1233 lines
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1233 lines
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\" MAN PAGE COMMENTS to
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.\" Chet Ramey
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.\" Information Network Services
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.\" Case Western Reserve University
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.\" chet@ins.CWRU.Edu
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.\"
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.\" Last Change: Mon Mar 5 09:58:38 EST 2001
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.TH READLINE 3 "2001 Mar 5" "GNU Readline 4.2"
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.\" File Name macro. This used to be `.PN', for Path Name,
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.\" but Sun doesn't seem to like that very much.
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.\"
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.de FN
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\fI\|\\$1\|\fP
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..
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.SH NAME
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readline \- get a line from a user with editing
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <readline/readline.h>
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#include <readline/history.h>
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.ft
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.fi
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.LP
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.nf
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\fIchar *\fP
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.br
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\fBreadline\fP (\fIconst char *prompt\fP);
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.fi
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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.if n Readline is Copyright (C) 1989\-2001 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.if t Readline is Copyright \(co 1989\-2001 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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.B readline
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will read a line from the terminal
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and return it, using
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.B prompt
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as a prompt. If
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.B prompt
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is \fBNULL\fP or the empty string, no prompt is issued.
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The line returned is allocated with
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.IR malloc (3);
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the caller must free it when finished. The line returned
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has the final newline removed, so only the text of the line
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remains.
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.LP
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.B readline
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offers editing capabilities while the user is entering the
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line.
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By default, the line editing commands
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are similar to those of emacs.
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A vi\-style line editing interface is also available.
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.LP
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This manual page describes only the most basic use of \fBreadline\fP.
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Much more functionality is available; see
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\fIThe GNU Readline Library\fP and \fIThe GNU History Library\fP
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for additional information.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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.B readline
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returns the text of the line read. A blank line
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returns the empty string. If
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.B EOF
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is encountered while reading a line, and the line is empty,
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.B NULL
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is returned. If an
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.B EOF
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is read with a non\-empty line, it is
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treated as a newline.
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.SH NOTATION
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.LP
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An emacs-style notation is used to denote
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keystrokes. Control keys are denoted by C\-\fIkey\fR, e.g., C\-n
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means Control\-N. Similarly,
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.I meta
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keys are denoted by M\-\fIkey\fR, so M\-x means Meta\-X. (On keyboards
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without a
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.I meta
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key, M\-\fIx\fP means ESC \fIx\fP, i.e., press the Escape key
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then the
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.I x
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key. This makes ESC the \fImeta prefix\fP.
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The combination M\-C\-\fIx\fP means ESC\-Control\-\fIx\fP,
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or press the Escape key
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then hold the Control key while pressing the
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.I x
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key.)
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.PP
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Readline commands may be given numeric
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.IR arguments ,
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which normally act as a repeat count. Sometimes, however, it is the
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sign of the argument that is significant. Passing a negative argument
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to a command that acts in the forward direction (e.g., \fBkill\-line\fP)
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causes that command to act in a backward direction. Commands whose
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behavior with arguments deviates from this are noted.
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.PP
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When a command is described as \fIkilling\fP text, the text
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deleted is saved for possible future retrieval
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(\fIyanking\fP). The killed text is saved in a
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\fIkill ring\fP. Consecutive kills cause the text to be
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accumulated into one unit, which can be yanked all at once.
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Commands which do not kill text separate the chunks of text
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on the kill ring.
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.SH INITIALIZATION FILE
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.LP
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Readline is customized by putting commands in an initialization
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file (the \fIinputrc\fP file).
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The name of this file is taken from the value of the
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.B INPUTRC
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environment variable. If that variable is unset, the default is
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.IR ~/.inputrc .
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When a program which uses the readline library starts up, the
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init file is read, and the key bindings and variables are set.
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There are only a few basic constructs allowed in the
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readline init file. Blank lines are ignored.
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Lines beginning with a \fB#\fP are comments.
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Lines beginning with a \fB$\fP indicate conditional constructs.
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Other lines denote key bindings and variable settings.
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Each program using this library may add its own commands
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and bindings.
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.PP
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For example, placing
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.RS
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.PP
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M\-Control\-u: universal\-argument
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.RE
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or
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.RS
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C\-Meta\-u: universal\-argument
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.RE
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.sp
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into the
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.I inputrc
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would make M\-C\-u execute the readline command
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.IR universal\-argument .
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.PP
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The following symbolic character names are recognized while
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processing key bindings:
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.IR DEL ,
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.IR ESC ,
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.IR ESCAPE ,
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.IR LFD ,
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.IR NEWLINE ,
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.IR RET ,
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.IR RETURN ,
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.IR RUBOUT ,
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.IR SPACE ,
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.IR SPC ,
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and
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.IR TAB .
