Re: those strange characters

[Baloff <washdc@wash.edu>]

Emilio Lopes <eclig@gmx.net> writes:

> Baloff <vddr2u <at> bi.edu.gr> writes:
> 
> > I did
> > $script somefile
> > $ls
> > $exit
> > $cat somefile
> > shows the output of $ls
> > 
> > in emacs, C-x C-f somefile
> > the output of $ls, each item is listed between ^[[0m group of charactres 
> > on both sided of each item.
> > 
> > so if I have an item like myFile, it would look ^[[0mmyFile^[[0m
> 
> 
> Go to the said buffer.  Type "M-:" (`eval-expression').
> At the prompt type
> 
>    (ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max))
> 
> You might need to type "M-x load-library RET ansi-color RET"
> before.

thanks, now how do I make this fix a permenant action when ever I use
emacs in the future. do I need to add the 2 lines in my /.emacs file

(load-library "ansi-color")
(ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max))

thanks