|--==> "JM" == Jeff Mincy <jeff(a)delphioutpost.com&gt; writes: JM> Running on windows 98 (with cygwin), The input ring is set JM> incorrectly when I run bash. JM> My shell command is set to "c:/Cygwin/bin/bash.exe" JM> So, shell-mode generates "bash.exe" as the shell when it does JM> (file-name-nondirectory (process-command ... )) JM> This causes the (string-equal shell "bash") test to fail. JM> (defun shell-mode () JM> ... JM> ;; shell-dependent assignments. JM> (let ((shell (file-name-nondirectory (car JM> (process-command (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))))) JM> (setq comint-input-ring-file-name JM> (or (getenv "HISTFILE") JM> (cond ((string-equal shell "bash") "~/.bash_history") JM> ((string-equal shell "ksh") "~/.sh_history") JM> (t "~/.history")))) JM> ... JM> )) JM> So, I would suggest stripping the extension on windows with JM> file-name-sans-extension. JM> (if (eq system-type 'windows-nt) JM> (setq shell (file-name-sans-extension shell))) JM> If you like this I can submit a patch. Fine by me. Ben, you're our resident win guru, what do you think? -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 9E7E2820>---| | XEmacs - It's not just an editor. | | It's a way of life. | |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---|