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+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
+ readline - get a line from a user with editing
+
+S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
+ #\b#i\bin\bnc\bcl\blu\bud\bde\be <\b<r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be.\b.h\bh>\b>
+ #\b#i\bin\bnc\bcl\blu\bud\bde\be <\b<h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by.\b.h\bh>\b>
+
+ c\bch\bha\bar\br *\b*r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(p\bpr\bro\bom\bmp\bpt\bt)\b)
+ c\bch\bha\bar\br *\b*p\bpr\bro\bom\bmp\bpt\bt;\b;
+
+C\bCO\bOP\bPY\bYR\bRI\bIG\bGH\bHT\bT
+ Readline is Copyright (C) 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996 by
+ the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
+ r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be will read a line from the terminal and return it,
+ using p\bpr\bro\bom\bmp\bpt\bt as a prompt. If p\bpr\bro\bom\bmp\bpt\bt is null, no prompt is
+ issued. The line returned is allocated with _\bm_\ba_\bl_\bl_\bo_\bc(3), so
+ the caller must free it when finished. The line returned
+ has the final newline removed, so only the text of the
+ line remains.
+
+ r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be offers editing capabilities while the user is
+ entering the line. By default, the line editing commands
+ are similar to those of emacs. A vi-style line editing
+ interface is also available.
+
+R\bRE\bET\bTU\bUR\bRN\bN V\bVA\bAL\bLU\bUE\bE
+ r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be returns the text of the line read. A blank line
+ returns the empty string. If E\bEO\bOF\bF is encountered while
+ reading a line, and the line is empty, N\bNU\bUL\bLL\bL is returned.
+ If an E\bEO\bOF\bF is read with a non-empty line, it is treated as
+ a newline.
+
+N\bNO\bOT\bTA\bAT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
+ An emacs-style notation is used to denote keystrokes.
+ Control keys are denoted by C-_\bk_\be_\by, e.g., C-n means Con-
+ trol-N. Similarly, _\bm_\be_\bt_\ba keys are denoted by M-_\bk_\be_\by, so M-x
+ means Meta-X. (On keyboards without a _\bm_\be_\bt_\ba key, M-_\bx means
+ ESC _\bx, i.e., press the Escape key then the _\bx key. This
+ makes ESC the _\bm_\be_\bt_\ba _\bp_\br_\be_\bf_\bi_\bx. The combination M-C-_\bx means
+ ESC-Control-_\bx, or press the Escape key then hold the Con-
+ trol key while pressing the _\bx key.)
+
+ Readline commands may be given numeric _\ba_\br_\bg_\bu_\bm_\be_\bn_\bt_\bs, which
+ normally act as a repeat count. Sometimes, however, it is
+ the sign of the argument that is significant. Passing a
+ negative argument to a command that acts in the forward
+ direction (e.g., k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be) causes that command to act in
+ a backward direction. Commands whose behavior with argu-
+ ments deviates from this are noted.
+
+ When a command is described as _\bk_\bi_\bl_\bl_\bi_\bn_\bg text, the text
+ deleted is saved for possible future retrieval (_\by_\ba_\bn_\bk_\bi_\bn_\bg).
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 1
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ The killed text is saved in a _\bk_\bi_\bl_\bl _\br_\bi_\bn_\bg. Consecutive
+ kills cause the text to be accumulated into one unit,
+ which can be yanked all at once. Commands which do not
+ kill text separate the chunks of text on the kill ring.
+
+I\bIN\bNI\bIT\bTI\bIA\bAL\bLI\bIZ\bZA\bAT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bE
+ Readline is customized by putting commands in an initial-
+ ization file (the _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc file). The name of this file is
+ taken from the value of the I\bIN\bNP\bPU\bUT\bTR\bRC\bC environment variable.
+ If that variable is unset, the default is _\b~_\b/_\b._\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc.
+ When a program which uses the readline library starts up,
+ the init file is read, and the key bindings and variables
+ are set. There are only a few basic constructs allowed in
+ the readline init file. Blank lines are ignored. Lines
+ beginning with a #\b# are comments. Lines beginning with a $\b$
+ indicate conditional constructs. Other lines denote key
+ bindings and variable settings. Each program using this
+ library may add its own commands and bindings.
+
+ For example, placing
+
+ M-Control-u: universal-argument
+ or
+ C-Meta-u: universal-argument
+ into the _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc would make M-C-u execute the readline
+ command _\bu_\bn_\bi_\bv_\be_\br_\bs_\ba_\bl_\b-_\ba_\br_\bg_\bu_\bm_\be_\bn_\bt.
+
+ The following symbolic character names are recognized
+ while processing key bindings: _\bR_\bU_\bB_\bO_\bU_\bT, _\bD_\bE_\bL, _\bE_\bS_\bC, _\bL_\bF_\bD, _\bN_\bE_\bW_\b-
+ _\bL_\bI_\bN_\bE, _\bR_\bE_\bT, _\bR_\bE_\bT_\bU_\bR_\bN, _\bS_\bP_\bC, _\bS_\bP_\bA_\bC_\bE, and _\bT_\bA_\bB. In addition to
+ command names, readline allows keys to be bound to a
+ string that is inserted when the key is pressed (a _\bm_\ba_\bc_\br_\bo).
+
+
+ K\bKe\bey\by B\bBi\bin\bnd\bdi\bin\bng\bgs\bs
+ The syntax for controlling key bindings in the _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc
+ file is simple. All that is required is the name of the
+ command or the text of a macro and a key sequence to which
+ it should be bound. The name may be specified in one of
+ two ways: as a symbolic key name, possibly with _\bM_\be_\bt_\ba_\b- or
+ _\bC_\bo_\bn_\bt_\br_\bo_\bl_\b- prefixes, or as a key sequence. When using the
+ form k\bke\bey\byn\bna\bam\bme\be:_\bf_\bu_\bn_\bc_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn_\b-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be or _\bm_\ba_\bc_\br_\bo, _\bk_\be_\by_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be is the name
+ of a key spelled out in English. For example:
+
+ Control-u: universal-argument
+ Meta-Rubout: backward-kill-word
+ Control-o: ">&output"
+
+ In the above example, _\bC_\b-_\bu is bound to the function u\bun\bni\biv\bve\ber\br-\b-
+ s\bsa\bal\bl-\b-a\bar\brg\bgu\bum\bme\ben\bnt\bt, _\bM_\b-_\bD_\bE_\bL is bound to the function b\bba\bac\bck\bk-\b-
+ w\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd, and _\bC_\b-_\bo is bound to run the macro
+ expressed on the right hand side (that is, to insert the
+ text _\b>_\b&_\bo_\bu_\bt_\bp_\bu_\bt into the line).
