Re: changing default shell

[Justin <ng@maritime333source.ca>]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the help. Yes, customize-variable was the one I was looking for.

I have cygwin installed on my windows xp system. I have used 
customize-variable to change the shell to C:/cygwin/bin/bash.exe

I clicked "Save for Future Sessions" and it put this in my ~/.emacs:

(custom-set-variables
   ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or 
cut/paste it!
   ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
  '(shell-file-name "C:/cygwin/bin/bash.exe"))
(custom-set-faces
   ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
   ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
  )


The problem is when I go: M-x shell it still uses the cripled ms command 
prompt.

Any suggestions?

-Justin

Pascal Bourguignon wrote:
> Justin <ng@maritime333source.ca> writes:
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>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.
> 
> 
> customize-variable
>  
> 
>>My end goal is to change the default shell to bash.
> 
> 
> I don't know an emacs variable for this. I just use the environment variable:
> 
>     (setf (getenv "SHELL") "/usr/bin/clisp")
> 
>