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\input texinfo  @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c "@(#)$Name:  $:$Id: eshell.texi,v 1.16 2002/10/02 23:24:31 karl Exp $"
@c %**start of header
@setfilename ../info/eshell
@settitle Eshell: The Emacs Shell
@synindex vr fn
@c %**end of header

@end ifnottex

@menu
* What is Eshell?::             A brief introduction to the Emacs Shell.
* Installation::                For users of Emacs 20 and XEmacs.
* Command basics::              The basics of command usage.     
* Commands::                    
* Arguments::                   
* Input/Output::                
* Process control::             
* Extension modules::           
* Extras and Goodies::          
* Bugs and ideas::              Known problems, and future ideas.
* Concept Index::               
* Function and Variable Index::  
* Key Index::                   
@end menu

@node What is Eshell?
@chapter What is Eshell?
@cindex what is Eshell?

@node Commands
@chapter Commands

@menu
* Invocation::                  
* Completion::                  
* Aliases::                     
* History::                     
* Scripts::                     
* Built-ins::
@end menu

Essentially, a command shell is all about invoking commands---and
everything that entails.  So understanding how Eshell invokes commands

prompt, to the ultimate invocation of either a Lisp function or external
command, follows these steps:

@enumerate
@item Parse the command string into separate arguments.
@item 
@end enumerate

@node Completion
@section Completion

@node Arguments
@chapter Arguments

@menu
* The Parser::                  
* Variables::                   
* Substitution::                
* Globbing::                    
* Predicates::                  
@end menu

@node The Parser
@section The Parser

@node Extension modules
@chapter Extension modules

@menu
* Writing a module::            
* Module testing::              
* Directory handling::          
* Key rebinding::               
* Smart scrolling::             
* Terminal emulation::          
* Built-in UNIX commands::      
@end menu

@node Writing a module
@section Writing a module

If you have ideas for improvements, or if you have written some
extensions to this package, I would like to hear from you.  I hope you
find this package useful!

@menu
* Known problems::              
@end menu

@node Known problems
@section Known problems
@cindex known bugs

perform this on-thy-fly rewriting.

@item Write an alias for @command{less} that brings up a @code{view-mode} buffer

Such that the user can press @key{SPC} and @key{DEL}, and then @key{q}
to return to Eshell.  It would be equivalent to: 
@samp{X > #<buffer Y>; view-buffer #<buffer Y>}.

@item Make @code{eshell-mode} as much a full citizen as @code{shell-mode}

Everywhere in Emacs where @code{shell-mode} is specially noticed, add

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@c "@(#)$Name:  $:$Id: eshell.texi,v 1.17 2002/12/10 13:16:31 pj Exp $"
@c %**start of header
@setfilename ../info/eshell
@settitle Eshell: The Emacs Shell
@synindex vr fn
@c %**end of header

@end ifnottex

@menu
* What is Eshell?::             A brief introduction to the Emacs Shell.
* Installation::                For users of Emacs 20 and XEmacs.
* Command basics::              The basics of command usage.
* Commands::
* Arguments::
* Input/Output::
* Process control::
* Extension modules::
* Extras and Goodies::
* Bugs and ideas::              Known problems, and future ideas.
* Concept Index::
* Function and Variable Index::
* Key Index::
@end menu

@node What is Eshell?
@chapter What is Eshell?
@cindex what is Eshell?

@node Commands
@chapter Commands

@menu
* Invocation::
* Completion::
* Aliases::
* History::
* Scripts::
* Built-ins::
@end menu

Essentially, a command shell is all about invoking commands---and
everything that entails.  So understanding how Eshell invokes commands

prompt, to the ultimate invocation of either a Lisp function or external
command, follows these steps:

@enumerate
@item Parse the command string into separate arguments.
@item
@end enumerate

@node Completion
@section Completion

@node Arguments
@chapter Arguments

@menu
* The Parser::
* Variables::
* Substitution::
* Globbing::
* Predicates::
@end menu

@node The Parser
@section The Parser

@node Extension modules
@chapter Extension modules

@menu
* Writing a module::
* Module testing::
* Directory handling::
* Key rebinding::
* Smart scrolling::
* Terminal emulation::
* Built-in UNIX commands::
@end menu

@node Writing a module
@section Writing a module

If you have ideas for improvements, or if you have written some
extensions to this package, I would like to hear from you.  I hope you
find this package useful!

@menu
* Known problems::
@end menu

@node Known problems
@section Known problems
@cindex known bugs

perform this on-thy-fly rewriting.

@item Write an alias for @command{less} that brings up a @code{view-mode} buffer

Such that the user can press @key{SPC} and @key{DEL}, and then @key{q}
to return to Eshell.  It would be equivalent to:
@samp{X > #<buffer Y>; view-buffer #<buffer Y>}.

@item Make @code{eshell-mode} as much a full citizen as @code{shell-mode}

Everywhere in Emacs where @code{shell-mode} is specially noticed, add