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Fix docs for "Fish shell and ansi-term" and explicitly enable `truncate-lines`. I was using the suggested hook as well as `(setq-default truncate-lines t)`, so my fish shell was acting funny because `truncate-lines` was being disabled rather than enabled.
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#+TITLE: Shell layer
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[[file:img/shell.png]]
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* Table of Contents :TOC_4_gh:noexport:
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- [[#description][Description]]
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- [[#features][Features:]]
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- [[#install][Install]]
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- [[#configuration][Configuration]]
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- [[#default-shell][Default shell]]
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- [[#default-shell-position-and-height][Default shell position and height]]
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- [[#set-shell-for-term-and-ansi-term][Set shell for term and ansi-term]]
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- [[#width-of-the-shell-popup-buffers][Width of the shell popup buffers]]
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- [[#enable-em-smart-in-eshell][Enable em-smart in Eshell]]
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- [[#protect-your-eshell-prompt][Protect your Eshell prompt]]
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- [[#fish-shell-and-ansi-term][Fish shell and ansi-term]]
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- [[#eshell][Eshell]]
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- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
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- [[#multi-term][Multi-term]]
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- [[#eshell-1][Eshell]]
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* Description
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This layer configures the various shells available in Emacs.
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** Features:
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- Shell integration
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* Install
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To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
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add =shell= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
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file.
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* Configuration
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** Default shell
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Emacs supports three types of shell:
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- the Emacs shell
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- the inferior shell
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- the terminal emulator
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- the ANSI terminal emulator
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You can find a quick introductions to them [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/running-shells-in-emacs-overview][here]].
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To define the default shell you can set the layer variable =shell-default-shell=
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to the following variables:
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- =eshell=
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- =shell=
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- =term=
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- =ansi-term=
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- =multi-term=
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((shell :variables shell-default-shell 'eshell)))
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#+END_SRC
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The default shell is quickly accessible via a the default shortcut key ~SPC '~.
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** Default shell position and height
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It is possible to choose where the shell should pop up by setting the variable
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=shell-default-position= to either =top=, =bottom=, =left=, =right=, or =full=.
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Default value is =bottom=. It is also possible to set the default height in
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percents with the variable =shell-default-height=. Default value is =30=.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((shell :variables
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shell-default-position 'bottom
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shell-default-height 30)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Set shell for term and ansi-term
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The default shell can be set by setting the variable =shell-default-term-shell=.
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Default value is =/bin/bash=.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((shell :variables shell-default-term-shell "/bin/bash")))
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#+END_SRC
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** Width of the shell popup buffers
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By default the popup buffer spans the full width of the current frame, if
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you prefer to spans only the width of the current window then set the
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layer variable =shell-default-full-span= to nil.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((shell :variables shell-default-full-span nil)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Enable em-smart in Eshell
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From the =em-smart= documentation:
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#+BEGIN_QUOTE
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The best way to get a sense of what this code is trying to do is by
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using it. Basically, the philosophy represents a blend between the
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ease of use of modern day shells, and the review-before-you-proceed
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mentality of Plan 9's 9term.
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#+END_QUOTE
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In a nutshell, when =em-smart= is enabled point won't jump at the end of the
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buffer when a command is executed, it will stay at the same command prompt used
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to execute the command. This allows to quickly edit the last command in the case
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of a mistake. If there is no mistake and you directly type a new command then
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the prompt will jump to the next prompt at the end of the buffer.
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To enable =em-smart= put the following layer variable to non-nil:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((shell :variables shell-enable-smart-eshell t)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Protect your Eshell prompt
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Comint mode (Shell mode) has good support for Evil mode as it inhibits movement
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commands over the prompt. This has the added benefit that Evil mode functions
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work sensibly. E.g. you can press ~cc~ in normal state i.e.
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=evil-change-whole-line= to kill the current input and start typing a new
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command. In Eshell you also kill the prompt, which is often unintended.
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By default this layer also protects the =eshell= prompt. If you want to
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disable this protection you can set the variable =shell-protect-eshell-prompt=
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to nil.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((shell :variables shell-protect-eshell-prompt nil)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Fish shell and ansi-term
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Making =fish= shell to work with =ansi-term= may be a challenge, here are
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some pointers to save you time to setup your environment correctly.
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First be sure =~/.terminfo= is setup correctly by running:
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#+BEGIN_SRC fish
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tic -o ~/.terminfo $TERMINFO/e/eterm-color.ti
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#+END_SRC
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You can locate the =eterm-colors.ti= file with:
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#+BEGIN_SRC fish
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locate eterm-color.ti
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#+END_SRC
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Then setup your fish configuration file (usually at =~/.config/fish/config.fish=)
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#+BEGIN_SRC fish
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# emacs ansi-term support
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if test -n "$EMACS"
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set -x TERM eterm-color
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end
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# this function may be required
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function fish_title
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true
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end
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#+END_SRC
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Finally you may need to toggle truncated lines for some prompts to work
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correctly, in the function =dotspacemacs/user-config= of your dotfile add:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-hook 'term-mode-hook 'spacemacs/toggle-truncate-lines-on)
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#+END_SRC
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* Eshell
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Some advanced configuration is setup for =eshell= in this layer:
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- some elisp functions aliases for quick access
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- =s= for =magit-status= in the current directory (when the =git= layer is
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installed)
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- =d= for =dired=
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- =e= to find a file via a new buffer
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- =z= for quickly jumping to a previously visited directory
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- optional configuration for =em-smart= (see =Install= section for more info)
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- support for visual commands via =em-term=
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- working directory sensitive prompt via [[https://github.com/kaihaosw/eshell-prompt-extras][eshell-prompt-extras]]
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- advanced help support via =esh-help= (enable =el-doc= support in eshell)
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- add support for auto-completion via =company= (when the =auto-completion=
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layer is installed)
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- pressing ~i~ in normal state will automatically jump to the prompt
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* Key bindings
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|-------------+------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~SPC '~ | Open, close or go to the default shell |
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| ~SPC p '~ | Open a shell in the project's root |
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| ~SPC a s e~ | Open, close or go to an =eshell= |
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| ~SPC a s i~ | Open, close or go to a =shell= |
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| ~SPC a s m~ | Open, close or go to a =multi-term= |
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| ~SPC a s t~ | Open, close or go to a =ansi-term= |
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| ~SPC a s T~ | Open, close or go to a =term= |
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| ~SPC m H~ | browse history with =helm= (works in =eshell= and =shell=) |
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| ~C-j~ | next item in history |
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| ~C-k~ | previous item in history |
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*Note:* You can open multiple shells using a numerical prefix argument,
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for instance pressing ~2 SPC '~ will a second default shell, the
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number of shell is indicated on the mode-line.
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*Note:* Use the universal prefix argument ~SPC u SPC '~ to open the shell
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in the current buffer instead of a popup.
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** Multi-term
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|-------------+------------------------------|
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| ~SPC m c~ | create a new multi-term |
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| ~SPC m n~ | go to next multi-term |
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| ~SPC m p~ | go to previous multi-term |
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| ~SPC p $ t~ | run multi-term shell in root |
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** Eshell
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|--------------------+--------------------------------------------|
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| ~SPC m H~ or ~M-l~ | shell commands history using a helm buffer |
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