Reza Housseini <reza.housse...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi Michael
Hi Reza, > I open a virgin emacs with emacs -Q and then connect to a remote > server via dired: C-x d /ssh:user@remote.server:/some/directory and > from there open a eshell M-x eshell. > Now when I change directory in the eshell with cd ~ I go back to my > local user directory. I this intended behavior (kind of unexpected) > and is there a way to stay on the remote side? Yes, this is intended. "cd" is a built-in command of eshell, and it interprets the directory name like a Lisp file name. "~" is your local home directory. If you do "C-x C-f ~", you will always open your local home directory, whereever you call it from in Emacs. Since Emacs 29, there is the extension module eshell-elecslash. Add the following lines to your .emacs: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (require eshell (add-to-list 'eshell-modules-list 'eshell-elecslash) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Now, when you are in eshell on a remote directory, and you type a command argument beginning with "/" or "~/", this will be replaced by the remote file identification. That is, in your example you type "cd ~/" and that's it. Read the Eshell manual. > Thanks for any hints! > > Cheers, Best regards, Michael.
