problem with changing directories in Xemacs shell

[Vin Shelton]

Hi Robert,

On 7/31/06, Robert Abad <Robert_Abad at trimble.com> wrote:
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> To: XEmacs Beta <xemacs-beta at xemacs.org>
> Subject: [Bug: 21.4.19] changing directories in a shell
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> Dear Bug Team!
>
> I hope I can describe this problem sufficiently and that you know of a
> fix to this problem.
>
> I'm having an issue with changing directories in a shell.  I have the
> following environment variable in my WinXP OS:
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> shell = C:/mksnt/sh.exe
>
> Essentially, this sets my shell to a unix Korn shell that comes with MKS
> Toolkit for Windows.
>
> So I run a shell in Xemacs.  When I attempt to change directories, I
> use the TAB key to auto-fill the name of the directory.  However, the
> Xemacs shell appends a forward slash ('\') to the end of the directory
> name instead of a backslash ('/'), essentially behaving as if the
> shell were a DOS command line instead of a unix environment.

First some nomenclature issues - you actually have the names confused:
'\' is a backslash and '/' is a slash (also known as a forward slash).

On to your issue; I think that setting directory-sep-char may address
your particular problem.  Try adding the following code to your .emacs
(or .xemacs/init.el) file:

(setq directory-sep-char ?/)

HTH,
  Vin
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