Hey guys, Regarding this: http://orgmode.org/manual/Batch-execution.html I also had success using --script, as in: #!/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs --script In the top of a .el file. You can then chmod it to be executable and run it. Just thought I'd share, as an alternative, but I'm not sure if there are any subtle differences, though. Cheers, - Marcelo.