GNU bug report logs - #76853
M-b not navigating to the previous word in the prompt string inside Eshell on emacs 30.1

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Message #19 received at 76853-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Hrishikesh S <hrish2006 <at> gmail.com>, Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76853-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76853: M-b not navigating to the previous word in the prompt
 string inside Eshell on emacs 30.1
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:41:40 +0000

Hrishikesh S <hrish2006 <at> 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.

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