Re: changing default shell

[Pascal Bourguignon]

Justin <ng@maritime333source.ca> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I stopped using emacs for awhile and it seems I forgot a few
> things. Before, I remembered typing M-x to enter the name of a
> function which would allow me to modify certain environment variables
> for emacs. I'd enter the name of the function, hit enter, then emacs
> would ask for the variable name then a new buffer would open which
> would show the current value and allow me to graphically modify
> it. This buffer would also provide more information about the variable
> itself.

customize-variable
 
> My end goal is to change the default shell to bash.

I don't know an emacs variable for this. I just use the environment variable:

    (setf (getenv "SHELL") "/usr/bin/clisp")


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