branch: master
commit 1220cdce470b640175faf2093250acc7b7fad16f
Author: Ken Manheimer <ken.manhei...@gmail.com>
Commit: Ken Manheimer <ken.manhei...@gmail.com>
multishell - Be more specific about why we use tramp-cleanup-connection.
---
multishell.el | 6 +++++-
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/multishell.el b/multishell.el
index 3043ad7..da24034 100644
--- a/multishell.el
+++ b/multishell.el
@@ -706,7 +706,11 @@ and path nil if none is resolved."
(when (and (derived-mode-p 'shell-mode) (file-remote-p path))
;; Returning to disconnected remote shell - do some tidying.
- ;; Prevents an "Args out of range" failure when reconnecting.
+ ;; Without this cleanup, occasionally restarting a disconnected
+ ;; remote session, particularly one that includes sudo, results in
+ ;; an untraceable "Args out of range" error. That never happens if
+ ;; we precedeed connection attempts with this cleanup -
+ ;; prophylactic.
(tramp-cleanup-connection
(tramp-dissect-file-name default-directory 'noexpand)
'keep-debug 'keep-password))
