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How can I change the default path for Emacs?
Command ‘cd’ changes directories, and visiting any file or directory (e.g. with Dired) changed the ‘default-directory’ for that buffer. You can start Emacs in a given directory, by passing that directory on the command line. You can use a Windows shortcut to do this too.
Which is the best way to start Emacs?
A better solution is to use the Emacs server to reduce the number of times you have to start Emacs (see Emacs Server ). If your init file defines many functions, consider moving them to a separate (byte-compiled) file that you load in your init file.
Which is the default init file in Emacs?
But your init file, if any, is loaded first; if it sets inhibit-default-init non- nil, then default is not loaded. Your site may also have a site startup file; this is named site-start.el, if it exists. Like default.el, Emacs finds this file via the standard search path for Lisp libraries.
Where do I find the package list in Emacs?
Press M-x (hold “alt” and press “x”), enter the command package-list-packages, and press return (or RET, as it is commonly written). The latest package lists will be downloaded from your configured repositories and the list will appear on screen. Even if you are using Evil Mode, the package list will likely be using Emacs key mappings.
What happens when you start a shell in Emacs?
When you start a shell in Emacs, the process that gets spawned is the program in the Emacs variable explicit-shell-file-name (and if that is nil, the environment variables ESHELL and SHELL are used). It then sends the contents of ~/.emacs_*shellname* (e.g. if your shell is csh, then ~/.emacs_csh would be sent over.
How can I start Emacs in a given directory?
You can start Emacs in a given directory, by passing that directory on the command line. You can use a Windows shortcut to do this too. And you can have the shortcut visit that directory in Dired. You have to redefine the environment variable HOME to your new default directory.
Why is Emacs ignoring my path when I compile?
Everyone seems to have misunderstood the original issue: the path is already setup correctly in Emacs, and the correct path is already passed to the shell started by the compile command! So what gives? Here is the answer: In MacOS X, there is a small tool called path_helper (1).