# HG changeset patch
# User John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
# Date 990204011 0
# Node ID 225c25d9631cd2f8755bf7efc8e71ef6d260edb3
# Parent  431f430082e94580f100b26a4031f40a6d3d578a
(eshell-explicit-command-char): A new configuration variable, which
determines the initial character that forces use of an external
version of a command.  The default is *, but may be set to \, for
example.
(eshell-explicit-command): Use `eshell-explicit-command-char' instead
of ?*.

diff -r 431f430082e9 -r 225c25d9631c lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el	Fri May 18 16:39:49 2001 +0000
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-ext.el	Fri May 18 16:40:11 2001 +0000
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@
   :type 'integer
   :group 'eshell-ext)
 
+(defcustom eshell-explicit-command-char ?*
+  "*If this char occurs before a command name, call it externally.
+That is, although vi may be an alias, *vi will always call the
+external version.  UNIX users may prefer this variable to be \."
+  :type 'character
+  :group 'eshell-ext)
+
 ;;; Functions:
 
 (defun eshell-ext-initialize ()
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@
   "If a command name begins with `*', call it externally always.
 This bypasses all Lisp functions and aliases."
   (when (and (> (length command) 1)
-	     (eq (aref command 0) ?*))
+	     (eq (aref command 0) eshell-explicit-command-char))
     (let ((cmd (eshell-search-path (substring command 1))))
       (if cmd
 	  (or (eshell-external-command cmd args)