GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.8) of 2011-11-19 (also occurs on a built of today) The actual reason I resorted to `eshell' was that `ansi-term' failed me when I attached to screen: My screenrc displays the time in the hardstatus ( [ %d.%m %c:%s ] ), which makes ansi-term "jump" every second. Any ideas on that? -- Philipp Haselwarter