Shameless plug for https://github.com/adamrt/sane-term https://github.com/adamrt/sane-term I use it (and created it) so I could use ansi-term instead of e-shel

Shameless plug for https://github.com/adamrt/sane-term https://github.com/adamrt/sane-term I use it (and created it) so I could use ansi-term instead of e-shell. Then C-c C-j lets you treat the term like a normal buffer (move, yank, etc), and C-c C-k when you are done lets you switch back to normal term style buffer.