Eshell: The Emacs Shell

This manual documents Eshell, a shell-like command interpretor implemented in Emacs Lisp. It invokes no external processes except for those requested by the user. It is intended to be a functional replacement for command shells such as bash, zsh, rc, or 4dos; since Emacs itself is capable of handling the sort of tasks accomplished by those tools.

1. What is Eshell?		A brief introduction to the Emacs Shell.
2. Installation		For users of Emacs 20 and XEmacs.
3. Basic overview		The basics of command usage.
4. Commands
5. Arguments
6. Input/Output
7. Process control
8. Extension modules
9. Extras and Goodies
10. Bugs and ideas		Known problems, and future ideas.
Concept Index
Function and Variable Index
Key Index