Re: New config file

[emacsuser]

Thank you so much guys. I finally got it to work with all your input.:-)
Placing my config file in .emacs.d or  using the -l option (either one
works) helped. Of course since I needed tor retain the .emacs I used the -l
and it works perfectly. This problem arose because the .emacs files is being
accessed from 2 servers which map to the same .emacs .So I decided to write
a 2 shell scripts which calls 2 different .emacs files. Will not go into the
gory details.

Thanks again,
Miki

Richard Riley-3 wrote:
> 
> emacsuser <mekhala.acharya@bms.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am relatively new to emacs. I have been trying to get it to work on
>> Linux.
>> I was told to rename the config file .emacs to something other than
>> .emacs.
>> So I called it .emacs-ks. After customizing it, I called it using :
>> emacs -u .emacs-ks
>> It loads an emacs session ((not with the default serttings of .emacs).
>> But I
>> have to type M-x load file, then give .emacs-ks. Only then does the
>> config
>> settings take effect. I wasn't to be able to call .emacs-ks  without
>> using
>> load file. 
>>
>> My question is, is there any way I can call emacs using a config file
>> with
>> anem other than .emacs (I need to retain .emacs in my current folder for
>> other purposes)
>>
>> Your help is really appreciated. i know this must be a silly problem for
>> all
>> of you, but please bear with me.
>> Thanks,
>> Miki
> 
> My ".emacs" is called init.el and resides in ~/.emacs.d
> 
> I did this primarily to have all my emacs files in a sub dir so I could
> sync that dir with the laptop etc without considering special files in
> the home directory.
> 
> More info here:
> 
> http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Init-File.html
> 
> Interestingly enough the irc channel #emacs had a few people who were
> totally anti this because they considered .emacs.d as a directory where
> only emacs put files and anything you put there could be under threat of
> being overwritten. 
> 
> The aside question is why on earth would you have the file ".emacs"
> reserved for other things :-;
> 
> 
> 

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