- (let ((shell (file-name-nondirectory (car
- (process-command (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))))))
- (setq comint-input-ring-file-name
- (or (getenv "HISTFILE")
- (cond ((string-equal shell "bash") "~/.bash_history")
- ((string-equal shell "ksh") "~/.sh_history")
- (t "~/.history"))))
- (if (or (equal comint-input-ring-file-name "")
- (equal (file-truename comint-input-ring-file-name)
- (file-truename "/dev/null")))
- (setq comint-input-ring-file-name nil))
- (setq shell-dirstack-query
- (cond ((string-equal shell "sh") "pwd")
- ((string-equal shell "ksh") "echo $PWD ~-")
- (t "dirs"))))
- (run-hooks 'shell-mode-hook)
- (comint-read-input-ring t))
-\f
+ (when (ring-empty-p comint-input-ring)
+ (let ((shell (file-name-nondirectory (car
+ (process-command (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)))))))
+ (setq comint-input-ring-file-name
+ (or (getenv "HISTFILE")
+ (cond ((string-equal shell "bash") "~/.bash_history")
+ ((string-equal shell "ksh") "~/.sh_history")
+ (t "~/.history"))))
+ (if (or (equal comint-input-ring-file-name "")
+ (equal (file-truename comint-input-ring-file-name)
+ (file-truename "/dev/null")))
+ (setq comint-input-ring-file-name nil))
+ ;; Arrange to write out the input ring on exit, if the shell doesn't
+ ;; do this itself.
+ (if (and comint-input-ring-file-name
+ (string-match shell-dumb-shell-regexp shell))
+ (set-process-sentinel (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))
+ #'shell-write-history-on-exit))
+ (setq shell-dirstack-query
+ (cond ((string-equal shell "sh") "pwd")
+ ((string-equal shell "ksh") "echo $PWD ~-")
+ (t "dirs"))))
+ (comint-read-input-ring t)))
+
+(defun shell-write-history-on-exit (process event)
+ "Called when the shell process is stopped.
+
+Writes the input history to a history file
+`comint-input-ring-file-name' using `comint-write-input-ring'
+and inserts a short message in the shell buffer.
+
+This function is a sentinel watching the shell interpreter process.
+Sentinels will always get the two parameters PROCESS and EVENT."
+ ;; Write history.
+ (comint-write-input-ring)
+ (let ((buf (process-buffer process)))
+ (when (buffer-live-p buf)
+ (with-current-buffer buf
+ (insert (format "\nProcess %s %s\n" process event))))))
+