From 4b0e4213740ef32938063e1dd79f8462112ca33c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:26:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 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. --- doc/emacs/misc.texi | 4 ++++ etc/NEWS | 1 + 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi index 03e6613770d..41dce521c0a 100644 --- 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 1f8ef358c0f..7bebc6b90ad 100644 --- 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 -- 2.39.5