From e93b7ca6aa44231ddb36c513809598db6fe66dd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:11:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (Emacs Invocation): +LINENUM is also an option. (Action
 Arguments): Explain which kinds of -l args are found how. (Initial Options):
 --batch does not inhibit site-start.  Add xrefs. (Command Example): Use
 --batch, not -batch.

---
 man/cmdargs.texi | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/cmdargs.texi b/man/cmdargs.texi
index d131baa094..b5f98375f8 100644
--- a/man/cmdargs.texi
+++ b/man/cmdargs.texi
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ when invoking Emacs.  These are for compatibility with other editors and
 for sophisticated activities.  We don't recommend using them for
 ordinary editing.
 
-  Arguments starting with @samp{-} are @dfn{options}.  Other arguments
-specify files to visit.  Emacs visits the specified files while it
-starts up.  The last file name on your command line becomes the
-current buffer; the other files are also visited in other buffers.  If
-there are two files, they are both displayed; otherwise the last file
-is displayed along with a buffer list that shows what other buffers
-there are.  As with most programs, the special argument @samp{--} says
-that all subsequent arguments are file names, not options, even if
-they start with @samp{-}.
+  Arguments starting with @samp{-} are @dfn{options}, and so is
+@samp{+@var{linenum}.  All other arguments specify files to visit.
+Emacs visits the specified files while it starts up.  The last file
+name on your command line becomes the current buffer; the other files
+are also visited in other buffers.  If there are two files, they are
+both displayed; otherwise the last file is displayed along with a
+buffer list that shows what other buffers there are.  As with most
+programs, the special argument @samp{--} says that all subsequent
+arguments are file names, not options, even if they start with
+@samp{-}.
 
   Emacs command options can specify many things, such as the size and
 position of the X window Emacs uses, its colors, and so on.  A few
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ Visit @var{file} using @code{find-file}, then go to line number
 @opindex --load
 @cindex loading Lisp libraries, command-line argument
 Load a Lisp library named @var{file} with the function @code{load}.
-@xref{Lisp Libraries}.  The library can be found either in the current
-directory, or in the Emacs library search path as specified
-with @env{EMACSLOADPATH} (@pxref{General Variables}).
+@xref{Lisp Libraries}.  If @var{file} is not an absolute file name,
+the library can be found either in the current directory, or in the
+Emacs library search path as specified with @env{EMACSLOADPATH}
+(@pxref{General Variables}).
 
 @item -L @var{dir}
 @opindex -L
@@ -218,10 +220,11 @@ echo area, while @code{message} and error messages output to
 @code{stderr}.  Functions that would normally read from the minibuffer
 take their input from @code{stdin} instead.
 
-@samp{--batch} implies @samp{-q} (do not load an init file).  It also
-causes Emacs to exit after processing all the command options.  In
-addition, it disables auto-saving except in buffers for which it has
-been explicitly requested.
+@samp{--batch} implies @samp{-q} (do not load an init file), but
+@file{site-start.el} is loaded nonetheless.  It also causes Emacs to
+exit after processing all the command options.  In addition, it
+disables auto-saving except in buffers for which it has been
+explicitly requested.
 
 @item --script @var{file}
 @opindex --script
@@ -301,7 +304,8 @@ All buffers and strings are unibyte unless you (or a Lisp program)
 explicitly ask for a multibyte buffer or string.  (Note that Emacs
 always loads Lisp files in multibyte mode, even if @samp{--unibyte} is
 specified; see @ref{Enabling Multibyte}.)  Setting the environment
-variable @env{EMACS_UNIBYTE} has the same effect.
+variable @env{EMACS_UNIBYTE} has the same effect
+(@pxref{General Variables}).
 
 @item --multibyte
 @opindex --multibyte
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ loaded, performs some useful operation on the current buffer, expected
 to be a C program.
 
 @example
-emacs -batch foo.c -l hack-c -f save-buffer >& log
+emacs --batch foo.c -l hack-c -f save-buffer >& log
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-- 
2.20.1