+
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 2
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ In the second form, "\b"k\bke\bey\bys\bse\beq\bq"\b":_\bf_\bu_\bn_\bc_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn_\b-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be or _\bm_\ba_\bc_\br_\bo, k\bke\bey\by-\b-
+ s\bse\beq\bq differs from k\bke\bey\byn\bna\bam\bme\be above in that strings denoting an
+ entire key sequence may be specified by placing the
+ sequence within double quotes. Some GNU Emacs style key
+ escapes can be used, as in the following example.
+
+ "\C-u": universal-argument
+ "\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file
+ "\e[11~": "Function Key 1"
+
+ In this example, _\bC_\b-_\bu is again bound to the function u\bun\bni\bi-\b-
+ v\bve\ber\brs\bsa\bal\bl-\b-a\bar\brg\bgu\bum\bme\ben\bnt\bt. _\bC_\b-_\bx _\bC_\b-_\br is bound to the function
+ r\bre\be-\b-r\bre\bea\bad\bd-\b-i\bin\bni\bit\bt-\b-f\bfi\bil\ble\be, and _\bE_\bS_\bC _\b[ _\b1 _\b1 _\b~ is bound to insert the
+ text F\bFu\bun\bnc\bct\bti\bio\bon\bn K\bKe\bey\by 1\b1. The full set of GNU Emacs style
+ escape sequences is
+ \\b\C\bC-\b- control prefix
+ \\b\M\bM-\b- meta prefix
+ \\b\e\be an escape character
+ \\b\\\b\ backslash
+ \\b\"\b" literal "
+ \\b\'\b' literal '
+
+ In addition to the GNU Emacs style escape sequences, a
+ second set of backslash escapes is available:
+ \\b\a\ba alert (bell)
+ \\b\b\bb backspace
+ \\b\d\bd delete
+ \\b\f\bf form feed
+ \\b\n\bn newline
+ \\b\r\br carriage return
+ \\b\t\bt horizontal tab
+ \\b\v\bv vertical tab
+ \\b\_\bn_\bn_\bn the character whose ASCII code is the octal
+ value _\bn_\bn_\bn (one to three digits)
+ \\b\x\bx_\bn_\bn_\bn the character whose ASCII code is the hex-
+ adecimal value _\bn_\bn_\bn (one to three digits)
+
+ When entering the text of a macro, single or double quotes
+ should be used to indicate a macro definition. Unquoted
+ text is assumed to be a function name. In the macro body,
+ the backslash escapes described above are expanded. Back-
+ slash will quote any other character in the macro text,
+ including " and '.
+
+ B\bBa\bas\bsh\bh allows the current readline key bindings to be dis-
+ played or modified with the b\bbi\bin\bnd\bd builtin command. The
+ editing mode may be switched during interactive use by
+ using the -\b-o\bo option to the s\bse\bet\bt builtin command. Other
+ programs using this library provide similar mechanisms.
+ The _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc file may be edited and re-read if a program
+ does not provide any other means to incorporate new bind-
+ ings.
+
+
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 3
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ V\bVa\bar\bri\bia\bab\bbl\ble\bes\bs
+ Readline has variables that can be used to further cus-
+ tomize its behavior. A variable may be set in the _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc
+ file with a statement of the form
+
+ s\bse\bet\bt _\bv_\ba_\br_\bi_\ba_\bb_\bl_\be_\b-_\bn_\ba_\bm_\be _\bv_\ba_\bl_\bu_\be
+
+ Except where noted, readline variables can take the values
+ O\bOn\bn or O\bOf\bff\bf. The variables and their default values are:
+
+ b\bbe\bel\bll\bl-\b-s\bst\bty\byl\ble\be (\b(a\bau\bud\bdi\bib\bbl\ble\be)\b)
+ Controls what happens when readline wants to ring
+ the terminal bell. If set to n\bno\bon\bne\be, readline never
+ rings the bell. If set to v\bvi\bis\bsi\bib\bbl\ble\be, readline uses a
+ visible bell if one is available. If set to a\bau\bud\bdi\bi-\b-
+ b\bbl\ble\be, readline attempts to ring the terminal's bell.
+ c\bco\bom\bmm\bme\ben\bnt\bt-\b-b\bbe\beg\bgi\bin\bn (\b(`\b``\b`#\b#'\b''\b')\b)
+ The string that is inserted in v\bvi\bi mode when the
+ i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt-\b-c\bco\bom\bmm\bme\ben\bnt\bt command is executed. This command
+ is bound to M\bM-\b-#\b# in emacs mode and to #\b# in vi com-
+ mand mode.
+ c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bn-\b-i\big\bgn\bno\bor\bre\be-\b-c\bca\bas\bse\be (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, readline performs filename matching
+ and completion in a case-insensitive fashion.
+ c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bn-\b-q\bqu\bue\ber\bry\by-\b-i\bit\bte\bem\bms\bs (\b(1\b10\b00\b0)\b)
+ This determines when the user is queried about
+ viewing the number of possible completions gener-
+ ated by the p\bpo\bos\bss\bsi\bib\bbl\ble\be-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bns\bs command. It may
+ be set to any integer value greater than or equal
+ to zero. If the number of possible completions is
+ greater than or equal to the value of this vari-
+ able, the user is asked whether or not he wishes to
+ view them; otherwise they are simply listed on the
+ terminal.
+ c\bco\bon\bnv\bve\ber\brt\bt-\b-m\bme\bet\bta\ba (\b(O\bOn\bn)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, readline will convert characters with
+ the eighth bit set to an ASCII key sequence by
+ stripping the eighth bit and prepending an escape
+ character (in effect, using escape as the _\bm_\be_\bt_\ba _\bp_\br_\be_\b-
+ _\bf_\bi_\bx).
+ d\bdi\bis\bsa\bab\bbl\ble\be-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bn (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, readline will inhibit word comple-
+ tion. Completion characters will be inserted into
+ the line as if they had been mapped to s\bse\bel\blf\bf-\b-i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt.
+ e\bed\bdi\bit\bti\bin\bng\bg-\b-m\bmo\bod\bde\be (\b(e\bem\bma\bac\bcs\bs)\b)
+ Controls whether readline begins with a set of key
+ bindings similar to _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs or _\bv_\bi. e\bed\bdi\bit\bti\bin\bng\bg-\b-m\bmo\bod\bde\be can
+ be set to either e\bem\bma\bac\bcs\bs or v\bvi\bi.
