What is load-path in Emacs?
The value of variable ‘load-path’ is a list of directories to search, in order, for EmacsLisp libraries that you load. If you do not alter it (directly or indirectly), by default it contains the Lisp source directories for the Emacs distribution.
Where are Emacs .EL files?
This will ensure that all elisp files that are located either in either the ~/. emacs. d/site-lisp directory or in a subdirectory under that directory are accessible.
Where is my init El file?
el , the default is the directory ~/. config/emacs . This can be overridden by setting XDG_CONFIG_HOME in your environment, its value replaces ~/. config in the name of the default XDG init file.
What is Package El in Emacs?
package. el is the built-in package manager in Emacs 24.
What is a buffer in Emacs?
Buffers in Emacs editing are objects that have distinct names and hold text that can be edited. Buffers appear to Lisp programs as a special data type. You can think of the contents of a buffer as a string that you can extend; insertions and deletions may occur in any part of the buffer.
Load Path The value of variable ‘load-path’ is a list of directories to search, in order, for EmacsLisp libraries that you load. If you do not alter it (directly or indirectly), by default it contains the Lisp source directories for the Emacs distribution.
How do I construct a path to a descendant directory in Emacs?
If you are using Emacs 23 or later you can use variable ‘user-emacs-directory’ to construct a path to one of its descendant directories. Note the use of ‘convert-standard-file-name’ to construct a path that is valid on all supported platforms. Here is another method.
How do I find a specific library in Emacs?
If your directory is listed, check for ConflictingLibraries. To see the path where Emacs finds a library use ‘M-x locate-library’.
Does ‘load-path’ include the descendants of a directory?
Adding a directory to variable ‘load-path’ does not also add any of its descendants (its subdirectories, their subdirectories, and so on, recursively).