From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:01:05 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: ; * doc/emacs/custom.texi (Init File): Mention "M-x customize".
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; * doc/emacs/custom.texi (Init File): Mention "M-x customize".
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 6a3e9d899dc..beb2faf7b65 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -2486,8 +2486,12 @@ as a function from Lisp programs.
 @c When updating this, also update ``Setting up a customization file''
 @c in efaq.texi.
   When Emacs is started, it normally tries to load a Lisp program from
-an @dfn{initialization file}, or @dfn{init file} for short.  This
-file, if it exists, specifies how to initialize Emacs for you.
+an @dfn{initialization file}, or @dfn{init file} for short.  This file,
+if it exists, specifies how to initialize Emacs for you and how to
+customize its various optional features.  The customizations you make by
+using @w{@kbd{M-x customize}} (@pxref{Easy Customization}) are also by
+default saved in the init file (@pxref{Saving Customizations}).
+
 Traditionally, file @file{~/.emacs} is used as the init file, although
 Emacs also looks at @file{~/.emacs.el}, @file{~/.emacs.d/init.el},
 @file{~/.config/emacs/init.el}, or other locations.  @xref{Find Init}.