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4.2.4 Init File

user-init-file

File name, including directory, of user’s initialization file.

init-file-user

Identity of user whose init file is or was read.

The value is ‘nil’ if ‘-q’ or ‘–no-init-file’ was specified, meaning do not load any init file.

Otherwise, the value may be an empty string, meaning use the init file for the user who originally logged in, or it may be a string containing a user’s name meaning use that person’s init file.

In either of the latter cases, (concat "" init-file-user "/")~ evaluates to the name of the directory where the init file was looked for.

• Init File Examples