Node.js prompt '>' can not show in eshell

6
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I want to run Node.js in eshell, but the prompt does not right:

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So, how can I fix this?

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node.jsemacseshell
Those look like terminal control codes. Maybe try running in an `ansi-term' instead? - user725091
Use bash/zsh in emacs and run node is ok. But I want to try node repl in eshell. - unionx

2 Answers

8
votes

An alternative is to add this to your .emacs:

(setenv "NODE_NO_READLINE" "1")

The benefit of this approach is that it will also work for other invocations of Node programs that you run directly.

7
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Try running node in eshell with NODE_NO_READLINE enabled. For example, you could add an alias to eshell by running this command in eshell:

alias node 'NODE_NO_READLINE=1 node'