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Asked: 2026-06-05T04:46:20+00:00

Here’s a simple defun to run a shell script: (defun bk-konsoles () Calls: bk-konsoles.bash

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Here’s a simple defun to run a shell script:

(defun bk-konsoles ()
  "Calls: bk-konsoles.bash"
  (interactive)
  (shell-command (concat (expand-file-name "~/its/plts/goodies/bk-konsoles.bash ")
                         (if (buffer-file-name) 
                             (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name)))
                         " &") 
                  nil nil))

If I start a program with no ampersand – it start the script, but blocks emacs until I close the program, if I don’t put ampersand it gives error:

/home/boris/its/plts/goodies/bk-konsoles.bash /home/boris/scl/geekgeek/: exited abnormally with code 1.

Edit:

So now I’m using:

(defun bk-konsoles ()
  "Calls: bk-konsoles.bash"
  (interactive)
  (shell-command (concat (expand-file-name "~/its/plts/goodies/bk-konsoles.bash ") 
                         (if (buffer-file-name) 
                             (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name))) 
                         " & disown") 
                 nil nil)
  (kill-buffer "*Shell Command Output*"))

Edit 2:

Nope – doesn’t work:

(defun bk-konsoles ()
  "Calls: bk-konsoles.bash"
  (interactive)
  (let ((curDir default-directory))
    ;; (shell-command (concat "nohup " (expand-file-name "~/its/plts/goodies/bk-konsoles.bash ") curDir) nil nil)
    (shell-command (concat (expand-file-name "~/its/plts/goodies/bk-konsoles.bash ") 
                           curDir "& disown") nil nil)
    (kill-buffer "*Shell Command Output*")))

keeps emacs busy – either with disown, or nohup.

Here’s a script I’m running if it might be of help: bk-konsoles.bash

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think the problem is konsole. 

    (shell-command "xterm &")

    does what you expect, opening an xterm in a new window and returning control to Emacs. However,

    (shell-command "konsole &")

    opens and closes konsole immediately. Something about the way konsole is started seems to be causing the problem. I think KDE apps have their own system for launching apps, but I’m not sure. In any case, I don’t think the problem is on the Emacs side here.

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