From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim X Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Start xterm from minibuffer?? Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:47:31 +1000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <87u05jwv6k.fsf@tiger.rapttech.com.au> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1152927674 27353 80.91.229.2 (15 Jul 2006 01:41:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:41:14 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jul 15 03:41:14 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 1G1Z9Q-00023i-6T for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:41:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G1Z9P-0001A8-Mm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:40:59 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xt-sjc-03!sn-xt-sjc-01!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:8+9Cq1xIPeNr5JrjsiMk1ANknvE= Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 29 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:140345 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:35971 Archived-At: Johs32 writes: > Lothar Braun wrote: > >> On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 17:32 +0200, Johs32 wrote: >>> How do I enter the minibuffer and start an xterm or run another linux >>> command?? >> >> Just press M-! and enter the command you want to run. >> >> -- Lothar > > > How do I do that?? I have tried Alt+1, Alt+Shift+1 but that does not give > me: M-! > > I have tried Alt+M+Alt+x which gives me: > > M-x but from there I cannot type eg. xterm The command you are trying to run is shell-command, which is normally bound to M-! (Meta+! = normally Meta+Shift+1). However, if you just want a shell, maybe either M-x shell or M-x term will give you what you need. (there is even M-x eshell). Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au