Hi Stefan,

I tried this:

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook (lambda () (setq-local inhibit-field-text-motion nil)))

but this doesn't work (retains current behavior and describe-variable says that the default value for "inhibit-field-text-motion" is nil).

This worked:

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook (lambda () (setq-local inhibit-field-text-motion t)))

but then I lose the completions I get when I type a command like `cd <tab>`

It would be nice if I could get back the behavior I was used to in emacs 29.

Currently, I'm managing by first hitting `C-b` followed by `M-b`.

Regards,

Hrishi

On Sun, Mar 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> wrote:

Hrishikesh S <hrish2006@gmail.com> writes:

> I see.. Thanks for the response! I will try setting
> `'inhibit-field-text-motion` and test.
>
> I'm used to using `M-b` a lot when I'm inside eshell as it lets me copy
> parts of my current directory when running commands
> (e.g: copy the git branch I'm on before pushing, etc), so found the change
> to be a bit jarring. As long as there is a way
> to get back the old behavior, I have no complaints :)

Thanks, so I guess we can therefore close this bug.

I'm doing that with this message.