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Is there a way to change the location of the file .emacs.bmk? I tried doing it but then my bookmarks would not be found. I could not find how to customise the location of this file (similar issue with .emacs.d). Now I have a symlink but I would rather declutter my home folder.

Also, I just deleted a lot of my bookmarks from the list (using C-x r l (bookmark-bmenu-list) then d for the bookmarks to delete, x to execute) and the bookmarks were deleted (I can't find them using C-x r b) but they are all still in the file .emacs.bmk . Why is that the case? How can I delete bookmarks and have them removed from .emacs.bmk?

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    Please do a little background research before posting. A web search for emacs bookmark yields the EmacsWiki page on bookmarks and the manual page on bookmarks as the first two hits, and both explain that you need to adjust bookmark-default-file.
    – Dan ♦
    Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 1:55
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    @Dan, yes, and maybe if someone answered the question, then when the next person did a google search they would find this page, and perhaps start using Emacs.StackExchange, which is what we all want, isn't it?
    – Vivi
    Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 2:23
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    I will add that also people already using this site might see the question and get ideas for things they can do with their emacs. I think you are being narrow minded by telling me to "google search". This message sends people away and it is not helpful.
    – Vivi
    Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 2:35
  • Recommendable as EmacsWiki (and the manual) is for learning, StackExchange is way better in teaching.
    – Dieter.Wilhelm
    Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 4:20
  • I am not trying to drive you away from the site, I am trying to let you know that there is an expectation of basic preliminary research. A reasonable rule of thumb is that, if one can do a web search for "emacs + (noun from your question)" and the answer is contained in the first hit, then one needs to do a little more research. It is not unusual for people to downvote questions that display a lack of research effort; I used a comment to short-circuit the "uninformative downvote" route.
    – Dan ♦
    Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 10:56

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  1. Load the library: M-x load-library RET bookmark RET.

  2. Customize your bookmarks file using M-x customize-option RET bookmark-default-file. Completion is available for the option names, so type bookm TAB to see the options concerning bookmarks, etc.

  3. After you delete bookmarks from your bookmark list, which is in memory, if you want those changes saved then you need to save your bookmarks file. In the bookmark display list (from C-x r l), use s to save. As usual in Emacs, you can use C-h m in that buffer to see available keys/commands and other information about the mode.

  4. For more information about bookmarks (as for other subjects), consult the Emacs manual: C-h r. Then use i to look topics up in the index (with completion). For example, C-h r i bookmark RET.

  5. For extra bookmark features, see library Bookmark+.

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