On 2026-03-10, at 10:24, [email protected] wrote:
> [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
Thanks. I've seen this part of the manual (obviously), but it left me
unsure about which one should I use, or whether there is a third one,
a lower-level function used by both of these.
Thanks anyway,
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Marcin Borkowski
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