+ e\ben\bna\bab\bbl\ble\be-\b-k\bke\bey\byp\bpa\bad\bd (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ When set to O\bOn\bn, readline will try to enable the
+ application keypad when it is called. Some systems
+ need this to enable the arrow keys.
+ e\bex\bxp\bpa\ban\bnd\bd-\b-t\bti\bil\bld\bde\be (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to o\bon\bn, tilde expansion is performed when
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 4
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ readline attempts word completion.
+ h\bho\bor\bri\biz\bzo\bon\bnt\bta\bal\bl-\b-s\bsc\bcr\bro\bol\bll\bl-\b-m\bmo\bod\bde\be (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ When set to O\bOn\bn, makes readline use a single line
+ for display, scrolling the input horizontally on a
+ single screen line when it becomes longer than the
+ screen width rather than wrapping to a new line.
+ k\bke\bey\bym\bma\bap\bp (\b(e\bem\bma\bac\bcs\bs)\b)
+ Set the current readline keymap. The set of legal
+ keymap names is _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b, _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b-_\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd_\b, _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b-_\bm_\be_\bt_\ba_\b,
+ _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b-_\bc_\bt_\bl_\bx_\b, _\bv_\bi_\b, _\bv_\bi_\b-_\bm_\bo_\bv_\be_\b, _\bv_\bi_\b-_\bc_\bo_\bm_\bm_\ba_\bn_\bd, and _\bv_\bi_\b-_\bi_\bn_\bs_\be_\br_\bt.
+ _\bv_\bi is equivalent to _\bv_\bi_\b-_\bc_\bo_\bm_\bm_\ba_\bn_\bd; _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs is equivalent
+ to _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b-_\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd. The default value is _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs; the
+ value of e\bed\bdi\bit\bti\bin\bng\bg-\b-m\bmo\bod\bde\be also affects the default
+ keymap.
+ m\bma\bar\brk\bk-\b-d\bdi\bir\bre\bec\bct\bto\bor\bri\bie\bes\bs (\b(O\bOn\bn)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, complete<d directory names have a
+ slash appended.
+ m\bma\bar\brk\bk-\b-m\bmo\bod\bdi\bif\bfi\bie\bed\bd-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\bes\bs (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, history lines that have been modified
+ are displayed with a preceding asterisk (*\b*).
+ m\bme\bet\bta\ba-\b-f\bfl\bla\bag\bg (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, readline will enable eight-bit input
+ (that is, it will not strip the high bit from the
+ characters it reads), regardless of what the termi-
+ nal claims it can support.
+ o\bou\but\btp\bpu\but\bt-\b-m\bme\bet\bta\ba (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, readline will display characters with
+ the eighth bit set directly rather than as a meta-
+ prefixed escape sequence.
+ p\bpr\bri\bin\bnt\bt-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bns\bs-\b-h\bho\bor\bri\biz\bzo\bon\bnt\bta\bal\bll\bly\by (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, readline will display completions
+ with matches sorted horizontally in alphabetical
+ order, rather than down the screen.
+ s\bsh\bho\bow\bw-\b-a\bal\bll\bl-\b-i\bif\bf-\b-a\bam\bmb\bbi\big\bgu\buo\bou\bus\bs (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ This alters the default behavior of the completion
+ functions. If set to o\bon\bn, words which have more
+ than one possible completion cause the matches to
+ be listed immediately instead of ringing the bell.
+ v\bvi\bis\bsi\bib\bbl\ble\be-\b-s\bst\bta\bat\bts\bs (\b(O\bOf\bff\bf)\b)
+ If set to O\bOn\bn, a character denoting a file's type as
+ reported by s\bst\bta\bat\bt(2) is appended to the filename
+ when listing possible completions.
+
+ C\bCo\bon\bnd\bdi\bit\bti\bio\bon\bna\bal\bl C\bCo\bon\bns\bst\btr\bru\buc\bct\bts\bs
+ Readline implements a facility similar in spirit to the
+ conditional compilation features of the C preprocessor
+ which allows key bindings and variable settings to be per-
+ formed as the result of tests. There are four parser
+ directives used.
+
+ $\b$i\bif\bf The $\b$i\bif\bf construct allows bindings to be made based
+ on the editing mode, the terminal being used, or
+ the application using readline. The text of the
+ test extends to the end of the line; no characters
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 5
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ are required to isolate it.
+
+ m\bmo\bod\bde\be The m\bmo\bod\bde\be=\b= form of the $\b$i\bif\bf directive is used
+ to test whether readline is in emacs or vi
+ mode. This may be used in conjunction with
+ the s\bse\bet\bt k\bke\bey\bym\bma\bap\bp command, for instance, to set
+ bindings in the _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b-_\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd and _\be_\bm_\ba_\bc_\bs_\b-
+ _\bc_\bt_\bl_\bx keymaps only if readline is starting
+ out in emacs mode.
+
+ t\bte\ber\brm\bm The t\bte\ber\brm\bm=\b= form may be used to include termi-
+ nal-specific key bindings, perhaps to bind
+ the key sequences output by the terminal's
+ function keys. The word on the right side
+ of the =\b= is tested against the full name of
+ the terminal and the portion of the terminal
+ name before the first -\b-. This allows _\bs_\bu_\bn to
+ match both _\bs_\bu_\bn and _\bs_\bu_\bn_\b-_\bc_\bm_\bd, for instance.
+
+ a\bap\bpp\bpl\bli\bic\bca\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn
+ The a\bap\bpp\bpl\bli\bic\bca\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn construct is used to include
+ application-specific settings. Each program
+ using the readline library sets the _\ba_\bp_\bp_\bl_\bi_\bc_\ba_\b-
+ _\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn _\bn_\ba_\bm_\be, and an initialization file can
+ test for a particular value. This could be
+ used to bind key sequences to functions use-
+ ful for a specific program. For instance,
+ the following command adds a key sequence
+ that quotes the current or previous word in
+ Bash:
+
+ $\b$i\bif\bf bash
+ # Quote the current or previous word
+ "\C-xq": "\eb\"\ef\""
+ $\b$e\ben\bnd\bdi\bif\bf
+
+ $\b$e\ben\bnd\bdi\bif\bf This command, as seen in the previous example, ter-
+ minates an $\b$i\bif\bf command.
+
+ $\b$e\bel\bls\bse\be Commands in this branch of the $\b$i\bif\bf directive are
+ executed if the test fails.
