# A shortcut for --startup-file=no?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-shortcut-for-startup-file-no/140330>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** julia\
**Created:** [October 29, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-shortcut-for-startup-file-no/140330 "2026-10-29T07:24:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mahmah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mahmah/32/214326_2.png) [@mahmah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mahmah)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-shortcut-for-startup-file-no/140330/1 "2026-10-29T07:24:08Z")

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Hi! I really liked the `-P` shortcut for `--project="."` in recent julia versions. Should there be one also for no startup file? Emacs for instance has `-q` to skip the init file.

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**Author:** ![Fourier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fourier/32/38176_2.png) [@Fourier](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Fourier)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-shortcut-for-startup-file-no/140330/2 "2026-10-29T07:43:24Z")

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I think it makes it harder to read for someone who doesn’t know that `-q` means that the startup file is skipped. Also if the flag is used often, then an alias can be defined.

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**Author:** ![mahmah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mahmah/32/214326_2.png) [@mahmah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mahmah)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-shortcut-for-startup-file-no/140330/3 "2026-10-29T08:51:26Z")

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Isn’t it often used?

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**Author:** ![piechologist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/piechologist/32/27662_2.png) [@piechologist](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/piechologist)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-shortcut-for-startup-file-no/140330/4 "2026-10-29T08:57:08Z")

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Here it is! Often enough that I don’t use it anymore. Instead, my alias is `julia --project -iL ~/.config/startup.jl`. So, now it’s opt-in instead of opt-out.