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.PP
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In addition to command names, readline allows keys to be bound
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to a string that is inserted when the key is pressed (a \fImacro\fP).
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.PP
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.SS Key Bindings
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.PP
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The syntax for controlling key bindings in the
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.I inputrc
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file is simple. All that is required is the name of the
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command or the text of a macro and a key sequence to which
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it should be bound. The name may be specified in one of two ways:
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as a symbolic key name, possibly with \fIMeta\-\fP or \fIControl\-\fP
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prefixes, or as a key sequence.
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.PP
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When using the form \fBkeyname\fP:\^\fIfunction-name\fP or \fImacro\fP,
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.I keyname
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is the name of a key spelled out in English. For example:
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.sp
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.RS
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Control\-u: universal\-argument
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.br
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Meta\-Rubout: backward\-kill\-word
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.br
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Control\-o: "> output"
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.RE
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.LP
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In the above example,
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.I C\-u
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is bound to the function
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.BR universal\-argument ,
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.I M-DEL
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is bound to the function
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.BR backward\-kill\-word ,
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and
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.I C\-o
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is bound to run the macro
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expressed on the right hand side (that is, to insert the text
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.if t \f(CW> output\fP
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.if n ``> output''
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into the line).
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.PP
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In the second form, \fB"keyseq"\fP:\^\fIfunction\-name\fP or \fImacro\fP,
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.B keyseq
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differs from
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.B keyname
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above in that strings denoting
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an entire key sequence may be specified by placing the sequence
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within double quotes. Some GNU Emacs style key escapes can be
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used, as in the following example, but the symbolic character names
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are not recognized.
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.sp
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.RS
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"\eC\-u": universal\-argument
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.br
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"\eC\-x\eC\-r": re\-read\-init\-file
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.br
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"\ee[11~": "Function Key 1"
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.RE
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.PP
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In this example,
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.I C-u
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is again bound to the function
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.BR universal\-argument .
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.I "C-x C-r"
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is bound to the function
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.BR re\-read\-init\-file ,
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and
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.I "ESC [ 1 1 ~"
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is bound to insert the text
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.if t \f(CWFunction Key 1\fP.
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.if n ``Function Key 1''.
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.PP
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The full set of GNU Emacs style escape sequences available when specifying
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key sequences is
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.RS
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B \eC\-
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control prefix
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.TP
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.B \eM\-
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meta prefix
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.TP
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.B \ee
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an escape character
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.TP
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.B \e\e
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backslash
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.TP
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.B \e"
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literal ", a double quote
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.TP
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.B \e'
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literal ', a single quote
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.RE
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.PD
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.PP
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In addition to the GNU Emacs style escape sequences, a second
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set of backslash escapes is available:
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.RS
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B \ea
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alert (bell)
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.TP
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.B \eb
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backspace
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.TP
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.B \ed
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delete
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.TP
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.B \ef
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form feed
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.TP
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.B \en
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newline
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.TP
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.B \er
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carriage return
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.TP
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.B \et
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horizontal tab
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.TP
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.B \ev
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vertical tab
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.TP
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.B \e\fInnn\fP
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the character whose ASCII code is the octal value \fInnn\fP
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(one to three digits)
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.TP
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.B \ex\fInnn\fP
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the character whose ASCII code is the hexadecimal value \fInnn\fP
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(one to three digits)
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.RE
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.PD
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.PP
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When entering the text of a macro, single or double quotes should
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be used to indicate a macro definition. Unquoted text
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is assumed to be a function name.
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In the macro body, the backslash escapes described above are expanded.
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Backslash will quote any other character in the macro text,
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including " and '.
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.PP
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.B Bash
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allows the current readline key bindings to be displayed or modified
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with the
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.B bind
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builtin command. The editing mode may be switched during interactive
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use by using the
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.B \-o
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option to the
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.B set
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builtin command. Other programs using this library provide
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similar mechanisms. The
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.I inputrc
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file may be edited and re-read if a program does not provide
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any other means to incorporate new bindings.
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.SS Variables
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.PP
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Readline has variables that can be used to further customize its
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behavior. A variable may be set in the
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.I inputrc
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file with a statement of the form
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.RS
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.PP
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\fBset\fP \fIvariable\-name\fP \fIvalue\fP
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.RE
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.PP
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Except where noted, readline variables can take the values
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.B On
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or
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.B Off
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(without regard to case).
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The variables and their default values are:
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B bell\-style (audible)
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Controls what happens when readline wants to ring the terminal bell.
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If set to \fBnone\fP, readline never rings the bell. If set to
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\fBvisible\fP, readline uses a visible bell if one is available.
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If set to \fBaudible\fP, readline attempts to ring the terminal's bell.
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.TP
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.B comment\-begin (``#'')
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The string that is inserted in \fBvi\fP mode when the
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.B insert\-comment
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command is executed.
