Document the change in interactive shell mode

* doc/emacs/misc.texi (Interactive Shell): Document that the
'*shell*' buffer by default displays in a new window.

diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
index 03e6613770df740a463c36ee2f69bd775fc6be06..41dce521c0a3be4d6201704289331a9877a3b4b3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
@@ -761,6 +761,10 @@ advancing point, and any terminal input for the subshell comes from
 text in the buffer.  To give input to the subshell, go to the end of
 the buffer and type the input, terminated by @key{RET}.
 
+  By default, when the subshell is invoked interactively, the
+@file{*shell*} buffer is displayed in a new window.  This behavior can
+be customized via @code{display-buffer-alist} (@pxref{Window Choice}).
+
   While the subshell is waiting or running a command, you can switch
 windows or buffers and perform other editing in Emacs.  Emacs inserts
 the output from the subshell into the Shell buffer whenever it has

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1f8ef358c0fc70ca77e9f2b4a89c5e493e92d6b2..7bebc6b90adcc9cc0ebfce87d8c6ff6edc83f699 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ packages from `package-selected-packages' which are currently missing.
 *** New command `package-autoremove' removes all packages which were
 installed strictly as dependencies but are no longer needed.
 
++++
 ** Shell
 
 When you invoke `shell' interactively, the *shell* buffer will now