changing default name of shell

changing default name of shell

[Chris]

Is there a way I can automatically change the name of a shell buffer when I 
open it? I would it to be called just "shell" or something without the * 
surrounding the name so it is easier to complete with tab completion...

Re: changing default name of shell

[Miles Bader]

Chris <chrisl_ak@hotmail.com> writes:
> Is there a way I can automatically change the name of a shell buffer when I 
> open it? I would it to be called just "shell" or something without the * 
> surrounding the name so it is easier to complete with tab completion...

If you have a recent (21.x) version of emacs, give `M-x shell' command a
prefix argument, e.g., `C-u M-x shell', and it will prompt you for a
name.

Otherwise, you could always use `M-x rename-buffer' after you create
the shell.

-miles
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RE: changing default name of shell

[Bingham, Jay]

Add this to your .emacs:
(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook (lambda () (rename-buffer "shell")))

If you want to have multiple shells each with a unique name generated without the asterisks you can do this:
(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook (lambda () (rename-buffer (generate-new-buffer-name "shell"))))

This will produce a buffer named shell on the first invocation and will produce buffers named shell<n>, where n is a unique number starting with 2 and incrementing by one, with each subsequent invocation of the shell.  If you don't like the <>'s you will have to get more creative inside the lambda expression to strip them out.


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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Miles Bader [mailto:miles@lsi.nec.co.jp] 
Sent:	Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:06 AM
To:	help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject:	Re: changing default name of shell

Chris <chrisl_ak@hotmail.com> writes:
> Is there a way I can automatically change the name of a shell buffer when I 
> open it? I would it to be called just "shell" or something without the * 
> surrounding the name so it is easier to complete with tab completion...

If you have a recent (21.x) version of emacs, give `M-x shell' command a
prefix argument, e.g., `C-u M-x shell', and it will prompt you for a
name.

Otherwise, you could always use `M-x rename-buffer' after you create
the shell.

-miles
-- 
P.S.  All information contained in the above letter is false,
      for reasons of military security.


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RE: changing default name of shell

[Chris]

on 15 Oct 2002, "Bingham, Jay" <Jay.Bingham@hp.com> spake thusly:

> If you want to have multiple shells each with a unique name generated
> without the asterisks you can do this: 
> (add-hook 'shell-mode-hook
> (lambda () (rename-buffer (generate-new-buffer-name "shell")))) 

Perfect, this is exactly what I needed despite my initial query being a bit 
vague. Thanks...

Re: changing default name of shell

[Jesper Harder]

Chris <chrisl_ak@hotmail.com> writes:

> Is there a way I can automatically change the name of a shell buffer when I 
> open it? I would it to be called just "shell" or something without the * 

`C-u M-x shell' will query for the name.  You could also just make
wrapper and use that, e.g.:

(defun my-shell ()
  (interactive)
  (shell "shell"))