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Re: emacs commans output in column mode.


From: jhaveri
Subject: Re: emacs commans output in column mode.
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 12:57:18 -0700 (PDT)
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On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:52:21 AM UTC-8, bharat....@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

It worked. My fonts were not monospaced. Once I used monospaced font. 
Everything lines up nicely. Thnaks for helping solve this John.


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