GNU bug report logs - #58503
29.0.50; eshell, with remote pwd, diff between folders doesn't create a *Diff* buffer

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Message #8 received at 58503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: miha <at> kamnitnik.top
Cc: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>, 58503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58503: 29.0.50; eshell, with remote pwd, diff between folders
 doesn't create a *Diff* buffer
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:57:21 -0800

miha <at> kamnitnik.top writes:

> Steps to reproduce:
>
> M-x eshell
> cd into a remote directory, for example 'cd /sudo::~/'
> compare two existing folders with 'diff a/ b/' or 'diff -r a/ b/'
>
> Eshell prints diff output into the *eshell* buffer instead of displaying
> a *Diff* buffer. This isn't an issue in a local pwd.

Copying in Michael in case he has any comments.

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