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emacs --user documentation

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Message #13 received at 72169-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 72169-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#72169: emacs --user documentation
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:32:31 -0700

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
>> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:24:52 +0800
>>
>> $ man emacs
>>     -u user, --user=user
>>                       Load user's init file.
>>
>> Add:
>>         instead of yours.
>> Or:
>>         in addition to yours.
>
> See "emacs --help" and the Emacs user manual for a better description.
>
> I don't see a need to invest efforts in making the man page better.
> We prefer the Info manual and the on-line help for a reason.
>
> So I'm closing this bug report.

I installed a change to add the words "instead of your own", which is
the same text as in "emacs --help".

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