Node.js prompt '>' can not show in eshell

Question

I want to run Node.js in eshell, but the prompt does not right:

So, ho

Answer 1

Try running node in eshell with NODE_NO_READLINE enabled. For example, you could add an alias to eshell by running this command in eshell:

alias node 'NODE_NO_READLINE=1 node'

Answer 2

An alternative is to add this to your .emacs:

(setenv "NODE_NO_READLINE" "1")

The benefit of this approach is that it will also work for other invocations of Node programs that you run directly.