Emacs Files and logical names

Special Emacs Files

This section contains a list of all of the special files Emacs may access while it is running.

Emacs Logical Names

Emacs uses a number of logical names. These names point to directories. For example, the logical name emacs_user points to the users emacs library directory. A file in there called profile.ml could be referred to as follows:

emacs_user:profile.ml

If you are familiar with OpenVMS, you will realise that these logical names are the equivalent of OpenVMS logical names.

The standard logical names include the following:

You can add your own logical definitions by editing the [DeviceNames] section in the file emacs060.ini.