cpoptoshell - Clarify start-shell-in-buffer and pop-to-buffer behavior.

diff --git a/poptoshell.el b/poptoshell.el
index 659b0686353af762a9c30e318cc3ccbaa5fb6329..a5be7c35757ea296eeb1a22d75f8107c9443e1bc 100644 (file)
--- a/poptoshell.el
+++ b/poptoshell.el
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ on empty input."
       (setq name (substring name 0 -1)))
   name)
 (defun start-shell-in-buffer (buffer-name)
-  ;; Damn comint requires buffer name be bracketed by "*" asterisks.
+  "Ensure a shell is started, using whatever name we're passed."
+  ;; We work around shell-mode's bracketing of the buffer name, and do
+  ;; some tramp-mode hygiene for remote connections.
+
   (require 'comint)
   (require 'shell)