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1983  @cindex startup (init file)  @cindex startup (init file)
1984    
1985    When Emacs is started, it normally loads a Lisp program from the    When Emacs is started, it normally loads a Lisp program from the
1986  file @file{.emacs} or @file{.emacs.el} in your home directory.  (You  file @file{.emacs} or @file{.emacs.el} in your home directory.  We
1987  can also put it in a subdirectory @file{~/.emacs.d} and Emacs will  call this file your @dfn{init file} because it specifies how to
1988  still find it.)  We call this file your @dfn{init file} because it  initialize Emacs for you.  You can use the command line switch
1989  specifies how to initialize Emacs for you.  You can use the command  @samp{-q} to prevent loading your init file, and @samp{-u} (or
1990  line switch @samp{-q} to prevent loading your init file, and @samp{-u}  @samp{--user}) to specify a different user's init file (@pxref{Initial
1991  (or @samp{--user}) to specify a different user's init file  Options}).
1992  (@pxref{Initial Options}).  
1993      You can also use @file{~/.emacs.d/init.el} as the init file.  Emacs
1994    tries this if it cannot find @file{~/.emacs} or @file{~/.emacs.el}.
1995    
1996  @cindex @file{default.el}, the default init file  @cindex @file{default.el}, the default init file
1997    There can also be a @dfn{default init file}, which is the library    There can also be a @dfn{default init file}, which is the library

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