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NNAAMMEE
       readline - get a line from a user with editing

NNOOTTAATTIIOONN
       An  emacs-style  notation  is  used  to denote keystrokes.
       Control keys are denoted by C-_k_e_y, e.g.,  C-n  means  Con-
       trol-N.  Similarly, _m_e_t_a keys are denoted by M-_k_e_y, so M-x
       means Meta-X.  (On keyboards without a _m_e_t_a key, M-_x means
       ESC  _x,  i.e.,  press the Escape key then the _x key.  This
       makes ESC the _m_e_t_a _p_r_e_f_i_x.  The  combination  M-C-_x  means
       ESC-Control-_x,  or press the Escape key then hold the Con-
       trol key while pressing the _x key.)

       Readline commands may be given  numeric  _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s,  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., kkiillll--lliinnee) 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  _k_i_l_l_i_n_g  text,  the  text
       deleted  is saved for possible future retrieval (_y_a_n_k_i_n_g).
       The killed text is  saved  in  a  _k_i_l_l_-_r_i_n_g.   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.

IINNIITTIIAALLIIZZAATTIIOONN FFIILLEE
       Readline  is customized by putting commands in an initial-
       ization file.  The name of this file  is  taken  from  the
       value of the IINNPPUUTTRRCC variable.  If that variable is unset,
       the default is _~_/_._i_n_p_u_t_r_c.  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 ## are comments.
       Lines  beginning with a $$ 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 _~_/_._i_n_p_u_t_r_c would make M-C-u execute the  readline
       command _u_n_i_v_e_r_s_a_l_-_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t.

       The  following  symbolic  character  names  are recognized
       while processing key bindings: _R_U_B_O_U_T, _D_E_L, _E_S_C, _L_F_D, _N_E_W_-
       _L_I_N_E,  _R_E_T,  _R_E_T_U_R_N,  _S_P_C, _S_P_A_C_E, and _T_A_B.  In addition to
       command names, readline allows  keys  to  be  bound  to  a



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       string that is inserted when the key is pressed (a _m_a_c_r_o).


   KKeeyy BBiinnddiinnggss
       The syntax for controlling key bindings in the  _~_/_._i_n_p_u_t_r_c
       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  _M_e_t_a_-  or
       _C_o_n_t_r_o_l_-  prefixes,  or as a key sequence.  When using the
       form kkeeyynnaammee:_f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e or _m_a_c_r_o, _k_e_y_n_a_m_e 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, _C_-_u is bound to the function uunniivveerr--
       ssaall--aarrgguummeenntt,  _M_-_D_E_L  is  bound  to  the  function   bbaacckk--
       wwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd,   and  _C_-_o  is  bound  to  run  the  macro
       expressed on the right hand side (that is, to  insert  the
       text _>_&_o_u_t_p_u_t into the line).

       In  the second form, ""kkeeyysseeqq"":_f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e or _m_a_c_r_o, kkeeyy--
       sseeqq differs from kkeeyynnaammee 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, _C_-_u is again bound to the function uunnii--
       vveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt.   _C_-_x  _C_-_r  is  bound  to  the   function
       rree--rreeaadd--iinniitt--ffiillee,  and _E_S_C _[ _1 _1 _~ is bound to insert the
       text FFuunnccttiioonn KKeeyy 11.  The full set of escape sequences is

              \\CC--    control prefix

              \\MM--    meta prefix

              \\ee     an escape character

              \\\\     backslash

              \\""     literal "

              \\''     literal '

       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.   Backslash  will
       quote  any character in the macro text, including " and '.



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       BBaasshh allows the current readline key bindings to  be  dis-
       played  or  modified  with  the bbiinndd builtin command.  The
       editing mode may be switched  during  interactive  use  by
       using  the  --oo  option  to the sseett builtin command.  Other
       programs using this library  provide  similar  mechanisms.
       The  _i_n_p_u_t_r_c  file  may be edited and re-read if a program
       does not provide any other means to incorporate new  bind-
       ings.

