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@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
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<primary sortas="e-/etc/inputrc">/etc/inputrc</primary>
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</indexterm>
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- <para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file handles keyboard mapping for
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- specific situations. This file is the startup file used by Readline — the
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- input-related library — used by Bash and most other shells.</para>
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+ <para>The <filename>inputrc</filename> file is the configuration file for
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+ Readline library, which provides editing capabilities while the user is
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+ entering a line from the terminal. It works by tranlating keyboard inputs
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+ into specific actions. Readline is used by Bash and most other shells as
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+ well as many other applications.</para>
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- <para>Most people do not need user-specific keyboard mappings so the command
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+ <para>Most people do not need user-specific functionality so the command
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below creates a global <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> used by everyone who
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logs in. If you later decide you need to override the defaults on a per-user
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basis, you can create a <filename>.inputrc</filename> file in the user's home
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Bruce Dubbs