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The front end searches in each directory included on (RefLink[AutoloadPath, paclet:ref/AutoloadPath]) for a subdirectory called FrontEnd that contains a file called (RefLink[init.m, paclet:ref/file/init.m]). It will execute the contents of all such (RefLink[init.m, paclet:ref/file/init.m]) files it finds.

The directories are searched using the FrontEnd`FileName function. Typical directories included on (RefLink[AutoloadPath, paclet:ref/AutoloadPath]) are FrontEnd`FileName[{(RefLink[$UserBaseDirectory, paclet:ref/$UserBaseDirectory]),"Autoload"}] and FrontEnd`FileName[{(RefLink[$InstallationDirectory, paclet:ref/$InstallationDirectory]),"Autoload"}].

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