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RE: changing default name of shell


From: Bingham, Jay
Subject: RE: changing default name of shell
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:40:08 -0500

Add this to your .emacs:
(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook (lambda () (rename-buffer "shell")))

If you want to have multiple shells each with a unique name generated without 
the asterisks you can do this:
(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook (lambda () (rename-buffer (generate-new-buffer-name 
"shell"))))

This will produce a buffer named shell on the first invocation and will produce 
buffers named shell<n>, where n is a unique number starting with 2 and 
incrementing by one, with each subsequent invocation of the shell.  If you 
don't like the <>'s you will have to get more creative inside the lambda 
expression to strip them out.


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 -----Original Message-----
From:   Miles Bader [mailto:miles@lsi.nec.co.jp] 
Sent:   Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:06 AM
To:     help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject:        Re: changing default name of shell

Chris <chrisl_ak@hotmail.com> writes:
> Is there a way I can automatically change the name of a shell buffer when I 
> open it? I would it to be called just "shell" or something without the * 
> surrounding the name so it is easier to complete with tab completion...

If you have a recent (21.x) version of emacs, give `M-x shell' command a
prefix argument, e.g., `C-u M-x shell', and it will prompt you for a
name.

Otherwise, you could always use `M-x rename-buffer' after you create
the shell.

-miles
-- 
P.S.  All information contained in the above letter is false,
      for reasons of military security.


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