Try eshell.

EricS

help-gnu-emacs-bounces+escott=nyiso.com@gnu.org wrote on 09/30/2005 
09:47:42 AM:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'd like to run a shell in emacs because I hear that it's so damn cool
> :-) But both shell options (shell and tshell) have their issues that
> make them unuseable.  Does anyone know the solutions?
> 
> -shell-
> I'd like to be able to use up and down arrow to get history.  Is there
> perhaps a line I can put in my .emacs to give me that option?
> 
> -tshell-
> Formatting is terrible:
> ~/foo/ > ls
> aasdfasdf        basdfasdf*       casdfasdfasdf*
>                                         asdfasdfasdf 
> fgsdfgsdfg          xcvzxcveafgds
>                             qweryietyur        vbmnfjkfk
> 
> Any thoughts on how to make it recognize the screen width?
> 
> -general-
> Is there a way to get proper syntax coloring?
> 
> Thanks!
> ~aizenman
> 
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