Re: changing default shell

[Peter Lee]

>>>> Justin  writes:

    > The problem is when I go: M-x shell it still uses the cripled ms
    > command prompt.

I used this at one point... but I was using native ntemacs vs. cygwin
emacs.

Still... it might help.

(cond ((eq system-type 'windows-nt)
       (setq shell-file-name "bash")
       (setenv "PATH" (concat pal-cygwin-dir "/bin;" (getenv "PATH")))
       (setenv "SHELL" shell-file-name)
       (setq-default exec-path (cons (concat pal-cygwin-dir "/bin") exec-path)
                     explicit-sh-args '("-login" "-i")
                     process-coding-system-alist '(("bash" . undecided-unix)
                                                   ("ssh" . undecided-unix)))
       (add-hook 'shell-mode-hook
                 (lambda ()
                   (setq-default comint-scroll-show-maximum-output 'this
                                 comint-completion-addsuffix t
                                 comint-eol-on-send t
                                 w32-quote-process-args ?\")
                   (make-local-variable 'comint-completion-addsuffix)))

       (defun pal-comint-strip-ctrl-m (&optional string)
         "Strip trailing `^M' characters from the current output group."
         (interactive)
         (replace-regexp-in-string "" "" string nil nil nil))
       (add-hook 'comint-preoutput-filter-functions 'pal-comint-strip-ctrl-m)))