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This command is bound to
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.B M\-#
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in emacs mode and to
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.B #
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in vi command mode.
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.TP
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.B completion\-ignore\-case (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, readline performs filename matching and completion
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in a case\-insensitive fashion.
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.TP
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.B completion\-query\-items (100)
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This determines when the user is queried about viewing
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the number of possible completions
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generated by the \fBpossible\-completions\fP command.
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It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to
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zero. If the number of possible completions is greater than
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or equal to the value of this variable, the user is asked whether
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or not he wishes to view them; otherwise they are simply listed
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on the terminal.
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.TP
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.B convert\-meta (On)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will convert characters with the
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eighth bit set to an ASCII key sequence
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by stripping the eighth bit and prefixing it with an
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escape character (in effect, using escape as the \fImeta prefix\fP).
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.TP
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.B disable\-completion (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will inhibit word completion. Completion
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characters will be inserted into the line as if they had been
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mapped to \fBself-insert\fP.
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.TP
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.B editing\-mode (emacs)
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Controls whether readline begins with a set of key bindings similar
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to emacs or vi.
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.B editing\-mode
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can be set to either
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.B emacs
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or
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.BR vi .
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.TP
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.B enable\-keypad (Off)
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When set to \fBOn\fP, readline will try to enable the application
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keypad when it is called. Some systems need this to enable the
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arrow keys.
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.TP
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.B expand\-tilde (Off)
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If set to \fBon\fP, tilde expansion is performed when readline
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attempts word completion.
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.TP
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.B horizontal\-scroll\-mode (Off)
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When set to \fBOn\fP, makes readline use a single line for display,
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scrolling the input horizontally on a single screen line when it
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becomes longer than the screen width rather than wrapping to a new line.
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.TP
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.B input\-meta (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will enable eight-bit input (that is,
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it will not clear the eighth bit in the characters it reads),
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regardless of what the terminal claims it can support. The name
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.B meta\-flag
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is a synonym for this variable.
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.TP
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.B isearch\-terminators (``C\-[ C\-J'')
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The string of characters that should terminate an incremental
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search without subsequently executing the character as a command.
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If this variable has not been given a value, the characters
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\fIESC\fP and \fIC\-J\fP will terminate an incremental search.
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.TP
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.B keymap (emacs)
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Set the current readline keymap. The set of legal keymap names is
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\fIemacs, emacs-standard, emacs-meta, emacs-ctlx, vi, vi-move,
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vi-command\fP, and
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.IR vi-insert .
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\fIvi\fP is equivalent to \fIvi-command\fP; \fIemacs\fP is
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equivalent to \fIemacs-standard\fP. The default value is
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.IR emacs .
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The value of
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.B editing\-mode
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also affects the default keymap.
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.TP
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.B mark\-directories (On)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, completed directory names have a slash
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appended.
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.TP
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.B mark\-modified\-lines (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, history lines that have been modified are displayed
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with a preceding asterisk (\fB*\fP).
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.TP
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.B output\-meta (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will display characters with the
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eighth bit set directly rather than as a meta-prefixed escape
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sequence.
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.TP
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.B print\-completions\-horizontally (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will display completions with matches
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sorted horizontally in alphabetical order, rather than down the screen.
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.TP
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.B show\-all\-if\-ambiguous (Off)
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This alters the default behavior of the completion functions. If
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set to
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.BR on ,
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words which have more than one possible completion cause the
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matches to be listed immediately instead of ringing the bell.
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.TP
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.B visible\-stats (Off)
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If set to \fBOn\fP, a character denoting a file's type as reported
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by \fIstat\fP(2) is appended to the filename when listing possible
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completions.
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.PD
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.SS Conditional Constructs
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.PP
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Readline implements a facility similar in spirit to the conditional
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compilation features of the C preprocessor which allows key
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bindings and variable settings to be performed as the result
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of tests. There are four parser directives used.
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.IP \fB$if\fP
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The
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.B $if
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construct allows bindings to be made based on the
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editing mode, the terminal being used, or the application using
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readline. The text of the test extends to the end of the line;
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no characters are required to isolate it.
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.RS
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.IP \fBmode\fP
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The \fBmode=\fP form of the \fB$if\fP directive is used to test
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whether readline is in emacs or vi mode.
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This may be used in conjunction
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with the \fBset keymap\fP command, for instance, to set bindings in
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the \fIemacs-standard\fP and \fIemacs-ctlx\fP keymaps only if
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readline is starting out in emacs mode.
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.IP \fBterm\fP
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The \fBterm=\fP form may be used to include terminal-specific
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key bindings, perhaps to bind the key sequences output by the
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terminal's function keys. The word on the right side of the
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.B =
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is tested against the full name of the terminal and the portion
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of the terminal name before the first \fB\-\fP. This allows
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.I sun
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to match both
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.I sun
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and
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.IR sun\-cmd ,
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for instance.
