From 406769da201dc5f3d7a4e9deedf38ce32979eaf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Cherti <60946298+jamescherti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:26:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88f5ab0..b171a7e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ The author is using **[minimal-emacs.d](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-e - [Minimal ~/.emacs.d - Vanilla Emacs Configuration with Better Defaults and Optimized Startup](#minimal-emacsd---vanilla-emacs-configuration-with-better-defaults-and-optimized-startup) - [Install minimal-emacs.d](#install-minimal-emacsd) - - [Installation into ~/.emacs.d](#installation-into-emacsd) - - [Alternative: Installation in `~/.minimal-emacs.d`](#alternative-installation-in-minimal-emacsd) + - [Installation minimal-emacs.d into ~/.emacs.d](#installation-minimal-emacsd-into-emacsd) + - [Alternative: Install minimal-emacs.d into `~/.minimal-emacs.d`](#alternative-install-minimal-emacsd-into-minimal-emacsd) - [Update minimal-emacs.d](#update-minimal-emacsd) - [Customizations](#customizations) - [How to customize early-init.el and init.el?](#how-to-customize-early-initel-and-initel) @@ -54,16 +54,17 @@ The author is using **[minimal-emacs.d](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-e ## Install minimal-emacs.d -**Important:** Ensure that the *~/.emacs* and *~/.emacs.el* files do not exist. These files takes precedence over *init.el*, causing Emacs to ignore the *init.el* and/or *early-init.el* in the *~/.emacs.d/* directory or any directory specified with the *--init-directory* Emacs command-line argument. This behavior is due to the way Emacs searches for initialization files ([more information](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Find-Init.html#Find-Init)). **Simply delete the *~/.emacs* and *~/.emacs.el* avoid this issue.** +- **Important:** Ensure that the *~/.emacs* and *~/.emacs.el* files do not exist. These files takes precedence over *init.el*, causing Emacs to ignore the *init.el* and/or *early-init.el* in the *~/.emacs.d/* directory or any directory specified with the *--init-directory* Emacs command-line argument. This behavior is due to the way Emacs searches for initialization files ([more information](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Find-Init.html#Find-Init)). **Simply delete the *~/.emacs* and *~/.emacs.el* avoid this issue.** +- Prerequisite: git -### Installation into ~/.emacs.d +### Installation minimal-emacs.d into ~/.emacs.d -Execute the following command to clone this repository into `~/.emacs.d`: +Execute the following command install this repository into `~/.emacs.d`: ``` git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d ``` -### Alternative: Installation in `~/.minimal-emacs.d` +### Alternative: Install minimal-emacs.d into `~/.minimal-emacs.d` To install `minimal-emacs.d` in a non-default directory, use the `--init-directory` Emacs option to specify your desired configuration path. For example, to install `minimal-emacs.d` in `~/.minimal-emacs.d/`, follow these steps: