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   1 multishell.el
   2 =============
   3
   4 Facilitate interaction with multiple local and remote Emacs shell buffers.
   5
   6 I use the emacs shell a *lot*. On top of emacs' powerful shell and tramp
   7 facilities, multishell.el turns emacs into a versatile tool for conducting
   8 operations and development across numerous hosts.
   9
  10 Using the include customization binding, you can use a keystroke to:
  11
  12 * Get to the input point from wherever you are in a shell buffer,
  13 * ... or to one of your shell buffers if you're not currently in one.
  14 * Use universal arguments to launch and choose among alternate shell buffers,
  15 * ... and select which is default.
  16 * Append a path to a new shell name to launch a shell in that directory,
  17 * ... and use a path with Emacs tramp syntax to launch a remote shell.
  18
  19   For example:
  20
  21   * '/ssh:example.net:/' for a shell buffer in / on
  22     example.net; the buffer will be named "*example.net*".
  23
  24   * '#ex/ssh:example.net|sudo:root@example.net:/etc' for a root shell
  25     starting in /etc on example.net named "*#ex*".
  26
  27 (NOTE that there is a problem with specifying a remote homedir using
  28 tramp syntax, eg '/ssh:example.net:'. That sometimes fails on an obscure
  29 bug - particularly for remote+sudo with homedir syntax. Until fixed, you
  30 may need to start remote+sudo shells with an explicit path, then cd ~.)
  31
  32 Customize-group `multishell` to select and activate a keybinding and set
  33 various behaviors. Customize-group `savehist` to preserve buffer
  34 names/paths across emacs sessions.
  35
  36 See the `multishell-pop-to-shell` docstring for details.