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.IP \fBapplication\fP
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The \fBapplication\fP construct is used to include
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application-specific settings. Each program using the readline
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library sets the \fIapplication name\fP, and an initialization
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file can test for a particular value.
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This could be used to bind key sequences to functions useful for
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a specific program. For instance, the following command adds a
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key sequence that quotes the current or previous word in Bash:
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.sp 1
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.RS
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.nf
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\fB$if\fP Bash
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# Quote the current or previous word
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"\eC-xq": "\eeb\e"\eef\e""
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\fB$endif\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.RE
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.IP \fB$endif\fP
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This command, as seen in the previous example, terminates an
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\fB$if\fP command.
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.IP \fB$else\fP
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Commands in this branch of the \fB$if\fP directive are executed if
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the test fails.
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.IP \fB$include\fP
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This directive takes a single filename as an argument and reads commands
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and bindings from that file. For example, the following directive
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would read \fI/etc/inputrc\fP:
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.sp 1
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.RS
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.nf
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\fB$include\fP \^ \fI/etc/inputrc\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.SH SEARCHING
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.PP
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Readline provides commands for searching through the command history
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for lines containing a specified string.
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There are two search modes:
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.I incremental
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and
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.IR non-incremental .
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.PP
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Incremental searches begin before the user has finished typing the
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search string.
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As each character of the search string is typed, readline displays
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the next entry from the history matching the string typed so far.
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An incremental search requires only as many characters as needed to
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find the desired history entry.
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To search backward in the history for a particular string, type
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\fBC\-r\fP. Typing \fBC\-s\fP searches forward through the history.
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The characters present in the value of the \fBisearch-terminators\fP
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variable are used to terminate an incremental search.
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If that variable has not been assigned a value the \fIEscape\fP and
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\fBC\-J\fP characters will terminate an incremental search.
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\fBC\-G\fP will abort an incremental search and restore the original
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line.
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When the search is terminated, the history entry containing the
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search string becomes the current line.
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.PP
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To find other matching entries in the history list, type \fBC\-s\fP or
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\fBC\-r\fP as appropriate.
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This will search backward or forward in the history for the next
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line matching the search string typed so far.
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Any other key sequence bound to a readline command will terminate
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the search and execute that command.
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For instance, a newline will terminate the search and accept
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the line, thereby executing the command from the history list.
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A movement command will terminate the search, make the last line found
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the current line, and begin editing.
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.PP
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Non-incremental searches read the entire search string before starting
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to search for matching history lines. The search string may be
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typed by the user or be part of the contents of the current line.
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.SH EDITING COMMANDS
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.PP
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The following is a list of the names of the commands and the default
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key sequences to which they are bound.
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Command names without an accompanying key sequence are unbound by default.
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.PP
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In the following descriptions, \fIpoint\fP refers to the current cursor
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position, and \fImark\fP refers to a cursor position saved by the
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\fBset\-mark\fP command.
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The text between the point and mark is referred to as the \fIregion\fP.
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.SS Commands for Moving
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B beginning\-of\-line (C\-a)
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Move to the start of the current line.
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.TP
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.B end\-of\-line (C\-e)
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Move to the end of the line.
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.TP
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.B forward\-char (C\-f)
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Move forward a character.
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.TP
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.B backward\-char (C\-b)
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Move back a character.
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.TP
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.B forward\-word (M\-f)
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Move forward to the end of the next word. Words are composed of
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alphanumeric characters (letters and digits).
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.TP
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.B backward\-word (M\-b)
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Move back to the start of the current or previous word. Words are
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composed of alphanumeric characters (letters and digits).
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.TP
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.B clear\-screen (C\-l)
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Clear the screen leaving the current line at the top of the screen.
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With an argument, refresh the current line without clearing the
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screen.
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.TP
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.B redraw\-current\-line
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Refresh the current line.
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.PD
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.SS Commands for Manipulating the History
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B accept\-line (Newline, Return)
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Accept the line regardless of where the cursor is.
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If this line is
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non-empty, it may be added to the history list for future recall with
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\fBadd_history()\fP.
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If the line is a modified history line, the history line is restored to its original state.
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.TP
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.B previous\-history (C\-p)
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Fetch the previous command from the history list, moving back in
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the list.
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.TP
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.B next\-history (C\-n)
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Fetch the next command from the history list, moving forward in the
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list.
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.TP
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.B beginning\-of\-history (M\-<)
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Move to the first line in the history.
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.TP
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.B end\-of\-history (M\->)
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Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line currently being
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entered.
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.TP
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.B reverse\-search\-history (C\-r)
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Search backward starting at the current line and moving `up' through
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the history as necessary. This is an incremental search.
