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1;;; startup.el --- process Emacs shell arguments
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3;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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630cc463 5;; Maintainer: FSF
d7b4d18f 6;; Keywords: internal
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8;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
9
10;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
11;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
4746118a 12;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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13;; any later version.
14
15;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
16;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
18;; GNU General Public License for more details.
19
20;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
21;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
22;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
23
630cc463 24;;; Commentary:
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25
26; These are processed only at the beginning of the argument list.
27; -batch execute noninteractively (messages go to stdout,
28; variable noninteractive set to t)
29; This option must be the first in the arglist.
30; Processed by `main' in emacs.c -- never seen by lisp
31; -t file Specify to use file rather than stdin/stdout
32; as the terminal.
33; This option must be the first in the arglist.
34; Processed by `main' in emacs.c -- never seen by lisp
35; -nw Inhibit the use of any window-system-specific display
36; code; use the current virtual terminal.
37; This option must be the first in the arglist.
38; Processed by `main' in emacs.c -- never seen by lisp
39; -q load no init file
40; -no-init-file same
41; -u user load user's init file
42; -user user same
43; -debug-init Don't catch errors in init file; let debugger run.
44
45; These are processed in the order encountered.
46; -f function execute function
47; -funcall function same
48; -l file load file
49; -load file same
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50; -insert file same
51; file visit file
52; -kill kill (exit) emacs
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54;;; Code:
55
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56(setq top-level '(normal-top-level))
57
58(defvar command-line-processed nil "t once command line has been processed")
59
60(defconst inhibit-startup-message nil
61 "*Non-nil inhibits the initial startup messages.
62This is for use in your personal init file, once you are familiar
63with the contents of the startup message.")
64
65(defconst inhibit-default-init nil
66 "*Non-nil inhibits loading the `default' library.")
67
68(defconst command-switch-alist nil
69 "Alist of command-line switches.
70Elements look like (SWITCH-STRING . HANDLER-FUNCTION).
71HANDLER-FUNCTION receives switch name as sole arg;
72remaining command-line args are in the variable `command-line-args-left'.")
73
74(defvar command-line-functions nil ;; lrs 7/31/89
75 "List of functions to process unrecognized command-line arguments.
76Each function should access the dynamically bound variables
77argi (the current argument) and command-line-args-left (the remaining
78arguments). The function should return non-nil only if it recognizes and
79processes argi. If it does so, it may consume successive arguments by
80altering command-line-args-left to remove them.")
81
e3bd99f5 82(defvar before-init-hook nil
3fc958a4 83 "Functions to call after handling urgent options but before loading init file.
0cc89026 84The frame system uses this to open frames to display messages while
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85Emacs loads the user's initialization file.")
86
e3bd99f5 87(defvar after-init-hook nil
a0965605 88 "Functions to call after loading the init file (`~/.emacs').
e3bd99f5 89The call is not protected by a condition-case, so you can set `debug-on-error'
a0965605 90in `.emacs', and put all the actual code on `after-init-hook'.")
e3bd99f5 91
a726e0d1 92(defvar term-setup-hook nil
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93 "Functions to be called after loading terminal-specific lisp code.
94See `run-hooks'. This variable exists for users to set,
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95so as to override the definitions made by the terminal-specific file.
96Emacs never sets this variable itself.")
97
98(defvar keyboard-type nil
99 "The brand of keyboard you are using. This variable is used to define
100the proper function and keypad keys for use under X. It is used in a
101fashion analogous to the environment value TERM.")
102
103(defvar window-setup-hook nil
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104 "Function called to initialize window system display.
105Emacs calls this after processing the command line arguments and loading
106the user's init file.
107
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108Users should not set this variable; use term-setup-hook instead.")
109
110(defconst initial-major-mode 'lisp-interaction-mode
111 "Major mode command symbol to use for the initial *scratch* buffer.")
112
113(defvar init-file-user nil
114 "Identity of user whose `.emacs' file is or was read.
115The value may be the null string or a string containing a user's name.
116If the value is a null string, it means that the init file was taken from
117the user that originally logged in.
118
119In all cases, `(concat \"~\" init-file-user \"/\")' evaluates to the
120directory name of the directory where the `.emacs' file was looked for.")
121
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122(defvar site-run-file "site-start"
123 "File containing site-wide run-time initializations.
124This file is loaded at run-time before `~/.emacs'. It contains inits
125that need to be in place for the entire site, but which, due to their
126higher incidence of change, don't make sense to load into emacs'
127dumped image. Thus, the run-time load order is: 1. file described in
128this variable, if non-nil; 2. `~/.emacs'; 3. `default.el'.")
