Re: changing default shell

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Justin wrote:
> I stopped using emacs for awhile and it seems I forgot a few things. 
> Before, I remembered typing M-x to enter the name of a function which 
> would allow me to modify certain environment variables for emacs. I'd 
> enter the name of the function, hit enter, then emacs would ask for the 
> variable name then a new buffer would open which would show the current 
> value and allow me to graphically modify it. This buffer would also 
> provide more information about the variable itself.

If you mean environment variables per se, M-x setenv.  If you mean
options specific to Emacs, M-x customize-variable.

> My end goal is to change the default shell to bash.

,----[ C-h v shell-file-name RET ]
| shell-file-name's value is "/bin/ksh"
|
| Documentation:
| *File name to load inferior shells from.
| Initialized from the SHELL environment variable.
|
| You can customize this variable.
`----

-- 
Kevin Rodgers