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.TP
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.B forward\-search\-history (C\-s)
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Search forward starting at the current line and moving `down' through
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the history as necessary. This is an incremental search.
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.TP
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.B non\-incremental\-reverse\-search\-history (M\-p)
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Search backward through the history starting at the current line
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using a non-incremental search for a string supplied by the user.
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.TP
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.B non\-incremental\-forward\-search\-history (M\-n)
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Search forward through the history using a non-incremental search
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for a string supplied by the user.
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.TP
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.B history\-search\-forward
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Search forward through the history for the string of characters
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between the start of the current line and the current cursor
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position (the \fIpoint\fP).
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This is a non-incremental search.
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.TP
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.B history\-search\-backward
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Search backward through the history for the string of characters
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between the start of the current line and the point.
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This is a non-incremental search.
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.TP
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.B yank\-nth\-arg (M\-C\-y)
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Insert the first argument to the previous command (usually
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the second word on the previous line) at point.
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With an argument
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.IR n ,
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insert the \fIn\fPth word from the previous command (the words
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in the previous command begin with word 0). A negative argument
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inserts the \fIn\fPth word from the end of the previous command.
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.TP
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.B
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yank\-last\-arg (M\-.\^, M\-_\^)
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Insert the last argument to the previous command (the last word of
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the previous history entry). With an argument,
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behave exactly like \fByank\-nth\-arg\fP.
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Successive calls to \fByank\-last\-arg\fP move back through the history
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list, inserting the last argument of each line in turn.
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.PD
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.SS Commands for Changing Text
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B delete\-char (C\-d)
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Delete the character at point. If point is at the
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beginning of the line, there are no characters in the line, and
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the last character typed was not bound to \fBdelete\-char\fP, then return
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.SM
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.BR EOF .
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.TP
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.B backward\-delete\-char (Rubout)
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Delete the character behind the cursor. When given a numeric argument,
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save the deleted text on the kill ring.
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.TP
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.B forward\-backward\-delete\-char
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Delete the character under the cursor, unless the cursor is at the
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end of the line, in which case the character behind the cursor is
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deleted.
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.TP
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.B quoted\-insert (C\-q, C\-v)
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Add the next character that you type to the line verbatim. This is
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how to insert characters like \fBC\-q\fP, for example.
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.TP
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.B tab\-insert (M-TAB)
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Insert a tab character.
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.TP
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.B self\-insert (a,\ b,\ A,\ 1,\ !,\ ...)
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Insert the character typed.
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.TP
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.B transpose\-chars (C\-t)
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Drag the character before point forward over the character at point,
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moving point forward as well.
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If point is at the end of the line, then this transposes
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the two characters before point.
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Negative arguments have no effect.
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.TP
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.B transpose\-words (M\-t)
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Drag the word before point past the word after point,
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moving point over that word as well.
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.TP
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.B upcase\-word (M\-u)
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Uppercase the current (or following) word. With a negative argument,
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uppercase the previous word, but do not move point.
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.TP
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.B downcase\-word (M\-l)
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Lowercase the current (or following) word. With a negative argument,
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lowercase the previous word, but do not move point.
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.TP
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.B capitalize\-word (M\-c)
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Capitalize the current (or following) word. With a negative argument,
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capitalize the previous word, but do not move point.
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.PD
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.SS Killing and Yanking
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B kill\-line (C\-k)
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Kill the text from point to the end of the line.
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.TP
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.B backward\-kill\-line (C\-x Rubout)
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Kill backward to the beginning of the line.
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.TP
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.B unix\-line\-discard (C\-u)
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Kill backward from point to the beginning of the line.
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The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
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.\" There is no real difference between this and backward-kill-line
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.TP
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.B kill\-whole\-line
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Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point is.
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.TP
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.B kill\-word (M\-d)
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Kill from point the end of the current word, or if between
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words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the same as
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those used by \fBforward\-word\fP.
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.TP
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.B backward\-kill\-word (M\-Rubout)
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Kill the word behind point.
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Word boundaries are the same as those used by \fBbackward\-word\fP.
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.TP
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.B unix\-word\-rubout (C\-w)
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Kill the word behind point, using white space as a word boundary.
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The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
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.TP
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.B delete\-horizontal\-space (M\-\e)
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Delete all spaces and tabs around point.
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.TP
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.B kill\-region
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Kill the text between the point and \fImark\fP (saved cursor position).
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This text is referred to as the \fIregion\fP.
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.TP
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.B copy\-region\-as\-kill
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Copy the text in the region to the kill buffer.
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.TP
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.B copy\-backward\-word
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Copy the word before point to the kill buffer.
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The word boundaries are the same as \fBbackward\-word\fP.
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.TP
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.B copy\-forward\-word
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Copy the word following point to the kill buffer.
