19736 2009-04-23 18:09:18 +0400 eshell should set EDITOR (at least, when needed) 2009-04-23 23:11:35 +0400 1 1 3 Distributions Branch 4.1 emacs22-common unspecified all Linux CLOSED NOTABUG P3 normal --- 1 imz eugvv qa-4.1 oldest_to_newest 89974 0 imz 2009-04-23 18:09:18 +0400 emacs22-common-22.2-alt5 It would be convenient if eshell set EDITOR=emacsclient (at least if EDITOR is initially unset, or perhaps better always). Then, in the following case, the message could be edited in an Emacs buffer, when "git commit" is called in eshell: ~/.ssh $ git commit Terminal is dumb but no VISUAL nor EDITOR defined. Please supply the message using either -m or -F option. ~/.ssh $ 89997 1 eugvv 2009-04-23 23:11:35 +0400 There is several ways to do that: 1. Set EDITOR variable in your session (or just run emacs as "EDITOR=emacsclient emacs"). 2. Use something like (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook '(lambda () (setenv "EDITOR" "emacsclient"))) in your init-file 3. Or use M-x shell (M-x term) (and set this variable in ~/.emacs_SHELLNAME).