  All other arguments specify files to visit.
+@samp{+@var{linenum}}.  All other arguments specify files to visit.

 Emacs visits the specified files while it starts up.  The last file
 name on your command line becomes the current buffer; the other files
 are also visited in other buffers.  If there are two files, they are
 Emacs visits the specified files while it starts up.  The last file
 name on your command line becomes the current buffer; the other files
 are also visited in other buffers.  If there are two files, they are


@@ -117,6 +119,10 @@ the library can be found either in the current directory, or in the
 Emacs library search path as specified with @env{EMACSLOADPATH}
 (@pxref{General Variables}).
 
 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 -L @var{dir}
 @opindex -L
 @itemx --directory=@var{dir}


@@ -266,10 +272,10 @@ option and @samp{-Q} are the only options that block it.
 
 @item -Q
 @opindex -Q
 
 @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
 
 @item --no-splash
 @opindex --no-splash


@@ -293,6 +299,8 @@ your own.
 @opindex --debug-init
 @cindex errors in init file
 Enable the Emacs Lisp debugger for errors in the init file.
 @opindex --debug-init
 @cindex errors in init file
 Enable the Emacs Lisp debugger for errors in the init file.

+@xref{Error Debugging,, Entering the Debugger on an Error, elisp, The
+GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.

 
 @item --unibyte
 @opindex --unibyte
 
 @item --unibyte
 @opindex --unibyte


@@ -453,7 +461,7 @@ Directory for the documentation string file,
 variable @code{doc-directory}.
 @item EMACSLOADPATH
 A colon-separated list of directories@footnote{
 variable @code{doc-directory}.
 @item EMACSLOADPATH
 A colon-separated list of directories@footnote{

-Here and below, whenever we say ``colon-separated list of directories'',
+Here and below, whenever we say ``colon-separated list of directories,''

 it pertains to Unix and GNU/Linux systems.  On MS-DOS and MS-Windows,
 the directories are separated by semi-colons instead, since DOS/Windows
 file names might include a colon after a drive letter.}
 it pertains to Unix and GNU/Linux systems.  On MS-DOS and MS-Windows,
 the directories are separated by semi-colons instead, since DOS/Windows
 file names might include a colon after a drive letter.}


@@ -470,10 +478,15 @@ This variable defaults to @file{~/.bash_history} if you use Bash, to
 otherwise.
 @item HOME
 The location of the user's files in the directory tree; used for
 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:}.
+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 HOSTNAME
 The name of the machine that Emacs is running on.
 @item INCPATH


@@ -1192,8 +1205,9 @@ appear until you deiconify it.
 @opindex -hb
 @itemx --horizontal-scroll-bars
 @opindex --horizontal-scroll-bars
 @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
 
 @item -vb
 @opindex -vb


@@ -1208,6 +1222,21 @@ Enable vertical scroll bars.
 @opindex --line-spacing
 @cindex line spacing, command-line argument
 Specify @var{pixels} as additional space to put between lines, in pixels.
 @opindex --line-spacing
 @cindex line spacing, command-line argument
 Specify @var{pixels} as additional space to put between lines, in pixels.

+
+@item -nbc
+@opindex -nbc
+@itemx --no-blinking-cursor
+@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
 @end table
 
   The @samp{--xrm} option (@pxref{Resources}) specifies additional