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The word boundaries are the same as \fBforward\-word\fP.
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.TP
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.B yank (C\-y)
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Yank the top of the kill ring into the buffer at point.
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.TP
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.B yank\-pop (M\-y)
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Rotate the kill ring, and yank the new top. Only works following
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.B yank
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or
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.BR yank\-pop .
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.PD
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.SS Numeric Arguments
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B digit\-argument (M\-0, M\-1, ..., M\-\-)
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Add this digit to the argument already accumulating, or start a new
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argument. M\-\- starts a negative argument.
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.TP
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.B universal\-argument
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This is another way to specify an argument.
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If this command is followed by one or more digits, optionally with a
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leading minus sign, those digits define the argument.
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If the command is followed by digits, executing
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.B universal\-argument
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again ends the numeric argument, but is otherwise ignored.
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As a special case, if this command is immediately followed by a
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character that is neither a digit or minus sign, the argument count
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for the next command is multiplied by four.
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The argument count is initially one, so executing this function the
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first time makes the argument count four, a second time makes the
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argument count sixteen, and so on.
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.PD
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.SS Completing
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B complete (TAB)
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Attempt to perform completion on the text before point.
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The actual completion performed is application-specific.
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.BR Bash ,
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for instance, attempts completion treating the text as a variable
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(if the text begins with \fB$\fP), username (if the text begins with
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\fB~\fP), hostname (if the text begins with \fB@\fP), or
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command (including aliases and functions) in turn. If none
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of these produces a match, filename completion is attempted.
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.BR Gdb ,
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on the other hand,
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allows completion of program functions and variables, and
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only attempts filename completion under certain circumstances.
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.TP
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.B possible\-completions (M\-?)
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List the possible completions of the text before point.
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.TP
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.B insert\-completions (M\-*)
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Insert all completions of the text before point
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that would have been generated by
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\fBpossible\-completions\fP.
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.TP
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.B menu\-complete
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Similar to \fBcomplete\fP, but replaces the word to be completed
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with a single match from the list of possible completions.
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Repeated execution of \fBmenu\-complete\fP steps through the list
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of possible completions, inserting each match in turn.
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At the end of the list of completions, the bell is rung
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(subject to the setting of \Bbell\-style\fP)
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and the original text is restored.
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An argument of \fIn\fP moves \fIn\fP positions forward in the list
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of matches; a negative argument may be used to move backward
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through the list.
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This command is intended to be bound to \fBTAB\fP, but is unbound
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by default.
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.TP
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.B delete\-char\-or\-list
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Deletes the character under the cursor if not at the beginning or
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end of the line (like \fBdelete-char\fP).
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If at the end of the line, behaves identically to
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\fBpossible-completions\fP.
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.PD
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.SS Keyboard Macros
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B start\-kbd\-macro (C\-x (\^)
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Begin saving the characters typed into the current keyboard macro.
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.TP
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.B end\-kbd\-macro (C\-x )\^)
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Stop saving the characters typed into the current keyboard macro
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and store the definition.
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.TP
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.B call\-last\-kbd\-macro (C\-x e)
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Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by making the characters
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in the macro appear as if typed at the keyboard.
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.PD
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.SS Miscellaneous
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.PP
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.PD 0
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.TP
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.B re\-read\-init\-file (C\-x C\-r)
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Read in the contents of the \fIinputrc\fP file, and incorporate
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any bindings or variable assignments found there.
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.TP
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.B abort (C\-g)
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Abort the current editing command and
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ring the terminal's bell (subject to the setting of
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.BR bell\-style ).
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.TP
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.B do\-uppercase\-version (M\-a, M\-b, M\-\fIx\fP, ...)
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If the metafied character \fIx\fP is lowercase, run the command
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that is bound to the corresponding uppercase character.
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.TP
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.B prefix\-meta (ESC)
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Metafy the next character typed.
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.SM
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.B ESC
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.B f
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is equivalent to
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.BR Meta\-f .
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.TP
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.B undo (C\-_, C\-x C\-u)
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Incremental undo, separately remembered for each line.
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.TP
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.B revert\-line (M\-r)
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Undo all changes made to this line. This is like executing the
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.B undo
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command enough times to return the line to its initial state.
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.TP
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.B tilde\-expand (M\-&)
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Perform tilde expansion on the current word.
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.TP
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.B set\-mark (C\-@, M\-<space>)
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Set the mark to the point. If a
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numeric argument is supplied, the mark is set to that position.
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.TP
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.B exchange\-point\-and\-mark (C\-x C\-x)
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Swap the point with the mark. The current cursor position is set to
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the saved position, and the old cursor position is saved as the mark.
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.TP
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.B character\-search (C\-])
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A character is read and point is moved to the next occurrence of that
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character. A negative count searches for previous occurrences.
