<indexterm><primary>startup</primary><secondary>files, GHCi</secondary>
</indexterm>
- <para>When it starts, GHCi always reads and executes commands from
- <filename>$HOME/.ghci</filename>, followed by
- <filename>./.ghci</filename>.</para>
+ <para>When it starts, unless the <literal>-ignore-dot-ghci</literal>
+ flag is given, GHCi reads and executes commands from
+ <filename>./.ghci</filename>, followed by
+ <filename>$HOME/.ghci</filename>.</para>
<para>The <filename>.ghci</filename> in your home directory is
most useful for turning on favourite options (eg. <literal>:set