129
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130(defvar init-file-debug nil)
131
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132(defvar init-file-had-error nil)
133
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134(defun normal-top-level ()
135 (if command-line-processed
136 (message "Back to top level.")
137 (setq command-line-processed t)
ffd56f97 138 (if (not (eq system-type 'vax-vms))
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139 (progn
140 ;; If the PWD environment variable isn't accurate, delete it.
141 (let ((pwd (getenv "PWD")))
142 (and (stringp pwd)
143 ;; Use FOO/., so that if FOO is a symlink, file-attributes
144 ;; describes the directory linked to, not FOO itself.
145 (or (equal (file-attributes
146 (concat (file-name-as-directory pwd) "."))
147 (file-attributes
148 (concat (file-name-as-directory default-directory)
149 ".")))
150 (setq process-environment
151 (delete (concat "PWD=" pwd)
152 process-environment)))))))
492878e4 153 (setq default-directory (abbreviate-file-name default-directory))
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154 (unwind-protect
155 (command-line)
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156 ;; Do this again, in case .emacs defined more abbreviations.
157 (setq default-directory (abbreviate-file-name default-directory))
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158 (run-hooks 'emacs-startup-hook)
159 (and term-setup-hook
160 (run-hooks 'term-setup-hook))
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161 ;; Modify the initial frame based on what .emacs puts into
162 ;; ...-frame-alist.
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163 (if (fboundp 'frame-notice-user-settings)
164 (frame-notice-user-settings))
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165 ;; Now we know the user's default font, so add it to the menu.
166 (if (fboundp 'font-menu-add-default)
167 (font-menu-add-default))
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168 (and window-setup-hook
169 (run-hooks 'window-setup-hook)))))
170
171(defun command-line ()
74f2ab06 172 ;; See if we should import version-control from the environment variable.
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173 (let ((vc (getenv "VERSION_CONTROL")))
174 (cond ((eq vc nil)) ;don't do anything if not set
175 ((or (string= vc "t")
176 (string= vc "numbered"))
177 (setq version-control t))
178 ((or (string= vc "nil")
179 (string= vc "existing"))
180 (setq version-control nil))
181 ((or (string= vc "never")
182 (string= vc "simple"))
183 (setq version-control 'never))))
184
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185 ;;! This has been commented out; I currently find the behavior when
186 ;;! split-window-keep-point is nil disturbing, but if I can get used
187 ;;! to it, then it would be better to eliminate the option.
188 ;;! ;; Choose a good default value for split-window-keep-point.
189 ;;! (setq split-window-keep-point (> baud-rate 2400))
f35fe3c6 190
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191 ;; Read window system's init file if using a window system.
192 (if (and window-system (not noninteractive))
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193 (load (concat term-file-prefix
194 (symbol-name window-system)
195 "-win")
196 ;; Every window system should have a startup file;
197 ;; barf if we can't find it.
198 nil t))
a726e0d1 199
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200 (let ((done nil)
201 (args (cdr command-line-args)))
202
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203 ;; Figure out which user's init file to load,
204 ;; either from the environment or from the options.
205 (setq init-file-user (if noninteractive nil (user-login-name)))
206 ;; If user has not done su, use current $HOME to find .emacs.
207 (and init-file-user (string= init-file-user (user-real-login-name))
208 (setq init-file-user ""))
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209
210 ;; Process the command-line args, and delete the arguments
211 ;; processed. This is consistent with the way main in emacs.c
212 ;; does things.
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213 (while (and (not done) args)
214 (let ((argi (car args)))
215 (cond
216 ((or (string-equal argi "-q")
217 (string-equal argi "-no-init-file"))
218 (setq init-file-user nil
219 args (cdr args)))
220 ((or (string-equal argi "-u")
221 (string-equal argi "-user"))
222 (setq args (cdr args)
223 init-file-user (car args)
224 args (cdr args)))
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225 ((string-equal argi "-no-site-file")
226 (setq site-run-file nil
227 args (cdr args)))
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228 ((string-equal argi "-debug-init")
229 (setq init-file-debug t
230 args (cdr args)))
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231 (t (setq done t)))))
232
233 ;; Re-attach the program name to the front of the arg list.
234 (setcdr command-line-args args))
a726e0d1 235
c722566c 236 ;; Under X Windows, this creates the X frame and deletes the terminal frame.
