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andrew <andrew@ilium.invalid> writes:

> Hi,
>
>  I start gnus with the following alias in ~./bashrc:
>
> alias gnus='emacs -f gnus'
>
> but when I type 'gnus'in a Terminal window  I initially get the gnus
> startup screen but then followed by the generic emacs startup screen.
> Selecting this window manually with mouse rids me of this screen and
> returne me to the gnus window.
>
> Is there a way around this?

Hmmm... well I seem to have solved the problem with:

alias gnus='emacs --no-splash -f  gnus'

Is this the best way to do this?

         Andrew

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