@cindex @file{site-start.el}
@item
-It loads your init file (usually @file{~/.emacs}), unless @samp{-q}
-(or @samp{--no-init-file}), @samp{-Q}, or @samp{--batch} was specified
-on the command line. The @samp{-u} option can specify another user
-whose home directory should be used instead of @file{~}.
+It loads your init file (usually @file{~/.emacs}), unless the option
+@samp{-q} (or @samp{--no-init-file}), @samp{-Q}, or @samp{--batch} was
+specified on the command line. The @samp{-u} option can specify
+another user whose home directory should be used instead of @file{~}.
@item
It loads the library @file{default} (if any), unless
system, the user's @acronym{UID}, and so on.
@defvar system-configuration
-This variable holds the GNU configuration name for the hardware/software
-configuration of your system, as a string. The convenient way to test
-parts of this string is with @code{string-match}.
+This variable holds the standard GNU configuration name for the
+hardware/software configuration of your system, as a string. The
+convenient way to test parts of this string is with
+@code{string-match}.
@end defvar
@defvar system-type