   VVaarriiaabblleess
       Readline  has  variables  that can be used to further cus-
       tomize its behavior.  A variable may be set in the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c
       file with a statement of the form

              sseett _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e_-_n_a_m_e _v_a_l_u_e

       Except where noted, readline variables can take the values
       OOnn or OOffff.  The variables and their default values are:

       hhoorriizzoonnttaall--ssccrroollll--mmooddee ((OOffff))
              When set to OOnn, 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.
       eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee ((eemmaaccss))
              Controls  whether readline begins with a set of key
              bindings similar to _e_m_a_c_s or _v_i.  eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee  can
              be set to either eemmaaccss or vvii.
       mmaarrkk--mmooddiiffiieedd--lliinneess ((OOffff))
              If set to OOnn, history lines that have been modified
              are displayed with a preceding asterisk (**).
       bbeellll--ssttyyllee ((aauuddiibbllee))
              Controls what happens when readline wants  to  ring
              the  terminal bell.  If set to nnoonnee, readline never
              rings the bell.  If set to vviissiibbllee, readline uses a
              visible  bell if one is available.  If set to aauuddii--
              bbllee, readline attempts to ring the terminal's bell.
       ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn ((````##''''))
              The  string  that  is  inserted in vvii mode when the
              vvii--ccoommmmeenntt command is executed.
       mmeettaa--ffllaagg ((OOffff))
              If set to OOnn, 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.
       bblliinnkk--mmaattcchhiinngg--ppaarreenn ((OOnn))
              If set to OOnn, readline will display the correspond-
              ing opening parenthesis when a closing  parenthesis
              is typed.
       ccoonnvveerrtt--mmeettaa ((OOnn))
              If set to OOnn, 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  _m_e_t_a



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              _p_r_e_f_i_x).
       oouuttppuutt--mmeettaa ((OOffff))
              If set to OOnn, readline will display characters with
              the eighth bit set directly rather than as a  meta-
              prefixed escape sequence.
       ccoommpplleettiioonn--qquueerryy--iitteemmss ((110000))
              This  determines  when  the  user  is queried about
              viewing the number of possible  completions  gener-
              ated  by  the ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss 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.
       kkeeyymmaapp ((eemmaaccss))
              Set  the current readline keymap.  The set of legal
              keymap names is _e_m_a_c_s_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_,  _e_m_a_c_s_-_m_e_t_a_,
              _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x_, _v_i_, _v_i_-_m_o_v_e_, _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d, and _v_i_-_i_n_s_e_r_t.
              _v_i is equivalent to _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d; _e_m_a_c_s is equivalent
              to _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d.  The default value is _e_m_a_c_s; the
              value of  eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee  also  affects  the  default
              keymap.
       sshhooww--aallll--iiff--aammbbiigguuoouuss ((OOffff))
              This  alters the default behavior of the completion
              functions.  If set to oonn,  words  which  have  more
              than  one  possible completion cause the matches to
              be listed immediately instead of ringing the  bell.
       eexxppaanndd--ttiillddee ((OOffff))
              If  set  to  oonn,  tilde expansion is performed when
              readline attempts word completion.

   CCoonnddiittiioonnaall CCoonnssttrruuccttss
       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 three parser
       directives used.

       $$iiff    The $$iiff 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
              are required to isolate it.

              mmooddee   The mmooddee== form of the $$iiff directive is  used
                     to  test  whether readline is in emacs or vi
                     mode.  This may be used in conjunction  with
                     the sseett kkeeyymmaapp command, for instance, to set
                     bindings in the  _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d  and  _e_m_a_c_s_-
                     _c_t_l_x  keymaps  only  if readline is starting
                     out in emacs mode.

              tteerrmm   The  tteerrmm==  form  may  be  used  to  include



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                     terminal-specific  key  bindings, perhaps to
                     bind the key sequences output by the  termi-
                     nal's  function keys.  The word on the right
                     side of the == is  tested  against  the  full
                     name  of the terminal and the portion of the
                     terminal name  before  the  first  --.   This
                     allows  _s_u_n  to  match both _s_u_n and _s_u_n_-_c_m_d,
                     for instance.

              aapppplliiccaattiioonn
                     The aapppplliiccaattiioonn construct is used to include
                     application-specific settings.  Each program
                     using the readline library sets the _a_p_p_l_i_c_a_-
                     _t_i_o_n  _n_a_m_e,  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:
                     $$iiff bash
                     # Quote the current or previous word
                     "\C-xq": "\eb\"\ef\""
                     $$eennddiiff

       $$eennddiiff This  command,  as you saw in the previous example,
              terminates an $$iiff command.

       $$eellssee  Commands in this branch of the  $$iiff  directive  are
              executed if the test fails.

EEDDIITTIINNGG CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
       The  following  is a list of the names of the commands and
       the default key sequences to which they are bound.