+
+ $\b$i\bin\bnc\bcl\blu\bud\bde\be
+ This directive takes a single filename as an argu-
+ ment and reads commands and bindings from that
+ file. For example, the following directive would
+ read _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc:
+
+ $\b$i\bin\bnc\bcl\blu\bud\bde\be _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc
+
+S\bSE\bEA\bAR\bRC\bCH\bHI\bIN\bNG\bG
+ Readline provides commands for searching through the com-
+ mand history for lines containing a specified string.
+ There are two search modes: _\bi_\bn_\bc_\br_\be_\bm_\be_\bn_\bt_\ba_\bl and _\bn_\bo_\bn_\b-
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 6
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ _\bi_\bn_\bc_\br_\be_\bm_\be_\bn_\bt_\ba_\bl.
+
+ Incremental searches begin before the user has finished
+ typing the search string. As each character of the search
+ string is typed, readline displays the next entry from the
+ history matching the string typed so far. An incremental
+ search requires only as many characters as needed to find
+ the desired history entry. The Escape character is used
+ to terminate an incremental search. Control-J will also
+ terminate the search. Control-G will abort an incremental
+ search and restore the original line. When the search is
+ terminated, the history entry containing the search string
+ becomes the current line. To find other matching entries
+ in the history list, type Control-S or Control-R as appro-
+ priate. This will search backward or forward in the his-
+ tory for the next line matching the search string typed so
+ far. Any other key sequence bound to a readline command
+ will terminate the search and execute that command. For
+ instance, a _\bn_\be_\bw_\bl_\bi_\bn_\be will terminate the search and accept
+ the line, thereby executing the command from the history
+ list.
+
+ Non-incremental searches read the entire search string
+ before starting to search for matching history lines. The
+ search string may be typed by the user or be part of the
+ contents of the current line.
+
+E\bED\bDI\bIT\bTI\bIN\bNG\bG C\bCO\bOM\bMM\bMA\bAN\bND\bDS\bS
+ The following is a list of the names of the commands and
+ the default key sequences to which they are bound. Com-
+ mand names without an accompanying key sequence are
+ unbound by default.
+
+ C\bCo\bom\bmm\bma\ban\bnd\bds\bs f\bfo\bor\br M\bMo\bov\bvi\bin\bng\bg
+ b\bbe\beg\bgi\bin\bnn\bni\bin\bng\bg-\b-o\bof\bf-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(C\bC-\b-a\ba)\b)
+ Move to the start of the current line.
+ e\ben\bnd\bd-\b-o\bof\bf-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(C\bC-\b-e\be)\b)
+ Move to the end of the line.
+ f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-c\bch\bha\bar\br (\b(C\bC-\b-f\bf)\b)
+ Move forward a character.
+ b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-c\bch\bha\bar\br (\b(C\bC-\b-b\bb)\b)
+ Move back a character.
+ f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-f\bf)\b)
+ Move forward to the end of the next word. Words
+ are composed of alphanumeric characters (letters
+ and digits).
+ b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-b\bb)\b)
+ Move back to the start of this, or the previous,
+ word. Words are composed of alphanumeric charac-
+ ters (letters and digits).
+ c\bcl\ble\bea\bar\br-\b-s\bsc\bcr\bre\bee\ben\bn (\b(C\bC-\b-l\bl)\b)
+ Clear the screen leaving the current line at the
+ top of the screen. With an argument, refresh the
+ current line without clearing the screen.
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 7
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ r\bre\bed\bdr\bra\baw\bw-\b-c\bcu\bur\brr\bre\ben\bnt\bt-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be
+ Refresh the current line.
+
+ C\bCo\bom\bmm\bma\ban\bnd\bds\bs f\bfo\bor\br M\bMa\ban\bni\bip\bpu\bul\bla\bat\bti\bin\bng\bg t\bth\bhe\be H\bHi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by
+ a\bac\bcc\bce\bep\bpt\bt-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(N\bNe\bew\bwl\bli\bin\bne\be,\b, R\bRe\bet\btu\bur\brn\bn)\b)
+ Accept the line regardless of where the cursor is.
+ If this line is non-empty, add it to the history
+ list. If the line is a modified history line, then
+ restore the history line to its original state.
+ p\bpr\bre\bev\bvi\bio\bou\bus\bs-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(C\bC-\b-p\bp)\b)
+ Fetch the previous command from the history list,
+ moving back in the list.
+ n\bne\bex\bxt\bt-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(C\bC-\b-n\bn)\b)
+ Fetch the next command from the history list, mov-
+ ing forward in the list.
+ b\bbe\beg\bgi\bin\bnn\bni\bin\bng\bg-\b-o\bof\bf-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(M\bM-\b-<\b<)\b)
+ Move to the first line in the history.
+ e\ben\bnd\bd-\b-o\bof\bf-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(M\bM-\b->\b>)\b)
+ Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the
+ line currently being entered.
+ r\bre\bev\bve\ber\brs\bse\be-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(C\bC-\b-r\br)\b)
+ Search backward starting at the current line and
+ moving `up' through the history as necessary. This
+ is an incremental search.
+ f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(C\bC-\b-s\bs)\b)
+ Search forward starting at the current line and
+ moving `down' through the history as necessary.
+ This is an incremental search.
+ n\bno\bon\bn-\b-i\bin\bnc\bcr\bre\bem\bme\ben\bnt\bta\bal\bl-\b-r\bre\bev\bve\ber\brs\bse\be-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(M\bM-\b-p\bp)\b)
+ Search backward through the history starting at the
+ current line using a non-incremental search for a
+ string supplied by the user.
+ n\bno\bon\bn-\b-i\bin\bnc\bcr\bre\bem\bme\ben\bnt\bta\bal\bl-\b-f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by (\b(M\bM-\b-n\bn)\b)
+ Search forward through the history using a non-
+ incremental search for a string supplied by the
+ user.
+ h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd
+ Search forward through the history for the string
+ of characters between the start of the current line
+ and the current cursor position (the _\bp_\bo_\bi_\bn_\bt). This
+ is a non-incremental search.
+ h\bhi\bis\bst\bto\bor\bry\by-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd
+ Search backward through the history for the string
+ of characters between the start of the current line
+ and the point. This is a non-incremental search.
+ y\bya\ban\bnk\bk-\b-n\bnt\bth\bh-\b-a\bar\brg\bg (\b(M\bM-\b-C\bC-\b-y\by)\b)
+ Insert the first argument to the previous command
+ (usually the second word on the previous line) at
+ point (the current cursor position). With an argu-
+ ment _\bn, insert the _\bnth word from the previous com-
+ mand (the words in the previous command begin with
+ word 0). A negative argument inserts the _\bnth word
+ from the end of the previous command.
