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1;;; startup.el --- process Emacs shell arguments
2
1d7da582 3;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994 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
53
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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
1d7da582 61 "*Non-nil inhibits the initial startup message.
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62This is for use in your personal init file, once you are familiar
63with the contents of the startup message.")
64
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65(defconst inhibit-startup-echo-area-message nil
66 "*Non-nil inhibits the initial startup echo area message.
67Inhibition takes effect only if your `.emacs' file contains
68a line of the form
54a003f7 69 (setq inhibit-startup-echo-area-message \"YOUR-USER-NAME\")
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70Thus, someone else using a copy of your `.emacs' file will see
71the startup message unless he personally acts to inhibit it.")
72
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73(defconst inhibit-default-init nil
74 "*Non-nil inhibits loading the `default' library.")
75
76(defconst command-switch-alist nil
77 "Alist of command-line switches.
78Elements look like (SWITCH-STRING . HANDLER-FUNCTION).
79HANDLER-FUNCTION receives switch name as sole arg;
80remaining command-line args are in the variable `command-line-args-left'.")
81
82(defvar command-line-functions nil ;; lrs 7/31/89
83 "List of functions to process unrecognized command-line arguments.
84Each function should access the dynamically bound variables
85argi (the current argument) and command-line-args-left (the remaining
86arguments). The function should return non-nil only if it recognizes and
87processes argi. If it does so, it may consume successive arguments by
88altering command-line-args-left to remove them.")
89
e3bd99f5 90(defvar before-init-hook nil
3fc958a4 91 "Functions to call after handling urgent options but before loading init file.
0cc89026 92The frame system uses this to open frames to display messages while
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93Emacs loads the user's initialization file.")
94
e3bd99f5 95(defvar after-init-hook nil
a0965605 96 "Functions to call after loading the init file (`~/.emacs').
e3bd99f5 97The call is not protected by a condition-case, so you can set `debug-on-error'
a0965605 98in `.emacs', and put all the actual code on `after-init-hook'.")
e3bd99f5 99
a726e0d1 100(defvar term-setup-hook nil
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101 "Functions to be called after loading terminal-specific lisp code.
102See `run-hooks'. This variable exists for users to set,
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103so as to override the definitions made by the terminal-specific file.
104Emacs never sets this variable itself.")
105
106(defvar keyboard-type nil
107 "The brand of keyboard you are using. This variable is used to define
108the proper function and keypad keys for use under X. It is used in a
109fashion analogous to the environment value TERM.")
110
111(defvar window-setup-hook nil
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112 "Function called to initialize window system display.
113Emacs calls this after processing the command line arguments and loading
114the user's init file.
115
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116Users should not set this variable; use term-setup-hook instead.")
117
118(defconst initial-major-mode 'lisp-interaction-mode
119 "Major mode command symbol to use for the initial *scratch* buffer.")
120
121(defvar init-file-user nil
122 "Identity of user whose `.emacs' file is or was read.
123The value may be the null string or a string containing a user's name.
124If the value is a null string, it means that the init file was taken from
125the user that originally logged in.
126
127In all cases, `(concat \"~\" init-file-user \"/\")' evaluates to the
128directory name of the directory where the `.emacs' file was looked for.")
129
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130(defvar site-run-file "site-start"
131 "File containing site-wide run-time initializations.
132This file is loaded at run-time before `~/.emacs'. It contains inits
133that need to be in place for the entire site, but which, due to their
134higher incidence of change, don't make sense to load into emacs'
135dumped image. Thus, the run-time load order is: 1. file described in
136this variable, if non-nil; 2. `~/.emacs'; 3. `default.el'.")
137
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138(defvar init-file-debug nil)
139
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140(defvar init-file-had-error nil)
141
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142(defun normal-top-level ()
143 (if command-line-processed
144 (message "Back to top level.")
145 (setq command-line-processed t)
ffd56f97 146 (if (not (eq system-type 'vax-vms))
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147 (progn
148 ;; If the PWD environment variable isn't accurate, delete it.
149 (let ((pwd (getenv "PWD")))
150 (and (stringp pwd)
151 ;; Use FOO/., so that if FOO is a symlink, file-attributes
152 ;; describes the directory linked to, not FOO itself.
153 (or (equal (file-attributes
154 (concat (file-name-as-directory pwd) "."))
155 (file-attributes
156 (concat (file-name-as-directory default-directory)
157 ".")))
