.inputrc

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### Configuration file for GNU readline
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###   Attempt to make many short editing commands work (e.g., using word
###   boundaries)
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## Moving and killing by standard words (not to start of word):
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Control-u: universal-argument

  # by default only {ctrl+@} is bound to set-mark:
Control-space: set-mark

  # need this to allow rebinding of {ctrl+w}:
set bind-tty-special-chars off

Control-w: kill-region
"\ew": copy-region-as-kill


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## Moving and killing by word start (unsuccessful):
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  # this binding doesn't work because control C cannot be a prefix
  # character :-(:
#"\C-cs": vi-next-word


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## Single character leap:
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"\e[C": forward-char
"\e[D": backward-char

  # exit is different from tcsh (always exits after 1 char) :-(
"\C-xr": character-search-backward

  # OLD BUG? this fails to load correctly *first* time... (vs. TUI &
  # next-keymap)
"\C-xs": character-search

  # using this to exit search (used to use esc for tcsh):
"\C-r":  redraw-current-line


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## Playing with these settings:
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## ^x^r reloads this file (does not clear settings first, however)
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  # to list all available key findings:
#Control-a: dump-functions
#Control-b: dump-variables