load-path and load a lisp file

Question

after setting a path for my lisp files in emacs in the .emacs file, like this

(add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp/")

logically I should also use a load command for a specific file I guess what is that command

I tried

(load-file-name "google-c-style") with the .el added also for the file, what should be the right way to do this

however no success.

Answer 1

If the .el has a line like (provide 'google-c-style), then all you need in your .emacs is:

(require 'google-c-style)

Answer 2

It's just (load), not (load-file-name).