Re: emacs commans output in column mode.

[bharat . jhaveri9]

On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:44:20 AM UTC-8, John Mastro wrote:
> <bharat.jhaveri9@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I need some help in outputting output of commands in emacs shell mode.
> > For example, if I give "df" command in shell, I get nice columnized
> > output. But when I give the same "df" command in emacs shell mode, the
> > output is not columnized. I am a newbie with emacs, so please give
> > detail help how should I customize .emacs file.
> 
> I see output in columns either way. As far as I know, no customization
> is necessary for that (and I would be surprised if there was, since the
> output is already in columns when Emacs gets it).
> 
> What version of Emacs are you using and which shell mode are you using
> (e.g. M-x shell, M-x eshell)?
> 
> And, just as a long shot, is it possible the font you're using in Emacs
> isn't monospaced?
> 
> -- 
> john

Thanks John. I am using emacs 23.4.1 on Debian on banana pro arm 7. I just use 
M-x shell. 

The output is not in column mode of commads such as df or even directory 
listings. They do not line up.