Re: emacs current directory when shell commands change directory

[Dieter Wilhelm <dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de>]

"David Strozzi" <david.strozzi@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I and others have a minor problem with emacs' shell mode.  Suppose you
> use commands (namely aliases) that change the current directory.
> Emacs doesn't realize the working dir has changed.  If one were to
> manually type 'cd dir', then 'M-x pwd' tells you the right dir.  But
> after running an alias to 'cd dir', 'M-x pwd' think you're in the
> starting dir.  This de-syncs tab completion, file opening, etc from
> where you 'really' are in the shell.  Of course, the shell correctly
> changes the working dir when aliases are run.
>
> Any way around this?

I checked it with "M-x eshell" and in this shell it works.

-- 
    Best wishes

    H. Dieter Wilhelm
    Darmstadt, Germany