GNU bug report logs - #32801
[macOS] (shell-command-to-string command) discrepancy in GUI vs terminal

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jayesh Bhat <jayeshbhat55 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 26.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 32801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jayesh Bhat <jayeshbhat55 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 32801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32801: 26.1;
 (shell-command-to-string command) discrepancy in GUI vs terminal
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 09:35:54 +0300

> From: Jayesh Bhat <jayeshbhat55 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:53:25 +0200
> 
> 3a. Open emacs from Terminal
> 
> # open -n /Applications/Emacs.app --args -q
> 
> M-x ielm
> 
> *** Welcome to IELM ***  Type (describe-mode) for help.
> ELISP> (shell-command-to-string "pwd")
> " ]7;file://JayeshMacBook.local/Users/jayesh /Users/jayesh\n"
> 
> 3b. Open /Applications/Emacs.app via double click on GUI icon
> 
> - M-x ielm
> 
> *** Welcome to IELM ***  Type (describe-mode) for help.
> ELISP> (shell-command-to-string "pwd")
> "/Users/jayesh\n"

AFAIU, that's how macOS apps behave in terminal and in GUI mode.
Emacs just reflects the truth.

But I'll let macOS experts chime in.
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