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.TP
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.B character\-search\-backward (M\-C\-])
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A character is read and point is moved to the previous occurrence of that
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character. A negative count searches for subsequent occurrences.
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.TP
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.B insert\-comment (M\-#)
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The value of the readline
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.B comment\-begin
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variable is inserted at the beginning of the current line, and the line
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is accepted as if a newline had been typed. The default value of
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.B comment\-begin
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makes the current line a shell comment.
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.TP
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.B dump\-functions
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Print all of the functions and their key bindings to the
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readline output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied,
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the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
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of an \fIinputrc\fP file.
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.TP
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.B dump\-variables
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Print all of the settable variables and their values to the
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readline output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied,
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the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
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of an \fIinputrc\fP file.
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.TP
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.B dump\-macros
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Print all of the readline key sequences bound to macros and the
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strings they ouput. If a numeric argument is supplied,
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the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
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of an \fIinputrc\fP file.
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.TP
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.B emacs\-editing\-mode (C\-e)
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When in
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.B vi
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editing mode, this causes a switch to
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.B emacs
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editing mode.
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.TP
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.B vi\-editing\-mode (M\-C\-j)
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When in
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.B emacs
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editing mode, this causes a switch to
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.B vi
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editing mode.
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.PD
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.SH DEFAULT KEY BINDINGS
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.LP
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The following is a list of the default emacs and vi bindings.
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Characters with the eighth bit set are written as M\-<character>, and
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are referred to as
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.I metafied
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characters.
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The printable ASCII characters not mentioned in the list of emacs
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standard bindings are bound to the
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.B self\-insert
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function, which just inserts the given character into the input line.
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In vi insertion mode, all characters not specifically mentioned are
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bound to
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.BR self\-insert .
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Characters assigned to signal generation by
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.IR stty (1)
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or the terminal driver, such as C-Z or C-C,
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retain that function.
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Upper and lower case metafied characters are bound to the same function in
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the emacs mode meta keymap.
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The remaining characters are unbound, which causes readline
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to ring the bell (subject to the setting of the
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.B bell\-style
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variable).
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.SS Emacs Mode
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.RS +.6i
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.nf
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.ta 2.5i
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.sp
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Emacs Standard bindings
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.sp
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"C-@" set-mark
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"C-A" beginning-of-line
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"C-B" backward-char
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"C-D" delete-char
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"C-E" end-of-line
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"C-F" forward-char
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"C-G" abort
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"C-H" backward-delete-char
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"C-I" complete
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"C-J" accept-line
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"C-K" kill-line
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"C-L" clear-screen
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"C-M" accept-line
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"C-N" next-history
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"C-P" previous-history
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"C-Q" quoted-insert
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"C-R" reverse-search-history
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"C-S" forward-search-history
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"C-T" transpose-chars
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"C-U" unix-line-discard
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"C-V" quoted-insert
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"C-W" unix-word-rubout
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"C-Y" yank
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"C-]" character-search
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"C-_" undo
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"\^ " to "/" self-insert
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"0" to "9" self-insert
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":" to "~" self-insert
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"C-?" backward-delete-char
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.PP
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Emacs Meta bindings
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.sp
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"M-C-G" abort
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"M-C-H" backward-kill-word
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"M-C-I" tab-insert
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"M-C-J" vi-editing-mode
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"M-C-M" vi-editing-mode
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"M-C-R" revert-line
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"M-C-Y" yank-nth-arg
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"M-C-[" complete
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"M-C-]" character-search-backward
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"M-space" set-mark
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"M-#" insert-comment
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"M-&" tilde-expand
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"M-*" insert-completions
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"M--" digit-argument
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"M-." yank-last-arg
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"M-0" digit-argument
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"M-1" digit-argument
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"M-2" digit-argument
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"M-3" digit-argument
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"M-4" digit-argument
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"M-5" digit-argument
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"M-6" digit-argument
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"M-7" digit-argument
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"M-8" digit-argument
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"M-9" digit-argument
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"M-<" beginning-of-history
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"M-=" possible-completions
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"M->" end-of-history
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"M-?" possible-completions
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"M-B" backward-word
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"M-C" capitalize-word
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"M-D" kill-word
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"M-F" forward-word
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"M-L" downcase-word
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"M-N" non-incremental-forward-search-history
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"M-P" non-incremental-reverse-search-history
