GNU bug report logs - #1975
Reusing dead shell buffers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jemarch <at> gnu.org

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:25:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 1975-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 1975-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "Jose E. Marchesi" <jemarch <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#1975: Reusing dead shell buffers
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:06:33 +0800

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Currently `C-u M-x shell' defaults to "*shell*", which seems pretty
> nonsensical.  Surely if the user wanted to use that buffer, then she
> would have just typed `M-x shell'.
>
> So perhaps `C-u M-x shell' should just default to the current buffer
> instead?

Agreed.  Implemented in trunk.
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