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changeset 107326:fd12fbc689fd
* faq.texi: Note that ansi-color is now enabled by default.
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:44:52 -0500 |
| parents | 9ca891169660 |
| children | e08c0c93fd7c |
| files | doc/misc/ChangeLog doc/misc/faq.texi |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog Tue Mar 02 17:57:07 2010 -0500 +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog Tue Mar 02 21:44:52 2010 -0500 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2010-03-03 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> + + * faq.texi (Escape sequences in shell output): Note that ansi-color is + now enabled by default. + 2010-02-28 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> * dbus.texi (Errors and Events): D-Bus messages are retrieved only,
--- a/doc/misc/faq.texi Tue Mar 02 17:57:07 2010 -0500 +++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi Tue Mar 02 21:44:52 2010 -0500 @@ -2617,22 +2617,19 @@ @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode -This happens because @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color} in your -shell init file. You have two alternatives to solve this: - -@itemize @bullet -@item -Make the alias conditioned on the @code{EMACS} variable in the -environment. When Emacs runs a subsidiary shell, it exports the -@code{EMACS} variable to that shell, with value equal to the absolute -file name of Emacs. You can -unalias @code{ls} when that happens, thus limiting the alias to your -interactive sessions. - -@item -Install the @code{ansi-color} package (bundled with Emacs 21.1 and -later), which converts these ANSI escape sequences into colors. -@end itemize +In many systems, @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color}, which +prints using ANSI color escape sequences. Emacs version 21.1 and +later includes the @code{ansi-color} package, which lets Shell mode +recognize these escape sequences. In Emacs 23.2 and later, the +package is enabled by default; in earlier versions you can enable it +by typing @kbd{M-x ansi-color-for-comint-mode} in the Shell buffer, or +by adding @code{(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook +'ansi-color-for-comint-mode-on)} to your init file. + +In Emacs versions before 21.1, the @code{ansi-color} package is not +included. In that case, you need to unalias @code{ls} for interactive +shells running in Emacs; this can be done by checking the @code{EMACS} +variable in the environment. @node Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows @section How can I start Emacs in fullscreen mode on MS-Windows?