Package: emacs Version: 19.29-3 I tried M-x shell and got a buffer containing: Can't exec program: Process shell exited abnormally with code 1 The nulls and \220 characters are likely to get mangled by transmission by mail, so I've attached a uuencoded version too. Ian. begin 664 shell-buffer-bug M0V%N)W0@97AE8R!P<F]G<F%M.B``"@"0D)`O=7-R+V)I;B]B87-H"@I0<F]C H97-S('-H96QL(&5X:71E9"!A8FYO<FUA;&QY('=I=&@@8V]D92`Q"@I0 ` end