Disable hl-line-mode only for eshell and ansi-term

Question

I have global-hl-line-mode setup in my init file:

(use-package hl-line
  :init (global-hl-line-mode 1))

Is it possible to disable it when I am in eshell and ansi-term? I tried adding a hook like this:

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook (hl-line-mode -1))

But it didn't work.

Jonathan Leech-Pepin · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-02T19:43:48.897

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global-hl-line-mode sets variable global-hl-line-mode to t. The global mode is separate from the non-global (hl-line-mode).

The following will disable it in the selected mode:

(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook (lambda ()
                                    (setq-local global-hl-line-mode
                                                nil)))
(add-hook 'term-mode-hook (lambda ()
                                    (setq-local global-hl-line-mode
                                                nil)))

The documentation indicates that setting it directly does not take effect, however when testing it it does remove the highlighting while in the *Eshell* buffer.

edited Mar 02 '15 at 19:43

answered Mar 02 '15 at 19:16

Jonathan Leech-Pepin

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Works for ```eshell```, thank you. Now I need something for ```ansi-term```. – Manuel Uberti Mar 02 '15 at 19:30
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Try `term-mode-hook`. – glucas Mar 02 '15 at 19:33

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 03 '15 at 20:37

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This works for ansi-term if you're using emacs 24.3+:

(add-hook 'term-mode-hook (lambda ()
                            (setq-local global-hl-line-mode
                                        nil)))

Thanks to Jonathan and glucas.

edited Apr 03 '15 at 20:37

erikstokes

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answered Mar 02 '15 at 19:33

Manuel Uberti

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Disable hl-line-mode only for eshell and ansi-term

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