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| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/shell.el | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/shell.el b/lisp/shell.el index 2b1b6a907e4..27220b54ab0 100644 --- a/lisp/shell.el +++ b/lisp/shell.el @@ -520,10 +520,10 @@ If BUFFER exists but shell process is not running, make new shell. If BUFFER exists and shell process is running, just switch to BUFFER. Program used comes from variable `explicit-shell-file-name', or (if that is nil) from the ESHELL environment variable, - or else from SHELL if there is no ESHELL. + or (if that is nil) from `shell-file-name'. If a file `~/.emacs_SHELLNAME' exists, or `~/.emacs.d/init_SHELLNAME.sh', -it is given as initial input (Note that this may lose due to a timing -error if the shell discards input when it starts up). +it is given as initial input (but this may be lost, due to a timing +error, if the shell discards input when it starts up). The buffer is put in Shell mode, giving commands for sending input and controlling the subjobs of the shell. See `shell-mode'. See also the variable `shell-prompt-pattern'. |