* faq.texi: Note that ansi-color is now enabled by default.

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index 31216e4fe37..3e491c42de9 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-03-03  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * faq.texi (Escape sequences in shell output): Note that ansi-color is
+        now enabled by default.
+
 2010-02-28  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
 
         * dbus.texi (Errors and Events): D-Bus messages are retrieved only,
diff --git a/doc/misc/faq.texi b/doc/misc/faq.texi
index 9dab41e9af9..d4c0addf43a 100644
--- a/doc/misc/faq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi
@@ -2617,22 +2617,19 @@ Add the following line to your @file{.emacs} file:
 @cindex Escape sequences in @code{ls} output
 @cindex @code{ls} in Shell mode
 
-This happens because @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color} in your
-shell init file.  You have two alternatives to solve this:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item
-Make the alias conditioned on the @code{EMACS} variable in the
-environment.  When Emacs runs a subsidiary shell, it exports the
-@code{EMACS} variable to that shell, with value equal to the absolute
-file name of Emacs.  You can
-unalias @code{ls} when that happens, thus limiting the alias to your
-interactive sessions.
-
-@item
-Install the @code{ansi-color} package (bundled with Emacs 21.1 and
-later), which converts these ANSI escape sequences into colors.
-@end itemize
+In many systems, @code{ls} is aliased to @samp{ls --color}, which
+prints using ANSI color escape sequences.  Emacs version 21.1 and
+later includes the @code{ansi-color} package, which lets Shell mode
+recognize these escape sequences.  In Emacs 23.2 and later, the
+package is enabled by default; in earlier versions you can enable it
+by typing @kbd{M-x ansi-color-for-comint-mode} in the Shell buffer, or
+by adding @code{(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook
+'ansi-color-for-comint-mode-on)} to your init file.
+
+In Emacs versions before 21.1, the @code{ansi-color} package is not
+included.  In that case, you need to unalias @code{ls} for interactive
+shells running in Emacs; this can be done by checking the @code{EMACS}
+variable in the environment.
 
 @node Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows
 @section How can I start Emacs in fullscreen mode on MS-Windows?