Re: can shell mode keep a log?

[James Thomas <jimjoe@gmx.net>]

Samuel Wales wrote:

> i need ti to be automatic, for the entire shell session, for all
> comand including prompts,  sort of like typescrpt ut that would likely
> have issues i am unware of such as commands outputtig to termianl or
> osehting.

You can enable auto-save-mode in the shell buffer. Make sure to read the
manual about the options to control its application.

> soign write-file is good for manual saves and i should remember it
> morel  although i think that changes the visited filename or so.  but
> it is not the automatic solution i am looking or.  i want a log of the
> session.

Once you use write-file, from then on, auto-save-mode is enabled in it
by default.

> iow a complete history o the shell sessions in my shell buffers, saved
> continuously or continually to files efficiently.

You can probably use shell-mode-hook to do one of the above in all such
buffers.

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