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### Loading the custom.el file
In Emacs, customization variables modified via the UI (e.g., `M-x customize`) are typically stored in a separate file, commonly named `custom.el`. To ensure these settings are loaded during Emacs initialization, it is necessary to explicitly load this file if it exists.
**NOTE:** The author advises against loading `custom.el`. To disable it, set `custom-file` to the null device using `(setq custom-file null-device)`. Users are instead encouraged to define their configuration programmatically in files such as `post-init.el`.
To accomplish this, add the following form to your `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`:
In Emacs, customization variables modified via the UI (e.g., `M-x customize`) are typically stored in a separate file, commonly named `custom.el`. To ensure these settings are loaded during Emacs initialization, it is necessary to explicitly load this file if it exists. To accomplish this, add the following form to your `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`:
```elisp
;; In Emacs, customization variables modified via the UI (e.g., M-x customize)
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(load custom-file 'noerror 'no-message)
```
This ensures that any user-defined customizations are applied without interfering with manually maintained configuration files.
### Which other customizations can be interesting to add?
1. Read the following article from the same author: [Essential Emacs Packages for Efficient Software Development and Text Editing](https://www.jamescherti.com/essential-emacs-packages/)