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"M-R" revert-line
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"M-T" transpose-words
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"M-U" upcase-word
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"M-Y" yank-pop
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"M-\e" delete-horizontal-space
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"M-~" tilde-expand
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"M-C-?" backward-kill-word
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"M-_" yank-last-arg
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.PP
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Emacs Control-X bindings
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.sp
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"C-XC-G" abort
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"C-XC-R" re-read-init-file
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"C-XC-U" undo
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"C-XC-X" exchange-point-and-mark
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"C-X(" start-kbd-macro
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"C-X)" end-kbd-macro
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"C-XE" call-last-kbd-macro
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"C-XC-?" backward-kill-line
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.sp
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.RE
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.SS VI Mode bindings
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.RS +.6i
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.nf
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.ta 2.5i
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.sp
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.PP
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VI Insert Mode functions
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.sp
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"C-D" vi-eof-maybe
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"C-H" backward-delete-char
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"C-I" complete
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"C-J" accept-line
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"C-M" accept-line
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"C-R" reverse-search-history
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"C-S" forward-search-history
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"C-T" transpose-chars
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"C-U" unix-line-discard
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"C-V" quoted-insert
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"C-W" unix-word-rubout
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"C-Y" yank
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"C-[" vi-movement-mode
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"C-_" undo
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"\^ " to "~" self-insert
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"C-?" backward-delete-char
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.PP
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VI Command Mode functions
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.sp
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"C-D" vi-eof-maybe
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"C-E" emacs-editing-mode
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"C-G" abort
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"C-H" backward-char
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"C-J" accept-line
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"C-K" kill-line
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"C-L" clear-screen
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"C-M" accept-line
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"C-N" next-history
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"C-P" previous-history
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"C-Q" quoted-insert
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"C-R" reverse-search-history
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"C-S" forward-search-history
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"C-T" transpose-chars
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"C-U" unix-line-discard
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"C-V" quoted-insert
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"C-W" unix-word-rubout
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"C-Y" yank
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"C-_" vi-undo
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"\^ " forward-char
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"#" insert-comment
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"$" end-of-line
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"%" vi-match
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"&" vi-tilde-expand
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"*" vi-complete
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"+" next-history
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"," vi-char-search
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"-" previous-history
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"." vi-redo
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"/" vi-search
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"0" beginning-of-line
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"1" to "9" vi-arg-digit
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";" vi-char-search
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"=" vi-complete
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"?" vi-search
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"A" vi-append-eol
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"B" vi-prev-word
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"C" vi-change-to
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"D" vi-delete-to
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"E" vi-end-word
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"F" vi-char-search
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"G" vi-fetch-history
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"I" vi-insert-beg
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"N" vi-search-again
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"P" vi-put
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"R" vi-replace
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"S" vi-subst
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"T" vi-char-search
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"U" revert-line
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"W" vi-next-word
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"X" backward-delete-char
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"Y" vi-yank-to
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"\e" vi-complete
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"^" vi-first-print
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"_" vi-yank-arg
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"`" vi-goto-mark
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"a" vi-append-mode
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"b" vi-prev-word
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"c" vi-change-to
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"d" vi-delete-to
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"e" vi-end-word
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"f" vi-char-search
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"h" backward-char
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"i" vi-insertion-mode
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"j" next-history
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"k" prev-history
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"l" forward-char
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"m" vi-set-mark
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"n" vi-search-again
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"p" vi-put
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"r" vi-change-char
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"s" vi-subst
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"t" vi-char-search
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"u" vi-undo
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"w" vi-next-word
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"x" vi-delete
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"y" vi-yank-to
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"|" vi-column
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"~" vi-change-case
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.RE
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PD 0
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.TP
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\fIThe Gnu Readline Library\fP, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
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.TP
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\fIThe Gnu History Library\fP, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
|
|
.TP
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\fIbash\fP(1)
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.PD
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|
.SH FILES
|
|
.PD 0
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|
.TP
|
|
.FN ~/.inputrc
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|
Individual \fBreadline\fP initialization file
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|
.PD
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|
.SH AUTHORS
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|
Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation
|
|
.br
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|
bfox@gnu.org
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|
.PP
|
|
Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
|
|
.br
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|
chet@ins.CWRU.Edu
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|
.SH BUG REPORTS
|
|
If you find a bug in
|
|
.B readline,
|
|
you should report it. But first, you should
|
|
make sure that it really is a bug, and that it appears in the latest
|
|
version of the
|
|
.B readline
|
|
library that you have.
|
|
.PP
|
|
Once you have determined that a bug actually exists, mail a
|
|
bug report to \fIbug\-readline\fP@\fIgnu.org\fP.
|
|
If you have a fix, you are welcome to mail that
|
|
as well! Suggestions and `philosophical' bug reports may be mailed
|
|
to \fPbug-readline\fP@\fIgnu.org\fP or posted to the Usenet
|
|
newsgroup
|
|
.BR gnu.bash.bug .
|
|
.PP
|
|
Comments and bug reports concerning
|
|
this manual page should be directed to
|
|
.IR chet@ins.CWRU.Edu .
|
|
.SH BUGS
|
|
.PP
|
|
It's too big and too slow.
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