Re: How to evaluate forms from a given file?

[email protected] writes:

>
> I need to execute Elisp from some file with `emacsclient --eval'.
> Should I say `emacsclient --eval "(load-file ...)"',  `emacsclient
> --eval "(load ...)"' or something else?
>

(info "(elisp) How Programs Do Loading")

 -- Command: load-file filename
     This command loads the file FILENAME.  If FILENAME is a relative
     file name, then the current default directory is assumed.  This
     command does not use ‘load-path’, and does not append suffixes.
     However, it does look for compressed versions (if Auto Compression
     Mode is enabled).  Use this command if you wish to specify
     precisely the file name to load.

So, you will decide whether to use ‘load’ versus ‘load-file’
depending on how well you know the file’s name and where it
is located.  (‘load’ also provides additional parameters for
other conditions.)

Roughly:
load-file -> load this specific file in this location
load -> load a file after finding where it is and which
        form is available

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