comparison lisp/comint.el @ 105195:5b4bbf79ac2a

* comint.el (comint-exec, comint-run, make-comint): Doc fixes (Bug#4542).

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If BUFFER is nil, it defaults to NAME surrounded by `*'s.
PROGRAM should be either a string denoting an executable program to create
via `start-file-process', or a cons pair of the form (HOST . SERVICE) denoting
a TCP connection to be opened via `open-network-stream'.  If there is already
a running process in that buffer, it is not restarted.  Optional fourth arg
STARTFILE is the name of a file to send the contents of to the process.

If PROGRAM is a string, any more args are arguments to PROGRAM."
  (or (fboundp 'start-file-process)
      (error "Multi-processing is not supported for this system"))
  (setq buffer (get-buffer-create (or buffer (concat "*" name "*"))))

The name of the buffer is made by surrounding NAME with `*'s.
PROGRAM should be either a string denoting an executable program to create
via `start-file-process', or a cons pair of the form (HOST . SERVICE) denoting
a TCP connection to be opened via `open-network-stream'.  If there is already
a running process in that buffer, it is not restarted.  Optional third arg
STARTFILE is the name of a file to send the contents of the process to.

If PROGRAM is a string, any more args are arguments to PROGRAM."
  (apply #'make-comint-in-buffer name nil program startfile switches))

;;;###autoload

    (switch-to-buffer (make-comint name program))
    (run-hooks (intern-soft (concat "comint-" name "-hook")))))

(defun comint-exec (buffer name command startfile switches)
  "Start up a process named NAME in buffer BUFFER for Comint modes.
Runs the given COMMAND with SWITCHES with output to STARTFILE.
Blasts any old process running in the buffer.  Doesn't set the buffer mode.
You can use this to cheaply run a series of processes in the same Comint
buffer.  The hook `comint-exec-hook' is run after each exec."
  (with-current-buffer buffer
    (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buffer)))	; Blast any old process.

105195:5b4bbf79ac2a

If BUFFER is nil, it defaults to NAME surrounded by `*'s.
PROGRAM should be either a string denoting an executable program to create
via `start-file-process', or a cons pair of the form (HOST . SERVICE) denoting
a TCP connection to be opened via `open-network-stream'.  If there is already
a running process in that buffer, it is not restarted.  Optional fourth arg
STARTFILE is the name of a file, whose contents are sent to the
process as its initial input.

If PROGRAM is a string, any more args are arguments to PROGRAM."
  (or (fboundp 'start-file-process)
      (error "Multi-processing is not supported for this system"))
  (setq buffer (get-buffer-create (or buffer (concat "*" name "*"))))

The name of the buffer is made by surrounding NAME with `*'s.
PROGRAM should be either a string denoting an executable program to create
via `start-file-process', or a cons pair of the form (HOST . SERVICE) denoting
a TCP connection to be opened via `open-network-stream'.  If there is already
a running process in that buffer, it is not restarted.  Optional third arg
STARTFILE is the name of a file, whose contents are sent to the
process as its initial input.

If PROGRAM is a string, any more args are arguments to PROGRAM."
  (apply #'make-comint-in-buffer name nil program startfile switches))

;;;###autoload

    (switch-to-buffer (make-comint name program))
    (run-hooks (intern-soft (concat "comint-" name "-hook")))))

(defun comint-exec (buffer name command startfile switches)
  "Start up a process named NAME in buffer BUFFER for Comint modes.
Runs the given COMMAND with SWITCHES, and initial input from STARTFILE.
Blasts any old process running in the buffer.  Doesn't set the buffer mode.
You can use this to cheaply run a series of processes in the same Comint
buffer.  The hook `comint-exec-hook' is run after each exec."
  (with-current-buffer buffer
    (let ((proc (get-buffer-process buffer)))	; Blast any old process.