From: Miles Bader Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 03:22:15 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Document the new BUFFER arg to the `shell' command. X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-21.0.104~190 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c2c6918d8f67b3566e1f6502f8f87a29e103af60;p=emacs.git Document the new BUFFER arg to the `shell' command. --- diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 575b62d9709..d25c8599ffe 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -965,6 +965,13 @@ the face used for each string/comment. *** A new standard face `font-lock-doc-face'. Meant for Lisp docstrings, Javadoc comments and other "documentation in code". +** Changes to Shell mode + +*** The `shell' command now accepts an optional argument to specify the buffer +to use, which defaults to "*shell*". When used interactively, a +non-default buffer may be specified by giving the `shell' command a +prefix argument (causing it to prompt for the buffer name). + ** Comint (subshell) changes These changes generally affect all modes derived from comint mode, which diff --git a/man/misc.texi b/man/misc.texi index f3f4850b17f..9fb9f3734fd 100644 --- a/man/misc.texi +++ b/man/misc.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 +@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000, 2001 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @iftex @@ -443,11 +443,10 @@ for time to elapse. face @code{comint-highlight-prompt}. This makes it easier to see previous input lines in the buffer. @xref{Faces}. - To make multiple subshells, rename the buffer @samp{*shell*} to -something different using @kbd{M-x rename-uniquely}. Then type @kbd{M-x -shell} again to create a new buffer @samp{*shell*} with its own -subshell. If you rename this buffer as well, you can create a third -one, and so on. All the subshells run independently and in parallel. + To make multiple subshells invoke @kbd{M-x shell} with a prefix +argument (e.g. @kbd{C-u M-x shell}), which will cause it to prompt for +a buffer name, and create (or reuse) a subshell in that buffer. All +subshells in different buffers run independently and in parallel. @vindex explicit-shell-file-name @cindex @env{ESHELL} environment variable