> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >For example, emacs could send the shell something like "shopt
> > -u -o emacs; shopt -u -o vi". Then emacs could leave EMACS alone.
>
> Stuffing input to a subshell like that is in general not something you
> can do reliably.
Yeah, that's dicy, but you don't have to do it. Just invoke the shell
with the `--noediting' option.
Chet
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