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237 (if (fboundp 'frame-initialize)
238 (frame-initialize))
239 (if (fboundp 'face-initialize)
240 (face-initialize))
c722566c 241
e3bd99f5 242 (run-hooks 'before-init-hook)
3fc958a4 243
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244 ;; Run the site-start library if it exists. The point of this file is
245 ;; that it is run before .emacs. There is no point in doing this after
246 ;; .emacs; that is useless.
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247 (if site-run-file
248 (load site-run-file t t))
09973c54 249
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250 ;; Sites should not disable this. Only individuals should disable
251 ;; the startup message.
252 (setq inhibit-startup-message nil)
253
a726e0d1 254 ;; Load that user's init file, or the default one, or none.
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255 (let (debug-on-error-from-init-file
256 debug-on-error-should-be-set
257 (debug-on-error-initial
258 (if (eq init-file-debug t) 'startup init-file-debug)))
259 (let ((debug-on-error debug-on-error-initial)
260 ;; This function actually reads the init files.
261 (inner
262 (function
263 (lambda ()
264 (if init-file-user
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265 (progn
266 (setq user-init-file
267 (cond
268 ((eq system-type 'ms-dos)
269 (concat "~" init-file-user "/_emacs"))
270 ((eq system-type 'vax-vms)
271 "sys$login:.emacs")
272 (t
273 (concat "~" init-file-user "/.emacs"))))
274 (load user-init-file t t t)
275 (or inhibit-default-init
276 (let ((inhibit-startup-message nil))
277 ;; Users are supposed to be told their rights.
278 ;; (Plus how to get help and how to undo.)
279 ;; Don't you dare turn this off for anyone
280 ;; except yourself.
281 (load "default" t t)))))))))
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282 (if init-file-debug
283 ;; Do this without a condition-case if the user wants to debug.
284 (funcall inner)
285 (condition-case error
286 (progn
287 (funcall inner)
288 (setq init-file-had-error nil))
289 (error (message "Error in init file: %s%s%s"
290 (get (car error) 'error-message)
291 (if (cdr error) ": ")
292 (mapconcat 'prin1-to-string (cdr error) ", "))
293 (setq init-file-had-error t))))
294 ;; If we can tell that the init file altered debug-on-error.,
295 ;; arrange to preserve the value that it set up.
296 (or (eq debug-on-error debug-on-error-initial)
297 (setq debug-on-error-should-be-set t
298 debug-on-error-from-init-file debug-on-error)))
299 (if debug-on-error-should-be-set
300 (setq debug-on-error debug-on-error-from-init-file)))
3fc958a4 301
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302 (run-hooks 'after-init-hook)
303
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304 ;; If *scratch* exists and init file didn't change its mode, initialize it.
305 (if (get-buffer "*scratch*")
306 (save-excursion
307 (set-buffer "*scratch*")
308 (if (eq major-mode 'fundamental-mode)
309 (funcall initial-major-mode))))
310 ;; Load library for our terminal type.
311 ;; User init file can set term-file-prefix to nil to prevent this.
312 (and term-file-prefix (not noninteractive) (not window-system)
313 (let ((term (getenv "TERM"))
314 hyphend)
315 (while (and term
316 (not (load (concat term-file-prefix term) t t)))
317 ;; Strip off last hyphen and what follows, then try again
318 (if (setq hyphend (string-match "[-_][^-_]+$" term))
319 (setq term (substring term 0 hyphend))
320 (setq term nil)))))
321
03e3c30a 322 ;; Process the remaining args.
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323 (command-line-1 (cdr command-line-args))
324
325 ;; If -batch, terminate after processing the command options.
326 (if noninteractive (kill-emacs t)))
327
328(defun command-line-1 (command-line-args-left)
52320897 329 (or noninteractive (input-pending-p) init-file-had-error
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330 (if (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-p") 'describe-project)
331 (message "For more about the GNU Project, of which GNU Emacs is part, type C-h C-p.")))
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332 (if (null command-line-args-left)
333 (cond ((and (not inhibit-startup-message) (not noninteractive)
334 ;; Don't clobber a non-scratch buffer if init file
335 ;; has selected it.
336 (string= (buffer-name) "*scratch*")
337 (not (input-pending-p)))
338 ;; If there are no switches to process, we might as well
339 ;; run this hook now, and there may be some need to do it
340 ;; before doing any output.
341 (and term-setup-hook
342 (run-hooks 'term-setup-hook))
343 ;; Don't let the hook be run twice.
344 (setq term-setup-hook nil)
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345
346 ;; It's important to notice the user settings before we
347 ;; display the startup message; otherwise, the settings
348 ;; won't take effect until the user gives the first
349 ;; keystroke, and that's distracting.
