From: David Hansen <david.hansen@gmx.net>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: On prompt in shell mode
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:17:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8763q4fqsk.fsf@localhorst.mine.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 48A36803.6020908@alice.it
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:02:27 +0200 Angelo Graziosi wrote:
> works, but
>
> (setenv "PS1" "address@hidden \w\n$ ")
>
> doesn't: Emacs starts with errors:
>
> "An error has occurred while loading '[...]/.emacs':
> error: Non-hex digit used for Unicode escape"
You have to quote the backslash with another backslash (the lisp reader
interprets it special in strings): "foo@bar \\w\\n$".
How about:
if [ "x$EMACS" = xt ]; then
# set up your prompt for M-x shell.
else
# fancy prompt for real terminals.
fi
in ~/.bashrc.
David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-13 23:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-12 14:05 On prompt in shell mode Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-12 14:10 ` adg
2008-08-12 14:17 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-12 18:19 ` Chong Yidong
2008-08-13 10:03 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-12 19:46 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-12 20:49 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-13 20:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-13 21:55 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-13 22:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-13 23:02 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-13 23:17 ` David Hansen [this message]
2008-08-13 23:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-14 1:24 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-14 8:50 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-14 10:22 ` David Hansen
2008-08-14 13:21 ` Angelo Graziosi
2008-08-13 6:26 ` Richard M. Stallman
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