+
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ y\bya\ban\bnk\bk-\b-l\bla\bas\bst\bt-\b-a\bar\brg\bg (\b(M\bM-\b-.\b.,\b, M\bM-\b-_\b_)\b)
+ Insert the last argument to the previous command
+ (the last word of the previous history entry).
+ With an argument, behave exactly like y\bya\ban\bnk\bk-\b-n\bnt\bth\bh-\b-a\bar\brg\bg.
+ Successive calls to y\bya\ban\bnk\bk-\b-l\bla\bas\bst\bt-\b-a\bar\brg\bg move back through
+ the history list, inserting the last argument of
+ each line in turn.
+
+ C\bCo\bom\bmm\bma\ban\bnd\bds\bs f\bfo\bor\br C\bCh\bha\ban\bng\bgi\bin\bng\bg T\bTe\bex\bxt\bt
+ d\bde\bel\ble\bet\bte\be-\b-c\bch\bha\bar\br (\b(C\bC-\b-d\bd)\b)
+ Delete the character under the cursor. If point is
+ at the beginning of the line, there are no charac-
+ ters in the line, and the last character typed was
+ not bound to B\bBd\bde\bel\ble\bet\bte\be-\b-c\bch\bha\bar\br, then return E\bEO\bOF\bF.
+ b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-d\bde\bel\ble\bet\bte\be-\b-c\bch\bha\bar\br (\b(R\bRu\bub\bbo\bou\but\bt)\b)
+ Delete the character behind the cursor. When given
+ a numeric argument, save the deleted text on the
+ kill ring.
+ q\bqu\buo\bot\bte\bed\bd-\b-i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt (\b(C\bC-\b-q\bq,\b, C\bC-\b-v\bv)\b)
+ Add the next character that you type to the line
+ verbatim. This is how to insert characters like
+ C\bC-\b-q\bq, for example.
+ t\bta\bab\bb-\b-i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt (\b(M\bM-\b-T\bTA\bAB\bB)\b)
+ Insert a tab character.
+ s\bse\bel\blf\bf-\b-i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt (\b(a\ba,\b, b\bb,\b, A\bA,\b, 1\b1,\b, !\b!,\b, .\b..\b..\b.)\b)
+ Insert the character typed.
+ t\btr\bra\ban\bns\bsp\bpo\bos\bse\be-\b-c\bch\bha\bar\brs\bs (\b(C\bC-\b-t\bt)\b)
+ Drag the character before point forward over the
+ character at point. Point moves forward as well.
+ If point is at the end of the line, then transpose
+ the two characters before point. Negative argu-
+ ments don't work.
+ t\btr\bra\ban\bns\bsp\bpo\bos\bse\be-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bds\bs (\b(M\bM-\b-t\bt)\b)
+ Drag the word behind the cursor past the word in
+ front of the cursor moving the cursor over that
+ word as well.
+ u\bup\bpc\bca\bas\bse\be-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-u\bu)\b)
+ Uppercase the current (or following) word. With a
+ negative argument, uppercase the previous word, but
+ do not move point.
+ d\bdo\bow\bwn\bnc\bca\bas\bse\be-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-l\bl)\b)
+ Lowercase the current (or following) word. With a
+ negative argument, lowercase the previous word, but
+ do not move point.
+ c\bca\bap\bpi\bit\bta\bal\bli\biz\bze\be-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-c\bc)\b)
+ Capitalize the current (or following) word. With a
+ negative argument, capitalize the previous word,
+ but do not move point.
+
+ K\bKi\bil\bll\bli\bin\bng\bg a\ban\bnd\bd Y\bYa\ban\bnk\bki\bin\bng\bg
+ k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(C\bC-\b-k\bk)\b)
+ Kill the text from the current cursor position to
+ the end of the line.
+
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 9
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(C\bC-\b-x\bx R\bRu\bub\bbo\bou\but\bt)\b)
+ Kill backward to the beginning of the line.
+ u\bun\bni\bix\bx-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be-\b-d\bdi\bis\bsc\bca\bar\brd\bd (\b(C\bC-\b-u\bu)\b)
+ Kill backward from point to the beginning of the
+ line. The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
+ k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-w\bwh\bho\bol\ble\be-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be
+ Kill all characters on the current line, no matter
+ where the cursor is.
+ k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-d\bd)\b)
+ Kill from the cursor to the end of the current
+ word, or if between words, to the end of the next
+ word. Word boundaries are the same as those used
+ by f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd.
+ b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-R\bRu\bub\bbo\bou\but\bt)\b)
+ Kill the word behind the cursor. Word boundaries
+ are the same as those used by b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd.
+ u\bun\bni\bix\bx-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd-\b-r\bru\bub\bbo\bou\but\bt (\b(C\bC-\b-w\bw)\b)
+ Kill the word behind the cursor, using white space
+ as a word boundary. The word boundaries are dif-
+ ferent from b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd.
+ d\bde\bel\ble\bet\bte\be-\b-h\bho\bor\bri\biz\bzo\bon\bnt\bta\bal\bl-\b-s\bsp\bpa\bac\bce\be (\b(M\bM-\b-\\b\)\b)
+ Delete all spaces and tabs around point.
+ k\bki\bil\bll\bl-\b-r\bre\beg\bgi\bio\bon\bn
+ Kill the text between the point and _\bm_\ba_\br_\bk (saved
+ cursor position). This text is referred to as the
+ _\br_\be_\bg_\bi_\bo_\bn.
+ c\bco\bop\bpy\by-\b-r\bre\beg\bgi\bio\bon\bn-\b-a\bas\bs-\b-k\bki\bil\bll\bl
+ Copy the text in the region to the kill buffer.
+ c\bco\bop\bpy\by-\b-b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd
+ Copy the word before point to the kill buffer. The
+ word boundaries are the same as b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd.
+ c\bco\bop\bpy\by-\b-f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd
+ Copy the word following point to the kill buffer.
+ The word boundaries are the same as f\bfo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd-\b-w\bwo\bor\brd\bd.
+ y\bya\ban\bnk\bk (\b(C\bC-\b-y\by)\b)
+ Yank the top of the kill ring into the buffer at
+ the cursor.
+ y\bya\ban\bnk\bk-\b-p\bpo\bop\bp (\b(M\bM-\b-y\by)\b)
+ Rotate the kill ring, and yank the new top. Only
+ works following y\bya\ban\bnk\bk or y\bya\ban\bnk\bk-\b-p\bpo\bop\bp.
