@kbd{C-x @key{RET} p} in the shell buffer. @xref{Communication
Coding}.
+@cindex @env{INSIDE_EMACS} environment variable
+ Emacs sets the envitonment variable @env{INSIDE_EMACS} to @code{t}
+in the subshell. Programs can check this variable to determine
+whether they are running inside an Emacs subshell.
+
@cindex @env{EMACS} environment variable
- Unless the environment variable @env{EMACS} is already defined,
-Emacs defines it in the subshell, with value @code{t}. A shell script
-can check this variable to determine whether it has been run from an
-Emacs subshell.
+ Emacs also sets the @env{EMACS} environment variable to @code{t} if
+it is not already defined. @strong{Warning:} This environment
+variable is deprecated. Programs that check this variable should be
+changed to check @env{INSIDE_EMACS} instead.
@node Shell Mode
@subsection Shell Mode
@findex desktop-save
@vindex desktop-save-mode
You can save the desktop manually with the command @kbd{M-x
-desktop-save}. You can also enable automatic desktop saving when
-you exit Emacs and its restoring when Emacs starts: use the
-Customization buffer (@pxref{Easy Customization}) to set
-@code{desktop-save-mode} to @code{t} for future sessions, or add this
-line in your @file{~/.emacs} file:
+desktop-save}. You can also enable automatic saving of the desktop
+when you exit Emacs, and automatic restoration of the last saved
+desktop when Emacs starts: use the Customization buffer (@pxref{Easy
+Customization}) to set @code{desktop-save-mode} to @code{t} for future
+sessions, or add this line in your @file{~/.emacs} file:
@example
(desktop-save-mode 1)