(sh-mode-map): Bind C-c C-\.

(sh-backslash-column, sh-backslash-align): New variables.
(sh-backslash-region, sh-append-backslash): New functions.

1 files changed, 82 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index bcabc505a4..019a19ed00 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ This is buffer-local in every such buffer.")
     (define-key map "\C-c=" 'sh-set-indent)
     (define-key map "\C-c<" 'sh-learn-line-indent)
     (define-key map "\C-c>" 'sh-learn-buffer-indent)
+    (define-key map "\C-c\C-\\" 'sh-backslash-region)
 
     (define-key map "=" 'sh-assignment)
     (define-key map "\C-c+" 'sh-add)
@@ -1183,6 +1184,16 @@ This is for the rc shell."
   :type `(choice ,@ sh-number-or-symbol-list)
   :group 'sh-indentation)
 
+(defcustom sh-backslash-column 48
+  "*Column in which `sh-backslash-region' inserts backslashes."
+  :type 'integer
+  :group 'sh)
+
+(defcustom sh-backslash-align t
+  "*If non-nil, `sh-backslash-region' will align backslashes."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'sh)
+
 ;; Internal use - not designed to be changed by the user:
 
 (defun sh-mkword-regexpr (word)
@@ -3547,6 +3558,77 @@ The document is bounded by `sh-here-document-word'."
   (if (re-search-forward sh-end-of-command nil t)
       (goto-char (match-end 1))))
 
+;; Backslashification.  Stolen from make-mode.el.
+
+(defun sh-backslash-region (from to delete-flag)
+  "Insert, align, or delete end-of-line backslashes on the lines in the region.
+With no argument, inserts backslashes and aligns existing backslashes.
+With an argument, deletes the backslashes.
+
+This function does not modify the last line of the region if the region ends
+right at the start of the following line; it does not modify blank lines
+at the start of the region.  So you can put the region around an entire 
+shell command and conveniently use this command."
+  (interactive "r\nP")
+  (save-excursion
+    (goto-char from)
+    (let ((column sh-backslash-column)
+          (endmark (make-marker)))
+      (move-marker endmark to)
+      ;; Compute the smallest column number past the ends of all the lines.
+      (if sh-backslash-align
+	  (progn
+	    (if (not delete-flag)
+		(while (< (point) to)
+		  (end-of-line)
+		  (if (= (preceding-char) ?\\)
+		      (progn (forward-char -1)
+			     (skip-chars-backward " \t")))
+		  (setq column (max column (1+ (current-column))))
+		  (forward-line 1)))
+	    ;; Adjust upward to a tab column, if that doesn't push
+	    ;; past the margin.
+	    (if (> (% column tab-width) 0)
+		(let ((adjusted (* (/ (+ column tab-width -1) tab-width)
+				   tab-width)))
+		  (if (< adjusted (window-width))
+		      (setq column adjusted))))))
+      ;; Don't modify blank lines at start of region.
+      (goto-char from)
+      (while (and (< (point) endmark) (eolp))
+        (forward-line 1))
+      ;; Add or remove backslashes on all the lines.
+      (while (and (< (point) endmark)
+                  ;; Don't backslashify the last line
+                  ;; if the region ends right at the start of the next line.
+                  (save-excursion
+                    (forward-line 1)
+                    (< (point) endmark)))
+        (if (not delete-flag)
+            (sh-append-backslash column)
+          (sh-delete-backslash))
+        (forward-line 1))
+      (move-marker endmark nil))))
+
+(defun sh-append-backslash (column)
+  (end-of-line)
+  ;; Note that "\\\\" is needed to get one backslash.
+  (if (= (preceding-char) ?\\)
+      (progn (forward-char -1)
+             (delete-horizontal-space)
+             (indent-to column (if sh-backslash-align nil 1)))
+    (indent-to column (if sh-backslash-align nil 1))
+    (insert "\\")))
+
+(defun sh-delete-backslash ()
+  (end-of-line)
+  (or (bolp)
+      (progn
+ 	(forward-char -1)
+ 	(if (looking-at "\\\\")
+ 	    (delete-region (1+ (point))
+ 			   (progn (skip-chars-backward " \t") (point)))))))
+
 (provide 'sh-script)
 
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