>>
>> In .emacs I have a few variables defined using:
>>
>> (custom-set-variables
>> '(var1 val1)
>> '(var2 val2)
>> '(var3 val3))
>>
>> How can I define those same variables in .emacs
>> without using custom-set-variables?
>>

>
> Just use setq e.g.
>
> (setq var1 value1)
>
> but don't forget to also remove the corresponding bits in the custom
> section.
>
> but can I ask why you want to do this? ...