[R] where is .emacs file?

[David Winsemius]

> On Mar 1, 2017, at 4:28 AM, Ulrik Stervbo <ulrik.stervbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Files starting with dots are hidden files on Mac. The emacs configuration
> file .emacs should be in your home directory. You can list all files - also
> the hidden ones - by `ls -a` in your console. I don't use Mac so I can't
> tell you how to show hidden files in Finder.

At an open Terminal console type:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
killall Finder

The second line restarts your Finder.app so that the new settings can take effect. You will then have the responsibility of not deleting any of the system files which are now exposed, but this is how I run my machine.

-- 
David.
> 
> If you still can't find the file, you might have better chances by asking
> in some Emacs forum.
> 
> Alternatively you can use R-studio instead of emacs/ess.
> 
> HTH
> Ulrik
> 
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 at 13:12 Naresh Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbuxani at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I am trying to install ESS so that it can be used when EMACS is launched
> from Mac Terminal.  After running "make" from the directory where ESS files
> are saved, the instructions ask the following to be added to .emacs file:
> 
> (require 'ess-site)
> 
> But I cannot find .emacs file.
> 
> I have already installed EMACS modified for ESS from Vincent Goulet's
> website.  In my EMACS application, ESS is available (verified by typing M-X
> ess-version).
> 
> Thanks,
> Naresh
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David Winsemius
Alameda, CA, USA