   CCoommmmaannddss ffoorr MMoovviinngg
       bbeeggiinnnniinngg--ooff--lliinnee ((CC--aa))
              Move to the start of the current line.
       eenndd--ooff--lliinnee ((CC--ee))
              Move to the end of the line.
       ffoorrwwaarrdd--cchhaarr ((CC--ff))
              Move forward a character.
       bbaacckkwwaarrdd--cchhaarr ((CC--bb))
              Move back a character.
       ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd ((MM--ff))
              Move forward to the end of the  next  word.   Words
              are  composed  of  alphanumeric characters (letters
              and digits).
       bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd ((MM--bb))
              Move back to the start of this,  or  the  previous,
              word.   Words  are composed of alphanumeric charac-
              ters (letters and digits).
       cclleeaarr--ssccrreeeenn ((CC--ll))
              Clear the screen leaving the current  line  at  the



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              top  of  the screen.  With an argument, refresh the
              current line without clearing the screen.
       rreeddrraaww--ccuurrrreenntt--lliinnee
              Refresh the current  line.   By  default,  this  is
              unbound.

   CCoommmmaannddss ffoorr MMaanniippuullaattiinngg tthhee HHiissttoorryy
       aacccceepptt--lliinnee ((NNeewwlliinnee,, RReettuurrnn))
              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.
       pprreevviioouuss--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--pp))
              Fetch the previous command from the  history  list,
              moving back in the list.
       nneexxtt--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--nn))
              Fetch  the next command from the history list, mov-
              ing forward in the list.
       bbeeggiinnnniinngg--ooff--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--<<))
              Move to the first line in the history.
       eenndd--ooff--hhiissttoorryy ((MM-->>))
              Move to the end of the  input  history,  i.e.,  the
              line currently being entered.
       rreevveerrssee--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--rr))
              Search  backward  starting  at the current line and
              moving `up' through the history as necessary.  This
              is an incremental search.
       ffoorrwwaarrdd--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--ss))
              Search  forward  starting  at  the current line and
              moving `down' through  the  history  as  necessary.
              This is an incremental search.
       nnoonn--iinnccrreemmeennttaall--rreevveerrssee--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--pp))
              Search backward through the history starting at the
              current line using a non-incremental search  for  a
              string supplied by the user.
       nnoonn--iinnccrreemmeennttaall--ffoorrwwaarrdd--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--nn))
              Search   forward   through   the  history  using  a
              non-incremental search for a string supplied by the
              user.
       hhiissttoorryy--sseeaarrcchh--ffoorrwwaarrdd
              Search  forward  through the history for the string
              of characters between the start of the current line
              and  the  current point.  This is a non-incremental
              search.  By default, this command is unbound.
       hhiissttoorryy--sseeaarrcchh--bbaacckkwwaarrdd
              Search backward through the history for the  string
              of characters between the start of the current line
              and the current point.  This is  a  non-incremental
              search.  By default, this command is unbound.
       yyaannkk--nntthh--aarrgg ((MM--CC--yy))
              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 _n, insert  the  _nth  word  from  the  previous



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              command  (the  words  in the previous command begin
              with word 0).  A negative argument inserts the  _nth
              word from the end of the previous command.

   CCoommmmaannddss ffoorr CChhaannggiinngg TTeexxtt
       ddeelleettee--cchhaarr ((CC--dd))
              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 CC--dd, then return EEOOFF.
       bbaacckkwwaarrdd--ddeelleettee--cchhaarr ((RRuubboouutt))
              Delete the character behind the cursor.  When given
              a  numeric  argument,  save the deleted text on the
              kill-ring.
       qquuootteedd--iinnsseerrtt ((CC--qq,, CC--vv))
              Add the next character that you type  to  the  line
              verbatim.   This  is  how to insert characters like
              CC--qq, for example.
       ttaabb--iinnsseerrtt ((MM--TTAABB))
              Insert a tab character.
       sseellff--iinnsseerrtt ((aa,, bb,, AA,, 11,, !!,, ......))
              Insert the character typed.
       ttrraannssppoossee--cchhaarrss ((CC--tt))
              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.
       ttrraannssppoossee--wwoorrddss ((MM--tt))
              Drag the word behind the cursor past  the  word  in
              front  of  the  cursor  moving the cursor over that
              word as well.
       uuppccaassee--wwoorrdd ((MM--uu))
              Uppercase the current (or following) word.  With  a
              negative argument, do the previous word, but do not
              move point.
       ddoowwnnccaassee--wwoorrdd ((MM--ll))
              Lowercase the current (or following) word.  With  a
              negative argument, do the previous word, but do not
              move point.
       ccaappiittaalliizzee--wwoorrdd ((MM--cc))
              Capitalize the current (or following) word.  With a
              negative argument, do the previous word, but do not
              move point.

   KKiilllliinngg aanndd YYaannkkiinngg
       kkiillll--lliinnee ((CC--kk))
              Kill the text from the current cursor  position  to
              the end of the line.
       bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--lliinnee ((CC--xx RRuubboouutt))
              Kill backward to the beginning of the line.
       uunniixx--lliinnee--ddiissccaarrdd ((CC--uu))
              Kill  backward  from  point to the beginning of the
              line.



