after setting a path for my lisp files in emacs in the .emacs file, like this
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp/")
logically I should also use a load command for a specific file I guess what is that command
I tried
(load-file-name "google-c-style") with the .el added also for the file, what should be the right way to do this
however no success.
If the .el has a line like (provide 'google-c-style), then all you need in your .emacs is:
(require 'google-c-style)
It's just (load), not (load-file-name).
load-file-name is a variable which holds the full name of the file loaded by 'load'
use C-h-v load-file-name to read the documentation
Now, to load a file use the function 'load' - This looks for elisp source or binaries in the loaded paths
Eg: (load "google-c-style.el")
Note: There are another functions 'load-file'and 'load-library which work slightly differently. Read more about these here: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Lisp-Libraries.html#Lisp-Libraries
Also, as mentioned in one of the answers one can also use the provide - require feature. Read this post to learn more about the differences between these functions(load, load-file, require, autoload)
