Re: Q on using shell mode remotely

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> I said:
>
>     And, I couldn't cd to a remote directory within the
>     *shell* buffer, even using the syntax
>     /host-address:/home/my-home...

That would be rather silly to expect.  After all, the cd has to be
interpreted by the shell.

Try using
M-x eshell RET
and you'll find things work better.

> Actually, the cd command is accepted, and the new value of
> default-directory reflects it.

Emacs is fooled into believing that the shell is changing directories.

> But if I do pwd in the shell buffer, it still prints the Windows
> Temp directory (and ls shows files in that Temp directory).

Try doing something like

M-!

in a remote file buffer.

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