+
+ N\bNu\bum\bme\ber\bri\bic\bc A\bAr\brg\bgu\bum\bme\ben\bnt\bts\bs
+ d\bdi\big\bgi\bit\bt-\b-a\bar\brg\bgu\bum\bme\ben\bnt\bt (\b(M\bM-\b-0\b0,\b, M\bM-\b-1\b1,\b, .\b..\b..\b.,\b, M\bM-\b--\b-)\b)
+ Add this digit to the argument already accumulat-
+ ing, or start a new argument. M-- starts a nega-
+ tive argument.
+ u\bun\bni\biv\bve\ber\brs\bsa\bal\bl-\b-a\bar\brg\bgu\bum\bme\ben\bnt\bt
+ This is another way to specify an argument. If
+ this command is followed by one or more digits,
+ optionally with a leading minus sign, those digits
+ define the argument. If the command is followed by
+ digits, executing u\bun\bni\biv\bve\ber\brs\bsa\bal\bl-\b-a\bar\brg\bgu\bum\bme\ben\bnt\bt again ends the
+ numeric argument, but is otherwise ignored. As a
+ special case, if this command is immediately
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ followed by a character that is neither a digit or
+ minus sign, the argument count for the next command
+ is multiplied by four. The argument count is ini-
+ tially one, so executing this function the first
+ time makes the argument count four, a second time
+ makes the argument count sixteen, and so on.
+
+ C\bCo\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bin\bng\bg
+ c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bte\be (\b(T\bTA\bAB\bB)\b)
+ Attempt to perform completion on the text before
+ point. The actual completion performed is applica-
+ tion-specific. B\bBa\bas\bsh\bh, for instance, attempts com-
+ pletion treating the text as a variable (if the
+ text begins with $\b$), username (if the text begins
+ with ~\b~), hostname (if the text begins with @\b@), or
+ command (including aliases and functions) in turn.
+ If none of these produces a match, filename comple-
+ tion is attempted. G\bGd\bdb\bb, on the other hand, allows
+ completion of program functions and variables, and
+ only attempts filename completion under certain
+ circumstances.
+ p\bpo\bos\bss\bsi\bib\bbl\ble\be-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bns\bs (\b(M\bM-\b-?\b?)\b)
+ List the possible completions of the text before
+ point.
+ i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bti\bio\bon\bns\bs (\b(M\bM-\b-*\b*)\b)
+ Insert all completions of the text before point
+ that would have been generated by p\bpo\bos\bss\bsi\bib\bbl\ble\be-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\be-\b-
+ t\bti\bio\bon\bns\bs.
+ m\bme\ben\bnu\bu-\b-c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bte\be
+ Similar to c\bco\bom\bmp\bpl\ble\bet\bte\be, but replaces the word to be
+ completed with a single match from the list of pos-
+ sible completions. Repeated execution of m\bme\ben\bnu\bu-\b-c\bco\bom\bm-\b-
+ p\bpl\ble\bet\bte\be steps through the list of possible comple-
+ tions, inserting each match in turn. At the end of
+ the list of completions, the bell is rung and the
+ original text is restored. An argument of _\bn moves
+ _\bn positions forward in the list of matches; a nega-
+ tive argument may be used to move backward through
+ the list. This command is intended to be bound to
+ T\bTA\bAB\bB, but is unbound by default.
+
+ K\bKe\bey\byb\bbo\boa\bar\brd\bd M\bMa\bac\bcr\bro\bos\bs
+ s\bst\bta\bar\brt\bt-\b-k\bkb\bbd\bd-\b-m\bma\bac\bcr\bro\bo (\b(C\bC-\b-x\bx (\b()\b)
+ Begin saving the characters typed into the current
+ keyboard macro.
+ e\ben\bnd\bd-\b-k\bkb\bbd\bd-\b-m\bma\bac\bcr\bro\bo (\b(C\bC-\b-x\bx )\b))\b)
+ Stop saving the characters typed into the current
+ keyboard macro and store the definition.
+ c\bca\bal\bll\bl-\b-l\bla\bas\bst\bt-\b-k\bkb\bbd\bd-\b-m\bma\bac\bcr\bro\bo (\b(C\bC-\b-x\bx e\be)\b)
+ Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by mak-
+ ing the characters in the macro appear as if typed
+ at the keyboard.
+
+
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ M\bMi\bis\bsc\bce\bel\bll\bla\ban\bne\beo\bou\bus\bs
+ r\bre\be-\b-r\bre\bea\bad\bd-\b-i\bin\bni\bit\bt-\b-f\bfi\bil\ble\be (\b(C\bC-\b-x\bx C\bC-\b-r\br)\b)
+ Read in the contents of the _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc file, and
+ incorporate any bindings or variable assignments
+ found there.
+ a\bab\bbo\bor\brt\bt (\b(C\bC-\b-g\bg)\b)
+ Abort the current editing command and ring the ter-
+ minal's bell (subject to the setting of
+ b\bbe\bel\bll\bl-\b-s\bst\bty\byl\ble\be).
+ d\bdo\bo-\b-u\bup\bpp\bpe\ber\brc\bca\bas\bse\be-\b-v\bve\ber\brs\bsi\bio\bon\bn (\b(M\bM-\b-a\ba,\b, M\bM-\b-b\bb,\b, M\bM-\b-_\bx,\b, .\b..\b..\b.)\b)
+ If the metafied character _\bx is lowercase, run the
+ command that is bound to the corresponding upper-
+ case character.
+ p\bpr\bre\bef\bfi\bix\bx-\b-m\bme\bet\bta\ba (\b(E\bES\bSC\bC)\b)
+ Metafy the next character typed. E\bES\bSC\bC f\bf is equiva-
+ lent to M\bMe\bet\bta\ba-\b-f\bf.
+ u\bun\bnd\bdo\bo (\b(C\bC-\b-_\b_,\b, C\bC-\b-x\bx C\bC-\b-u\bu)\b)
+ Incremental undo, separately remembered for each
+ line.
+ r\bre\bev\bve\ber\brt\bt-\b-l\bli\bin\bne\be (\b(M\bM-\b-r\br)\b)
+ Undo all changes made to this line. This is like
+ executing the u\bun\bnd\bdo\bo command enough times to return
+ the line to its initial state.
+ t\bti\bil\bld\bde\be-\b-e\bex\bxp\bpa\ban\bnd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-~\b~)\b)
+ Perform tilde expansion on the current word.
