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diff --git a/doc/emacs/entering.texi b/doc/emacs/entering.texi index 8cf04bc9fbc..7dfb86b6f49 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/entering.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/entering.texi @@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ you can use it to run other shell commands. @cindex startup screen When Emacs starts up, the initial frame displays a special buffer -named @samp{*GNU Emacs*}. This buffer contains @dfn{links} to common -tasks that might be useful to beginning users. For instance, -activating the @samp{Emacs Tutorial} link opens the Emacs tutorial; -this does the same thing as the command @kbd{C-h t} -(@code{help-with-tutorial}). To activate a link, either move point -onto it and type @kbd{@key{RET}}, or click on it with @kbd{mouse-1} -(the left mouse button). +named @samp{*GNU Emacs*}. This buffer contains some information about +Emacs, and includes @dfn{links} to common tasks that might be useful +to beginning users. For instance, activating the @samp{Emacs +Tutorial} link opens the Emacs tutorial; this does the same thing as +the command @kbd{C-h t} (@code{help-with-tutorial}). To activate a +link, either move point onto it and type @kbd{@key{RET}}, or click on +it with @kbd{mouse-1} (the left mouse button). Using a command line argument, you can tell Emacs to visit one or more specific files as soon as it starts up. For example, @@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ already running Emacs. @xref{Emacs Server}. certain Lisp files, call certain functions, and so forth. These features exist mainly for advanced users. @xref{Emacs Invocation}. +@vindex inhibit-startup-screen + If the value of the variable @code{inhibit-startup-screen} is +non-@code{nil}, Emacs does not display the startup screen. In that +case, if one or more files were specified on the command line, Emacs +simply displays those files; otherwise, it displays a buffer named +@samp{*scratch*}, which can be used to evaluate Emacs Lisp expressions +interactively. @xref{Lisp Interaction}. + @node Exiting, Basic, Entering Emacs, Top @section Exiting Emacs @cindex exiting |