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       kkiillll--wwhhoollee--lliinnee
              Kill all characters on the current line, no  matter
              where  the cursor is.  By default, this is unbound.
       kkiillll--wwoorrdd ((MM--dd))
              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 ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
       bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd ((MM--RRuubboouutt))
              Kill  the  word behind the cursor.  Word boundaries
              are the same as those used by bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
       uunniixx--wwoorrdd--rruubboouutt ((CC--ww))
              Kill the word behind the cursor, using white  space
              as  a  word boundary.  The word boundaries are dif-
              ferent from bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd.
       ddeelleettee--hhoorriizzoonnttaall--ssppaaccee
              Delete  all  spaces  and  tabs  around  point.   By
              default, this is unbound.
       yyaannkk ((CC--yy))
              Yank  the  top  of the kill ring into the buffer at
              the cursor.
       yyaannkk--ppoopp ((MM--yy))
              Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new  top.   Only
              works following yyaannkk or yyaannkk--ppoopp.

   NNuummeerriicc AArrgguummeennttss
       ddiiggiitt--aarrgguummeenntt ((MM--00,, MM--11,, ......,, MM----))
              Add  this  digit to the argument already accumulat-
              ing, or start a new argument.  M-- starts  a  nega-
              tive argument.
       uunniivveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt
              Each  time  this is executed, the argument count is
              multiplied by four.  The  argument  count  is  ini-
              tially  one,  so  executing this function the first
              time makes the argument count  four.   By  default,
              this is not bound to a key.

   CCoommpplleettiinngg
       ccoommpplleettee ((TTAABB))
              Attempt  to  perform  completion on the text before
              point.  The actual completion performed is applica-
              tion-specific.   CClliisspp, for instance, attempts com-
              pletion of symbol names, of function names (if  the
              text  is  prefixed  by (( or ##'') or of filenames (if
              the text is prefixed by ##"").  BBaasshh,  on  the  other
              hand,  attempts  completion  treating the text as a
              variable (if the text begins with $$), username  (if
              the  text  begins  with  ~~),  hostname (if the text
              begins with @@), or command (including  aliases  and
              functions)  in  turn.   If none of these produces a
              match,  filename  completion  is  attempted.   GGddbb,
              finally, allows completion of program functions and
              variables, and only  attempts  filename  completion
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       ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((MM--??))
              List  the  possible  completions of the text before
              point.
       iinnsseerrtt--ccoommpplleettiioonnss
              Insert all completions of  the  text  before  point
              that   would   have   been   generated   by  ppoossssii--
              bbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss.  By default, this is not bound  to
              a key.

   KKeeyybbooaarrdd MMaaccrrooss
       ssttaarrtt--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo ((CC--xx (())
              Begin  saving the characters typed into the current
              keyboard macro.
       eenndd--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo ((CC--xx ))))
              Stop saving the characters typed into  the  current
              keyboard macro and save the definition.
       ccaallll--llaasstt--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo ((CC--xx ee))
              Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by mak-
              ing the characters in the macro appear as if  typed
              at the keyboard.

   MMiisscceellllaanneeoouuss
       rree--rreeaadd--iinniitt--ffiillee ((CC--xx CC--rr))
              Read  in the contents of your init file, and incor-
              porate any bindings or variable  assignments  found
              there.
       aabboorrtt ((CC--gg))
              Abort the current editing command and ring the ter-
              minal's   bell   (subject   to   the   setting   of
              bbeellll--ssttyyllee).
       ddoo--uuppppeerrccaassee--vveerrssiioonn ((MM--aa,, MM--bb,, ......))
              Run  the command that is bound to the corresponding
              uppercase character.
       pprreeffiixx--mmeettaa ((EESSCC))
              Metafy the next character typed.  EESSCC ff is  equiva-
              lent to MMeettaa--ff.
       uunnddoo ((CC--__,, CC--xx CC--uu))
              Incremental  undo,  separately  remembered for each
              line.
       rreevveerrtt--lliinnee ((MM--rr))
              Undo all changes made to this line.  This  is  like
              typing  the uunnddoo command enough times to return the
              line to its initial state.
       ttiillddee--eexxppaanndd ((MM--~~))
              Perform tilde expansion on the current word.
       dduummpp--ffuunnccttiioonnss
              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 _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file.
       eemmaaccss--eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee ((CC--ee))
              When  in  vvii  editing mode, this causes a switch to
              eemmaaccss editing mode.




