Re: ~/.emacs vs ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

[Yuri Khan]

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 16:00, Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:

> As far as the initialization file is concerned, which is more
> preferable,~/.emacs or ~/.emacs.d/init.el?

If you are choosing between these two, ~/.emacs.d/init.el is
preferable. Because then you can put the whole .emacs.d into version
control separately from your home directory.

However keep in mind that Emacs 27 adds support for XDG-style
configuration directory, ~/.config/emacs/, which gives you the same
abilities as ~/.emacs.d with an added benefit of less clutter in your
home directory.