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Merge pull request #62 from panchoh/fix-typo-emacs-dot-d-slash-var

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Add missing dot in `~/emacs.d/var` path
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James Cherti
2025-05-11 09:05:02 -04:00
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@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ In addition to *minimal-emacs.d*, startup speed is influenced by your computer's
- [Preventing Emacs from saving custom.el](#preventing-emacs-from-saving-customel) - [Preventing Emacs from saving custom.el](#preventing-emacs-from-saving-customel)
- [Which other customizations can be interesting to add?](#which-other-customizations-can-be-interesting-to-add) - [Which other customizations can be interesting to add?](#which-other-customizations-can-be-interesting-to-add)
- [Customizations: pre-early-init.el](#customizations-pre-early-initel) - [Customizations: pre-early-init.el](#customizations-pre-early-initel)
- [Reducing clutter in `~/.emacs.d` by redirecting files to `~/emacs.d/var/`](#reducing-clutter-in-emacsd-by-redirecting-files-to-emacsdvar) - [Reducing clutter in `~/.emacs.d` by redirecting files to `~/.emacs.d/var/`](#reducing-clutter-in-emacsd-by-redirecting-files-to-emacsdvar)
- [Configuring straight.el?](#configuring-straightel) - [Configuring straight.el?](#configuring-straightel)
- [Configuring elpaca (package manager)](#configuring-elpaca-package-manager) - [Configuring elpaca (package manager)](#configuring-elpaca-package-manager)
- [Frequently asked questions](#frequently-asked-questions) - [Frequently asked questions](#frequently-asked-questions)
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## Customizations: pre-early-init.el ## Customizations: pre-early-init.el
### Reducing clutter in `~/.emacs.d` by redirecting files to `~/emacs.d/var/` ### Reducing clutter in `~/.emacs.d` by redirecting files to `~/.emacs.d/var/`
Emacs, by default, stores various configuration files, caches, backups, and other data in the `~/.emacs.d` directory. Over time, this directory can become cluttered with numerous files, making it difficult to manage and maintain. Emacs, by default, stores various configuration files, caches, backups, and other data in the `~/.emacs.d` directory. Over time, this directory can become cluttered with numerous files, making it difficult to manage and maintain.
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ A common solution to this issue is installing the no-littering package; however,
An alternative lightweight approach is to simply change the default `~/.emacs.d` directory to `~/.emacs.d/var/`, which will contain all the files that Emacs typically stores in the base directory. This can be accomplished by adding the following code to `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el`: An alternative lightweight approach is to simply change the default `~/.emacs.d` directory to `~/.emacs.d/var/`, which will contain all the files that Emacs typically stores in the base directory. This can be accomplished by adding the following code to `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el`:
``` emacs-lisp ``` emacs-lisp
;; Reducing clutter in ~/.emacs.d by redirecting files to ~/emacs.d/var/ ;; Reducing clutter in ~/.emacs.d by redirecting files to ~/.emacs.d/var/
;; IMPORTANT: This part should be in the pre-early-init.el file ;; IMPORTANT: This part should be in the pre-early-init.el file
(setq minimal-emacs-var-dir (expand-file-name "var/" minimal-emacs-user-directory)) (setq minimal-emacs-var-dir (expand-file-name "var/" minimal-emacs-user-directory))
(setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "elpa" minimal-emacs-var-dir)) (setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "elpa" minimal-emacs-var-dir))