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The major mode for Shell buffers is Shell mode. Many of its special commands are bound to the ‘C-c’ prefix, and resemble the usual editing and job control characters present in ordinary shells, except that you must type ‘C-c’ first.
Shell mode is a derivative of Comint mode, a general-purpose mode for communicating with interactive subprocesses. Most of the features of Shell mode actually come from Comint mode. The special features of Shell mode include