158 (setq process-environment
159 (delete (concat "PWD=" pwd)
160 process-environment)))))))
492878e4 161 (setq default-directory (abbreviate-file-name default-directory))
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162 (unwind-protect
163 (command-line)
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164 ;; Do this again, in case .emacs defined more abbreviations.
165 (setq default-directory (abbreviate-file-name default-directory))
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166 (run-hooks 'emacs-startup-hook)
167 (and term-setup-hook
168 (run-hooks 'term-setup-hook))
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169 ;; Modify the initial frame based on what .emacs puts into
170 ;; ...-frame-alist.
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171 (if (fboundp 'frame-notice-user-settings)
172 (frame-notice-user-settings))
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173 ;; Now we know the user's default font, so add it to the menu.
174 (if (fboundp 'font-menu-add-default)
175 (font-menu-add-default))
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176 (and window-setup-hook
177 (run-hooks 'window-setup-hook)))))
178
179(defun command-line ()
74f2ab06 180 ;; See if we should import version-control from the environment variable.
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181 (let ((vc (getenv "VERSION_CONTROL")))
182 (cond ((eq vc nil)) ;don't do anything if not set
183 ((or (string= vc "t")
184 (string= vc "numbered"))
185 (setq version-control t))
186 ((or (string= vc "nil")
187 (string= vc "existing"))
188 (setq version-control nil))
189 ((or (string= vc "never")
190 (string= vc "simple"))
191 (setq version-control 'never))))
192
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193 ;;! This has been commented out; I currently find the behavior when
194 ;;! split-window-keep-point is nil disturbing, but if I can get used
195 ;;! to it, then it would be better to eliminate the option.
196 ;;! ;; Choose a good default value for split-window-keep-point.
197 ;;! (setq split-window-keep-point (> baud-rate 2400))
f35fe3c6 198
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199 ;; Read window system's init file if using a window system.
200 (if (and window-system (not noninteractive))
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201 (load (concat term-file-prefix
202 (symbol-name window-system)
203 "-win")
204 ;; Every window system should have a startup file;
205 ;; barf if we can't find it.
206 nil t))
a726e0d1 207
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208 (let ((done nil)
209 (args (cdr command-line-args)))
210
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211 ;; Figure out which user's init file to load,
212 ;; either from the environment or from the options.
213 (setq init-file-user (if noninteractive nil (user-login-name)))
214 ;; If user has not done su, use current $HOME to find .emacs.
215 (and init-file-user (string= init-file-user (user-real-login-name))
216 (setq init-file-user ""))
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217
218 ;; Process the command-line args, and delete the arguments
219 ;; processed. This is consistent with the way main in emacs.c
220 ;; does things.
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221 (while (and (not done) args)
222 (let ((argi (car args)))
223 (cond
224 ((or (string-equal argi "-q")
225 (string-equal argi "-no-init-file"))
226 (setq init-file-user nil
227 args (cdr args)))
228 ((or (string-equal argi "-u")
229 (string-equal argi "-user"))
230 (setq args (cdr args)
231 init-file-user (car args)
232 args (cdr args)))
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233 ((string-equal argi "-no-site-file")
234 (setq site-run-file nil
235 args (cdr args)))
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236 ((string-equal argi "-debug-init")
237 (setq init-file-debug t
238 args (cdr args)))
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239 (t (setq done t)))))
240
241 ;; Re-attach the program name to the front of the arg list.
242 (setcdr command-line-args args))
a726e0d1 243
c722566c 244 ;; Under X Windows, this creates the X frame and deletes the terminal frame.
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245 (if (fboundp 'frame-initialize)
246 (frame-initialize))
247 (if (fboundp 'face-initialize)
248 (face-initialize))
c722566c 249
e3bd99f5 250 (run-hooks 'before-init-hook)
3fc958a4 251
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252 ;; Run the site-start library if it exists. The point of this file is
253 ;; that it is run before .emacs. There is no point in doing this after
254 ;; .emacs; that is useless.
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255 (if site-run-file
256 (load site-run-file t t))
09973c54 257
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258 ;; Sites should not disable this. Only individuals should disable
259 ;; the startup message.
260 (setq inhibit-startup-message nil)
261
a726e0d1 262 ;; Load that user's init file, or the default one, or none.
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263 (let (debug-on-error-from-init-file
264 debug-on-error-should-be-set
265 (debug-on-error-initial
266 (if (eq init-file-debug t) 'startup init-file-debug)))
267 (let ((debug-on-error debug-on-error-initial)
268 ;; This function actually reads the init files.
