RE: [h-e-w] Newbie - initial config

[Drew Adams]

> > Just use `C-x C-f _emacs' to visit a new, empty file buffer named
> > `_emacs', then `C-x C-s' to save the file (edit the directory
> > part of the file name to put it in your home directory).
> 
> Emacs should expand ~ to whatever it regards as your home 
> directory, so if you do `C-x C-f ~/_emacs' you should be
> guaranteed to edit the file _emacs in the right directory.

Yes, good point.