+ s\bse\bet\bt-\b-m\bma\bar\brk\bk (\b(C\bC-\b-@\b@,\b, M\bM-\b-<\b<s\bsp\bpa\bac\bce\be>\b>)\b)
+ Set the mark to the current point. If a numeric
+ argument is supplied, the mark is set to that posi-
+ tion.
+ e\bex\bxc\bch\bha\ban\bng\bge\be-\b-p\bpo\boi\bin\bnt\bt-\b-a\ban\bnd\bd-\b-m\bma\bar\brk\bk (\b(C\bC-\b-x\bx C\bC-\b-x\bx)\b)
+ Swap the point with the mark. The current cursor
+ position is set to the saved position, and the old
+ cursor position is saved as the mark.
+ c\bch\bha\bar\bra\bac\bct\bte\ber\br-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh (\b(C\bC-\b-]\b])\b)
+ A character is read and point is moved to the next
+ occurrence of that character. A negative count
+ searches for previous occurrences.
+ c\bch\bha\bar\bra\bac\bct\bte\ber\br-\b-s\bse\bea\bar\brc\bch\bh-\b-b\bba\bac\bck\bkw\bwa\bar\brd\bd (\b(M\bM-\b-C\bC-\b-]\b])\b)
+ A character is read and point is moved to the pre-
+ vious occurrence of that character. A negative
+ count searches for subsequent occurrences.
+ i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt-\b-c\bco\bom\bmm\bme\ben\bnt\bt (\b(M\bM-\b-#\b#)\b)
+ The value of the readline c\bco\bom\bmm\bme\ben\bnt\bt-\b-b\bbe\beg\bgi\bin\bn variable is
+ inserted at the beginning of the current line, and
+ the line is accepted as if a newline had been
+ typed. This makes the current line a shell com-
+ ment.
+ d\bdu\bum\bmp\bp-\b-f\bfu\bun\bnc\bct\bti\bio\bon\bns\bs
+ Print all of the functions and their key bindings
+ to the readline output stream. If a numeric argu-
+ ment is supplied, the output is formatted in such a
+ way that it can be made part of an _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc file.
+ d\bdu\bum\bmp\bp-\b-v\bva\bar\bri\bia\bab\bbl\ble\bes\bs
+ Print all of the settable variables and their
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 12
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ values to the readline output stream. If a numeric
+ argument is supplied, the output is formatted in
+ such a way that it can be made part of an _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc
+ file.
+ d\bdu\bum\bmp\bp-\b-m\bma\bac\bcr\bro\bos\bs
+ Print all of the readline key sequences bound to
+ macros and the strings they ouput. If a numeric
+ argument is supplied, the output is formatted in
+ such a way that it can be made part of an _\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc
+ file.
+ e\bem\bma\bac\bcs\bs-\b-e\bed\bdi\bit\bti\bin\bng\bg-\b-m\bmo\bod\bde\be (\b(C\bC-\b-e\be)\b)
+ When in v\bvi\bi editing mode, this causes a switch to
+ e\bem\bma\bac\bcs\bs editing mode.
+ v\bvi\bi-\b-e\bed\bdi\bit\bti\bin\bng\bg-\b-m\bmo\bod\bde\be (\b(M\bM-\b-C\bC-\b-j\bj)\b)
+ When in e\bem\bma\bac\bcs\bs editing mode, this causes a switch to
+ v\bvi\bi editing mode.
+
+D\bDE\bEF\bFA\bAU\bUL\bLT\bT K\bKE\bEY\bY B\bBI\bIN\bND\bDI\bIN\bNG\bGS\bS
+ The following is a list of the default emacs and vi bind-
+ ings. Characters with the 8th bit set are written as
+ M-<character>, and are referred to as _\bm_\be_\bt_\ba_\bf_\bi_\be_\bd characters.
+ The printable ASCII characters not mentioned in the list
+ of emacs standard bindings are bound to the _\bs_\be_\bl_\bf_\b-_\bi_\bn_\bs_\be_\br_\bt
+ function, which just inserts the given character into the
+ input line. In vi insertion mode, all characters not
+ specifically mentioned are bound to _\bs_\be_\bl_\bf_\b-_\bi_\bn_\bs_\be_\br_\bt. Charac-
+ ters assigned to signal generation by _\bs_\bt_\bt_\by(1) or the ter-
+ minal driver, such as C-Z or C-C, retain that function.
+ Upper and lower case _\bm_\be_\bt_\ba_\bf_\bi_\be_\bd characters are bound to the
+ same function in the emacs mode meta keymap. The remain-
+ ing characters are unbound, which causes readline to ring
+ the bell (subject to the setting of the b\bbe\bel\bll\bl-\b-s\bst\bty\byl\ble\be vari-
+ able).
