From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert D. Crawford" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: yet another rookie question M-x shell Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:16:46 -0600 Message-ID: <87r75dge5d.fsf@laptop.rdc1.home> References: <1141822182.505756.279110@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1141831324 10424 80.91.229.2 (8 Mar 2006 15:22:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 15:22:04 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 08 16:22:02 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FH0T8-0006vw-Dv for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:20:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FH0T7-00031i-5Y for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:20:53 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:16:52 -0600 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:EDtstMa45nhMlgPeuxBly4+xE6c= Original-Lines: 46 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.52.232.141 Original-X-Trace: sv3-eDbuklnipNA7NUcDdPoAgnFeptaz3Hi8Kw9JG3IHXrZxi3zG2lnGbzlhwTw1vQ6u146sBRjO9VQCgBq!/4hV22RQN8/6dcye2uPJuK2hz71ZJSQWWLtJkQ+er1Y89NNRElavfBkg5KfpMyPoO4Cm Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:138029 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:33650 Archived-At: "billy" writes: > I have no problem getting a shell to work. How do I get more than one > shell available? M-x returns me to the same shell each time. M-x rename-buffer name the old shell something else... a good idea would be to name it something related to what you feel you need it for i.e. "rootshell" or "compilation shell" or "this is a shell that I want because I want to litter my buffer list with lots o' stuff". Then, after you rename the original shell, you type this command: M-x shell and you will have another shell. Remember, emacs helps those who help themselves. You might find these commands useful: C-h i - this will bring you to the top level of your info docs. Then, if you browse or hit C-s you can search for appropriate items. M-x man - while not emacs specific, and not ideal for looking for emacs documentation, I feel that emacs might not be the only thing that you might need documentation on. M-x apropos C-h f C-h v These are more advanced topics and you should look them up. While not necessarily useful at this juncture in your education, they will be helpful later. The documentation for emacs is quite good. Become familiar with it. rdc -- ************************************************************************** Robert D. Crawford rdc1x@comcast.net Avoid reality at all costs. **************************************************************************