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Why do I not save customizations in Emacs?
If Emacs was invoked with the -q or –no-init-file options (see Initial Options ), it will not let you save your customizations in your initialization file. This is because saving customizations from such a session would wipe out all the other customizations you might have on your initialization file.
What’s the name of the compiled file in Emacs?
CompiledFile. EmacsLisp source files have extension ` .el ’. Byte-compiled files have extension ` .elc ’. If both source and byte-compiled files are present for the same library at the same place in your ‘load-path’, Emacs will load the byte-compiled file, not the source file. This can be a source of confusion.
How to byte compile an Emacs-Lisp source file?
You can byte-compile any EmacsLisp source file using the command ‘byte-compile-file’. For example with Emacs-Lisp you do: EmacsLisp source files have extension ` .el ’. Byte-compiled files have extension ` .elc ’.
Why is myfile.el out of date in Emacs?
Because when you edit myfile.el, then compile it in emacs, then edit it, then compile it in xemacs, then load it in emacs, you will get the out of date myfile.elc. The CompiledFile solutions do not address this.
When does make-backup-files is non-nil in Emacs?
When make-backup-files is non-nil Emacs automatically creates a backup of the original file the first time the file is saved from a buffer. If you’re editing a new file Emacs will create a backup the second time you save the file. No matter how many times you save the file the backup remains unchanged.
How to restore auto save files in Emacs?
Use revert-buffer or recover-file to restore auto-save files. Note that Emacs records interrupted sessions for later recovery in files named ~/.emacs.d/auto-save-list. The recover-session function will use this information. The preferred method to recover from an auto-saved filed is M-x revert-buffer RET.
Where do I put my Emacs config files?
Try to keep my emacs configuration ~/.emacs.d oriented i.e. all emacs related config files should live in that folder