eshell

problem using GIT and emacs eshell mode on Windows

when i try to make a git commit in emacs eshell mode: git commit -a -m "message" I receive an error: 'c:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and at the same time this problem is absent in emacs shell mode. How to force eshell work correctly with git? ...

Emacs ido-style shell

Is there a command line shell or shell customization that supports emacs-style ido find file? In emacs, I can navigate to a directory extremely quickly using C-x C-f and (ido-mode t). Ideally, I'm looking for a solution that can be used outside of emacs. Though I'd be open for a way to quickly change directories within an eshell buffe...

Using shell versus eshell whenever an Emacs action needs to spawn a shell in a new buffer

I'm using Rinari for Rails development in Emacs. M-x shell will open a new buffer that is correctly PATH'd for my environment (zsh). M-x eshell uses all the incorrect PATH's and I haven't been able to get it to play nicely with anything. There's a function of Rinari that fires up an instance of a web server for the Rails app I'm editi...

Create more than one eshell instance in emacs

Think: tiling my emacs window with eshells, a la xmonad. Is this possible? I can M-x eshell to open the first eshell instance but future invocations just focus the first instance. ...

What setup file does eshell (elisp shell) read when it starts? How eshell sets its PATH?

With emacs/eshell, the "echo $PATH" shows different paths than that of $PATH environment variable. And I also checked that eshell doesn't read .bashrc or .profile, and I think that's the reason why the path is different. What setup file does eshell read when it starts? How eshell sets its PATH? How to make the eshell's PATH the same...

Eshell: commands, syntaxes, etc.

Just found that unfinished manual, but it's really unfineshed. Right on the climax. I still don't get it. What is that? An eLisp interpreter? How do you tell emacs to edit a file from there? What is the difference? What are the eshell only commands? ...

Advantages and disadvantages between zsh and emacs' (e)shell

i have currently switched over to emacs (aquamacs) and am in the process of migrating my entire workflow into it one step at a time (org-mode, dired, etc., from pathfinder, notational velocity, etc.). the one thing i have yet to try (and seems to be the biggest obstacle thus far) is the built-in emacs shell (shell and/or eshell, here on...