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eMacs/eterm is a very pragmatic choice. Having the terminal be supported anywhere eMacs runs should make for a very consistent experience.


Which is the great thing about having as many different systems exist in emacs, such as calendar, email, etc.

However, the best thing about eshell is easily the fact that it will run lisp code. The same code that you use to program the editor can be used in shell commands.

Great video should anyone be interested in eshell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1f2tulD9N8




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