Variable: gnus-init-file
gnus-init-file is a customizable variable defined in gnus-start.el.gz.
Value
"~/.gnus"
Documentation
Your Gnus Emacs Lisp startup file name.
If a file with the .el or .elc suffixes exists, it will be read instead.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el.gz
(defcustom gnus-init-file (nnheader-concat gnus-home-directory ".gnus")
"Your Gnus Emacs Lisp startup file name.
If a file with the `.el' or `.elc' suffixes exists, it will be read instead."
:group 'gnus-start
:type 'file)