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 #8 received at 1975 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: jemarch <at> gnu.org
Cc: 1975 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Reusing dead shell buffers
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:26:56 -0400

> Just a tiny patch for shell.
>
> The patch assumes that the person launching M-xshell while in a
> shell-mode buffer with a terminated process really wants to launch a
> shell process in the current buffer instead to switch to "*shell*".
>
> The semantics of C-uM-xshell are not changed by the patch.

Could you explain why you think this is necessary?  The current
behavior, where M-x shell reuses the *shell* buffer, seems fine.
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