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emacs --user documentation

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72169: closed (emacs --user documentation)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:20:02 +0000

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: emacs --user documentation
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.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 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 08:18:49 +0300

> 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.

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