+
+ E\bEm\bma\bac\bcs\bs M\bMo\bod\bde\be
+ Emacs Standard bindings
+
+ "C-@" set-mark
+ "C-A" beginning-of-line
+ "C-B" backward-char
+ "C-D" delete-char
+ "C-E" end-of-line
+ "C-F" forward-char
+ "C-G" abort
+ "C-H" backward-delete-char
+ "C-I" complete
+ "C-J" accept-line
+ "C-K" kill-line
+ "C-L" clear-screen
+ "C-M" accept-line
+ "C-N" next-history
+ "C-P" previous-history
+ "C-Q" quoted-insert
+ "C-R" reverse-search-history
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 13
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ "C-S" forward-search-history
+ "C-T" transpose-chars
+ "C-U" unix-line-discard
+ "C-V" quoted-insert
+ "C-W" unix-word-rubout
+ "C-Y" yank
+ "C-]" character-search
+ "C-_" undo
+ " " to "/" self-insert
+ "0" to "9" self-insert
+ ":" to "~" self-insert
+ "C-?" backward-delete-char
+
+ Emacs Meta bindings
+
+ "M-C-G" abort
+ "M-C-H" backward-kill-word
+ "M-C-I" tab-insert
+ "M-C-J" vi-editing-mode
+ "M-C-M" vi-editing-mode
+ "M-C-R" revert-line
+ "M-C-Y" yank-nth-arg
+ "M-C-[" complete
+ "M-C-]" character-search-backward
+ "M-space" set-mark
+ "M-#" insert-comment
+ "M-&" tilde-expand
+ "M-*" insert-completions
+ "M--" digit-argument
+ "M-." yank-last-arg
+ "M-0" digit-argument
+ "M-1" digit-argument
+ "M-2" digit-argument
+ "M-3" digit-argument
+ "M-4" digit-argument
+ "M-5" digit-argument
+ "M-6" digit-argument
+ "M-7" digit-argument
+ "M-8" digit-argument
+ "M-9" digit-argument
+ "M-<" beginning-of-history
+ "M-=" possible-completions
+ "M->" end-of-history
+ "M-?" possible-completions
+ "M-B" backward-word
+ "M-C" capitalize-word
+ "M-D" kill-word
+ "M-F" forward-word
+ "M-L" downcase-word
+ "M-N" non-incremental-forward-search-history
+ "M-P" non-incremental-reverse-search-history
+ "M-R" revert-line
+ "M-T" transpose-words
+ "M-U" upcase-word
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 14
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ "M-Y" yank-pop
+ "M-\" delete-horizontal-space
+ "M-~" tilde-expand
+ "M-C-?" backward-delete-word
+ "M-_" yank-last-arg
+
+ Emacs Control-X bindings
+
+ "C-XC-G" abort
+ "C-XC-R" re-read-init-file
+ "C-XC-U" undo
+ "C-XC-X" exchange-point-and-mark
+ "C-X(" start-kbd-macro
+ "C-X)" end-kbd-macro
+ "C-XE" call-last-kbd-macro
+ "C-XC-?" backward-kill-line
+
+
+ V\bVI\bI M\bMo\bod\bde\be b\bbi\bin\bnd\bdi\bin\bng\bgs\bs
+ VI Insert Mode functions
+
+ "C-D" vi-eof-maybe
+ "C-H" backward-delete-char
+ "C-I" complete
+ "C-J" accept-line
+ "C-M" accept-line
+ "C-R" reverse-search-history
+ "C-S" forward-search-history
+ "C-T" transpose-chars
+ "C-U" unix-line-discard
+ "C-V" quoted-insert
+ "C-W" unix-word-rubout
+ "C-Y" yank
+ "C-[" vi-movement-mode
+ "C-_" undo
+ " " to "~" self-insert
+ "C-?" backward-delete-char
+
+ VI Command Mode functions
+
+ "C-D" vi-eof-maybe
+ "C-E" emacs-editing-mode
+ "C-G" abort
+ "C-H" backward-char
+ "C-J" accept-line
+ "C-K" kill-line
+ "C-L" clear-screen
+ "C-M" accept-line
+ "C-N" next-history
+ "C-P" previous-history
+ "C-Q" quoted-insert
+ "C-R" reverse-search-history
+ "C-S" forward-search-history
+ "C-T" transpose-chars
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 15
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ "C-U" unix-line-discard
+ "C-V" quoted-insert
+ "C-W" unix-word-rubout
+ "C-Y" yank
+ " " forward-char
+ "#" insert-comment
+ "$" end-of-line
+ "%" vi-match
+ "&" vi-tilde-expand
+ "*" vi-complete
+ "+" next-history
+ "," vi-char-search
+ "-" previous-history
+ "." vi-redo
+ "/" vi-search
+ "0" beginning-of-line
+ "1" to "9" vi-arg-digit
+ ";" vi-char-search
+ "=" vi-complete
+ "?" vi-search
+ "A" vi-append-eol
+ "B" vi-prev-word
+ "C" vi-change-to
+ "D" vi-delete-to
+ "E" vi-end-word
+ "F" vi-char-search
+ "G" vi-fetch-history
+ "I" vi-insert-beg
+ "N" vi-search-again
+ "P" vi-put
+ "R" vi-replace
+ "S" vi-subst
+ "T" vi-char-search
+ "U" revert-line
+ "W" vi-next-word
+ "X" backward-delete-char
+ "Y" vi-yank-to
+ "\" vi-complete
+ "^" vi-first-print
+ "_" vi-yank-arg
+ "`" vi-goto-mark
+ "a" vi-append-mode
+ "b" vi-prev-word
+ "c" vi-change-to
+ "d" vi-delete-to
+ "e" vi-end-word
+ "f" vi-char-search
+ "h" backward-char
+ "i" vi-insertion-mode
+ "j" next-history
+ "k" prev-history
+ "l" forward-char
+ "m" vi-set-mark
+ "n" vi-search-again
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 16
+
+
+
+
+
+READLINE(3) READLINE(3)
+
+
+ "p" vi-put
+ "r" vi-change-char
+ "s" vi-subst
+ "t" vi-char-search
+ "u" undo
+ "w" vi-next-word
+ "x" vi-delete
+ "y" vi-yank-to
+ "|" vi-column
+ "~" vi-change-case
+
+S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
+ _\bT_\bh_\be _\bG_\bn_\bu _\bR_\be_\ba_\bd_\bl_\bi_\bn_\be _\bL_\bi_\bb_\br_\ba_\br_\by, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
+ _\bT_\bh_\be _\bG_\bn_\bu _\bH_\bi_\bs_\bt_\bo_\br_\by _\bL_\bi_\bb_\br_\ba_\br_\by, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
+ _\bb_\ba_\bs_\bh(1)
+
+F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
+ _\b~_\b/_\b._\bi_\bn_\bp_\bu_\bt_\br_\bc
+ Individual r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be initialization file
+
+A\bAU\bUT\bTH\bHO\bOR\bRS\bS
+ Brian Fox, Free Software Foundation (primary author)
+ bfox@ai.MIT.Edu
+
+ Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
+ chet@ins.CWRU.Edu
+
+B\bBU\bUG\bG R\bRE\bEP\bPO\bOR\bRT\bTS\bS
+ If you find a bug in r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be,\b, 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 r\bre\bea\bad\bdl\bli\bin\bne\be
+ library that you have.
+
+ Once you have determined that a bug actually exists, mail
+ a bug report to _\bb_\bu_\bg_\b-_\br_\be_\ba_\bd_\bl_\bi_\bn_\be@_\bg_\bn_\bu_\b._\bo_\br_\bg. If you have a fix,
+ you are welcome to mail that as well! Suggestions and
+ `philosophical' bug reports may be mailed to _\bb_\bu_\bg_\b-_\br_\be_\ba_\bd_\b-
+ _\bl_\bi_\bn_\be@_\bg_\bn_\bu_\b._\bo_\br_\bg or posted to the Usenet newsgroup
+ g\bgn\bnu\bu.\b.b\bba\bas\bsh\bh.\b.b\bbu\bug\bg.
+
+ Comments and bug reports concerning this manual page
+ should be directed to _\bc_\bh_\be_\bt_\b@_\bi_\bn_\bs_\b._\bC_\bW_\bR_\bU_\b._\bE_\bd_\bu.
+
+B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
+ It's too big and too slow.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+GNU 1998 Feb 19 17
+
+
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