350 (if (fboundp 'frame-notice-user-settings)
351 (frame-notice-user-settings))
352
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353 (and window-setup-hook
354 (run-hooks 'window-setup-hook))
355 (setq window-setup-hook nil)
356 (unwind-protect
357 (progn
358 (insert (emacs-version)
359 "
a055a1cd 360Copyright (C) 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n\n")
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361 ;; If keys have their default meanings,
362 ;; use precomputed string to save lots of time.
363 (if (and (eq (key-binding "\C-h") 'help-command)
364 (eq (key-binding "\C-xu") 'advertised-undo)
365 (eq (key-binding "\C-x\C-c") 'save-buffers-kill-emacs)
366 (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-c") 'describe-copying)
367 (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-d") 'describe-distribution)
368 (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-w") 'describe-no-warranty)
369 (eq (key-binding "\C-ht") 'help-with-tutorial))
370 (insert
371 "Type C-h for help; C-x u to undo changes. (`C-' means use CTRL key.)
372To kill the Emacs job, type C-x C-c.
373Type C-h t for a tutorial on using Emacs.
54a0539a 374Type C-h i to enter Info, which you can use to read GNU documentation.
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375
376GNU Emacs comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type C-h C-w for full details.
377You may give out copies of Emacs; type C-h C-c to see the conditions.
378Type C-h C-d for information on getting the latest version.")
379 (insert (substitute-command-keys
380 "Type \\[help-command] for help; \\[advertised-undo] to undo changes. (`C-' means use CTRL key.)
381To kill the Emacs job, type \\[save-buffers-kill-emacs].
382Type \\[help-with-tutorial] for a tutorial on using Emacs.
54a0539a 383Type \\[info] to enter Info, which you can use to read GNU documentation.
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384
385GNU Emacs comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type \\[describe-no-warranty] for full details.
386You may give out copies of Emacs; type \\[describe-copying] to see the conditions.
387Type \\[describe-distribution] for information on getting the latest version.")))
388 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
389 (sit-for 120))
390 (save-excursion
391 ;; In case the Emacs server has already selected
392 ;; another buffer, erase the one our message is in.
393 (set-buffer (get-buffer "*scratch*"))
394 (erase-buffer)
395 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))))
396 (let ((dir default-directory)
397 (file-count 0)
398 first-file-buffer
399 (line 0))
400 (while command-line-args-left
401 (let ((argi (car command-line-args-left))
402 tem)
403 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left))
404 (cond ((setq tem (assoc argi command-switch-alist))
405 (funcall (cdr tem) argi))
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406 ((or (string-equal argi "-f") ;what the manual claims
407 (string-equal argi "-funcall")
408 (string-equal argi "-e")) ; what the source used to say
409 (setq tem (intern (car command-line-args-left)))
410 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left))
411 (funcall tem))
412 ((or (string-equal argi "-l")
413 (string-equal argi "-load"))
414 (let ((file (car command-line-args-left)))
415 ;; Take file from default dir if it exists there;
416 ;; otherwise let `load' search for it.
417 (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name file))
418 (setq file (expand-file-name file)))
419 (load file nil t))
420 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))
fbce8654 421 ((string-equal argi "-insert")
cf91c6c8 422 (or (stringp (car command-line-args-left))
fbce8654 423 (error "filename omitted from `-insert' option"))
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424 (insert-file-contents (car command-line-args-left))
425 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))
426 ((string-equal argi "-kill")
427 (kill-emacs t))
428 ((string-match "^\\+[0-9]+\\'" argi)
429 (setq line (string-to-int argi)))
430 (t
431 ;; We have almost exhausted our options. See if the
432 ;; user has made any other command-line options available
433 (let ((hooks command-line-functions);; lrs 7/31/89
434 (did-hook nil))
435 (while (and hooks
436 (not (setq did-hook (funcall (car hooks)))))
437 (setq hooks (cdr hooks)))
438 (if (not did-hook)
439 ;; Ok, presume that the argument is a file name
440 (progn
441 (setq file-count (1+ file-count))
442 (cond ((= file-count 1)
443 (setq first-file-buffer
444 (find-file (expand-file-name argi dir))))
445 (t
446 (find-file-other-window (expand-file-name argi dir))))
447 (or (zerop line)
448 (goto-line line))
449 (setq line 0))))))))
450 ;; If 3 or more files visited, and not all visible,
451 ;; show user what they all are.
452 (if (> file-count 2)
453 (or (get-buffer-window first-file-buffer)
7e0795a4 454 (progn (other-window 1)
e8997612 455 (buffer-menu)))))))
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456
457;;; startup.el ends here