How can I send a literal tab to bash in emacs' shell-mode?
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I want to bypass comint-mode's completion support completely, instead relying on the subordinate process to do it for me. Specifically, if I'm running: emacs shell-mode bash Then I want to be passed to the bash process and expanded by it. If I'm running: emacs shell-mode bash psql Then I'd want to …
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(define-key shell-mode-map "\t" 'self-insert-command)
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Emacs buffers are not terminals (i.e., they do not use ptys (pseudo-terminals)), so no program running in such a buffer (the shell, the programs run by the shell, etc.) can perform character-at-a-time input. Each line is typed in full and only sent …
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