This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #5140: shell mode color coding for bash It has been closed by Stefan Monnier . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Stefan Monnier by replying to this email. -- 5140: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=5140 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems