Re: Tramp over eshell local vs. remote directories

Reza Housseini <[email protected]> writes:

> Hi Michael

Hi Reza,

> I open a virgin emacs with emacs -Q and then connect to a remote
> server via dired: C-x d /ssh:[email protected]:/some/directory and
> from there open a eshell M-x eshell.
> Now when I change directory in the eshell with cd ~ I go back to my
> local user directory. I this intended behavior (kind of unexpected)
> and is there a way to stay on the remote side?

Yes, this is intended. "cd" is a built-in command of eshell, and it
interprets the directory name like a Lisp file name. "~" is your local
home directory. If you do "C-x C-f ~", you will always open your local
home directory, whereever you call it from in Emacs.

Since Emacs 29, there is the extension module eshell-elecslash. Add the
following lines to your .emacs:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(require eshell
(add-to-list 'eshell-modules-list 'eshell-elecslash)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Now, when you are in eshell on a remote directory, and you type a
command argument beginning with "/" or "~/", this will be replaced by
the remote file identification. That is, in your example you type
"cd ~/" and that's it. Read the Eshell manual.

> Thanks for any hints!
>
> Cheers,

Best regards, Michael.