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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ this puddle.
 
 This will be a lightning talk that I will pre-record to show off some
 features in eshell I found while diving into the source code … stuff
-you can’t do in another terminals. Did you know that \`$$\` is a special
+you can’t do in another terminals. Did you know that `$$` is a special
 variable that contains the output from the last command?
 
 Update from Howard: I wrote an _expanded transcript_ with more code and functional links. See <http://howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/eshell-why.html>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Want _all_ the code? See my literate dotfiles for #emacs at <https://github.com/
     just a statment about emacs in general.
 -   Reach out to me if anyone wants to pair up and make a eshell-ext
     with many of the feature improvements I mentioned in my talk, that
-    probably shouldn\'t clutter up the default eshell implementation.
+    probably shouldn't clutter up the default eshell implementation.
 - eshell is great for running top and htop (except I can't figure out how to input the function keys)
   - haha yeah i don't either  
 - vterm isn't distracting - it has no new features to speak of  
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ Want _all_ the code? See my literate dotfiles for #emacs at <https://github.com/
     vterm over eshell beyond just terminal emulation needs?
     -   A: I do vterm mostly for SSH, but Docker builds and Ansible
         commands can cause a real mess of the screen, so I often run
-        those commands in vterm \... but I\'m not really working with
+        those commands in vterm ... but I'm not really working with
         that output.
--   Q: One issue I\'ve had with eshell\'s TRAMP integration is that cd
-    is host agnostic (as you point out). This means typing \`cd\` on a
-    remote machine will cd back to \$HOME on your local machine. Is
-    there a way to cd to \$HOME on the remote machine?
-    -   A: It just isn\'t the way it behaves. While Eshell, with a
-        Tramp-based cd command, will ssh \"under the hood\", it is
-        temporary, as all the buffer work is local. I usually don\'t
+-   Q: One issue I've had with eshell's TRAMP integration is that cd
+    is host agnostic (as you point out). This means typing `cd` on a
+    remote machine will cd back to $HOME on your local machine. Is
+    there a way to cd to $HOME on the remote machine?
+    -   A: It just isn't the way it behaves. While Eshell, with a
+        Tramp-based cd command, will ssh "under the hood", it is
+        temporary, as all the buffer work is local. I usually don't
         know what will happen, so I often need to switch to vterm for
         all ssh work. Which gets me upset when I encounter something
         that I would then like to use Eshell for (like piping the output
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ Want _all_ the code? See my literate dotfiles for #emacs at <https://github.com/
     -   A: maybe I should team up with someone and improve on it
 -   Q:Do you know if the eshell {} can be used from elisp? It could make
     for a nice elisp shell interface.
-    -   A: Yes. Start with \`eshell-command\' and some variations on
+    -   A: Yes. Start with `eshell-command' and some variations on
         that.
--   Q: How does that interplay with your \"literate-devops\" approach,
+-   Q: How does that interplay with your "literate-devops" approach,
     where things are done in an org buffer/document first instead of
     directly in the shell/terminal?
     -   A: the 2 are different. I use as REPL to test stuff
--   Q: Do you have a strategy for getting around eshell\'s lack of
+-   Q: Do you have a strategy for getting around eshell's lack of
     support for input redirection? (I also miss process substitution.)
     -   A: I have started sending output to Emacs buffers, where I can
         have more fun editing them than trying to get a pipe command
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ Want _all_ the code? See my literate dotfiles for #emacs at <https://github.com/
 -   Q: Can you call elisp functions as well (ie, not just commands)?
     -   A: Yes. Functions that start with eshell/ are called as if they
         were commands. However, all functions are available in eshell
-        \... that is what makes it more interesting than the other
+        ... that is what makes it more interesting than the other
         comint-based term shells.
--   ~~Q: Aren\'t buffers the superior pipes? \--\> that was meant as a
-    comment when he was asked about pipes, not a question per se \--\>
+-   ~~Q: Aren't buffers the superior pipes? --> that was meant as a
+    comment when he was asked about pipes, not a question per se -->
     alright~~
     -   A:Howard: yes
 -   Q:Do you have a preferred method for getting argument completion for
@@ -102,22 +102,22 @@ Want _all_ the code? See my literate dotfiles for #emacs at <https://github.com/
     -   A: dont know. would be great, though
 -   Q:Do you have thoughts about
     <https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/complete-guide-mastering-eshell#plan-9-smart-shell>
-    ?  Summary: it effecitly adds a \"\| less\" to every command so you
+    ?  Summary: it effecitly adds a "| less" to every command so you
     get to see paged output if needed, except it is built into eshell.
     -   A: It is a cool idea, but while I tried it when Mickey first
-        published that idea, it didn\'t stay in my workflow.
--   Q: Is \$\$ a built-in feature of eshell or did you add it?
-    -   A: The Eshell built-in version of \$\$ doesn\'t always work, so
+        published that idea, it didn't stay in my workflow.
+-   Q: Is $$ a built-in feature of eshell or did you add it?
+    -   A: The Eshell built-in version of $$ doesn't always work, so
         I wrote an updated version that seems to work better (see
         <https://github.com/howardabrams/hamacs/blob/main/ha-eshell.org#last-results>)
-        \... I\'m pretty sure that if you do a command with a lot of
+        ... I'm pretty sure that if you do a command with a lot of
         output, it may not work at all, not just get the last of that
         output. Mine is just a better hack. :-D
 -   Q: Do you ever fallback to terminals/shells outside Emacs, and if so
     in what circumstances?
     -   A: I boot up with a Terminal to mount remote file systems, as my
-        Emacs configuration isn\'t always stored locally on my machine.
-        I\'ll admit that I sometimes leave the Emacs Garden, but doing
+        Emacs configuration isn't always stored locally on my machine.
+        I'll admit that I sometimes leave the Emacs Garden, but doing
         anything interesting become frustrating when you have to leave
         the keyboard for the mouse.
 -   Q: What are the less well-oiled parts of Eshell or edge case issues
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Want _all_ the code? See my literate dotfiles for #emacs at <https://github.com/
     -   A: We should make a list and start working on them.
 -   Q:Do you have ways to improve eshell vterm interop like sharing
     command history and directory tracking?
-    -   A: I don\'t. If I am going to SSH somewhere, I just start vterm,
-        and haven\'t thought about any interop.
+    -   A: I don't. If I am going to SSH somewhere, I just start vterm,
+        and haven't thought about any interop.
 
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