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       vvii--eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee ((MM--CC--jj))
              When in eemmaaccss editing mode, this causes a switch to
              vvii editing mode.

DDEEFFAAUULLTT KKEEYY BBIINNDDIINNGGSS
       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 _m_e_t_a_f_i_e_d characters.
       The printable ASCII characters not mentioned in  the  list
       of  emacs  standard  bindings are bound to the _s_e_l_f_-_i_n_s_e_r_t
       function, which just inserts the given character into  the
       input  line.   In  vi  insertion  mode, all characters not
       specifically mentioned are bound to _s_e_l_f_-_i_n_s_e_r_t.   Charac-
       ters  assigned to signal generation by _s_t_t_y(1) or the ter-
       minal driver, such as C-Z or C-C,  retain  that  function.
       Upper  and lower case _m_e_t_a_f_i_e_d 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  bbeellll--ssttyyllee  vari-
       able).

   EEmmaaccss MMooddee
             Emacs Standard bindings

             "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
             "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-_"                    ->  undo
             " " to "/"               ->  self-insert
             "0"  to "9"              ->  self-insert
             ":"  to "~"              ->  self-insert
             "C-?"                    ->  backward-delete-char

             Emacs Meta bindings




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             "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-&"                    ->  tilde-expand
             "M--"                    ->  digit-argument
             "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->"                    ->  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-O"                    ->  arrow-key-prefix
             "M-P"                    ->  non-incremental-reverse-search-history
             "M-R"                    ->  revert-line
             "M-T"                    ->  transpose-words
             "M-U"                    ->  upcase-word
             "M-Y"                    ->  yank-pop
             "M-C-Y"                  ->  yank-nth-arg
             "M-C-?"                  ->  backward-delete-word

             Emacs Control-X bindings

             "C-XC-G"                 ->  abort
             "C-XC-R"                 ->  re-read-init-file
             "C-XC-U"                 ->  undo
             "C-X("                   ->  start-kbd-macro
             "C-X)"                   ->  end-kbd-macro
             "C-Xe"                   ->  call-last-kbd-macro
             "C-XC-?"                 ->  backward-kill-line


   VVII MMooddee bbiinnddiinnggss
             VI Insert Mode functions

             "C-D"                    ->  vi-eof-maybe
             "C-H"                    ->  backward-delete-char
             "C-I"                    ->  complete



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CLISP-READLINE(3)                               CLISP-READLINE(3)


             "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
             "C-U"                    ->  unix-line-discard
             "C-V"                    ->  quoted-insert
             "C-W"                    ->  unix-word-rubout
             "C-Y"                    ->  yank
             "C-["                    ->  vi-movement-mode
             " " 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
             "C-U"                    ->  unix-line-discard
             "C-V"                    ->  quoted-insert
             "C-W"                    ->  unix-word-rubout
             "C-Y"                    ->  yank
             "C-["                    ->  abort
             " "                      ->  forward-char
             "#"                      ->  vi-comment
             "$"                      ->  end-of-line
             "%"                      ->  vi-match
             "&"                      ->  vi-tilde-expand
             "*"                      ->  vi-complete
             "+"                      ->  down-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



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CLISP-READLINE(3)                               CLISP-READLINE(3)


             "?"                      ->  vi-search
             "@"                      ->  is undefined
             "A"                      ->  vi-append-eol
             "B"                      ->  vi-prev-word
             "C"                      ->  vi-change-to
             "D"                      ->  vi-delete-to
             "E"                      ->  vi-end-word
             "F"                      ->  vi-char-search
             "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
             "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
             "n"                      ->  vi-search-again
             "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

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _T_h_e _G_n_u _R_e_a_d_l_i_n_e _L_i_b_r_a_r_y, Brian Fox
       _T_h_e _G_n_u _H_i_s_t_o_r_y _L_i_b_r_a_r_y, Brian Fox
       _b_a_s_h(1)

FFIILLEESS
       _~_/_._i_n_p_u_t_r_c
              Individual rreeaaddlliinnee initialization file

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
              Brian   Fox,   Free  Software  Foundation  (primary



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CLISP-READLINE(3)                               CLISP-READLINE(3)


              author)
              bfox@ai.MIT.Edu

              Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University
              chet@ins.CWRU.Edu

              Bruno Haible
              haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de

BBUUGG RREEPPOORRTTSS
       If you find a bug in rreeaaddlliinnee,, you should report it.  Send
       mail to _h_a_i_b_l_e_@_m_a_2_s_2_._m_a_t_h_e_m_a_t_i_k_._u_n_i_-_k_a_r_l_s_r_u_h_e_._d_e.

BBUUGGSS
       It's too big and too slow.










































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