emacs current directory when shell commands change directory

emacs current directory when shell commands change directory

[David Strozzi]

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?

Thanks,
David Strozzi

Re: emacs current directory when shell commands change directory

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 20.04.2007 um 20:35 schrieb David Strozzi:

> Any way around this?

Customisation!

The variable's name is: shell-pushd-regexp – it also is used for pop.

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Re: emacs current directory when shell commands change directory

[Dieter Wilhelm]

"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.

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Re: emacs current directory when shell commands change directory

[Daniel Rubin]

Peter Dyballa wrote:

> 
> Am 20.04.2007 um 20:35 schrieb David Strozzi:
> 
>> Any way around this?
> 
> Customisation!
> 
> The variable's name is: shell-pushd-regexp – it also is used for pop.

And if you (your shell) ever get lost still, M-x dirs RET gets you 
back.

Have fun
----Daniel



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