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Where is emacs init file on Windows?
For Windows 10, find the place of the init file or GNU Emacs 25′ the place of the . emacs file or . emacs. d folder is in the c:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming .
Where is emacs config file Ubuntu?
emacs config file usually resides in your home directory.
What is the command to undo in Emacs?
command C-x u
The command C-x u or C-_ is how you undo. The first time you give this command, it undoes the last change. Point moves back to where it was before the command that made the change. Consecutive repetitions of C-_ or C-x u undo earlier and earlier changes, back to the limit of the undo information available.
Why is there no.emacs file in Windows?
In both cases, if .emacs is not there, _emacs should be used. This is because we cannot create .emacs file according to the windows file naming rules. (but we can download or copy it from somewhere else). After Emacs 27.1, emacs has started respecting the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.
Where do I put my INIT files in Emacs?
All the files mentioned above should go in your HOME directory. The HOME directory is determined by following the steps below: If the environment variable HOME is set, use the directory it indicates. If the registry entry HKCU\\SOFTWARE\\GNU\\Emacs\\HOME is set, use the directory it indicates.
Where do I Find my Emacs file name?
Within Emacs, ~ at the beginning of a file name is expanded to your HOME directory, so you can always find your .emacs file with C-x C-f ~/.emacs. There’s further information at HOME and Startup Directories on MS-Windows. Or you may need to find with C-x C-f ~/_emacs (instead of the period).
Where are the LISP files stored in Emacs?
Many of the other files that are created by lisp packages are now stored in the .emacs.d directory too, so this keeps all your Emacs related files in one place. All the files mentioned above should go in your HOME directory.