eshell regexp for prompt

eshell regexp for prompt

[Hadron]

What is the best regexp to match my eshell prompt which is of the form

~/d1/d1 $

which I assume is an eshell default since my normal bash shell is different?

I basically want "home" to only move cursor to the end of the prompt so
I have to set eshell-prompt-regexp I think?

I ask because I dont see that variable in the eshell UI customization interface.

Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[Matthew Flaschen]

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Hadron wrote:
> What is the best regexp to match my eshell prompt which is of the form
> 
> ~/d1/d1 $
> 
> which I assume is an eshell default since my normal bash shell is different?
> 

First, are you aware that you can get a bash shell with M-x shell ?

I'll try to look into how you could get the behavior you're asking about
in eshell.

Matt Flaschen


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Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[Hadron]

Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen@gatech.edu> writes:

> Hadron wrote:
>> What is the best regexp to match my eshell prompt which is of the form
>> 
>> ~/d1/d1 $
>> 
>> which I assume is an eshell default since my normal bash shell is different?
>> 
>
> First, are you aware that you can get a bash shell with M-x shell ?
>

Yes, but its not integrated in the same way. But now you mention that, I
wonder what the general concensus is with eshell versus others in emacs.

> I'll try to look into how you could get the behavior you're asking about
> in eshell.
>
> Matt Flaschen
>

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Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[Matthew Flaschen]

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Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Hadron wrote:
>> What is the best regexp to match my eshell prompt which is of the form
>>
>> ~/d1/d1 $
>>
>> which I assume is an eshell default since my normal bash shell is different?
>>
> 
> First, are you aware that you can get a bash shell with M-x shell ?
> 
> I'll try to look into how you could get the behavior you're asking about
> in eshell.
> 
> Matt Flaschen

I figured out the reason it works in shell but not eshell is that shell
is based a framework called comint, which defines a "field" for the
prompt.  Beginning of line will stop there.  However, eshell makes no
field.  I tried to make it do so, but couldn't figure it out (I'm new to
elisp).

Matthew Flaschen


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Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[David Hansen]

On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:58:58 +0100 Hadron wrote:

> I basically want "home" to only move cursor to the end of the prompt so
> I have to set eshell-prompt-regexp I think?

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook
          #'(lambda ()
              (define-key eshell-mode-map (kbd "<home>") #'eshell-bol)))

David

Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[Matthew Flaschen]

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David Hansen wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:58:58 +0100 Hadron wrote:
> 
>> I basically want "home" to only move cursor to the end of the prompt so
>> I have to set eshell-prompt-regexp I think?
> 
> (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook
>           #'(lambda ()
>               (define-key eshell-mode-map (kbd "<home>") #'eshell-bol)))
> 
> David

Might as well make it:

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook
          #'(lambda ()
              (define-key eshell-mode-map (kbd "<home>") #'eshell-bol)
	      (define-key eshell-mode-map (kbd "C-a") #'eshell-bol)))

I'm wondering why this isn't default behavior.

Matt


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Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[Hadron]

David Hansen <david.hansen@gmx.net> writes:

> On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:58:58 +0100 Hadron wrote:
>
>> I basically want "home" to only move cursor to the end of the prompt so
>> I have to set eshell-prompt-regexp I think?
>
> (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook
>           #'(lambda ()
>               (define-key eshell-mode-map (kbd "<home>") #'eshell-bol)))
>
> David
>
>
>

Thanks David. So creating a different reg-exp wasnt the way.  I am
surprised this isnt the default to be honest, But as Ive come to
realise in emacs, there is probably a very good reason :)

Re: eshell regexp for prompt

[Matthew Flaschen]

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Hadron wrote:
> David Hansen <david.hansen@gmx.net> writes:
> 
>> On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:58:58 +0100 Hadron wrote:
>>
>>> I basically want "home" to only move cursor to the end of the prompt so
>>> I have to set eshell-prompt-regexp I think?
>> (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook
>>           #'(lambda ()
>>               (define-key eshell-mode-map (kbd "<home>") #'eshell-bol)))
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
> 
> Thanks David. So creating a different reg-exp wasnt the way.  I am
> surprised this isnt the default to be honest, But as Ive come to
> realise in emacs, there is probably a very good reason :)

That's certainly possible, but I'm hard-pressed to think of a reason
that applies to eshell but not shell-mode.

Matt


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