(shell-command): Set asynchronous process filter to

`comint-output-filter'.  (Bug#4343)

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 6ec2e92dac2..c3e7c49e194 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -2214,7 +2214,11 @@ specifies the value of ERROR-BUFFER."
                   (setq mode-line-process '(":%s"))
                   (require 'shell) (shell-mode)
                   (set-process-sentinel proc 'shell-command-sentinel)
+                  ;; Use the comint filter for proper handling of carriage motion
+                  ;; (see `comint-inhibit-carriage-motion'),.
+                  (set-process-filter proc 'comint-output-filter)
                   ))
+            ;; Otherwise, command is executed synchronously.
             (shell-command-on-region (point) (point) command
                                      output-buffer nil error-buffer)))))))