269 (inner
270 (function
271 (lambda ()
272 (if init-file-user
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273 (progn
274 (setq user-init-file
275 (cond
276 ((eq system-type 'ms-dos)
277 (concat "~" init-file-user "/_emacs"))
278 ((eq system-type 'vax-vms)
279 "sys$login:.emacs")
280 (t
281 (concat "~" init-file-user "/.emacs"))))
282 (load user-init-file t t t)
283 (or inhibit-default-init
284 (let ((inhibit-startup-message nil))
285 ;; Users are supposed to be told their rights.
286 ;; (Plus how to get help and how to undo.)
287 ;; Don't you dare turn this off for anyone
288 ;; except yourself.
289 (load "default" t t)))))))))
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290 (if init-file-debug
291 ;; Do this without a condition-case if the user wants to debug.
292 (funcall inner)
293 (condition-case error
294 (progn
295 (funcall inner)
296 (setq init-file-had-error nil))
297 (error (message "Error in init file: %s%s%s"
298 (get (car error) 'error-message)
299 (if (cdr error) ": ")
300 (mapconcat 'prin1-to-string (cdr error) ", "))
301 (setq init-file-had-error t))))
302 ;; If we can tell that the init file altered debug-on-error.,
303 ;; arrange to preserve the value that it set up.
304 (or (eq debug-on-error debug-on-error-initial)
305 (setq debug-on-error-should-be-set t
306 debug-on-error-from-init-file debug-on-error)))
307 (if debug-on-error-should-be-set
308 (setq debug-on-error debug-on-error-from-init-file)))
3fc958a4 309
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310 (run-hooks 'after-init-hook)
311
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312 ;; If *scratch* exists and init file didn't change its mode, initialize it.
313 (if (get-buffer "*scratch*")
314 (save-excursion
315 (set-buffer "*scratch*")
316 (if (eq major-mode 'fundamental-mode)
317 (funcall initial-major-mode))))
318 ;; Load library for our terminal type.
319 ;; User init file can set term-file-prefix to nil to prevent this.
320 (and term-file-prefix (not noninteractive) (not window-system)
321 (let ((term (getenv "TERM"))
322 hyphend)
323 (while (and term
324 (not (load (concat term-file-prefix term) t t)))
325 ;; Strip off last hyphen and what follows, then try again
326 (if (setq hyphend (string-match "[-_][^-_]+$" term))
327 (setq term (substring term 0 hyphend))
328 (setq term nil)))))
329
03e3c30a 330 ;; Process the remaining args.
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331 (command-line-1 (cdr command-line-args))
332
333 ;; If -batch, terminate after processing the command options.
334 (if noninteractive (kill-emacs t)))
335
336(defun command-line-1 (command-line-args-left)
52320897 337 (or noninteractive (input-pending-p) init-file-had-error
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338 (and inhibit-startup-echo-area-message
339 (let ((buffer (get-buffer-create " *temp*")))
340 (prog1
341 (condition-case nil
342 (save-excursion
343 (set-buffer buffer)
344 (insert-file-contents user-init-file)
345 (re-search-forward
346 (concat
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347 "([ \t\n]*setq[ \t\n]+"
348 "inhibit-startup-echo-area-message[ \t\n]+"
349 (regexp-quote
350 (prin1-to-string
351 (if (string= init-file-user "")
352 (user-login-name)
353 init-file-user)))
354 "[ \t\n]*)")
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355 nil t))
356 (error nil))
357 (kill-buffer buffer))))
358 (message (if (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-p") 'describe-project)
359 "For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p."
360 (substitute-command-keys
361 "For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type \\[describe-project]."))))
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362 (if (null command-line-args-left)
363 (cond ((and (not inhibit-startup-message) (not noninteractive)
364 ;; Don't clobber a non-scratch buffer if init file
365 ;; has selected it.
366 (string= (buffer-name) "*scratch*")
367 (not (input-pending-p)))
368 ;; If there are no switches to process, we might as well
369 ;; run this hook now, and there may be some need to do it
370 ;; before doing any output.
371 (and term-setup-hook
372 (run-hooks 'term-setup-hook))
373 ;; Don't let the hook be run twice.
374 (setq term-setup-hook nil)
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375
376 ;; It's important to notice the user settings before we
377 ;; display the startup message; otherwise, the settings
378 ;; won't take effect until the user gives the first
379 ;; keystroke, and that's distracting.
