doc: /* File name, including directory, of user's initialization file.
If the file loaded had extension `.elc', and the corresponding source file
exists, this variable contains the name of source file, suitable for use
-by functions like `custom-save-all' which edit the init file. */);
+by functions like `custom-save-all' which edit the init file.
+While Emacs loads and evaluates the init file, value is the real name
+of the file, regardless of whether or not it has the `.elc' extension. */);
Vuser_init_file = Qnil;
DEFVAR_LISP ("current-load-list", &Vcurrent_load_list,