Re: git diff output - terminal is not fully functional

[Kevin Rodgers]

Erik Iverson wrote:
> On 08/17/2010 07:59 AM, Andreas Röhler wrote:
> > Am 17.08.2010 13:55, schrieb Andrea Crotti:
> > > Andreas Röhler<andreas.roehler@online.de> writes:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > with `git diff' from an shell inside Emacs,
> > > > output stops at every diff-line,
> > > > reporting its line.
> > > >
> > > > Also I get a
> > > >
> > > > "WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
> > > >
> > > > Assume it's a common known issue...
> > > >
> > > > BTW from bazaar diff runs smoothly...
> > > >
> > > > What to do?
>
> Just do:
>
> git-config --global core.pager ""

Andreas' problem seems to be caused by the terminal emulation provided
by Emacs' shell.

In any case, rather than configuring each tool, you can set the PAGER
environment variable for your shell when it's run under Emacs in the
~/.emacs_SHELLNAME file.  I use PAGER=cat.

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA