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Thanks. &nbsp;I'll ask another question of how to change the background color of the shell's buffer. &nbsp;You can answer that one too if you like.
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Thanks.  I'll ask another question of how to change the background color of the shell's buffer.  You can answer that one too if you like.

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If I am using emacs, how can I make a new buffer with a command prompt? &nbsp;e.g. I would like to use a command prompt from within emacs. &nbsp;I don't just want to run one command at a time, I want a whole buffer for the bash shell.
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If I am using emacs, how can I make a new buffer with a command prompt?  e.g. I would like to use a command prompt from within emacs.  I don't just want to run one command at a time, I want a whole buffer for the bash shell.

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