380 (if (fboundp 'frame-notice-user-settings)
381 (frame-notice-user-settings))
382
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383 (and window-setup-hook
384 (run-hooks 'window-setup-hook))
385 (setq window-setup-hook nil)
386 (unwind-protect
387 (progn
388 (insert (emacs-version)
389 "
1d7da582 390Copyright (C) 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n\n")
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391 ;; If keys have their default meanings,
392 ;; use precomputed string to save lots of time.
393 (if (and (eq (key-binding "\C-h") 'help-command)
394 (eq (key-binding "\C-xu") 'advertised-undo)
395 (eq (key-binding "\C-x\C-c") 'save-buffers-kill-emacs)
396 (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-c") 'describe-copying)
397 (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-d") 'describe-distribution)
398 (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-w") 'describe-no-warranty)
399 (eq (key-binding "\C-ht") 'help-with-tutorial))
400 (insert
401 "Type C-h for help; C-x u to undo changes. (`C-' means use CTRL key.)
402To kill the Emacs job, type C-x C-c.
403Type C-h t for a tutorial on using Emacs.
54a0539a 404Type C-h i to enter Info, which you can use to read GNU documentation.
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405
406GNU Emacs comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type C-h C-w for full details.
407You may give out copies of Emacs; type C-h C-c to see the conditions.
408Type C-h C-d for information on getting the latest version.")
409 (insert (substitute-command-keys
410 "Type \\[help-command] for help; \\[advertised-undo] to undo changes. (`C-' means use CTRL key.)
411To kill the Emacs job, type \\[save-buffers-kill-emacs].
412Type \\[help-with-tutorial] for a tutorial on using Emacs.
54a0539a 413Type \\[info] to enter Info, which you can use to read GNU documentation.
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414
415GNU Emacs comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type \\[describe-no-warranty] for full details.
416You may give out copies of Emacs; type \\[describe-copying] to see the conditions.
417Type \\[describe-distribution] for information on getting the latest version.")))
418 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
419 (sit-for 120))
420 (save-excursion
421 ;; In case the Emacs server has already selected
422 ;; another buffer, erase the one our message is in.
423 (set-buffer (get-buffer "*scratch*"))
424 (erase-buffer)
425 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))))
426 (let ((dir default-directory)
427 (file-count 0)
428 first-file-buffer
429 (line 0))
430 (while command-line-args-left
431 (let ((argi (car command-line-args-left))
432 tem)
433 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left))
434 (cond ((setq tem (assoc argi command-switch-alist))
435 (funcall (cdr tem) argi))
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436 ((or (string-equal argi "-f") ;what the manual claims
437 (string-equal argi "-funcall")
438 (string-equal argi "-e")) ; what the source used to say
439 (setq tem (intern (car command-line-args-left)))
440 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left))
441 (funcall tem))
442 ((or (string-equal argi "-l")
443 (string-equal argi "-load"))
444 (let ((file (car command-line-args-left)))
445 ;; Take file from default dir if it exists there;
446 ;; otherwise let `load' search for it.
447 (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name file))
448 (setq file (expand-file-name file)))
449 (load file nil t))
450 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))
fbce8654 451 ((string-equal argi "-insert")
cf91c6c8 452 (or (stringp (car command-line-args-left))
fbce8654 453 (error "filename omitted from `-insert' option"))
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454 (insert-file-contents (car command-line-args-left))
455 (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))
456 ((string-equal argi "-kill")
457 (kill-emacs t))
458 ((string-match "^\\+[0-9]+\\'" argi)
459 (setq line (string-to-int argi)))
460 (t
461 ;; We have almost exhausted our options. See if the
462 ;; user has made any other command-line options available
463 (let ((hooks command-line-functions);; lrs 7/31/89
464 (did-hook nil))
465 (while (and hooks
466 (not (setq did-hook (funcall (car hooks)))))
467 (setq hooks (cdr hooks)))
468 (if (not did-hook)
469 ;; Ok, presume that the argument is a file name
470 (progn
471 (setq file-count (1+ file-count))
472 (cond ((= file-count 1)
473 (setq first-file-buffer
474 (find-file (expand-file-name argi dir))))
475 (t
476 (find-file-other-window (expand-file-name argi dir))))
477 (or (zerop line)
478 (goto-line line))
479 (setq line 0))))))))
480 ;; If 3 or more files visited, and not all visible,
481 ;; show user what they all are.
482 (if (> file-count 2)
483 (or (get-buffer-window first-file-buffer)
7e0795a4 484 (progn (other-window 1)
e8997612 485 (buffer-menu)))))))
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486
487;;; startup.el ends here